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Faculty of Agriculture - putra science park
Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Agriculture is one of the three founding faculties that made up the formation of Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (now Universiti Putra Malaysia) in 1971. Beginning with seven departments under this faculty, most of these departments were later developed to become several other faculties. The faculty currently has seven departments – Department of Crop Science, Department of Plant Protection, Department of Land Management, Department of Animal Science, Department of Agriculture Technology, Department of Agribusiness and Information System and Department of Aquaculture. 1 Research Expertise A00344K Abdul Razak Alimon Agriculture Professor Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4869; Mobile: 017 6245806 Fax: 03 8938 1024 ralimon@agri.upm.edu.my, razalimon@yahoo.co.uk Year of Appointment: 1980 Working Experience (As Academician): 32 Years Administrative Position (If Any) • Head, Laboratory of Animal Production, Institute of Tropical Agriculture (2007-2010) Qualifications • B. Sc. (UNE; Australia); Dip.Sc. Agric. (UNE; Australia); M. S. Agric. (UNE; Australia); Ph.D. (Reading; UK) Professional Affiliations • Member of Malaysian Society of Animal Production • Member of Malaysian Nutrition Society • Member of Malaysian Zoological Society • Member of Malaysia World Poultry Science Association Specialization(s) • Animal Nutrition • Animal Production Expertise • Animal Feeds and Feeding • Nutritional Physiology For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/jsh A0467 Ahmad Husni Mohd Hanif Assoc. Professor Department of Land Management Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4855; Mobile: 012 3355465 Fax: 03 8940 8316 husni@agri.upm.edu.my/husni@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1990 Working Experience (As Academician): 22 Years Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinator Soil Fertility Laboratory Qualifications • Dip Agric. (Malaya); B. Sc. (LSU; USA); M. Agric. Sc. (W. Texas A&M; USA); Ph.D. (Auburn; USA) Professional Affiliations • President, The Malaysian Soil Science Society • Member, International Humic Substances Society • Member, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy • Member, International Peat Society Specialization(s) • Soil Fertility, Fertilizer and Nutrients Management Expertise • Soil Testing and Plant Analysis • Fertilizer Formulations • Peat Soil • Carbon Sequestration and Management For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit https://www.agri.upm.edu.my/jpth_akademik.htm A03115 Ahmad Selamat Dr. Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8946 6958 Fax: 03 8943 5973 ahmads@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 2007 Working Experience (As Academician): 2 Years, 16 Years ( Research scientist) Administrative Position (If Any) • Senior Lecturer • Research Associate, Institute for Mathematical Research, UPM Qualifications • B. Agric.Sc. (UPM, Malaysia); M. S. (UF,USA); Ph. D. (UF, USA) • Certificate, Cropping systems and applied research (Distinction)(IRRI, Philippines) • Certificate, Computer simulation for crop growth and nutrient management (IFDC, Alabama, USA) Professional Affiliations • The Scientific Research Society, Sigma Xi, Full membership, • The New York Academy of Sciences, Invited member • Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) User Association of Malaysia, Chairman in 1991 • Malaysian Plant Physiology Association, committee member (1989)/member, 1988 • The Honor Society of Agriculture (Florida, USA), member, 1987 • American Society of Agronomy, member, 1987 • Crop Science Society of America, member, 1987 • Soil Science Society of America, member, 1987 • Senior staffs (researchers) Association of MARDI, President (1989-1992), 1978-1993 2 Agriculture Research Expertise 3 Research Expertise Specialisation(s) • Agronomy & biomathematics Agriculture Expertise • Crop Production Ecology. • Intra-and inter-species plant competition physiology and mathematical modeling • Biomathematics & Statistical methods For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit _____________________ A01942 Amin Mahir Abdullah Dr. Department of Agribusiness and Information Systems Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office:03 8946 4129; Mobile: 017 696 3346 Fax: 03 9846 4142 amahir@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1999 Working Experience (As Academician): 9 Years Administrative Position (If Any) • Lecturer Qualifications • Dip. Agric. (UPM, Malaysia); B. Sc. (Southern Illinois, USA); M. Sc. (Oklahoma