RESEARCHER PROFILES FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Editorial EDITOR IN-CHIEF: PROF. DR. NORAZAH ABD RAHMAN EDITORS: ASSOC. PROF. DR. NOOR FITRAH ABU BAKAR ASSOC. PROF. DR. SITI SHAWALLIAH IDRIS FARIZA HAMIDON DESIGNED BY: FARIZA HAMIDON Edition 3 2019 Fakulti Kejuruteraan Kimia Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Research Niche Area Faculty of Chemical Engineering offers researchers a wealth of research facilities including modern laboratories and instruments, as well as access to the expertise. There are four niche research area under the FKK as listed below: Biotechnology & Engineering Material Technology & Engineering Environment & Process Engineering Energy Technology & Engineering BIOTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Focus Area • Biocatalyst and Biobased Material Dr Fazlena Hamzah Miradatul Najwa Muhd Rodhi Suhaila Mohd Sauid Dr. Harumi Veny Dr. Nik Raikhan Dr. Neni Kartini Che Mohd Ramli (Faculty of Agriculture and Agrotechnology) • Bioreactor & Biochemical Engineering Amizon Azizan Dr Tan Huey Ling Abdul Aziz Ishak Prof Jailani Salihon Mohamad Sufian Soa’ib Dr. Shahrul Azam Abdullah (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) • Food Science & Engineering Dr. Siti Noor Suzila Maqsood-ul-Haque Dr. Ummi Kalthum Ibrahim Siti Fatma Abd Karim Nurul Asyikin Md Zaki Habsah Alwi Dr. Nor Khaizan Anuar (Faculty of Pharmacy) MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Focus Area • Particle Technology Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noor Fitrah Abu Bakar Prof. Dr Norazah Abd Rahman Dr. Nornizar Anuar Syafiza Abd Hashib Siti Norazian Ismail Dr Ahmad Ihsan (Faculty of Electrical Engineering) • Surface Coating Dr. Junaidah Jai Dr. Norliza Ibrahim Dr. Istikamah Subuki Noorsuhana Mohd Yusof Norashikin Zamanhuri Rafeqah Raslan Dr. Anizah Kalam (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) • Polymer and Material Process Engineering Dr. Rahidawati Sharudin Suffiyana Akhbar Arbanah Muhammad Ahmad Ramli Ismail Dr. Ana Najwa Dr. Suhaiza Hanim Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rahmah Mohamed (Faculty of Applied Science) • Molecular Self-Assembly Technology Dr. Nurul Fadhilah Kamalul Aripin Dr. Nornizar Anuar Dr. Siti Nurul 'Ain Yusop Dr. Tan Huey Ling Sakinah Mohd Alauddin Muhamad Fitri Othman Hairul Amani Abdul Hamid (Faculty of Applied Science) ENVIRONMENT & PROCESS ENGINEERING Focus Area • Industrial Process Reliability and Sustainability (INPRES) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azil Bahari Prof. Dr. Ku Halim Ku Hamid Dr. Najmiddin Yaakob Ir Dr. Zulkifli Abd Rashid Dr. Nik Raikhan Nik Him Prof. Dr. Khudzir Ismail (Faculty of Applied Sciences) Prof. Dr. Mohd. Azlan Mohd Ishak Faculty of Applied Sciences) Dr. Alawi Sulaiman (Faculty of Agriculture and Agrotechnology) • Membrane technology Dr. Nur Hidayati Othman Dr. Norin Zamiah Kassim Shaari Dr. Lim Ying Pei Dr. Norhidayah Ideris Meor Muhammad Hafiz Shah Buddin Asdarina Yahya Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ramlah Mohd Tajuddin (Faculty of Civil Engineering) • Integrated Separation Technology Research Group (i-STRONG) Dr. Fauziah Marpani Dr. Siti Wahidah Puasa Dr. Ana Najwa Dr. Putri Nadzrul Faizura Megat Khamaruddin Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaibunnisa Abdul Haiyee (Faculty of Applied Sciences) Nur Ain Mohd Zainuddin ENERGY TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Focus Area • Renewable Energy and Advanced Chemical Technology Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Shawalliah Idris Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Rafizan Dr. Rusmi Alias Assoc. Prof. Dr. Syed Shatir Asghrar Syed Hassan Dr. Amizon Azizan Nurhasyimi Rahmat Dr. Nik Rosli Abdullah (Faculty of MEchanical Engineering) Researcher Profiles Researcher Profile AMIZON AZIZAN Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor [email protected] ; [email protected] BACKGROUND Industrial • PhD, RWTH Aachen, Germany 0 Experience • MSc, USM, Malaysia Teaching (Years) BSc, Widener, USA Experience 18 • (Years) INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & INDUSTRIAL LINKAGES • Board of Engineers Malaysia RESEARCH INTERESTS&EXPERTISE BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER • RWTH Aachen University, GERMANY FERMENTATION • Agensi Nuklear Malaysia, MALAYSIA LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS PRETREATMENT IRRADIATION TYPE TREATMENT CITATIONS PUBLICATION 22 2 11 H-INDEX On-going 0 PhD Completed 0 RSEARCH GRANT SUPERVISION On-going 2 MSc INERNATIONAL 0 Completed 1 RM NATIONAL 4 480K Activating Catalysing Excellencedreams for INTERNAL 0 Sustainable future ANA NAJWA MUSTAPA Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor [email protected] ; [email protected] BACKGROUND Industrial <1 Experience • PhD, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain Teaching (Years) • MSc, UTM, Malaysia Experience 11 • BEng, UTM, Malaysia (Years) INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & INDUSTRIAL LINKAGES • Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmentral