Prof. Ir. Dr. Zulkifli Abd Rashid
Professor, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam · Process safety & loss prevention
h-index 7 (Scopus) · 46 indexed outputs · 22 research grants · 9 postgraduates supervised · at UiTM since 2006
Registrations & recognition
- Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia (chemical)
- Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council UK; Member, IChemE
- ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer
- DOSH-registered competent person for major-hazard (CIMAH) reports, HQ/16/MH/00/201
- Department of Environment appointed individual for QRA-specialised EIA reviews
- Safety and Health Officer, NIOSH
- Member, AIChE
Expertise
Process Safety and Loss Prevention, Risk Assessment, Waste Water Design Engineering, Air Pollution Engineering, Hazardous Waste Management.
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From the DOE to the competent-person register
Seven years in plants and at the regulator before the lecture hall, which is why his reports read the way inspectors think.
- 1998
B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, UMIST, Manchester
- 1999
Project engineer, then manager: PETRONAS Melaka refinery, PETRONAS UCC Kertih, BP sphere tank at Port Klang
- 2002
Environmental Control Officer, Department of Environment, Seremban: 400+ industries, EIA cases
- 2005
M.Sc. Environmental Engineering, UPM
- 2006
Lecturer, UiTM: sets up Process Safety and Loss Prevention as a core module
- 2013
PhD, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS: process safety and QRA
- 2016
Starts training DOSH petroleum safety officers in QRA; first INPRES CIMAH report
- 2019
Associate Professor; media expert after Pasir Gudang
- 2025
RiskLynx registered; Best Paper, Loss Prevention Asia 2025, KLCC
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180+
CIMAH and process safety technical reports, 15+ DOE QRA reviews including Shell SK318 and Pengerang, and a QRA tool of his own.
| Year | Award and recognition |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Gold, IIDEX 2025 SPECTROBOT: safety, patrolling and environmental control robot |
| 2025 | Best Paper, LPA 2025, KLCC Dynamic modelling of chlorine gas release |
| 2024 | Gold, IIDEX 2024 Organic catalyst for biodiesel synthesis |
| 2015 | Gold, ITEX, KLCC SAVii smart VCE identifier tool |
| 2019 | Best consulting income, FKK Every year 2019 to 2025 |
| 2023 | Software licence, RM 180,000 UiTM and Wijati Sdn Bhd, 2023 to 2026 |
Google Scholar h-index 13, 1,099 citations; RM 1.07M across 17 grants. From his CV, October 2026.
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Qualifications
| Rev | Year | Qualification | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2020 | Professional Engineer | Board of Engineers Malaysia |
| D | 2013 | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemical Engineering | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) |
| C | 2005 | M.Sc. (Eng.) in Environmental Science | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| B | 1998 | B.Eng. (Hons) in Chemical Engineering | Manchester University, Inst of Sci. & Technical (UMIST) |
| A | 1995 | Diploma Science | UiTM Perlis |
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Recent indexed papers
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Recent grants
Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies in Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) using Coconut Shell Activated Carbon Xerogel (CSACX)
Other Grants · Project Member
Dynamic Human Vulnerability Accident Risk Modelling using Chemical Process Historical Database and Bayesian Tree Augmented Naïve Algorithm on Crude Oil Distillation
Myra Research Grant · Project Member
Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) using Newly Improved Hybrid Carbon Gel Derived from Coconut Shell: Synthesis, Characterization and Optimization
Faculty Internal Fund · Project Member
Conceptual Dynamic Reliability and Risk Assessment Framework in the Control of Major Accident Hazard using Bayesian Approach
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme · Principal Investigator
Hydrogen Sulphide Removal using a Blended Series of Biochar and Xerogel Originated from Coconut Shells
Faculty Internal Fund · Project Member
A Blending Series of Coconut Shell Biochar (CSB) and Xerogel Based Coconut Shell (XCS) for H2S Removal in a Multilayered Sorption Bed
Other Grants · Project Member