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Professor Ir. Dr. Suzana Yusup
Professor Ir. Dr Suzana Yusup (PEng,CEng,CSci,MIChemE), is the Director of Higher Institution Center of Excellence Center for Biofuel & Biochemical Research. The center is one of Higher Institution Center of Excellence under Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. She is also the Head of Center for Biofuel & Biochemical Research at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) and is a Professor at Chemical Engineering Department. She obtained her BEng. (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from University of Leeds UK, MSc in Chemical Engineering from University of Wales UK and her PhD from University of Bradford, UK in Chemical Engineering. She has more than 20 years of teaching experience. Her research interest is in the areas of biomass conversion to fuel and biochemicals, material development, and green processes. Professor Dr Suzana Yusup has authored book, book chapters, more than 300 articles in high impact factor journals and conference papers with cumulative citation number of 6460 and h-index of 45 (Sources: Scopus), Further, she holds 15 granted patents that focus on biomass conversion to biofuel and biomaterials. Among important recognition gained through her research are Malaysia’s Research Star Award (MRSA) (2019), Private Education Excellence Award (2018) Malaysia’s Research Star Award (2017), Malaysia’s Rising Star Award (2016), 2nd prize in the Elsevier Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge (2016), Top Research Scientist Malaysia (TRSM) (2016), and Asia Research Award (2012).
