Jeff is currently Deputy Head (Research) in the Division of Environmental Science & Engineering, and Associate Director in the Tropical Marine Science Institute at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He graduated from the Department of Environmental Science at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom with a 1st class honours degree in Ecology, and this was followed by a Ph.D. sponsored by the UK Water Research Centre. His doctorate addressed the impact of heavy metals on the biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nitrogen. He has worked extensively on the application of microbes and enzymes for the remediation of contaminated environmental media and, in more recent years, has become focused on the microbial production of biofuels. His work is funded by the Agency of the Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore. Jeff has worked as an environmental consultant in the UK, Hong Kong and throughout Asia and has published widely in the field of environmental science & engineering. He was a team recipient of the 2005 United Nations Mondialogo Engineering Award (with special laureate recognition) for his work on sustainable development. He was also the recipient of the NUS University Teaching Excellence Award in 2007, and the Outstanding Mentor Award from the Singapore Ministry of Education in 2005.
 

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