CURRICULUM VITAE A. BUTIR-BUTIR PERIBADI (Personal Details) Nama Penuh (Full Name) MAIZIRWAN MEL Gelaran (Title): Dr. No. MyKad / No. Pasport (Mykad No. / Passport No.) 660313615027 Jawatan (Designation) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Warganegara (Citizenship) INDONESIAN Bangsa (Race) MELAYU Jantina (Gender) MALE Tarikh Lahir (Date of Birth) 13 03 1966 Alamat Semasa (Current Address) DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 50728 KUALA LUMPUR Jabatan/Fakulti (Department/Faculty) BIOTECHNOLOGY / Tel:03-61964566 Fax:03-61964442 E-mel dan URL (E-mail Address and URL) E-mail: maizirwan@iium.edu.my URL: www.maizirwan.com H/P:0137405953 B. KELAYAKAN AKADEMIK (Academic Qualification) Nama Sijil / Kelayakan (Certificate / Qualification obtained) PhD ( Bioprocess Engineering) Nama Sekolah Institusi (Name of School / Institution) Tahun (Year obtained) UTM 2002 Bioprocess MSc UPM 1998 Bioprocess Bidang pengkhusususan (Area of Specialization) BSc UNRI 1991 Post-Harvest Processing Tech. C. KEMAHIRAN BAHASA (Language Proficiency) Bahasa / Language Lemah Poor (1) Sederhana Moderate (2) Baik Good (3) Amat Baik Very good (4) Cemerlang Excellent (5) English Bahasa Melayu Chinese Lain-lain (other): 1
D. PENGALAMAN SAINTIFIK DAN PENGKHUSUSAN (Scientific experience and Specialisation) Organization Position Start Date End Date Expertise Assoc. Professor Assistant Professor July 2009 Present Bioprocess Engineering July 2002 June 2009 Bioprocess Engineering E. PEKERJAAN (Employment) Majikan / Employer Jawatan / Designation Assoc. Professor/Deputy Dean Head of Engineering of Industrial Training Unit (EIT Unit) Head of Department Jabatan / Department Research Management Center, BIOTECHNOLOGY DEPT Tarikh lantikan / Start Date June 2009 2003 2004 Tarikh tamat / Date May 2013 F. ANUGERAH DAN HADIAH (Honours and Awards) Name of awards Title Award Authority Award Type Year Academc Awards 1. Kenaf Biomass as Renewable Sources for Production of Polylactic Acid. Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF), Gold Medal 2012 2. Ethanol production from sorghum starch. RESEARCH INNOVATION AND EXHIBITION GOLD MEDAL 3. Innovative Process Optimization using Organic Base for Reactive Lactic Acid Extraction. BIO 2010, BRONZE MEDAL 2010 Non-Academic Awards Awards of Merit 2
G. SENARAI PENERBITAN (Sila masukan nama pengarang, tajuk, nama jurnal, jilid, muka surat dan tahun diterbitkan) (List of publications author (s), title, journal, volume, page and year published) Journal Selected One M.N Nur Aimi, M.K. Mohd Adlan, S.M Nurhafizah, M.I Ahmad Fitrie,H. Anuar, M. Mel, R.Othman. Evaluation of Maximum Percentage Glucose Conversion for Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Kenaf Biomass using Statistical Analysis. Advanced Materials Research Vol. 576 (2012) pp 244-247. SCOPUS Indexed. NURUL HUDA MOHAMED SAFRI, MAIZIRWAN MEL, DOMINIC C.Y. FOO, DENNY K.S. NG AND IRENE M.L. CHEW. PROCESS MODELLING AND DEBOTTLENECKING STUDY OF A VACCINE PRODUCTION Engineering Journal, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2012. M. F. Kamuri, Dominic C. Y. Foo and M. Mel. Batch Process Modelling and Economic Evaluation of Glucuronidase Enzyme Production. J Bioproces Biotechniq 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9821.s4-001. ISSN:2155-9821 JBPBT. NUR AIMI MOHD NASIR, MOHD ADLAN MUSTAFA KAMALBHRIN, NURHAFIZAH SEENI MOHAMED1 HAZLEEN ANUAR, MAIZIRWAN MEL, AND RASHIDI OTHMAN. EFFECT OF RHIZOPUS ORYZAE FERMENTATION ON KENAF-BASED POLYLACTIC ACID S MONOMER. Engineering Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4, : Special Issue on Biotechnology. Pp 83-87. ISSN no 1511-788X. Nur Aimi Mohd Nasir, Mohd Adlan Mustafa Kamal Bahrin, Nurhafizah