Engineering Society (APCBEES), Member • IChemE UK, Member (IChemE) • BOARD OF ENGINEERS MALAYSIA RESEARCH INTERESTS&EXPERTISE • Universidad de Valladolid, Spain EXTRACTION – SUPERCRITICAL CO2 • Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS), & MICROWAVE Indonesia SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS – DRYING & • Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ADSORPTION • POROUS MATERIALS - AEROGELS CITATIONS ENCAPSULATION 146 DRUG DELIVERY PUBLICATION HERBAL PLANT PROCESSING 6 13 H-INDEX On-going 3 PhD Completed 0 RESEARCH GRANT SUPERVISION On-going 3 MSc INERNATIONAL 0 Completed 2 RM NATIONAL 8 400K Activating Catalysing Excellencedreams for INTERNAL 9 Sustainable future ‘AQILAH DOLLAH Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor [email protected] [email protected] BACKGROUND Industrial • MSc, UKM, Malaysia Teaching 3 Experience • BEng, UTM, Malaysia Experience 3 (Years) (Years) INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & INDUSTRIAL LINKAGES • Board of Engineers Malaysia RESEARCH Ultrasonic INTERESTS flooding &EXPERTISE Nanotechnology Smart Waterflooding Enhanced Biodegradable Oil Recovery cellulose Oil CITATIONS PUBLICATION Separation 2 Carbon dioxide, CO2 1 2 H-INDEX CO2 sequestration On-going CO2 injection 0 PhD Completed 0 RSEARCH GRANT SUPERVISION On-going 0 MSc INTERNATIONAL 0 Completed 0 RM NATIONAL 2 165K Activating Catalysing Excellencedreams for INTERNAL 1 Sustainable future ARINA SAUKI Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor [email protected] ; [email protected] BACKGROUND Industrial Experience • PhD, UiTM, Malaysia (On-going) 1 Teaching (Years) • MSc, UTP, Malaysia Experience 8 • Beng, UiTM, Malaysia (Years) INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & INDUSTRIAL LINKAGES • International Well Control Forum (IWCF), Associate Member • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Associate Member • IChemE UK, Associate Member (AMIChemE) • Board of Engineers Malaysia RESEARCH INTERESTS EXPERTISE Cementing & • Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia Lost Circulation Materials • Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait Well Control • CS Inc. New Mexico, USA Drilling FLC Agents Engineering CITATIONS PUBLICATION 15 Drilling Rheology Fluid Drilling Optimization Modifiers 2 16 H-INDEX On-going Drilled Solids 0 PhD Completed ROP modelling 0 RSEARCH GRANT SUPERVISION On-going 0 MSc INERNATIONAL 0 Completed 1 RM NATIONAL 6 600K Activating Catalysing Excellencedreams for INTERNAL 5 Sustainable future ATIKAH KADRI Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor [email protected] ; atikahkadri@@gmail.com BACKGROUND Industrial 1 Experience • PhD, QUENSLAND, Australia Teaching (Years) • MSc, UM, Malaysia Experience 16 • BEng, SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom (Years) INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & INDUSTRIAL LINKAGES • IChemE, UK, Associate Member (AIChemE) • Energy Institute, UK, Graduate Member • Board of Engineers Malaysia RESEARCH INTERESTS EXPERTISE & • University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA • Griffith University, AUSTRALIA • Biobenua Technology Sdn. Bhd., MALAYSIA HYDROGEN STORAGE • Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad CATALYSIS MICROWAVE EXTRACTION CITATIONS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 20 ENGINEERING EDUCATION PUBLICATION 2 6 H-INDEX On-going 1 PhD Completed 0 RESEARCH GRANT SUPERVISION On-going 1 MSc INERNATIONAL 0 Completed 0 RM NATIONAL 1 200K Activating Catalysing Excellencedreams for INTERNAL 4 Sustainable future AYUB MD SOM Associate Professor Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor [email protected] ; [email protected] BACKGROUND Industrial 7 Experience • PhD, SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom Teaching (Years) • MSc, UMIST, United Kingdom Experience 23 • BSChE, MISSISSIPPI STATE, USA (Years) INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & INDUSTRIAL LINKAGES • Engineering Council UK, Chartered Engineer (Ceng) • IChemE UK, Fellow Member • Board of Engineers Malaysia, Graduate Member RESEARCH INTERESTS&EXPERTISE PROCESS SYSTEM ENGINEERING • Imperial College London, UK ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS ALGORITHM • Agri-Biotech Research Institute, Iran PLANT-BASED COAGULANT • Kyoto University, Japan NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS GREEN SOLENTS FOR RESIDUAL OILS CITATIONS RECOVERY OF OIL PALM WASTES 202 WASTEWATER ENGINEERING PUBLICATION DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS 7 29 H-INDEX On-going 3 PhD Completed 3 RESEARCH GRANT SUPERVISION On-going 3 INERNATIONAL 0 MSc Completed 9 RM NATIONAL 4 473K Activating Catalysing Excellencedreams for INTERNAL 5 Sustainable future AZIL BAHARI ALIAS Associate Professor Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor [email protected] ; [email protected] BACKGROUND Industrial 1 Experience • PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia Teaching (Years) • MSc, UiTM, Malaysia