Ts. Dr. Chung Ping Ping

Head of Department – Chemical Engineering, Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Computing & Science, AIMMM (IOM³)

PhD in Materials Engineering (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
MSc in Materials for Industry (Loughborough University, UK)
BEng in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (University of Technology Malaysia, Malaysia)

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science

Office No:+60 82 260 715
Fax No:+60 82 260 813
Room No: E330
Email: [email protected]

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Biography

Ts. Dr. CHUNG Ping Ping received her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical & Materials Engineering from the University of Technology Malaysia (Malaysia), Master’s degree in Materials Engineering from Loughborough University (United Kingdom) and PhD in Materials Engineering from Swinburne University of Technology (Australia).

She worked as a Corrosion Engineer at Corus Strip Products, UK, for 3 years and as an academic staff and engineering foundation program coordinator at Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus (Malaysia), for 5 years before pursuing her PhD. She then resumes her duty as an academic staff member at Swinburne Sarawak after her PhD studies.

Research Interests

Coating and Surface Engineering
Corrosion
Materials Characterization
Biomass Utilization
Biocomposites

Professional Memberships

Committee member of Materials Australia Victoria & Tasmania Branch
Associate member of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM³)
Member of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)
Professional Technologist of Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT)

PhD/Master by Research Opportunities

Prospective higher-degree research candidates are highly welcome to enquire about research opportunities with Ts. Dr. Chung Ping Ping is in the listed research areas. For any inquiries, please email [email protected] for more information.

Fully funded PhD project “Sustainable electrochemical deposition of metallic coatings using deep eutectic solvents”

Fully funded MSc project “Development of self-cleaning coating on solar photovoltaic modules”

Research Grants

Sustainable Graphene-Modified Epoxy Coatings for Enhanced Corrosion Protection and Durability in High-Temperature Oil and Gas Operations; Swinburne Sarawak Research Supervision Grants (SSRSG) by Swinburne Sarawak School of Research; MYR64,200; 2024 – 2027.
Sago Waste-derived Nanocrystalline Cellulose as an Additive for Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Self-cleaning properties of Waterborne Paint Systems; Research Initiation Fund by Sarawak Research Development Centre (SRDC); MYR50,000; 2024 – 2026.
Surface modification of copper-nickel alloys using high-power blue laser tool; Melbourne-Sarawak Collaborative Research Grant Scheme (MSCRGS) 2024 by Swinburne Sarawak School of Research; MYR10,000; 2024 – 2025.
Synergistic Integration of Sago Wastes into High-Performance Marine and Industrial Sustainable Biobased Paints; Swinburne Sarawak Research Supervision Grants (SSRSG) by Swinburne Sarawak School of Research; MYR57,000; 2023 – 2026.
Development of Self-Cleaning Coating on Solar Panels; Powering Ideas Programme by Sarawak Energy Berhad; MYR3,000; 2023 – 2024.
Extraction and characterisation of nanocrystalline cellulose from agricultural wastes, and its utilisation in forming biodegradable plastic composites; Strategic Research Grant (SRG) by Swinburne Sarawak School of Research, Awarded amount MYR 20,000; 2021 – 2023.
Optimisation of Wastewater Treatment Using Membrane Separation in Anime CO2 Capture Process; Research Collaboration Grant (RCG) by Swinburne Sarawak School of Research, Awarded amount MYR 20,000; 2021 – 2023.
Development of Self-Cleaning Coating for Solar Panels; Research Micro Fund (RMF) by Swinburne Sarawak School of Research, Awarded amount MYR 5,000 (1 year); 2021 – 2022.
Nano and Microstructural Characterization of Mechanically Plated Coatings; AUD43,860 worth of beamtime awarded by Australian Nuclear and Science Technology Organization (ANSTO) to use the ultra-small angle neutron scattering (USANS) facility at Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS); 2018.
Nano and Microstructural Characterization of Mechanically Plated Coatings; AUD30,285 worth of beamtime awarded by Australian Nuclear and Science Technology Organization (ANSTO) to use the ultra-small angle neutron scattering (USANS) facility at Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS); 2018.
Nano and Microstructural Characterization of Mechanically Plated Coatings Using Grazing Incidence Wide-Angle Scattering; AUD32,784 worth of beamtime awarded by Australian Nuclear and Science Technology Organization (ANSTO) to use the wide-angle X-rays scattering (WAXS) facility at Australian Synchrotron; 2018.

Awards

2025 Research Success Award 2025 (by School of Research, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus)
2024 Excellence Oral Presentation (2024 13th International Conference on Engineering and Innovative Materials) (ICEIM)
2024 Research Success Award 2024 (by School of Research, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus)
2023 Gold Medal (Finalist) and Second Prize (Professional/Academicians category) in the 5th Sustainability Challenge 2023, by the Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
2023 Research Success Award 2023 (by School of Research, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus)
2022 Vice-Chancellor’s One Swinburne Award (Swinburne Sarawak’s Inaugural Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Week 2022)
2019 Marshall Fordham Best Research Paper Award – P.P. Chung, J. Wang, Y. Durandet, P. Cook; “Effects of heat treatment on mechanically plated zinc-tin coating and its corrosion performance”

Publications

Yeo, P.P. Chung, K.B. Salang, and Y.L. Yeu, Microcrystalline cellulose derived from pineapple leaf and its concentration effect on polycaprolactone-based composite, Solid State Phenomena 372 (2025) 69-75.
S. Yong, Y.L. Yeu, P.P. Chung, and K.H. Soon, Extraction and Characterization of Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC) From Durian Rind for Biocomposite Application, Journal of Polymers and the Environment 32 (12) (2024) 6544-6575.
P. Chung, J. Wang and Y. Durandet, Application of Grazing Incidence Wide-angle X-ray Scattering to Characterise Mechanically Plated Coatings, Materials Science and Technology 40 (2024) 879-893.
P. Chung, J. Mata, J. Wang and Y. Durandet, Application of SANS and USANS for the Characterization of Mechanically Plated Coatings, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 33 (2024) 3603-3612.
P. Chung, J. Wang and Y. Durandet, Effects of heat treatment and plating sequence on microstructure evolution and corrosion properties of mechanically plated zinc-tin coatings, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 54 (2023) 791-807.
P. Chung, M. Esfahani, J. Wang, P. Cook and Y. Durandet, Effects of heat treatment on microstructure evolution and corrosion performance of mechanically plated zinc coatings, Surface & Coatings Technology 377 (2019) Article 124916.
P. Chung, J. Wang and Y. Durandet, Deposition processes and properties of coatings on steel fasteners — a review, Friction 7 (2019) 389-416.
P. Chung, P. Cook, J. Wang and Y. Durandet, Effects of heat treatment on mechanically plated zinc-tin coating and its corrosion performance, in Corrosion and Prevention 2018, Adelaide, Australia, Australasian Corrosion Association, Australia, 2018, Paper 54.
A. Cantwell, P.P. Chung, H. Jiang, G.D. Wilcox and G.W. Critchlow, The electrodeposition of zinc alloys from ionic liquid electrolytes, in Eurocorr 2009: Corrosion from the Nanoscale to the Plant, Nice, France, 2009.
P. Chung, P.A. Cantwell, G.D. Wilcox and G.W. Critchlow, Electrodeposition of zinc–manganese alloy coatings from ionic liquid electrolytes, Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing 86 (2008) 211-219.

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