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Dr. Irene Ling is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Science at Monash University Malaysia, having advanced to this position in 2022 from her prior role as Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry since 2016. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry in 2004, Master of Technology in Materials Science in 2006, and Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry in 2010, all from the University of Malaya. Prior to her academic career, she worked as a Research and Development Engineer and later pursued postdoctoral research. Her research focuses on supramolecular chemistry with an emphasis on self-assembly, crystallography and crystal engineering, advanced materials including carbon-rich nanomaterials and fluorescent dyes, sensors such as photoswitches, and green chemistry involving organocatalysts. She teaches units such as CHM1051 Chemistry Advanced I and CHM1052 Chemistry Advanced II.

Dr. Ling has earned several prestigious awards, notably the Faculty of Science Dean's Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching in 2025 for implementing crime-based forensic cases in a second-year Chemistry unit to enhance student collaboration and scientific thinking. Additional recognitions include ITEX silver medals in 2019 and 2022, the Malaysia Technology Expo SDG award in 2023, PECIPTA 2019, the Tan Sri Datuk Ong Kee Hui Postgraduate Chemistry Medal for her PhD thesis in 2010, and the University of Malaya Excellence Award for outstanding PhD completion in under three years. Her publication record features over 20 research articles since 2005. Key works include 'Solid State Self-Assembly of an Extended Curved-Arm Nickel(II) Macrocycle with Fullerene C60' (2025), 'Water channel formation in supramolecular assemblies containing sulfonated calix[4]arene' (2025), 'Self-assembly and emulsifying properties of biomass derived surfactant from branched alkyl chain xyloside' (2024), and 'Primary and secondary directing interactions of aquated lanthanide (III) ions with p-sulfonated calix[n]arene' (2018, Coordination Chemistry Reviews). She has contributed book chapters on sulfonato- and phosphonatocalixarenes in self-assembly (2017) and co-authored a book 'Dedicated to Chemistry-Captivating Lindau' (2014). Dr. Ling serves as Editor-in-Chief for Heliyon (2025-2026), Crystals (2023), and PLoS ONE (2020), and is President of the Malaysian Crystallographic Association.