BERC - Biotechnology Engineering Research Center

Areas of Interest

• Dynamics of thin liquid films
• Stability of nanofluids
• Transport processes in chemical and bio-process engineering
• Packed and fluidized bed bioreactors.

Education

PhD Bioprocess (Chemical Engineering), University of Malaya: Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia

MSc Process Integration, University of Manchester: Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Areas of Interest

• Biofuels/bioenergy
• Process Integration
• Fermentation Technology
• CO2 biomitigation

Education

• Ph.D. –  Chemical Engineering , Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
• M.Sc. – Environmental Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
• B.Eng – Environmental, Universiti Malaya (UM)

Areas of Interest

• Fats and Oils Research and Analysis
• Food Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Halal and Non-Halal Products Research
• Spectoscopy Analytical Techniques
• Chemistry of Natural Products

Areas of Interest

• Biotechnology
• Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology
• Bioremediation
• Microbial biodegradation
• Bioremediation of xenobiotics compounds such as PAHs, PCBs and Dioxins

Education

• Ph.D. (Energy and Process Engineering), Queensland University of Technology (Australia)
• (Biochemical-Biotechnology), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Areas of Interest

• Biofuels (bioethanol, biodiesel, etc)
• Lignocellulosic biomass
• Biorefineries in agro-industries and waste management
• Solid waste and wastewater management

Education

• PhD – Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada – 1994
• MSc – Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada – 1989
• Bsc – Biochemistry (Hons), University of Waterloo, Canada – 1986

Areas of Interest

• Enzymes involved in carbohydrate degradation

Areas of Interest

• Activated carbon synthesis and applications
• Nano-materials synthesis (carbon nanotubes and nanofibres) for fuel storage
• Bio-processes and water treatment
• Biodegradation of oil wastes

Education

1. Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering; December, 2005.

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

2. M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering; July, 1998.

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

3. B.Sc. in Civil Engineering; October, 1993.

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Bangladesh.

Areas of Interest

• Water quality and pollution control (Point and diffuse sources)
• River water quality analysis and computer modelling
• Urban storm water management
• Hydrological analyses and computer simulation
• Integrated water resources management

Education

• PhD (Chemical &Environmental Engineering), University of Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, 2002.
• MSc (Chemical &Environmental Engineering), University of Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, 1998.
• BSc (Chemical Engineering- Textile), University of Gezira, Sudan, 1988.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 1996.

Areas of Interest

• Environmental Engineering
• Waste water treatment plant design
• Biological waste water treatment
• Waste water engineering
• Environmental microbiology
• Geo-environmental engineering
• Solid and hazardous waste management
• Landfill design
• Air pollution
• Bio-remediation

Areas of Interest

• Bioactive Compounds
• Bioconversion of Agricultural Waste to Value

Areas of Interest

• Water and wastewater treatment (municipal and industrial)
• Environmental Engineering
• Artificial Neural Network Modelling of environmental systems
• Membrane Processes
• Bio separation Processes
• Transport Phenomena

Areas of Interest

• Biofuels
• Environmental Engineering

Areas of Interest

• Biodiesel production from waste frying oils/sludge oil by enzymatic treatment.
• Fermentation technology and downstream processing for biotechnological products.
• Bioreactor design and analysis for solid- and liquid-state bioconversion.
• Bioseparation processes for industrial applications.
• Development of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for water treatment