Ngai Yin Yip

Ngai Yin Yip is the La Von Duddleson Krumb Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University. He received his doctoral degree in Chemical and Environmental Engineering from Yale University. His current research is focused on advancing physicochemical technologies and innovations for critical separation challenges in water, energy, and the environment. Current projects include high-salinity desalination, zero-liquid discharge, and recovery of critical materials from waste streams using selective membranes and switchable solvents. For his research contributions, Dr. Yip has been recognized with the Impact Award by the Global Prize Innovation in Desalination and is listed as a top 2%-cited researcher by Stanford-Elsevier since 2018. He featured as an Emerging Investigator for Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology and as a Young Talent for Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering. He is currently an associate editor for RSC journal Environmental Science: Advances. Additionally, Yip serves as an editorial advisory board member for ACS ES&T Engineering and as editorial board member for Desalination and Chemical Engineering Journal Advances.