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Welcome to Linga Lab!

Our research program in NUS centers on gas hydrate or clathrate hydrate spanning both fundamental and applied research. The vision of “Linga Lab” is to advance hydrate technology as an effective, and feasible solution for the critical needs of clean and safe water, cleaner energy, and environmental stewardship addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals of 6, 7, and 13. Please feel free to explore our website to learn more about us, our interests, and what we do! 
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Biography of Praveen Linga

Praveen LINGA is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NUS. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia under the supervision of Professor Peter Englezos. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from University of Madras and Master’s degree from IIT Kharagpur in chemical engineering from India. His research interests are in the areas of clathrate (gas) hydrates, storage and transport of fuels, carbon dioxide capture, storage & utilization (CCS & U), seawater desalination, and recovery of energy. His research group at NUS particularly focuses on enhancing the kinetics of hydrate formation for several applications of interest by developing novel reactor designs, experimental methods, and techniques. Up to date, he has published more than 190 research articles and delivered more than 125 invited talks and seminars. He is recognized among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds and Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering by Clarivate Analytics, recognised as Young Alumni Achiever by IIT Kharagpur and received Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer Award by the Society of Chemical Engineers Japan. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). Currently, he serves is an Executive Editor in Energy & Fuels journal of ACS publications. He is also an invited Editorial Advisory Board member of the following journals: Advances in Applied Energy, Applied Energy, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, and Fluid Phase Equilibria. Further information about Professor Linga can be accessed through his CV.

 
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Awards and Honours

  • World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds and Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering, Clarivate (2024).
  • GSE Distinguished Scientist Award (2024), Gas Science and Engineering journal.
  • Featured in Elsevier-Stanford’s top 2% scientists in the world for career and single-year data (2024)
  • Research.com Engineering and Technology Leader Award (2024)
  • ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholar (2024)
  • Distinguished Lectureship Award, Chemical Society of Japan (2024)
  • Best Paper Award, Advances in Applied Energy (2024).
  • Featured in Elsevier-Stanford’s top 2% scientists in the world for career and single-year data (2023)
  • Young Alumni Achiever Award, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (2023)
  • Featured among the World’s Best Engineering and Technology Scientists (2023)
  • NRF Investigatorship Award (2023)
  • Featured in Elsevier-Stanford’s top 2% scientists in the world for career and single-year data (2022)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, Energy & Fuels (2022)
  • Best Paper Award, Advances in Applied Energy (2022)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, Energy Journal (2022)
  • Featured in Elsevier-Stanford’s top 2% scientists in the world for career and single-year data (2021)
  • Most Cited Paper Recognition, Applied Energy (2021)
  • Best Paper Award, Applied Energy (2020)
  • Featured in Elsevier-Stanford’s top 2% scientists in the world for career and single-year data (2020).
  • Highlighted as an Influential Author in Carbon Capture Technologies, Energy Reports (2020)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, Energy & Fuels (2020)
  • Engineering Educator Award (EEA) for AY2018/19, NUS Engineering (2020)
  • SCEJ Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer Award, Society of Chemical Engineers Japan (2019)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering (2019)
  • Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), United Kingdom (2019)
  • Featured in the Elsevier-Stanford’s top 2% scientists in the world for single-year analysis (2019)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, Desalination (2019)
  • Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering, Clarivate Analytics (2018)
  • Best Paper Award, Applied Energy (2019, 2018, 2017)
  • Teaching Honors List for AY2016/17, NUS Engineering (2018)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, Energy Journal (2018, 2017)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, Applied Energy Journal (2018)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control (2018, 2017)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, Energy Journal (2018)
  • Donald W. Davidson Award, International Conference on Gas Hydrates (ICGH9), Denver USA (2017)
  • Young Investigator Award, Energies Journal based in Switzerland (2017)
  • Outstanding Young Faculty Award, AIChE Singapore Local Section (2017)
  • Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA), NUS (2017)
  • Young Researcher Award (YRA), NUS (2017)
  • Faculty Young Researcher Award, NUS Engineering (2017)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, Chemical Engineering Science Journal (2017)
  • 2017 Class of Influential Researchers, Invited by I&EC Research Journal (2017)
  • Teaching Honors List for AY2015/16, Faculty of Engineering NUS (2016)
  • Highly Commendable Award for Research Project of the Year and Finalist for Energy Award, IChemE Singapore (2016)
  • Best Paper Award, Applied Energy (2016)
  • Featured by EMA in its exclusive 3Qs interview series that features industry leaders and innovators in the energy domain, EMA (2016)
  • Service Award, AIChE Singapore Local Section (2015)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control (2015)
  • Most Cited Paper recognition, Chemical Engineering Science Journal (2012)
  • Award to participate in summer school on carbon dioxide capture and storage, International Energy Agency (2008)
  • Best presenter and Excellent paper award, International Conference on Sustainable Petroleum Development, Beijing China (2007)
  • Early Faculty Induction Program Fellowship, AICTE in India, awarded for academic excellence and to pursue a career in academia (2000)
  • Gold Medalist, Sri Ram Engineering College (2000)

In the News

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Linga Lab CO2 storage research featured in Channel News Asia:

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Tech Talk by CNA938 radio channel about carbon capture technology.

