Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

 FKAB UKM

Smart Material and Sustainable Product Innovation (SMatSPIn)

Smart Material & Sustainable Product Innovation (SMatSPIn)

Strives to be a well-known and leading
research hub in the value-added product development
through sustainable resources and technologies for the
socioeconomic and environmental well-being.

  • Innovation in value-added products by green and nano technologies

  • Leading and referred global experts through renowned networking

  • Empowering industrial collaboration and commercialization via technology transfer

  • Impactful & sustainable solutions

  • Meaningful resource and database sharing

  • Biomass conversion

  • Material synthesis & design

  • Process Intensification

  • Biorefining

  • Purification & upgrading

  • Carbon capture & utilization

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES

Associate Prof. Ir. Dr. Masturah Binti Markom

Head

Prof. Dr. Zahira Yaakob

Advisor

Associate Prof. Ir. Dr. Shuhaida Harun

Member

Associate Prof. Ts. Dr. Rosiah Rohani

Member

Associate Prof. Ts. Dr. Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak

Member

Dr. Manal Ismail

Member

Dr. Noorashikin Md Saleh

Member

Ts. Dr. Nur Hidayatul Nazirah Kamarudin

Member

Associate Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Shaiful Sajab

Member

Dr. Ahmed Abdulamier Hussain Al-Amiery

Member

Dr. Tayser Sumer Gaaz

Member

TEAM MEMBERS

Name Research Contact
Masturah Markom
Chemical Thermodynamics; Separation; Supercritical Fluids
masturahmarkom@ukm.edu.my
Zahira Yaakob
Chemical Reaction Engineering; Biofuel; Catalysis; Hydrogen Technology
zahira@ukm.edu.my
Shuhaida Harun
Biomass Pretreatment Technology; Biomass Hydrolysis and Fermentation; Plant Process Design and Economic
harun.shuhaida@ukm.edu.my
Rosiah Rohani
Membrane Separation; Waste and waste water treatment; Biogas Upgrading, Radiation Grafting, Drilling Fluids
rosiah@ukm.edu.my
Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak
Catalysis; CO2 Capturing & Utilization; Hydrogen Production
wannorroslam@ukm.edu.my
Manal Ismail
Chemical Reaction Engineering
manal@ukm.edu.my
Noorashikin Md Saleh
Analytical Chemistry; Intrumentation Method and Green Extraction/ Separation Method
noorashikin@ukm.edu.my
Nur Hidayatul Nazirah Kamarudin
Drug Delivery; Catalysis; Adsorption; Nanomaterials
nhnazirah@ukm.edu.my
Mohd Shaiful Sajab
Biopolymer, Additive Manufacturing; Sustainable Materials
mohdshaiful@ukm.edu.my
Ahmed Abdulamier Hussain Al-Amiery
Organic synthesis, Corrosion chemistry
dr.ahmed1975@ukm.edu.my
Tayser Sumer Gaaz
Materials, Nanotechnology
gaaz@ukm.edu.my

Researcher Profile

For inquiries and collaboration opportunities please contact
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Masturah Markom at masturahmarkom@ukm.edu.my