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Columbia University: New York, NY, US

2015-07-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Earth and Environmental Engineering)
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Ngai Yin Yip

Columbia University: New York, NY, US

2014-12-01 to 2015-06-30 | Adjunct Associate Research Scientist (Earth and Environmental Engineering)
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Ngai Yin Yip

Nanyang Technological University: Singapore, SG

2014-07-07 to 2015-06-30 | Research Fellow (Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE))
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Yale University: New Haven, CT, US

2009-01-06 to 2014-05-15 | Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical and Environmental Engineering)
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Nanyang Technological University: Singapore, SG

2000-08-15 to 2004-05-31 | Bachelor of Engineering (1st Class Honors) (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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A structural underpinning of the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior behind temperature-switchable liquids

Matter
2025-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.023
Contributors: Ian H. Billinge; Gabriel D. Barbosa; Songsheng Tao; Maxwell W. Terban; C. Heath Turner; Simon J.L. Billinge; Ngai Yin Yip
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Removal of Trace Toxic Oxyanions from Hypersaline Brines Using Temperature Swing Solvent Extraction

ACS ES&T Water
2024-11-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00681
Contributors: Ian H. Billinge; Elizabeth Dach; Kinnari M. Shah; Ngai Yin Yip
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Hypersaline Electrodialysis Desalination: Intrinsic Membrane and Module Performance Trade-offs

ACS ES&T Engineering
2024-09-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.4c00246
Contributors: Hanqing Fan; Yuxuan Huang; Peter Cruz-Grace; Ngai Yin Yip
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Mobility of Condensed Counterions in Ion-Exchange Membranes: Application of Screening Length Scaling Relationship in Highly Charged Environments

Environmental Science & Technology
2024-01-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c06068
Contributors: Yuxuan Huang; Hanqing Fan; Ngai Yin Yip
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Advancing ion-exchange membranes to ion-selective membranes: principles, status, and opportunities

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-023-1625-0
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2-s2.0-85141751489

Part of ISSN: 2095221X 20952201
Contributors: Fan, H.; Huang, Y.; Yip, N.Y.
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Phase equilibria insights into amine-water-NaCl interactions in liquid-liquid biphasic systems for temperature swing solvent extraction desalination

Desalination
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2022.116259
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2-s2.0-85143326701

Part of ISSN: 00119164
Contributors: Shah, K.M.; Dach, E.; Winton, R.; Fan, H.; Yip, N.Y.
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Advancing the Productivity-Selectivity Trade-off of Temperature Swing Solvent Extraction Desalination with Intermediate-Step Release

Environmental Science & Technology Letters
2023-10-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00616
Contributors: Kinnari M. Shah; Ian H. Billinge; Elizabeth Dach; Ngai Yin Yip
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Are Showerhead Filters Retailed Online a Scam? Investigating Water Quality Claims Through a Course-Based Research Experience

Environmental Engineering Science
2023-10-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2023.0099
Contributors: Elizabeth Dach; Lara David; Julian Van der Made; Mariah Pope; Joshua Chabeda; Adam Brown; John C. Foo; Ngai Yin Yip
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Influence of electrolyte on concentration-induced conductivity-permselectivity tradeoff of ion-exchange membranes

Journal of Membrane Science
2023-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121184
Contributors: Yuxuan Huang; Hanqing Fan; Ngai Yin Yip
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Computational and Experimental Study of Different Brines in Temperature Swing Solvent Extraction Desalination with Amine Solvents

SSRN
2022 | Other
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2-s2.0-85126883001

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Barbosa, G.D.; Dach, E.; Liu, X.; Yip, N.Y.; Turner, C.H.
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Drivers, challenges, and emerging technologies for desalination of high-salinity brines: A critical review

Desalination
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2022.115827
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2-s2.0-85132935503

Part of ISSN: 00119164
Contributors: Shah, K.M.; Billinge, I.H.; Chen, X.; Fan, H.; Huang, Y.; Winton, R.K.; Yip, N.Y.
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Solvent-driven aqueous separations for hypersaline brine concentration and resource recovery

Trends in Chemistry
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2022.09.004
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2-s2.0-85139723616

Part of ISSN: 25895974
Contributors: Foo, Z.H.; Stetson, C.; Dach, E.; Deshmukh, A.; Lee, H.; Menon, A.K.; Prasher, R.; Yip, N.Y.; Lienhard, J.H.; Wilson, A.D.
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Donnan dialysis for phosphate recovery from diverted urine

Water Research
2022-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119302
Contributors: Stephanie N. McCartney; Hanqing Fan; Nobuyo S. Watanabe; Yuxuan Huang; Ngai Yin Yip
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Donnan Dialysis Desalination with a Thermally Recoverable Solute

