Dr. Ng is the Tier-1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Environmental Sustainability at the University of Regina. His major fields of interest are in sustainable solid waste management, disposal facility design, and data-driven waste policy. Kelvin's research projects have been supported by NSERC, Mitacs, CFI, Innovation Saskatchewan, Ministry of Environment, and other national, provincial, and municipal sponsors. Kelvin has received several awards in both teaching and research. He has served as a reviewer for over hundreds of refereed journals and conference proceedings, including influential journals such as Nature Sustainability (JIF: 25.7), Nature Communications (JIF: 14.7), Chemical Engineering Journal (JIF: 13.3), Resources, Conservation & Recycling (JIF: 11.2), Sustainable Cities and Society (JIF: 10.5), Environment International (JIF: 10.3), and many others. Kelvin has reviewed over 650 journal and conference manuscripts. Kelvin is currently serving as an Associate Editor and Guest Editor for Waste Management (Elsevier), an editor for Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer), and an editorial board member for Ecological Informatics (Elsevier). Kelvin has made editorial decisions on 300+ journal manuscripts as editor or associate editor. Kelvin was elected Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering in 2025.
Kelvin has also served as a reviewer for the following funding agencies: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) - Discovery Grant, Collaborative Research and Development Grant, Alliance Grant; Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) - College Fund; Mitacs, Canada - Accelerate, Elevate; Research Manitoba; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC); Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR, France); Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Germany); Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, United Kingdom).
Kelvin has served on various committees at the University of Regina, including: [University level] Campus Promotion Committee (2022-present); Search Committee for Director of Research Partnerships and Innovation (2023); Hiring Committee for Sustainability and Climate Action Officer (2020); Search Advisory Committee for Associate Vice-President - Teaching and Student Analytics (2019), Reappointment Committee for Dean of Engineering (2017); University Senate Executive of Council (2012-2014); [Faculty level] EVSE Program Chair Search Committee (2020); Faculty Recruitment Committee for seven tenure-track positions (2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2024); Planning Committee (2014-2015); EVSE Program Chair Selection Committee (2013); Student Appeals Committee 2010-2014.
Kelvin is a Professional Engineer with Permission to Consult in Saskatchewan, Canada. He currently serves on the Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee (SWMAC) with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. He was the former Chair of the Awards Committee (2022-2024) with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS). From 2018 to 2024, Kelvin was the Environmental Division Chair (2018-2024) for the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). Internationally, he has organized and chaired/co-chaired seven international conferences, including the CSCE General Conference in 2015, and the CSCE Environmental Engineering Conferences in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Currently, Kelvin is organizing the 2025 CSCE Environmental Engineering Conference at Winnipeg (https://www.csce2025winnipeg.ca/environmental-specialty).