State, USA); Ph.D. Agribusiness (UPM, Malaysia) Specialisation(s) • Agricultural Economics • Agribusiness Management • Agribusiness Marketing Expertise • Agribusiness For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit _____________________ A03878 Anjas Asmara @ Ab. Hadi bin Samsudin Senior Lecturer Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4878 Fax: 03 8947 4948 anjas@putra.upm.edu.my; anjasasmara81@yahoo.com Year of Appointment: 2011 Working Experience (As Academician): 1 Years Qualifications • DVM (UPM); Ph.D. (Queensland) Professional Affiliations • Malaysian Society of Animal Production (MSAP), Members, 2007-Present. • Veterinary Association of Malaysia (VAM), Members, 2006-Present. • International Society of Camelid Research and Development (ISOCARD), Members, 2010-Present Specialisation(s) • Ruminant Nutrition Expertise • Animal Feeds and Feeding • Nutritional Physiology • Small Ruminant Production • Gut Molecular Microbiology For academic citations, please visit : https://www.mohe.gov.my/malimsarjana/cvpreview.cfm?id=12950 A02496 Annie Christianus Senior Lecturer Department of Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4884 Fax: 03 8940 8311 annie@putra.upm.edu.my; anniechr@yahoo.com Year of Appointment: March 2003 Working Experience (As Academician): 10 years Qualifications • BSc (UPM); PhD (UPM) Professional Affiliations • Life member, Malaysian Fisheries Society • President, Malaysian Fisheries Society Specialisation(s) • Aquatic Biology • Aquaculture Expertise • Fish reproduction, culture & conservation • Horseshoe biology & culture For academic citations, please visit: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bU-qJJQAAAAJ 4 Agriculture Research Expertise 5 Research Expertise A2563 Awis Qurni Sazili Agriculture Dr. Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel–Office: 03 89474870; Mobile: 017 625 1020 Fax: 03 89381024 awis@putra.upm.edu.my, awisqurni@gmail.com http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/cv/awis.htm http://www.halal.upm.edu.my/cv/awis.html Year of Appointment: 2003 Working Experience (As Academician): 9 Years Administrative Position (If Any) • Coordinator of Meat Science Laboratory, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture Qualifications • Dip. Animal Health & Production (UPM, Malaysia); D. V. M. (UPM, Malaysia); Ph.D. (Nottingham, UK) Professional Affiliations • Member, Veterinary Association of Malaysian • Member, Malaysian Society of Animal Production Specialisation(s) • Meat Science For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/cv/awis.htm A02521 Azhar Kasim Assoc. Prof. Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel - Office: 03 8947 1803; Mobile: 012 298 9141 Fax: 03 8946 4108 azharkasim@putra.upm.edu.my http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/jst Year of Appointment: 2003 Working Experience (As Academician): 9 Years Administrative Position (If Any) • Deputy Director, Centre for Extension, Entrepreneurship[ and Professional Advancement (APEEC) Qualifications • Dip Agric. (Malaya); B. Sc. (LSU; USA); M. Agric. Sc. (W. Texas A&M; USA); Ph.D. (Auburn; USA) Research Expertise 6 Specialisation(s) • Poultry Science • Animal Nutrition • Animal Production System Expertise • Poultry Science • Animal Nutrition • Animal Production System • Wild and Exotic Birds For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit _____________________ A01069 Aziz Arshad Professor Department of Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4939/4933 Fax: 03 8947 4949 azizarshad@putra.upm.edu.my; azizar.upm@gmail.com Year of Appointment: 1987 Working Experience (As Academician): 25 Years Administrative Position (If any) • Head, Laboratory of Marine Science, IBS UPM • Head, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, UPM • Deputy Dean, Faculty of Agriculture UPM Qualifications • BSc Fisheries (UPM); MSc (Wales, UK); Ph.D. (Plymouth, UK) Professional Affiliations • Life member, Malaysian Fisheries Society • Life Member, Malaysian Society of Applied Biology • Treasurer, Asian Fisheries Society • Associate Member, Marine Ecosystem Research Centre UKM Specialisation(s) • Marine Invertebrate Biology • Marine Benthos Expertise • Biology and ecology of sergestid shrimps • Biology and ecology of marine mollusc shells • Marine fish larval ecology • EIA of marine biology section For academic citations, please visit : http://scholar.google.com/citation Agriculture Professional Affiliations • Member Veterinary Association of Malaysia • Life Member Malaysian Society of Animal Production 7 Research Expertise A02241 Christopher Teh Boon Sung Agriculture Senior Lecturer Department of Land Management Faculty ofAgriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4858 Fax: 03 8940 8316 cbsteh@yahoo.com Year of Appointment: 2001 Working Experience (As Academician): 11 Years Qualifications • B. Agric. Sc. (Uni. Pertanian Malaysia); M. Agric. Sc. (Uni. Pertanian Malaysia); Ph.D. (Uni. Of Reading, UK) Professional Affiliations • Member, Malaysian Society of Soil Science Specialisation(s) • Environmental biophysics • Crop modelling Expertise • Oil palm growth and yield modelling • Soil and water conservation For academic citations, please visit: http://www.christopherteh.com A00866 Che Fauziah Associate Professor Department of Land Management Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4803 Fax: 03 8940 4316 fauziah@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1985 Working Experience (As Academician): 27 Years Administrative Position (If any) • Deputy Dean (Academic, Student Affair and Alumni) , Faculty of Agriculture, UPM • Coordinator, Analytical Laboratory, Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculutre • Past Head, Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM Qualifications • B.Sc. (Iowa, U.S.A); M.Sc (Iowa, U.S.A); Ph.D. (Georgia, U.S.A.) Professional Affiliations • American Chemical Society • American Society of Agronomy • American Society of Soil Science • International Soil Science Society • International Society of Trace Elements Biogeochemistry • Agriculture Laboratory Association of Malaysia • Malaysian Soil Science Society • Malaysia Institute Chemistry Specialisation(s) • Environmental Soil Chemistry • Land Application of Industrial Byproduct • Bioremediation of Metal Contaminated Soil Expertise • • • • • Waste management (sewage sludge, paper mill sludge, POME, biochar) Heavy metals contamination in soil and plant ( agricultural ecosystem) Phytoremediation of metal contaminated soils Composting of organic waste materials Management of acid sulfate soils For academic citations, please visit: http://scholar.google.com/citation A01244 Dahlan bin Ismail Professor Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4872; Mobile: 019 6340009 Fax: 03 8938 1024 dahlan@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: Working Experience (As Academician): 22 Years Administrative Position (If Any) • • • • Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation), Universiti Utara Malaysia. (1.8.2007 – 31.7.2010) Dean, Faculty Of Agricultural Sciences And Food , UPMKB , Sarawak ( 1.1.2002- 31.12. 2004 ) Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Biological Sciences, UPM Sarawak (1.4. 2001 - 2003) Coordinator of livestock production technology transfer, Livestock Research and Development Division, MARDI.(1985 - 1987) Qualifications • D.V.M. (UPM); M.S. (UPM); Ph.D. (Kyoto University; Japan) • Certificate of Executive Management Program: Leading Change In Complex Organi zations. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan (MIT Sloan), 8 Agriculture Research Expertise 9 Research Expertise Agriculture • • School of Management, U.S.A. Certificate of Meat Safety and Quality Control, Asean-Australia Economic Cooperation, Singapore. Certificate of Animal By-products Utilisation - Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Madras, India. United Nations Development Programme and Third World Academy of Science. Professional Affiliations • Member of Malaysian Society of Animal Production • Member of Malaysian Veterinary Association • Ambassador for Peace, Universal Peace Federation • Distinguished Fellow, Academic of Malaysian SMEs • Vice President, Kyoto University Alumni Malaysia • Vice President of Pertubuhan Setia kawan Pembangunan Ummah Malaysia, NGO for Malay Sustainability: Beyond 2020. Since 2011 Specialisation(s) • Animal Agricultural Systems • Animal Production • Animal Products Development Expertise • Integrated livestock-crop production systems (LICRO) • Agricultural by-products and organic waste processing for feed production • Bio-park and wildlife proactive conservation. For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/jsh or google Dahlan Ismail A0544K Dzolkhifli bin Omar Professor Department of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4842 Fax: 03 8938 1014 zolkifli@putra.upm.edu.my http://www.agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1981 Working Experience (As Academician): 31 Years Administrative Position (If any) • Head, Department of Plant Protection,Faculty of Agriculture,UPM • Deputy Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM • Senate Member Qualifications • Dip. Agric. (UPM), B.Sc. (LSU), M.Sc (Purdue), Ph.D. (London), DIC. Professional Affiliations • Life Member, Malaysian Plant Protection Society (MAPPS) • Entomological Society of Malaysia (Entoma) • ISSAAS Research Expertise 10 Expertise • Pesticide and biopesticide formulation • Insecticide resistance • Bioefficacy and residual studies of insecticides and herbicides • Effect of pesticides on non target organisms For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.agri.upm.edu.my A00470 Fatimah Md Yusoff Professor Department of Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4966 Fax: 03 8940 8311 fatimah@ibs.upm.edu.my; fatimamy@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: February 1980 Working Experience (As Academician): 32 years Administrative Position (If Any) • • • • • • • Head, Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience (IBS), UPM. (Sept 2011) Director, IBS, UPM (March 2006 – May 2011) Deputy Director, IBS, UPM (May 2004 – Feb 2006) Head, Laboratory of Marine Science, IBS,UPM (Dec 2003 – May 2004) Deputy Director, Research Management Centre (RMC), UPM (Jan. 2002 –Nov. 2003) Head, Department of Fish Biology & Aquaculture. Faculty of Fisheries & Marine Science, UPM. (Sept. 1989- August 1993) Chairman, Board of Directors, MAJUIKAN Fish Protect Sdn Bhd. (2011 -2012) Qualifications • B. A, 1977 (Drew University, New Jersey); M.Sc ., 1979 (Michigan State University; PhD ., 1987 (Michigan State University) Professional Affiliations • Malaysian Fisheries Society o Life member since 1988 o President: 2002-2004 o Vice-Preident:2000-2002 o Secretary: 1995-1997 o Treasurer: 1989 – 1994; 2004- 2006 o Council Member: 1987-1989, 2007-2012 Agriculture Specialisation(s) • Entomology • Insect Toxicology and Pesticide Application Technology 11 Research Expertise Agriculture • Asian Fisheries Society o Life member since 1986 o Council member: 2001 – 2007 o Treasurer: 2007-2011 o Editorial Board Member: 2012 • Life Member of ENSEARCH (Environmental Management & Research Association of Malaysia), Membership No. 0339 since 1988. • Life Member of Malaysian Applied Biology since 1982 • Member of International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology (SIL), since 1982 • Freshwater Biological Association (FBA). United Kingdom. o Member: 1992-1999 o Life member: since 1999 (Membership No. 3012). • Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management (AEHMS), Canada • Member, Review Board: 2001 • Sustainability Science and Management o Editorial Board Member, since 2006 Specialisation(s) • Aquatic Ecology • Limnology • Aquaculture Expertise • Water quality management and bioremediation • Planktonology and culture of live-feed organisms • Microalgae ecology and culture • Aquatic ecosystem management For academic citations, please visit: http://scholar.google.com.my/citations?user=XG-2sOIAAAAJ&hl=en A03003 Ganesan Vadamalai Senior Lecturer Department of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4843 Fax: 03 8938 1014 ganesanv@putra.upm.edu.my; gvadamalai@yahoo.com Year of Appointment: 2005 Working Experience (As Academician): 7 years Qualifications • B. Hort. Sc. (Hons.) (UPM, Malaysia); M.Agric. Sc. (UPM, Malaysia); Ph.D. (Adelaide, Australia) Professional Affiliations • Life Member, Malaysian Plant Protection Society • Life Member, Malaysian Microbiology Society • AIM • ISSAAS Research Expertise 12 Expertise • Diagnosis and Epidemiology of plant virus and viroid diseases • Detection and Management of Orange Spotting disorder of oil palm • Diagnosis and Characterization of Phytoplasmas For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.agri.upm.edu.my A0919 Ghizan Saleh Professor Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8946 4169; Mobile: 019 313 9955 Fax: 03 8946 4151 ghizan@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1986 Working Experience (As Academician): 22 Years Qualifications • B. Agri. Sc. (UPM, Malaysia); M. Sc.; Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison, USA) Professional Affiliations • President, Genetics Society of Malaysia • President, International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Science (ISSAAS) Malaysian Chapter, Aug 2006–present • Member, Malaysian Society of Applied Biology • Member, Society for Advancement in Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO) Specialisation(s) • Plant Breeding and Genetics • Quantitative Genetics • Marker-Assisted Breeding Expertise • Corn and Sweet Corn Breeding and Genetics • Kenaf Breeding and Genetics For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit _____________________ Agriculture Specialisation(s) • Plant Pathology/Plant Virology 13 Research Expertise A03678 Golnaz Rezai Agriculture Senior Lecturer Department of Agribusiness and Information Systems Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4899 Fax: 03 8940 8213 