CME PG Viva Voce Announcement: Congratulations to Ms Michelle Ng Xin Yi (MCE2109004)
Dear all,
The School of Energy and Chemical Engineering is pleased to announce that Ms Michelle Ng Xin Yi (MCE2109004) from Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (Mixed Mode) has passed her viva voce with Minor Correction held on 5th January 2026.
Michelle defended her Master dissertation "Consequence Analysis of Accidental Refrigerated Ammonia Releases: Integrating Flashing, Pool Evaporation, and Gas Dispersion via CFD" or “意外低温液氨泄漏的后果分析:结合闪蒸、液池蒸发与气体扩散的 CFD 模拟” under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Ban Zhen Hong.
Her work has been published in SCI-indexed journal: Ng M. X. Y., Yu K. X., Ten J. Y., Tan K. W., Lam W. H., Tan P. C., Choong T. S. Y., Siwayanan P., Chen B., Kim K. S., *Ban Z. H. Consequence Analysis on the Critical Role of Transient Pool Formation in Cold Ammonia Release and Gas Dispersion using CFD Approach. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 2026. Vol. 100. p. 105870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2025.105870 (IF: 4.2).
The VIVA VOCE committees comprised:
Chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Jian Ping
External Examiner 1: Ir. Ts. Dr. Serene Lock Sow Mun, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)
External Examiner 2: Ir. Dr. Ashraf Bin Azmi, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
- Internal Examiner: Asst. Prof. Dr. Noraini Binti Mohd
We extend our sincere appreciation to all examiners and committee members for their time and contribution to this session.

Warmest congratulations to Michelle on this commendable achievement. We wish her continued success in her future pursuits!