Prof. Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah

Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Profile: Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah received his B. Tech (Hons), MSc, and PhD in 1995, 2000, and 2004, respectively. He was the Deputy Dean (Industry and Community Network) at School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia between 2010-2012 and Deputy Dean (Research and Postgraduate Studies) between 2013-2018. He will also serve his deanship of the school in 2022-2024. He is registered as a Professional Technologist at Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT) and a Fellow Member of Institut Kimia Malaysia. His research works mostly involve the use of ordered porous materials in oleochemical reactions, renewable energy, waste treatment, and waste valorization. He has nearly 300 refereed publications in journals and book/book chapters mainly as the main author, and also involves as a technical committee member to nearly 150 international scientific conferences. He is often invited to share his research experiences in international conferences held in Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, Vietnam, Pakistan, The Philippines and China. In addition, he is an evaluator for research proposals from different agencies locally as well as from several international scientific bodies in the USA, Oman, Qatar, Kazakhstan, and Chile. He is also an expert panel of the Department of Environment Malaysia for the evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment reports for various proposed projects related to petrochemical complexes, paper mills, metal smelting, chemical, lead-acid battery recycle plants, etc. He is one of the recipients of the Top Research Scientists Malaysia (TRSM) award in 2014 and listed in the List of World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in 2020 and 2021.

Prof. Bee Chin Ang

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Profile: Prof. Ir. Dr. Ang Bee Chin is an accomplished researcher and academic with a strong background in Materials Engineering. Her academic journey culminated in her Ph.D from Universiti Malaya in 2011, where she was also a scholarship recipient. Currently holding the prestigious position of Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at Universiti Malaya, she stands as a beacon of expertise and leadership in her field. Dr. Ang's professional qualifications include being a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) since 2014, accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, United Kingdom, and obtaining her Professional Engineer (Ir.) status in 2016 from the Board of Engineers, Malaysia. Her impressive academic and professional journey is complemented by her extensive publication record, comprising over 100 high-impact papers, with the H-index of 28. Her research interests are diverse, spanning from the synthesis and application of nanoparticles to polymer-based nanocomposites, nanotechnology, failure analysis, electrospinning and materials characterization. At present, Dr. Ang is channelling her expertise towards developing innovative solutions, notably focusing on creating polymer based nanofibrous membranes embedded with nanoparticles. These novel materials hold promise for varios applications such as in wastewater treatment, chemiresistitve sensors, passive e-DNA collection and bio-medical applications.

Assoc. Prof. LOW Siew Chun

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia

Profile: LOW Siew Chun, associate professor of school of chemical engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Her research interest including Separation (Wastewater purification and Gas Separation), Interface Chemistry, Modelling and Simulation, Synthesis of nanomaterials and so on. She publish more than 130 papers, H-index is 31. She is a section editor of Asean Engineering Journal and ASM Science Journal, review editor of Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry (Separation Technologies) and Frontiers in Membrane Science and Technology (section: Membrane Formation and Structure).