Academic staff

Head Of Department
	Siti Mazlina Mustapa Kamal (Prof., Ir., Dr.) B.Eng (Hons) (Chemical Engineering) (UTM), M.Sc. (Biocehmical Engineering)  (The UNiversity of Birmingham) Ph.D (Chemical Engineering) (The University of Manchester), CEng MIChemE Tel: +603-9769 6294 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: smazlina@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Chemical Engineering, Food Process Engineering Current Research Activities: Subcritical Water Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Plants, Algae and Food Waste; Application of Forward Osmosis Membrane for Concentrating Juice; Fermentation of Sugar Alcohols ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-4893-5839 [Download CV]
Professor
	Chin Nyuk Ling (Prof., Dr., Ir.) B.Eng (Hons) (Process & Food) (UPM), PhD in Chemical Engineering (UMIST) Tel: +603-9769 6353 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: chinnl@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Process Unit Operations Current Research Activities: Optimisation of phytochemicals extraction from Garcinia Mangostana L; Studies on soursop fruit juice extraction; Effect of ultra high speed blending in peanut better processing ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-5787-9149 [Download CV]
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	Yus Aniza Yusof (Prof., Ir., Dr.) B.Eng (Hons) (Chemical & Process) (UKM), M.Sc. (Chemical & Process) (UKM), PhD, DIC (Chemical Engineering) (Imperial College) CEng MIChemE Tel: +603-9769 4425 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: yus.aniza@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Particle Technology/Food Powder Technology, Food Material Engineering Current Research Activities: Compression/Tabletting of herbal powders; Fast dispersible fruit tablets; Microencapsulation of natural food colorant, Flowability of powders ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-3298-940X [Download CV]
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	Siti Mazlina Mustapa Kamal (Prof., Ir., Dr.) B.Eng (Hons) (Chemical Engineering) (UTM), M.Sc. (Biocehmical Engineering)  (The UNiversity of Birmingham) Ph.D (Chemical Engineering) (The University of Manchester), CEng MIChemE Tel: +603-9769 6294 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: smazlina@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Chemical Engineering, Food Process Engineering Current Research Activities: Subcritical Water Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Plants, Algae and Food Waste; Application of Forward Osmosis Membrane for Concentrating Juice; Fermentation of Sugar Alcohols ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-4893-5839 [Download CV]
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	Rosnah Shamsudin (Prof., Ts. Dr.)  B.Eng (Agricultural Engineering), M.Sc. (Process & Food) (UPM), PhD (Chemical & Process) (UKM) Tel: +603-9769 6366 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: rosnahs@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Process machinery design, food properties, postharvest engineering Current Research Activities: Food process machinery design for small scale industry;  Machine design of food processes especially equipment for small & medium industry (SMI); Engineering Properties of foods/fruits; Postharvest quality and handling of tropical fruits ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-4849-9675 [Download CV]
Associate Professor
	Farah Saleena Taip (Assoc. Prof., Dr.) B. Eng (Hons) (Chemical & Process) (UKM), PhD (Chemical Engineering) (Newcastle Upon Tyne) Tel: +603-9769 6357 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: farahsaleena@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Food Process Engineering, Process Control Current Research Activities: Simulation and control of baking process using fuzzy logic; Empirical modelling & simulation studies on the effect of airflow on temp control and product quality in cake baking ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-2253-2302 [Download CV]
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	Norashikin Abdul Aziz (Assoc. Prof., Dr.) B. Eng (Hons) (Biochemical Engineering) (UKM), Ph.D in Chemical Engineering (Birmingham UK) Tel: +603-9769 4302 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: norashikin@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Hygienic processing, thermal processing & powder mixing ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5091-1123 [Download CV]
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	Rosnita A. Talib (Assoc. Prof., Dr.) B.Sc. (Hons) (Food Science & Technology) (UPM), M.Sc. (Packaging Engineering) (UPM), PhD (Engineering Materials) (University of Sheffield, UK) Tel: +603-9769 6354 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: rosnita@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Packaging Biocomposites, food processing and engineering, food extrusion technology Current Research Activities: Packaging physical, mechanical, thermal, barrier, functional properties; Bio-composite manufacturing technologies; Halal packaging ORCID:orcid.org/0000-0003-3848-0700 [Download CV]
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	Mohd Noriznan Mokhtar(Assoc. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr.-Ing) B.Eng. (Hons) (Chemical & Process) (UKM), M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (TU Dortmund, Germany), Ph.D. in Chemical Process Engineering (TU Chemnitz, Germany) PEng, PTech, CEng (UK), MIChemE Tel: +603-9769 6367 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: noriznan@upm.edu.my Research Areas:  Bioprocess Engineering (Bioresources) Current Research Activities: Enzyme and fermentation technology; separation and purification; digital R&D / digital twin ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-9455-9598 [Download CV]
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	Azhari Samsu Baharuddin (Assoc. Prof. Dr.) B.Eng (Hons) (Chemical & Process) (UKM), MSc (Bioprocess Engineering) (UPM), PhD (Bioprocess Engineering) (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan) Tel: +603-9769 6447 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: azharis@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Biocompost engineering, organic and agrowaste utilization Current Research Activities: Biocompost from organic and agrowaste; Lignocellulosic degradation; Pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5920-0440 [Download CV]