Seeni Mohamed Hazleen Anuar, Maizirwan Mel, Rashidi Othman. Kenaf as natural resource for lactic Acid Production. Sains Malaysiana (). Accepted for publication. Azlin Suhaida Azmi, Gek Cheng Ngoh, Maizirwan Mel. Prediction of significant factors in the production of ethanol by ragi tapai co-culture using Taguchi methodology. African Journal of Biotechnology (ISI/SCOPUS). IF 0.456, Vol. 10(81), pp. 18833-18841. DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2762. ISSN 1684 5315 Academic Journals Farah Ahmad, Mohd Hider Kamaruddin, Ahmad Tariq Jameel and Maizirwan Mel. Growth Kinetic Study and Modeling of Ethanol Production by S. cerevisae. African Journal of Biotechnology (ISI/SCOPUS), IF 0.456, Vol. 16(81), pp. 18842-18846. DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2763. ISSN 1684 5315 Academic Journals B. Winarno, R.M. Yunus and M. Mel. Extraction of Algae Oil from Nannocloropsis sp.: A Study of Soxhlet and Ultrasonic-Assisted Extractions. Journal of Applied Sciences, 11: 3607-3612. ISSN 1812-5654/ DOI: 10.3923/jas..3607.3612. Mohd Hider Bin Kamarudin and Maizirwan Mel (). Optimizing Bioethanol Production from Sago Starch in Bioreactor for Renewable Energy. Submitted to Journal of Energy and Environment. (Accepted). ISSN: 1985 7462 Najiah Nadir, Maizirwan Mel, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim and Rosli Mohd Yunus. Optimization of Hydrolysis Conditions for Ethanol Production from Sorghum Starch. Journal - The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (Vol. 71, No.3, September 2010). Azlin Suhaida Azmi, Cheng Gek Ngoh, Maizirwan Mel, Masitah Hasan Ragi tapai and Saccharomyces cerevisiae as potential coculture in viscous fermentation medium for ethanol production. African Journal of Biotechnology. (ISI IF 0.456). Vol. 9(42), pp. 7122-7127, 18 October, 2010. Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/ajb. ISSN 1684 5315. Books/Monographs BIOPROCESSING OF RECOMBINANT E.COLI PRODUCING GLUCURONIDASE ENZYMES. Editors: Maizirwan Mel (Main Editor), Hamzah Mohd Salleh, and Mohd Azmir Arifin. ISBN 978-967-418-010-2. Press (). 3
BIOPROCESSING OF LACTIC ACID BY FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE. Maizirwan Mel (Main Editor), Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim, Parveen Jamal, Nur Aimi Mohd Nasir, and Nurhafizah Seeni Mohamed. ISBN 967-0225-81-4. Press (). TAGUCHI S DESIGN IN BIOPROCESS : A CASE SUDIES. Maizrwan Mel and Najiah Nadir (Editors). ISBN 978-967-418-070-6. Press (). Chapter in book Proceedings Mohd Hider Kamarudin, Najiah Nadir, Maizirwan Mel, Mohamed Ismail Abd Karim. COMPARISON OF SAGO AND SWEET SORGHUM FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION USING SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE. Malaysian International Conference on Trends in Bioprocess Engineering. Langkawi 3-5 July 2012 Maizirwan Mel, Budi Wiyarno, Rosli Mohd Yunus. A STUDY ON THE ULTRASONIC OIL EXTRACTION AND INSITU TRANSESTRIFICATION OF MICROALGAE BIODIESEL. Paper accepted in Bio Pacific Rims on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy. 10-12 October 2012. Vancouver, Canada. Nurhafizah Seeni Mohamed, Maizirwan Mel, Hazleen Anuar, Rashidi Othman, Nur Aimi Mohd Nasir. Evaluation of Lactic Acid Production via Lactobacillus rhamnosus Fermentation from Kenaf Biomass using Statistical Design. International Conference on Biomass for Biofuels and Value-Added Products (ICBBVAP) 2012 23-24 October 2012, Double Tree Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Fouad R. H. Abdeen, Maizirwan Mel, Maan Al-Khatib and Azlin Suhaida Azmi. Dehydration of Ethanol on Zeolite Based Media Using Adsorption Process. Proceeding of CUTSE, Miri 8-9 November.. ISBN No 978-983-44482-2-6. Sany Izan Ihsan, Khairussani Farid, AKM Mohiuddin and Maizirwan Mel. Analysis of Engine Performance with Enhanced Fuel. Proceeding CUTSE, Miri 8-9 November. ISBN No 978-983-44482-2-6. Nur Aimi Mohd Nasir, Mohd Adlan Mustafa Kamal Bahrin, Nurhafizah Seeni Mohamed Hazleen Anuar, Maizirwan Mel, Rashidi Othman. Kenaf as natural resource for lactic Acid Production. Paper accepted to Malaysia Polymer International Conference (MPIC ). 