Sheng Chang

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• B. E. Department of Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Science and Technology, P. R. of China, (September 1979 to July 1983)
• Ph.D. School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry, The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, (March 1998 to March 2001)

• 2001 to 2003: Center of Water and Waste Technology, School of Civil and environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Australia.
• 2003 to present: UNESCO Center for Membrane Science and Technology, The University of New South Wales, Australia.

• Optimization of submerged membrane system
• MBR system for water pollution control and treatment
• Hybrid membrane system for drink water polishing
• Tertiary treatment of secondary effluent
• Nanofiltration in water treatment
• Colloids fouling and cake physics
• Mass transfer in membrane processes

• S. Chang, A. G. Fane, 2000, Filtration of biomass with axial inter-fibre upward slug flow: performance and mechanism, J. Memb.Sci., 180(1), pp57-68.
• S. Chang, A. G.Fane, 2000, Characteristics of microfiltration of suspensions with inter-fibre two-phase flow, J.Chem.Technol and Biotechnol, 75, pp 533-540.
• S. Chang, A. G. Fane, 2001, The effect of fibre diameter on filtration and flux distribution - relevance to submerged hollow fibre modules. Journal of Membrane Science, 184(2), 221-231.
• S. Chang, A. G. Fane, S. Vigneswaran, 2002, Experimental assessment of filtration of biomass with transverse and axial fibers. Chemical Engineering Journal, 87(1), 121-127.
• S. Chang, A. G. Fane, S. Vigneswaran, 2002, Modeling and optimizing submerged hollow fiber membrane modules. AIChE. Journal 2002, 48(10), 2203-2212.
• S. Chang, A. G. Fane, 2002, Filtration of biomass with laboratory-scale submerged hollow fibre modules-effect of operating conditions and module configuration, J. Chem. Biotechnol. 77, 1030- 1038.
• A. G. Fane, S. Chang, 2002, Membrane bioreactors: Design and operational options, Filtration & Separation, 39 (5) 26-29.
• S. Chang, T. D. Waite, A. G. Fane, 2003, Optimisation of Combined PAC Adsorption-Submerged Membrane System for Organics Removal, International Membrane Science and Technology Conference, Sydney, Nov. 2003.
• A.G. Fane, S. Chang, A. Lee and T.D. Waite, 2003, Factors affecting the performance of hybrid membrane processes for water treatment, Leading Edge Conference Series-Global Conference on Leading Edge Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies, May, Noordwijk/Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• S. Chang, T. D. Waite, A. I. Schaefer, A. G. Fane, 2003, Adsorption of Endocrine-active compound estrone on hollow fibre membranes, Environ. Sci. Technol., 37, 3158-3163.
• Z. F. Cui, S. Chang, A.G. Fane, 2003, Review: The use of gas bubbling to enhance membrane processes, J. Memb. Sci., 221, 1-35.
• Chang, S., Waite T. D., Ong, P. E. A., Schaefer, and A. G. Fane, (2004), Assessment of trace estrogenic contaminants removal by coagulant addition, PAC adsorption and PAC/MF Processes Journal of Environmental Engineering, 130(7), in press.