Rate My Professor Ai Chen Tay

Since joining Curtin University Malaysia around 2016, Dr. Tay has contributed to teaching environmental engineering courses and supervising higher degree research students in civil engineering. Her research specializations encompass plant ecophysiology, environmental conservation, climate change mitigation, forest ecosystems, agriculture, environmental DNA, and indoor environmental quality. She serves on faculty committees, leads student field trips to wildlife conservation sites, waste management facilities, and integrated parks, and collaborates with agencies like Sarawak Forestry, Department of Agriculture Sarawak, Sarawak Energy, and Natural Resources and Environment Board. Notable publications include 'Occupants’ perceived importance and satisfaction towards indoor environmental quality' (2025, with Shi Yee Wong et al.), 'Oil palm suitability assessment in the northern region of Sarawak, Malaysia' (2021, with Erik Ngoi et al.), 'Traffic Assessment for Completion of Road Upgrading from Secondary Road to Dual Carriageway' (2019, with Haw Fui Lee and Yayuan Zheng), 'Variations in leaf stomatal density and distribution of 53 vine species in Japan' (2008, with A. Furukawa), and 'Midday depression of photosynthesis in Enkleia malaccensis, a woody climber in a tropical rainforest' (2007, with A.M. Abdullah et al.). Dr. Tay holds Fellow status of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and is a Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (MEI). She has authored insight articles on mitigating climate change through environmental conservation.