18-20 October. Equatorial Hotel, Bangi. Azlin Suhaida Azmi, Gek Cheng Ngoh, Maizirwan Mel. Prediction of significant factors in the production of ethanol by ragi tapai co-culture using Taguchi methodology. Proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering [ICBioE 11] 17-19 May, Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 978-983-42978-2-4 Farah Ahmad, Mohd Hider Kamaruddin, Ahmad Tariq Jameel and Maizirwan Mel. Growth Kinetic Study and Modeling of Ethanol Production by S. cerevisae. Proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering [ICBioE 11] 17-19 May, Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 978-983-42978-2-4. Nabila Sulaiman, Sany Izan Ihsan, AKM Mohiuddin, and Maizirwan Mel. Analysis of Engine Performance with NGV. Proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering [ICMAAE 11], 17-19 May,, Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hydrolysis of Sorghum Starch for Ethanol Production. N. Najiah, M. Maizirwan, A.K. Mohamed Ismail, and M. Y. Rosli. Proceeding ICPEAM-SOMCHE 15-17 June 2010. Kuala Lumpur. ISBN 978-983-2271-215 Oil Algae Extraction from Nannochloropsis sp: A Study of Soxhlet Extraction and Ultrasonic Assisted Extraction. Budi Wiyarno, Rosli Mohd Yunus, Maizirwan Mel. Proceeding ICPEAM-SOMCHE 15-17 June 2010. Kuala Lumpur. ISBN 978-983- 2271-215. 4
Other publications Optimizing Bioethanol Production from Sago Starch in Bioreactor for Renewable Energy. Mohd Hider Bin Kamarudin and Maizirwan Mel. Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies, ICARET 2010, 6-7 July 2010, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Optimization of Single-step Bioconversion Process Using Taguchi s method for the Production of Multiple Valuable Fermentation-products. Azlin Suhaida Azmi, Gek Cheng Ngoh, Maizirwan Mel. Proceeding The 13th Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress APCChE, October 5-8, 2010, Taipei. ISBN Fabrication of Adsorber bed Apparatus for Dehydration of Ethanol on Zeolite Based Media. Fouad R. H. Abdeen, Maizirwan Mel, Maan Al-Khatib and Azlin Suhaida. Proceedings of International Conference on Technology for New and Renewable Energy (ICT-NRE). ISBN 978-602-99040-0-0. Jakarta 1-3 December 2010. Bioethanol Production from Sago Starch. Maizirwan Mel, Husna Bt Muhammad Nadzri, Mohd Hider Kamarudin, Mohd Ismail Abd Karim. Proceedings of International Conference on Technology for New and Renewable Energy (ICT- NRE). ISBN 978-602-99040-0-0. Jakarta 1-3 December 2010. Ethanol fermentation from raw starch of sweet sorghum grain. Najiah Nadir, Maizirwan Mel, Mohd Ismail Abd Karim, Rosli Mohd Yunus. Proceedings of International Conference on Technology for New and Rrenewable Energy (ICT- NRE). ISBN 978-602-99040-0-0. Jakarta 1-3 December 2010. Computer software H. PROJEK PENYELIDIKAN TERDAHULU(Past Research Project) Project No. Project Title Role Year Source EDW B11-097-0575. Commencing November. Production of High Grade Ethanol from Sago Researchers: Maizirwan Mel (Principle) and Mohamed ismail Abdul Karim. NOV of fund Status COMPLETED FRGS0207-48. Commencing 1st October 2007. Completed October. Kinetic Studies and Optimization of Biofuel Production from Cassava- Starch via Yeast Fermentation. Co-Researcher OCT FRGS- MOHE COMPLETED 5