Biography

Dr. Norhaniza Yusof is a senior lecturer at the School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She received her PhD degree in Gas Engineering in 2013 in UTM. She is a research fellow at the Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), UTM. She is also the Deputy Head of Nanostructured Materials Research Group in UTM. Her research interests focus on the synthesis of a wide range of nanostructured materials and their composites for gas adsorption process and membrane-based separation processes.  The main focuses of her research is the applications of nanocomposite membranes for wastewater treatment and nanofibers for gas adsorption applications.

 Her research has been carried out with significant output in terms of publications, innovation and grant awards. To date, she has published more than 100 research papers. She has also contributed 10 book chapters and 3 edited research books. Her research publication has received about 1300 citations and her current H-index is 19. She has been the principal investigator for 19 internal and external grant worth of more than RM 1.1 million. In 2017, she has received Sakura Exchange Program in Science – Meiji University in Japan at Meiji University, Japan. Recently in 2020, she received the Best Research Award in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Excellence Service Award Ceremony (Citra Karisma)2020.