The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
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ROLE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS IN BIOTECH SECTOR
(Organised by the Chemical Engineering Technical Division, IEM) Date Time Venue Speaker : : : : 03 February 2009 (Tuesday) 5.30 pm (Refreshment would be served at 5.00 pm) IEM Conference Hall A, Bangunan Ingenieur, Petaling Jaya Professor Dr. Mohd Ali Hassan
BEM Approved CPD/PDP Hours: 2
Ref No: IEM09/HQ/ 021/T
SYNOPSIS Biotechnology is a multi-disciplinary area, encompassing the biological sciences, industrial technology and bioprocess engineering. It involves using living cells or biological catalysts for the production of industrial products and services. Chemical engineers can make a significant contribution in the bioreactor operation and subsequent downstream processing for the separation and recovery of products. Chemical engineers can also help to develop integrated processes for energy and resource recovery to improve existing biotechnological processes. The talk will cover the important role of chemical engineers in the biotechnology sector, with special emphasis on process substitution for new biotech products and developing appropriate technologies for our local biotechnology industry based on the speaker’s experience. BIODATA OF SPEAKER Professor Dr. Mohd Ali Hassan is currently the Dean at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia and an active member of the Institute of Bioscience, UPM. His areas of specialization are Bioprocess Engineering and Environmental Biotechnology. He is actively involved in teaching, research and consultancy in these areas. He has obtained few industrial grants to conduct his research work from organizations such as IWK, SITIM, MTDC and FELDA. To date, he has published his research work in more than 50 refereed journals. He has won several awards nationally and internationally, including the International Invention Competition in Geneva, Switzerland. Professor Mohd Ali was the President of Malaysian Society for Microbiology for three terms from 1998-2001 and he is a member of the IGS Technical Committee (Industrial Grant Scheme) on Waste Recycling and Utilization, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. He was also the CRDF Expert Panel (Commercialization of R&D Fund) under the Malaysian Technology Development Corporation. He is also a committee member advising The Ministry of Higher Education on the strategic area of biotechnology for the country. Over the years he has also established strong linkages with international organization such as JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science), NEDO (New Energy Development Organization, Japan) and AIST (Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Institute, Japan). Professor Mohd Ali now serves as the country representative in Asia Biomass Association (ABA), based in Tokyo, Japan. Presently, Professor Ali is the project leader of a joint R&D project between UPM, Kyushu Institute of Technology and FELDA Palm Industries Sdn. Bhd. on the utilisation of biogas and biomass from the palm oil industry for the production of new value-added products.
Engr. Dr. Ramlee Karim FIEM, PEng Chairman Chemical Engineering Technical Division, IEM
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