Our people
Seven chemical engineers, all registered Professional Engineers. Each one owns a part of the plant.
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Azil Bahari Alias
Dean of FKK · Head of INPRES
Biomass valorisation · Thermochemical conversion
Prof. Ir. Dr. Zulkifli Abd Rashid
Process safety & loss prevention
Process safety & loss prevention · Risk assessment
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Najmiddin Yaakob
Corrosion engineering
Oil & gas pipeline corrosion · Sweet & sour wet gas
Prof. Ir. Dr. Juferi Idris
Wastewater & carbon materials
Wastewater treatment · Carbonisation
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Nur Hashimah Alias
Membranes & produced water
Electrospun nanofibres · Membrane separation
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Fauziah Marpani
Biocatalysis & separation
Enzyme membrane reactors · Biocatalysis
Prof. Ir. Dr. Syed Shatir A. Syed Hassan
Catalysis & energy
Catalysis & reaction engineering · Thermochemical conversion
7 members · 154 grants · RM 11.3M · 893 outputs · 387 indexed · 82 postgraduates · 7 Professional EngineersCombined UiTM Expert record, October 2026
P-310
Who to call
Start from the problem on your plant. Write to the person, or to Dr Azil if it spans several.
| Problem | Call |
|---|---|
| Our site stores chlorine, LPG or methanol and needs a CIMAH safety report | Dr Azil / Prof. Zulkifli |
| We need a quantitative risk assessment or facility siting study | Prof. Zulkifli / Dr Azil |
| A wet gas line is corroding from the top | Dr Najmiddin |
| We have corrosion coupons, or an inhibitor to test | Dr Najmiddin |
| Our effluent is close to its Department of Environment limits | Prof. Juferi / Prof. Zulkifli |
| Produced water still carries oil | Dr Nur Hashimah |
| We want the reaction and the separation in one unit | Dr Fauziah / Dr Nur Hashimah |
| Coconut shell or landscape waste: can it become biochar or activated carbon? | Prof. Juferi |
| H2S in our gas needs stripping | Dr Azil |
| Palm fibre, sludge or coal to fuel, hydrogen or carbon | Prof. Shatir / Dr Azil |
| A process works in the lab; will it work at plant scale? | Prof. Shatir |