Hassan Mohamad Ali

Hassan obtained a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, and a PhD from Okayama University, Japan. He has more than 30 years of experience in teaching and research. In 2002, he was promoted to the rank of professor of environmental biotechnology at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Following his retirement from UPM, he continues to serve the university as a consultant fellow on a contractual basis. Throughout his career, Hassan has been extensively involved in international projects on biomass utilization, bioenergy, and zero-emission technologies, particularly in collaboration with Yoshihito Shirai of the Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan, and the palm oil industry. He has successfully secured numerous research and development grants from both national and international funding agencies, as well as private-sector partners. In 2012, he established the Serdang Biomass Town and Biorefinery on the UPM campus. From 2013 to 2018, he led the international SATREPS project on biomass utilization and zero-emission technologies for palm oil mills, jointly funded by the governments of Japan and Malaysia.