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Aug 04, 2025

[Historic Achievement for XMUM! ] First PhD in NESE-SECE-XMUM Viva Voce Announcement: Congratulations to Ng Sue Faye (PEG2208003)

We are proud to announce and warmly congratulate Ng Sue Faye (PEG2208003), the first-ever PhD candidate from Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM), School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, New Energy Science and Engineering, for successfully passing the viva voce examination with Distinction held on 4th August 2025.

 

This milestone marks a new chapter in our academic journey and showcases the strength of our postgraduate research community. Our heartfelt appreciation also goes to the supervisors, examiners, and all faculty members who contributed to this remarkable success.

 

Sue Faye defended her thesis "Tailoring Low-Dimensional Carbon Nitride (CxNy) Photocatalyst   towards High Efficiency Solar-Driven Energy Applications" or "面向高效太阳能驱动能源应用的低维碳氮化物(CxNy)光催化设计" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ong Wee Jun. Her work has been published and featured in several high impact journals - such as Advanced Functional Materials, InfoMat, EcoMat, ChemSusChem, Carbon Energy etc!

 

 

In this viva, the Internal Examiner was Assoc. Prof. Dr. Haw Choon Yian & Assoc. Prof. Dr Tan Khang Wei and the External Examiners were Professor Dr. Aishah Abdul Jalil (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia), Prof Dr. Zhang Guigang (Fuzhou University), and Prof Dr. Chai Siang Piao (Monash University Malaysia). The Chair was Prof. Dr. Huang Nay Ming and the secretary was Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Swee Tiam.

 

We appreciate their efforts and time dedicated for this viva voce.

 

👏 Congratulations once again to Sue Faye and Prof Dr Ong Wee Jun on this historic achievement and best wishes for your future undertaking !