ACS ES&T Engineering
2022-11-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.2c00152
Contributors: Hanqing Fan; Ngai Yin Yip
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Elucidating the Roles of Polyamide Layer Structural Properties in the Permeability–Selectivity Tradeoff Governing Aqueous Separations

ACS ES&T Engineering
2022-10-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.2c00103
Contributors: Xi Chen; Rhea Verbeke; Chanhee Boo; Marcel Dickmann; Werner Egger; Kalisa Ndamage; Ivo F. J. Vankelecom; Ngai Yin Yip
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Energy efficiency analysis of membrane distillation for thermally regenerative salinity gradient power technologies

Desalination
2022-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2022.115694
Part of ISSN: 0011-9164
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Assessing the Temperature-Dependent Tunable Polarity of <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-Dimethylcyclohexylamine (DMCHA) and Water Mixtures

ACS Sustainable Chemistry &amp; Engineering
2022-03-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00293
Part of ISSN: 2168-0485
Part of ISSN: 2168-0485
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Counterion Mobility in Ion-Exchange Membranes: Spatial Effect and Valency-Dependent Electrostatic Interaction

ACS ES&amp;T Engineering
2022-03-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.1c00457
Part of ISSN: 2690-0645
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Emerging investigator series: thermodynamic and energy analysis of nitrogen and phosphorous recovery from wastewaters

Environmental Science: Water Research &amp; Technology
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/d1ew00554e
Part of ISSN: 2053-1400
Part of ISSN: 2053-1419
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Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis for Ammonia Recovery from Synthetic Urine: Experiments, Modeling, and Performance Analysis

Environmental Science &amp; Technology
2021-11-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05316
Part of ISSN: 0013-936X
Part of ISSN: 1520-5851
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Thermomorphic Hydrophilicity Base-Induced Precipitation for Effective Descaling of Hypersaline Brines

ACS ES&amp;T Engineering
2021-09-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.1c00160
Part of ISSN: 2690-0645
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Influence of Solute Molecular Diameter on Permeability-Selectivity Tradeoff of Thin-Film Composite Polyamide Membranes in Aqueous Separations

Water Research
2021-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117311
Part of ISSN: 0043-1354
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Pathways for minimal and zero liquid discharge with enhanced reverse osmosis technologies: Module-scale modeling and techno-economic assessment

Desalination
2021-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2021.115069
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Ultrathin Silicon Oxide Overlayers Enable Selective Oxygen Evolution from Acidic and Unbuffered pH-Neutral Seawater

ACS Catalysis
2021-02-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04343
Part of ISSN: 2155-5435
Part of ISSN: 2155-5435
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Editorial: Environmental technologies for the sustainable development of the water and energy sectors

Water Science and Technology
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.301
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2-s2.0-85087471262

Part of ISSN: 19969732 02731223
Contributors: Hasan, S.W.; Liu, H.; Naddeo, V.; Puig, S.; Yip, N.Y.
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Advancing the conductivity-permselectivity tradeoff of electrodialysis ion-exchange membranes with sulfonated CNT nanocomposites

Journal of Membrane Science
2020-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118259
Part of ISSN: 0376-7388
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Zero Liquid Discharge of Ultrahigh-Salinity Brines with Temperature Swing Solvent Extraction

Environmental Science &amp; Technology
2020-07-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c02555
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Part of ISSN: 1520-5851
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Novel Isothermal Membrane Distillation with Acidic Collector for Selective and Energy-Efficient Recovery of Ammonia from Urine

ACS Sustainable Chemistry &amp; Engineering
2020-05-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00643
Part of ISSN: 2168-0485
Part of ISSN: 2168-0485
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Transport and structural properties of osmotic membranes in high-salinity desalination using cascading osmotically mediated reverse osmosis

Desalination
2020-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2020.114335
Part of ISSN: 0011-9164
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Low-temperature heat utilization with vapor pressure-driven osmosis: Impact of membrane properties on mass and heat transfer

Journal of Membrane Science
2019-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117181
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Pathways and challenges for efficient solar-thermal desalination

Science Advances
2019-07-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax0763
Contributors: Zhangxin Wang; Thomas Horseman; Anthony P. Straub; Ngai Yin Yip; Deyu Li; Menachem Elimelech; Shihong Lin
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Membrane-less and Non-Evaporative Desalination of Hypersaline Brines by Temperature Swing Solvent Extraction

Environmental Science &amp; Technology Letters
2019-06-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00182
Part of ISSN: 2328-8930
Part of ISSN: 2328-8930
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Energy efficiency analysis of distillation for thermally regenerative salinity gradient power technologies

Renewable Energy
2019-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.10.107
Part of ISSN: 0960-1481
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Elucidating conductivity-permselectivity tradeoffs in electrodialysis and reverse electrodialysis by structure-property analysis of ion-exchange membranes

