Hui Tong is professor of chemical engineering and head of department of chemical engineering at The University of Western Australia (UWA). His research interest covers heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, process engineering and waste heat utilisation. Six of his international peer reviewed journal articles are among the top 1% percentile in the field of engineering in terms of citation.

One of his key research achievements is the successful spinning off of his catalytic methane cracking technology, now known as the Hazer Process, as Hazer Group Ltd., which raised $5m in their Initial Public Offering on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:HZR) in November 2015. Hui Tong is one of the original inventors of the technology.

Hui Tong holds a PhD, an MEng. and a BEng (1st Class Hons.) in mechanical engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Prior to joining UWA, Hui Tong was an assistant professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the National University of Singapore.