teaching

I believe that great engineering education goes beyond conveying facts — it should inspire curiosity, build confidence, and equip students with the tools to tackle real-world challenges. My teaching is guided by active learning through hands-on experiments and real data, adaptability by continuously refining courses based on student feedback, and accessibility by making complex concepts approachable for all students. These principles are reflected in my completion of UNSW’s Course Design Institute (CDI) and the Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program (KTCP) at MIT.

UNSW Sydney

CEIC2001 — Fluid & Particle Mechanics Course Convenor & Instructor · 2024–present

Fundamentals of fluid mechanics and particle dynamics for chemical engineering, covering viscous flow, pipe systems, pumps, fluidisation, and sedimentation.

CEIC8341 — Membrane Processes Course Coordinator & Instructor · 2026–present

Postgraduate course covering membrane materials, transport mechanisms, and industrial separation processes including microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, gas separation, and membrane distillation. Previously contributed as a guest lecturer on membrane distillation (2024).

Previous Teaching

University of Melbourne · Instructor · 2022

• CHEN30016 — Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer
• CHEN90023 — Chemical Engineering Research Project
• CHEN90030 — Chemical Engineering Minor Thesis

Monash University · Teaching Assistant · 2012–2014

• MTE2541 — Crystal Structures, Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria

Professional Development

• Essentials of Supervision, UNSW Graduate Research School, 2025
• Course Design Institute (CDI), UNSW Sydney, 2024
• Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program (KTCP), MIT, 2019
• MIT Comm Lab Fellow, MIT, 2019–2020

Student Supervision

If you are considering undertaking an undergraduate or Master’s thesis with us at UNSW Sydney, you may do so through CEIC4951, CEIC4952, CEIC4953/CEIC9953, or CEIC4954 research thesis projects. Please feel free to get in touch at chi.cheng2@unsw.edu.au to discuss potential opportunities with our group.

Honours & Master’s Students