Journal of Membrane Science
2019-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.11.045
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Thermodynamic analysis and energy efficiency of thermal desalination processes

Desalination
2018-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2017.11.010
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Unlocking High-Salinity Desalination with Cascading Osmotically Mediated Reverse Osmosis: Energy and Operating Pressure Analysis

Environmental Science & Technology
2018-02-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05774
Contributors: Xi Chen; Ngai Yin Yip
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Salinity Gradients for Sustainable Energy: Primer, Progress, and Prospects

Environmental Science &amp; Technology
2016-11-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b03448
Part of ISSN: 0013-936X
Part of ISSN: 1520-5851
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Harvesting low-grade heat energy using thermo-osmotic vapour transport through nanoporous membranes

Nature Energy
2016-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.90
Part of ISSN: 2058-7546
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Desalination by forward osmosis: Identifying performance limiting parameters through module-scale modeling

Journal of Membrane Science
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.03.080
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WOS:000356353600018
Contributors: Deshmukh, Akshay; Yip, Ngai Yin; Lin, Shihong; Elimelech, Menachem
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Comparison of Energy Efficiency and Power Density in Pressure Retarded Osmosis and Reverse Electrodialysis

Environmental Science & Technology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/es5029316
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WOS:000341801500057
Contributors: Yip, Ngai Yin; Elimelech, Menachem
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Direct contact membrane distillation with heat recovery: Thermodynamic insights from module scale modeling

Journal of Membrane Science
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.11.016
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WOS:000330114200049
Contributors: Lin, Shihong; Yip, Ngai Yin; Elimelech, Menachem
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Hybrid Pressure Retarded Osmosis-Membrane Distillation System for Power Generation from Low-Grade Heat: Thermodynamic Analysis and Energy Efficiency

Environmental Science & Technology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/es405173b
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WOS:000335720100080
Contributors: Lin, Shihong; Yip, Ngai Yin; Cath, Tzahi Y.; Osuji, Chinedum O.; Elimelech, Menachem
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Raising the Bar: Increased Hydraulic Pressure Allows Unprecedented High Power Densities in Pressure-Retarded Osmosis

Environmental Science & Technology Letters
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/ez400117d
Contributors: Straub, Anthony P.; Yip, Ngai Yin; Elimelech, Menachem
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Thermodynamic, Energy Efficiency, and Power Density Analysis of Reverse Electrodialysis Power Generation with Natural Salinity Gradients

Environmental Science & Technology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/es5005413
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WOS:000335720100036
Contributors: Yip, Ngai Yin; Vermaas, David A.; Nijmeijer, Kitty; Elimelech, Menachem
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A method for the simultaneous determination of transport and structural parameters of forward osmosis membranes

Journal of Membrane Science
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.05.023
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WOS:000321749200052
Contributors: Tiraferri, Alberto; Yip, Ngai Yin; Straub, Anthony P.; Castrillon, Santiago Romero-Vargas; Elimelech, Menachem
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Desalination and Reuse of High-Salinity Shale Gas Produced Water: Drivers, Technologies, and Future Directions

Environmental Science & Technology
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/es401966e
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WOS:000330094700004
Contributors: Shaffer, Devin L.; Chavez, Laura H. Arias; Ben-Sasson, Moshe; Castrillon, Santiago Romero-Vargas; Yip, Ngai Yin; Elimelech, Menachem
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High Efficiency in Energy Generation from Salinity Gradients with Reverse Electrodialysis

Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/sc400150w
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WOS:000325512000011
Contributors: Vermaas, David A.; Veerman, Joost; Yip, Ngai Yin; Elimelech, Menachem; Saakes, Michel; Nijmeijer, Kitty
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Influence of Natural Organic Matter Fouling and Osmotic Backwash on Pressure Retarded Osmosis Energy Production from Natural Salinity Gradients

Environmental Science & Technology
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/es403207m
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WOS:000326711300089
Contributors: Yip, Ngai Yin; Elimelech, Menachem
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Standard Methodology for Evaluating Membrane Performance in Osmotically Driven Membrane Processes

Desalination
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.07.005
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WOS:000315548300006
Contributors: Cath, Tzahi Y.; Elimelech, Menachem; McCutcheon, Jeffrey R.; McGinnis, Robert L.; Achilli, Andrea; Anastasio, Daniel; Brady, Adam R.; Childress, Amy E.; Farr, Isaac V.; Hancock, Nathan T. et al.
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Improved Antifouling Properties of Polyamide Nanofiltration Membranes by Reducing the Density of Surface Carboxyl Groups

Environmental Science & Technology
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/es303673p
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WOS:000312432200029
Contributors: Mo, Yinghui; Tiraferri, Alberto; Yip, Ngai Yin; Adout, Atar; Huang, Xia; Elimelech, Menachem
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