Andrew Huey Ping Tan Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Andrew Tan received his MEng in Mechanical Engineering in 2013 from The University of Nottingham. Developing a measurement tool for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus of Malaysia based on systems thinking, he has successfully obtained his PhD from the same university in 2018. Andrew was a manufacturing engineer in Agilent Technologies and Motorola Solutions, where he ensured the smooth development and sustenance of product manufacturing lines. In these positions, he has led extensive manufacturing projects across different teams, time zones, and varying concurrent engineering phases. Outside of work, Andrew enjoys playing chess.


  • PhD, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus - 2018
  • MEng (Hons), University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus - 2013


  • Assistant Professor - Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2021 to Present
  • Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Agilent Technologies LDA - 2019 to 2021
  • Lecturer - KDU Penang University College (now UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College) - 2018 to 2019
  • Process Mechanical Engineer - Motorola Solutions - 2013 to 2014


  • Smart Technology Transition for Manufacturing Process
  • Manufacturing Process Optimisation
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus
  • Energy Market
  • Sustainable Development


  • Tan, A.H.P., Yap, E.H., and Abakr, Y.A. (2020), A Complex Systems Analysis of the Water-Energy Nexus in Malaysia, Systems – Special Issue: System Dynamics: Examples of Good Practice in Modelling and Simulation, MDPI Switzerland, ISSN: 2079-8954, DOI: 10.3390/systems8020019.
  • Tan, A.H.P. and Yap, E.H. (2019), Energy Security within Malaysia's Water-Energy-Food Nexus - A Systems Approach, Systems – Special Issue: System Dynamics, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 14-37, MDPI Switzerland, ISSN: 2079-8954, DOI: 10.3390/systems7010014.
  • Tang, S.Y., Tan, A.H.P, and Yap, E.H. (2019) Nuclear Penetration for a Deregulated Electricity Market for Peninsula Malaysia: A Systemic Feasibility Analysis, Global Journal of Engineering & Technology Review, ISSN 0128-2905.
  • Tan, A.H.P., Tshai, K.Y, Ho, J.-H. and Yap, E.H. (2018), A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Malaysia’s Water, Energy and Food (WEF) Security Nexus, Advanced Science Letters, American Scientific Publishing, ISSN: 1936-7317.
  • Tan, A.H.P., Chen, K.F. and Yap, E.H. (2014), System Dynamics of a Marine Renewable Energy Scheme (MRE) for Malaysia, Applied Mechanics and Materials: Advanced Development in Industry and Applied Mechanics, Vol. 627, Pages 318 – 322, Trans Tech Publications Inc., Switzerland, ISSN 1662-7482.


  • How, H.G., Teoh, Y.H., Sevakumar, S., Chuah, H.G., Tan, A.H.P., and Yap., E.H., Effect of low fraction of bioethanol blend in gasoline fuel on engine performance, emission and combustion characteristics in SI engine, 2018 International Conference on Technology and Humanities (IcoTECH 2018), 17 - 18 Nov 2018, Georgetown, Malaysia.
  • Tan, C.H., Chuah, H.G., Ooi, L.E., Wan Mamat Ali, W.M.A., Tan, A.H.P., How, H.G., Teoh, Y.H., Acoustic Analysis of Multi Layers Microperforated Panel, 2018 International Conference on Technology and Humanities (IcoTECH 2018), 17 - 18 Nov 2018, Georgetown, Malaysia.
  • Yee, K.H., Lee, O.J.S., Yap, E.H., Tan, A.H.P., How, H.G., Chuah, H.G., and Teoh, Y.H., Transitioning into a Deregulated Electricity Market for Peninsular Malaysia: Retail Competition in Electricity Market from the Perspective of Domestic Consumers, 2018 International Conference on Technology and Humanities (IcoTECH 2018), 17 - 18 Nov 2018, Georgetown, Malaysia.


  • Yap, E.H. and Tan, A.H.P. (eds) (2020), Green Energy and Environment, IntechOpen Ltd, London, ISBN: 978-1-83880-572-2.


  • Lim, T.W., Tan, A.H.P., Yap, E.H., Tshai, K.Y., and Kong, W. (2021), Transitioning into a Deregulated Energy Market for Sabah: Strategies and Challenges for Generators, in Ab. Nasir, A.F., Ibrahim, A.N., Ishak, I., Mat Yahya, N., Bin Zakaria, M.A., Abdul Majeed, A.P.P. (eds.), Recent Trends in Mechatronics Towards Industry 4.0, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, ISBN (Online): 978-981-334-597-3, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-4597-3
  • Cheok, J.J., Tan, A.H.P., Yap, E.H., Wong, K.C., Goh, B.H. (2021), Least Cost Option for Optimum Energy Penetration in Malaysia, in Osman Zahid M.N., Abdul Sani A.S., Mohamad Yasin M.R., Ismail Z., Che Lah N.A., and Mohd Turan F. (eds.), Recent Trends in Manufacturing and Materials Towards Industry 4.0, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, ISBN (Online): 978-981-15-9505-9, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9505-9_13
  • Wong, K.C., Tee, Z.J., Goh, B.H., Lim, C.S., Yap, E.H., and Tan, A.H.P. (2021), Thermal Performance of a Double Layer Microchannel Heat Sink with Staggered Triangular Ribs in the Transverse Microchambers, in Osman Zahid M.N., Abdul Sani A.S., Mohamad Yasin M.R., Ismail Z., Che Lah N.A., Mohd Turan F. (eds.), Recent Trends in Manufacturing and Materials Towards Industry 4.0. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, ISBN (Online): 978-981-15-9505-9, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9505-9_7
  • Lee D.T.L., Tan A.H.P., Yap E.H., Tshai KY. (2019) Deregulating the Electricity Market for the Peninsula Malaysian Grid Using a System Dynamics Approach. In: Kim JH., Myung H., Lee SM. (eds) Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications. RiTA 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1015. Springer, Singapore.


  • MFE205TC Manufacturing Process
  • MEC106TC Engineering Drawing
  • MFE301TC Final Year Project


  • Sustainable Energy Systems, 2019
  • Advanced Mechanics, 2019
  • Engineers in Society, 2019
  • Applied Mechanics, 2018 to 2019
  • Strength of Materials, 2018 to 2019
  • Engineering Mathematics II, 2018
  • Engineering Statics and Dynamics, 2018
  • System Dynamics, 2016 to 2018


  • UCL PhD Scholarship 2015
  • BHP Billiton PhD Scholarship 2014
Andrew Huey Ping Tan