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	Mohd Shamsul Anuar (Assoc. Prof. Dr.) MEng (Chemical Engineering) (Imperial College), M.Sc (Chemical & Process) (UKM), PhD (Chemical Engineering) (Imperial College) Tel: +603-9769 4304  Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: mshamsul@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Pharmaceutical engineering, powder technology, food extrusion Current Research Activities: Tabletting of single, binary and tertiary powder mixtures ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-3580-3236 [Download CV]
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	Siti Hajar Othman (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)  BEng. (Chemical Engineering & Mathematics) (Vanderbilt), PhD (Chemical Engineering) (UPM)  Tel: +603-9769 6350 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: s.hajar@upm.edu.my  Research Interest: Food Packaging Engineering, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Current Research Activities: Active Packaging, Bio-Composite and Bio-Nanocomposite Materials, Biodegradable Packaging Films, Quality and Shelf Life ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-0922-1323 [Download CV]
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	Mohd. Nazli Naim (Assoc. Prof., Ir. Dr.) B.Eng (Hons) (Biochemical Engineering) (UKM), PhD (Doctor of Engineering) (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan) CEng MIChemE Tel: +603-9769 6359 Fax: +603-8946 4440  Email: mohdnazli@upm.edu.my  Research Interest: Fried food batter coating; Fried food vending machine; Phytoremediation and nanotechnology; Non-thermal drying electrospray Current Research Activities: Fried food batter coating; Fried food vending machine; Phytoremediation and nanotechnology; Non-thermal drying electrospray ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-6316-3865 [Download CV]
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	Rabitah Zakaria (Assoc. Prof. Dr.) B.Sc (Hons) (Chemical Engineering & Petroleum Refining) (Colorado, USA), MSc (Chemical Engineering)(Waterloo, Canada), PhD (Chemical Engineering) (Newcstle, UK) Tel: +603-9769 4301 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: rabitah@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Biofuels and biochemical engineering, extraction, reaction kinetics and modeling Current Research Activities: Reactive extraction of agricultural waste for biodiesel production; Residual oil recovery from waste mesocarp; Pre-treatment of lignocellulosic material for biosugar production ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-5098-3963 [Download CV]
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	Khairul Faezah Md. Yunos (Assoc. Prof. Dr.) BSc. (Biochemical Engineering) (Missouri, UK), MSc (Bioprocess Engineering)  (UTM), PhD (Chemical Engineering) (Oxford) Tel: +603-9769 4308  Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: kfaezah@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Membrane technology, ultrafiltration and microfiltration, reverse osmosis Current Research Activities: Ultrafiltration (UF) of POME using sandwich membrane; Recovery of bioactive compound using UF; Fractionation of peptide using UF; Reuse and recycle of agro-industry wastewater; Water purification ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-6465-700X [Download CV]
Senior Lecturer
	Mohd Afandi P. Mohammed (Dr.) B.Eng (Hons) (Mechanical) (UPM), Master of Manufacturing System Engineering (UPM), PhD (Mechanics of Materials) (Imperial College) Tel: +603-9769 4314  Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: afandi@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Mechanics and rheology of soft solids food, numerical simulation of visco-hyperelastic and viscoplastic materials (Abaqus), micromechanical modelling Current Research Activities: Micro mechanical modelling ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-6743-0174 [Download CV]
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	Roseliza Kadir Basha (Dr.) B.Sc (Hons) (Food Science & Technology) (UPM), M.Sc (Chemical & Process) (UKM), PhD (Environmental Resources) (Hokkaido University, Japan) Tel: +603-9769 6412 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: roseliza@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Food packaging, biopolymer packaging material, packaging of fresh produce, agricultural and food process engineering Current Research Activities: Antimicrobial packaging; Bio-based packaging material; Packaging of fresh produce ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-7738-1559 [Download CV]
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	Nur ‘Aliaa Abdul Rahman (Dr.) B.Eng (Hons) (Process & Food) (UPM), MSc in Food Engieering (UPM), PhD in Chemical Engineering (The University of Manchester) Tel: +603-9769 4315  Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: nuraliaa@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Food Process Engineering and Process/Food Machinery Design ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-3942-2775 [Download CV]
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	Mohammad Effendy Ya'acob (Ir., Dr.) BEng (Electrical & Electronics Engineering), MSc (Engineering Management), PhD (Electrical Power Engineering) (UPM) Tel: +603-9769 4424 Fax: +603-89464440 Emel: m_effendy@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Solar PV Dryer, Environmental Impact Assessment, Tropical Climate Effect, AgroPV, Herbs Processing ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-4834-4019 [Download CV]
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	Nor Amaiza Mohd Amin (Dr.) B.Eng. (Hons) (Chemical Engineering) (University of Surrey, UK), M.Sc. (Food Engineering) (UPM), PhD in Bioprocess Engineering (UTM) Tel: +603-9769 6355 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: myza@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Thermal process engineering, phytochemical / metabolic fingerprinting ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5599-7085 [Download CV]
