About
Yong Ren TAN joined the CoMo group as a PhD student in Chemical Engineering. His PhD is generously funded by the joint contribution from Fitzwilliam College (Kwok Family-Lee Kuan Yew PhD Scholarship), Trinity College (Trinity-Henry Barlow Scholarship), Cambridge Trust and Cambridge-CARES Studentship Award.
Yong Ren's PhD research topic is focused on the topic of alternative fuels. In particular, he investigates of the effect of low-carbon fuels (oxygenated fuels) in soot formation during combustion. He employs a range of combustion systems to help further understanding the influence of different oxygenated functional groups in the formation of soot during combustion. Some of the combustion systems that he used in his studies are smoke point lamp, coflow diffusion flame burner and compression ignition engine.
Prior to his PhD, he has worked in as a Research Engineer, researching on the sooting tendencies of oxygenated hydrocarbons. He has two years of industry experience working as a Management Associate in the telecommunications sector. He is also a graduate from Imperial College London and is awarded with a first class honours in BSc Chemistry. He has also received the Imperial College London Departmental Prize for Outstanding Overall BSc Performance.
Research profile
ORCID: 0000-0002-8029-9027