Professor Dr. Wan Azlina Wan Ahmad

Dr. Wan Azlina binti Ahmad is a Professor in the field of Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology at Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) since 2007. She obtained a BSc in Biochemistry from Universiti Malaya in 1983 before joining UTM in 1984. She was successfully awarded the Ph.D degree from King’s College London in 1988.

Since 1989, Dr. Wan Azlina Ahmad had led 16 research projects with a total cumulative grant of RM 5 million obtained either from government (IRPA, FRGS, TechnoFund : MOSTI&MOA), MTDC UTM, BiotechCorp or industry (DBKL-UNDP, ExxonMobil).Her research projects are pioneer fields  of biotechnology in Malaysia for example gold extraction from low grade ores, battery recycling, bioremediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated wastewater and colour pigment production from bacteria. From her 16 research projects, 8 of the projects were included under pre-commercialization category and 1 project under commercialization category (BioNexus Partner Program, Malaysian Biotechnology Corperation).

Dr. Wan Azlina Ahmad has 11 publications in index journal-ISI (CIF – 24.196, total citation – 38), 8 chapters in book, 2 original books, 68 other publications (proceeding etc.), supervise 1 Fellow Post-Doctoral, 29 MSc., 8 Ph.D, 5 patent applications, 2 TradeMarks, 3 Invention Disclosures and 15 R&D awards from local (ITEX, BioMalaysia) and international (IENA, BIS, IIFME) organizations.. Her expertise is also recognized by external parties which include her appointment as Johor Biotechnology Advisor (2002-2004), Honorary Visiting Senior Research Fellow (King’s College London, 1994-1995), Alumni International Training programme in Biotechnology (GBF, Germany), Exco of Malaysian Biochemistry Society, NSF scholarship assessor and participant of the IGINITE program 2009 (co-organized by BiotechCorp and Cambridge University). Moreover, her two research products were chosen amongst 20 Malaysia biotechnology products as the most potential product for commercialization through BNET programme 2010 (co-organized by BiotechCorp and Frost & Sullivan. She also helped to raise UTM’s image through her research projects via  printed (magazine and newspaper) or electronic media (RTM and TV3).

Contact Information :

Telephone : 07-5534546
Fax : 07-5534546
Email : azlina@kimia.fs.utm.my

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Professor Dr. Zainuddin Abdul Manan

Zainuddin Abdul Manan is a professor of chemical engineering, the founding director of Process Systems Engineering Centre (PROSPECT), and the dean of Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.    He received a BSc in Chemical Engineering from University of Houston, USA, MSc Process Integration from Centre for Process Integration, UMIST, and PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is noted as a versatile leader and professor, a resilient and innovative researcher, a prolific writer and an experienced educator with passion for sports, outdoor, traveling and voluntary social work.

Dr Zainuddin is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of The Institutions of Chemical Engineers (IChemE UK, Malaysia Branch). He is also a member of Malaysian Energy Professionals Association (MEPA). He is an Energy Professional and the certified Lead Trainer for Malaysia’s Energy Managers Training Program coordinated by the Greentech Malaysia (formerly Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (PTM)). He has also served as the Technical Advisor for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects under Greentech Malaysia where his expert opinion and services have been regularly sought for. Dr Zainuddin’s extensive involvement as a consultant, a researcher and as one of the nation’s leading trainer in energy management for process industries has encouraged Greentech and ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE) in Jakarta to appoint him as the Vice Chairman in the 10-member Board of Judges for ASEAN Energy Management Award Competition coordinated by ACE and Energy Conservation Center of Japan (ECCJ).

Contact information :
Dean,
Faculty of Chemical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
UTM Skudai,
81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Tel  (Office)    : +6 07 5535502 / +6 07 5535609
Fax : +6 07 5581463
Website : www.cheme.utm.my/staff/zain ; www.cheme.utm.my/prospect

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Professor Dr. Mohd. Marsin bin Sanagi

Contact Information :

Dean of Research
Nanotechnology Research Alliance
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Professor of Analytical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Faculty of Science
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Tel : 607-5534517
Mobile : 019-7000741
Fax : 607-553784

E-mail: marsin@kimia.fs.utm.my ; mmarsin@utm.my
Website : http://www.chem.utm.my/units/analysis/marsin/ ; http://www.nanotech.utm.my/

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