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	Nor Nadiah Abdul Karim Shah (Ts. Dr.) B.Eng (Hons) (Process & Food), MSc (Food Engineering), PhD (Food Engineering) (UPM) Tel: +603-9769 6349 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: nadiahkarim@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Non-thermal Food Processing and Preservation ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5435-3771 [Download CV]
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	Alifdalino Bin Sulaiman (Dr.) B.Eng. (Hons) (Chemical and Materials Engineering), PhD (Chemical and Materials Engineering) (University of Auckland, New Zealand) Tel: +603-9769 4307 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: alifdalino@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Non-thermal and thermal processing (food preservation, concentration, separation, extraction of bioactive compounds etc.), design and optimization of non-thermal and thermal process ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-3909-967X [Download CV]
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	Intan Syafinaz Mohamed Amin Tawakkal (Dr.) B.Eng. (Hons) (Process & Food) (UPM), M.Sc. (Packaging Engineering) (UPM), PhD (Food Packaging) (Victoria University, Australia) Tel: +603-9769 4300 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: intanamin@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Food Packaging, Bio-composite Materials, Active Packaging, Biodegradable Films and Coatings ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-2796-2608 [Download CV]
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	Mohd Zuhair Mohd Nor (Ts. Dr.) B.Eng (Hons) (Process & Food) (UPM), MSc. (Food Engineering) (UPM), PhD. (Food Processing Engineering) (Victorial University, Australia) Tel: +603-9769 4303  Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: zuhair@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Membrane filtration, Food processing engineering, Food product development, Protein separation, Agro-waste utilisation ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-5537-4251 [Download CV]
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	Mohd Salahuddin Mohd Basri (Ts. Dr.) B.Eng. in Mechatronic Engineering (University of Applied Science Gelsenkirchen, Abt. Bocholt, Germany), M.Sc. in Innovation and Engineering Design (UPM), Ph.D. in Material Engineering (UPM) Tel: +603-9769 4312 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: salahuddin@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Material, Agricultural and Food Waste Engineering, Geopolymer Binder / Coating / Film Composite (Foam), Green and Bio-Composite Polymer, Product Packaging Material, Optimization and Statistical Analysis ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-1840-4954 [Download CV]
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	Noor Zafira Noor Hasnan (Dr.)   B.Sc (Food Technology, Hygiene and Nutrition) (Albstadt-Sigmaringen University), M.Sc (Facilities Design and Management) (Albstadt-Sigmaringen University), PhD (Food Engineering) (UPM) Tel: +603-9769 4310       Fax: +603-89464440 Email: noorzafira@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Efficient and hygienic food manufacturing, Food factory planning and design, Operational manufacturing performance, Resource efficiency and digitization, Manufacturing system modelling and simulation ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-7171-9926 [Download CV]
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	Siti Hajar Ariffin (Dr.)   B.Sc (Chemical Engineering) (Iowa State University, USA) PhD (Chemical Engineering) (University of Birmingham, UK) Tel: +603-9769   Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: hajarariffin@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Packaging Engineering, Quality & Shelf Life, Image Processing, Mathematical Modelling, Processing Line of Food, Post-harvest Engineering ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0992-9954 [Download CV]
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	Nur Hamizah Abdul Ghani @ Hashim B.Eng (Chemical Engineering) (UPM), M.Sc. (Chemical Engineering) (USM), PhD (Chemical and Materials Engineering) (University of Auckland, New Zealand) - on going Tel: +603-9769 4311  Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: nurhamizah@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Process Control and Instrumentation ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-8894-7594 [Download CV]
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	Dr. Faiqa Shazeaa Mohd Salleh B.Eng. (Hons) (Process & Food) (UPM), M.Sc. (Food Engineering) (UPM), PhD (Chemical Engineering) (University of Birmingham, UK) Tel: +603-9769 6363   Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: faiqazea@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Food Microstructure Engineering, Food Image Processing, Food Process Engineering, Food Powder ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9499-7686 [Download CV]
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	Dr. Muhammad Syahmeer How Mohd Firdaus How   BE(Hons) (Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering) (Massey University, New Zealand) PhD (Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering) (Massey University, New Zealand)   Tel: +603-9769 4313   Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: syahmeerhow@upm.edu.my   Research Interest: Food oral processing, Modelling food breakdown and aroma release during in vivo mastication, Modelling as a tool for food design, Machine learning & AI optimisation techniques, Shelf-life extension technologies.   ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1087-0811 [Download CV]
Lecturer
	Zanariah Mohd Dom B.Eng (Hons) (Chemical Engineering) (Surrey), M.Sc (Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering) (UTM), PhD (Bioprocess Engineering) (Universiti Malaya) - on going Tel: +603-9769 6358 Fax: +603-8946 4440 Email: nana@upm.edu.my Research Interest: Food process engineering, bioprocess engineering, reaction kinetics and reactor design ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-1122-0231 [Download CV]

Updated:: 04/09/2023 [izhwan]