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Our Annual Reports

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Linga Lab Student/Staff Awards and Honours

  • Advisee (Ye ZHANG) received 2022 Chinese Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, Chinese Scholarship Council (2023)
  • Advisee (Dr. Junjie Zheng) received the ICGH10 Best PhD Thesis Award (2023)
  • Advisee (Dr. M Fahed QURESHI) received the AIChE Singapore Local Section Outstanding Young Researcher Award (2021).
  • Advisee (XU Huanzhi) received AIChE Singapore Local Section Outstanding Undergraduate Final Year Research Thesis Award (2021).
  • Advisee (Dr. Gaurav BHATTACHARJEE) featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021 list for Healthcare and Science (2021).
  • Advisee (Gaurav PANDEY) received the Institute Research Award from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2021).
  • Advisee (Dr. Gaurav BHATTACHARJEE) received the AIChE Singapore Local Section Outstanding Young Researcher Award (2020).
  • Advisee (Dr. Zhenyuan YIN) received Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award, AIChE Singapore Local Section (2020).
  • Advisee (Sonia ARUMUGANAINAR) received AIChE Singapore Local Section Outstanding Undergraduate Final Year Research Thesis Award (2020).
  • Advisee (Zhenyuan YIN) received 2019 Chinese Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, Chinese Scholarship Council (2020)
  • Advisee (Gaurav PANDEY) received the prestigious Bhagyalakshmi and Krishna Iyengar Award for Best PhD research, 57th Convocation IIT Madras (2020). 
  • Advisee (ZHANG Shuyu) received the 34th FoE Innovation and Research Merit Award for her FYP Research Project (2020)
  • Advisee (Dr. Junjie Zheng) received Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award, AIChE Singapore Local Section (2019)
  • Advisee (Dr. Ponnivalavan Babu) received ChemEngineering Travel Award, MDPI Switzerland (2018)
  • Advisee (Yanjie Lin) received AIChE Singapore Local Section Outstanding Undergraduate Final Year Research Thesis Award (2018)
  • Advisee (Dr. Ponnivalavan BABU) received the Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award in the International Conference on Gas Hydrates (ICGH9), Denver USA (2017)
  • Advisee (Dr. Ponnivalavan BABU) received the AIChE Singapore Local Section Outstanding Young Researcher Award (2017)
  • Advisee (Kulesha Premasinghe) received the AIChE Singapore Local Section Outstanding Undergraduate Final Year Project Award for his final year research project (2017)
  • Advisee (Dr. Hari Prakash Veluswamy) received the Highly Commendable Award for the Young Chemical Engineer in Research Category of IChemE Singapore Awards (2016)
  • Advisee (Alison Jia Hui WONG) received AIChE Singapore Local Section Outstanding Undergraduate Dissertation/Research Project Award for their FYP projects (2016)
  • Advisee (Sharad KUMAR) received AIChE Singapore Local Section Outstanding Undergraduate Dissertation/Research Project Award for their FYP projects (2016)
  • Advisee (Dr. Hari Prakash Veluswamy) received the AIChE Singapore Local Section 2016 Outstanding Postgraduate Dissertation Honorable Mention Award (2016)
  • Advisee (Alison Jia Hui WONG) received the 30th FoE Innovation and Research Merit Award for her FYP Research Project (2016)
  • Advisee (Stuti Datta) received the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher (OUR) Award for her UROP Research Project (2015)
  • Advisee (Ang Wei Jun) received the AIChE Singapore Local Section Outstanding Undergraduate Research Project Award for his final year research project (2015)
  • Advisee (Stuti Datta) received the 29th FoE Innovation and Research High Achievement Award for her UROP research project (2015)
  • Advisee (Nelson Ong) received the 29th FoE Innovation and Research Merit Award for their final year research projects (2015)
  • Advisee (Ang Wei Jun) received the 29th FoE Innovation and Research Merit Award for their final year research projects (2015)
  • Advisee (Yang Ting) received the 27th FoE Innovation and Research Merit Award for their research projects (2013)
  • Advisee (Lim Yu An) received the 27th FoE Innovation and Research Merit Award for their research projects (2013)