ABOUT

Personal Details:

Full Name: Mohamad Hekarl Uzir.

Address (Official): School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Seri Ampangan, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia.

Specialisation: Biocatalysis and biotransformation, fermentation, mathematical modelling of biological reactions.

Email Address: chhekarl@usm.my

Phone Number (Direct Line): +604-5996464

Fax. Number: +604-5996908

Education:

PhD. (Biochemical Engineering), 2005

Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering, Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, United Kingdom.

MSc. (Advanced Chemical Engineering), 2001

Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom.

DIC. (Dip. of Imperial College) (Advanced Chemical Engineering), 2001

Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom.

BEng.(Hons.) (Chemical Engineering), 1999

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.

Academic Position:

Research Attachment (Organic Synthesis), February-March 2019

Centre of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Institute of Science, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

Associate Professor (Biochemical Engineering), 2015-present

School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Senior Lecturer (Biochemical Engineering), 2008-2015

School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Lecturer (Biochemical Engineering), 2005-2008

School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

University Position:

1. Working Committee for the International Conference on Environment 2006 (ICENV2006).
2. Chairman for the Technical Committee, International Conference on Environment 2008, (ICENV2008), School of Chemical Engineering, USM, Penang, Malaysia.
3. APEX’s Global Agenda and Future Relevance Committee-Engineering Campus. (2009 – 2011).
4. Biological Sciences Research Platform Committee. (January 2009 – December 2012).
5. Join Working Committee, Halal Vaccine Project, HaVaX2011 (January 2011 – December 2012).
6. Programme Chairman for Bioprocess and Environmental Engineering Group, (May 2010 – Dec 2012).
7. Chairman for the Technical Committee, International Conference on Environment 2010, (ICENV2010), School of Chemical Engineering, USM, Penang, Malaysia.
8. Advisor (Technical Committee), International Conference on Environment 2012, (ICENV2012), School of Chemical Engineering, USM, Penang, Malaysia.
9. Penggawa Desasiswa Jaya (Head of Jaya Residential College), Engineering Campus, (1^st April 2012 – 31 December 2013).
10. Penggawa Desasiswa Jaya (Head of Jaya Residential College), Engineering Campus, (Reappointment) (1^st January 2014 – 31^st December 2015).
11. Chairman for Quality Management, (January 2013 – December 2015).
12. Manager (Talent Empowerment & Creativity), (Jan. 2016 – Dec. 2018).