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Prof. Ir. Dr. Wan Azlina Wan Abdul Karim Ghani

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SHORT BIO

Dr. Wan Azlina is a chemical engineering professor at UPM. She received her bachelor degree in chemical engineering at UTM, Malaysia. After her doctoral studies (at University of Sheffield, awarded in 2005), she began working as a senior lecturer at UPM. At UPM, she actively participate in research in energy and environmental. Her main research interest includes biomass and waste characterization and valorization, green and renewable process design and product development and waste management. Dr. Wan has over 79 publications in peer-reviewed journals including articles in Desalination, Chemical Engineering Journals, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, etc. She has over 36 local/international/ community/industry grants with cumulative value of greater than RM 3,700,000 as principal investigator and project members. She has been awarded with a number of prestigious awards in academic/research such as Outstanding Women In Engineering (Venus, India), Knowledge  Achievement In notion and Science Award (Mustapha Foundation, Iran), and Loreal Fellowship for Women in Science - see Award section (here)

Education

  • PhD Combustion Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK (2005)

  • B.E. Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Professional Appointments

  • Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UPM (2020 – to date)

  • Head of Sustainable Process Engineering Research Centre (SPERC), UPM (2019 – 2021)

  • Industrial Intern, Pakar Management Sdn Bhd (2017)

  • Research Coordinator, Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UPM (2015 – 2017)

  • Committee of Environmental Management System (EMS), UPM (2017)

  • Committee of Undergraduate Curriculum, UPM (2013 – 2016)

  • Academic Coordinator, Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UPM (2012 – 2015)

  • Associate professor, UPM (2012 – 2019)

  • Postdoctoral/visiting scholar, Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia (2008 – 2009)

  • Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UPM (2008 – 2012)

  • Lecturer, Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UPM (2005 – 2007)

  • Tutor, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UPM (2000 – 2005)

Membership

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  • Professional Engineer (PEng), Board of Engineers Malaysia - PE18887

  • Chartered Member (CEng), Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) – 99914377

  • Graduate Member and Co-opted member for Chemical Engineering Technical Division (CETD), Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) – (2014 - 2016)

  • Associate member of Young Scientist Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM)

  • Biochar Malaysia Association (BMA)

  • Regional director for the Society of Circular, Regenerative and Sustainable Systems (CRES)

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