Ahmad Tariq Jameel has been associated with the Department of Biotechnology Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) as Associate Professor of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering since 2007. Prior to joining IIUM, Dr. Jameel had taught at several reputed universities in Saudi Arabia, Oman, India and Malaysia. Dr. Jameel obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He has published and/or presented over 80 research papers in international and national journals and conference proceedings. Besides he has 14 book chapters and three edited books to his credit. He is a member of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists (IACIS) and the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE). Dr. Jameel’s current research interests include: Development of immobilized enzyme based nano-biosensors, transport phenomena in biocatalyst pellets/nano-biocatalyst, immobilization of biomolecules on nanostructures/gel matrices, nonlinear stability & dynamics of thin liquid film flows, etc.
Abu Zahrim Yaser is the Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation) and Associate Professor in Waste Processing Technology at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). He obtained his PhD from Swansea University. Dr. Zahrim has published 3 books, 16 book chapters and over 70 other refereed technical papers. He is an outstanding reviewer for several Elsevier journals and was a guest editor for Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) special issue. Dr. Zahrim is a visiting scientist at the University of Hull and an associate member of Institutions of Chemical Engineers (United Kingdom).