rgolnaz@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: March 2010 Working Experience (As Academician): 4 years Qualifications • BEng (Tehran Sience and Research University , Iran); M.Sc. (UPM); Ph. D. (UPM) Professional Affiliations • Member of The International Society of Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS) – Malaysian Chapter • Member of Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Specialisation(s) • Agribusiness Food System • Agribusiness Management Expertise • Consumer Behaviour • Food Marketing and Branding For academic citations, please visit: http://scholar.google.com.my/citations?hl=en&user=ZGGeSfoAAAAJ A01704 Hafidzi Mohd Noor Assoc prof Department of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 89474844 Fax: 03 89474917 hafidzi@putra.upm.edu.my; hafidzi.mohdnoor@gmail.com Year of Appointment: December 1997 (tutor 1992) Working Experience (As Academician): 20 years Qualifications • BSc (Univ of Wisconsin, Madison); MSc (UKM); PhD (Univ Aberdeen, Scotland) Professional Affiliations • Member MAPPS (Malaysian Plant Protection Society) • Member MNS (Malayan Nature Society) • Member of AIM (Agricultural Inst. Of Malaysia) Specialisation(s) • Vertebrate Pest Control • Biological Control of Pest • Urban Pest Management Expertise • Ranging behavior of vertebrates • Secondary Poisoning of predators For academic citations, please visit : http://scholar.google.com.my/citations?user=ft0qB6YAAAAJ&hl=en A1705 Halimatun Yaakub Assoc. Prof. Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4873; Mobile: 03 8938 1024 hali@agri.upm.edu.my; hali@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1998 Working Experience (As Academician): 15 years Administrative Position (If Any) • Dairy Science Laboratory Coordinator Qualifications • D. V. M. (UPM, Malaysia); M.Sc. (UCC, Ireland); Ph.D. (UCD, Ireland) Professional Affiliations • Life member; Malaysian Society of Animal Production (1998) • Life member; and Honorary Committee Member of Association of Veterinary Sciences Educationist (Persatuan Pendidik Sains Veterinar Selangor) • Member; Veterinary Alumni Association/UPM (1990) • Member; Academic Staff Association UPM (1998) • Member; Malaysian Nutrition Society (2002) • Member; Agriculture Faculty Alumni Association/UPM (1999) • Member; ISSAAS (2004) • Member; SIRIM for GAHP (2006) • Life member: Laboratory Animal Science Association of Malaysia (2008) Specialisation(s) • Nutritional & reproduction • Dairy science Expertise • Animal Reproduction • Dairy Science • Ruminant Production • Animal Physiology For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit _____________________ 14 Agriculture Research Expertise 15 Research Expertise A01239 Halimi Mohd Saud Agriculture Associate Professor Department of Agriculture Technology Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 89474815/4928 Fax: 03 89381015 halimi@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1990 Working Experience (As Academician): 22 years Administrative Position (If any) • Head, Department of Agriculture Technology (January 2008-Present) Qualifications • BSc (Hons) (Univ. Of Liverpool), PhD (Univ. Coll. Of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales) Professional Affiliations • Life Member and Exco (2011-13), Persatuan Genetik Malaysia (Malaysian Society of Genetics) • Life Member, Malaysian Society of Microbiology • Life Member, Malaysian Society of Soil Science • Member, Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology • Member, Genetics Society UK • Member, The International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS) • Member, Persatuan Pegawai Akademik UPM Specialisation(s) • Microbial Ecology Expertise • Molecular ecology • Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria • Biofertilizers • Beneficial Microbes • Biological Nitrogen Fixation • Bacterial Diversity For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/jtp Research Expertise 16 Associate Professor Department of Land Management Faculty ofAgriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4859 Fax: 03 8947 4919 hamdan@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1985 Working Experience (As Academician): 27 years Qualifications • B Sc. Agriculture (UPM); MSc Soil Science (Ghent State University, Belgium); MBA (UPM); Ph.D (Wye College University of London, UK) Professional Affiliations • Member, Malaysian Society of Soil Science Specialisation(s) • Soil Pedology Expertise • Soil genesis andf classification • Soil mineralogy For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/jtp A03651 Ina Salwany Md Yasin Senior Lecturer Department of Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4886 Fax: 03 8940 8311 salwany@putra.upm.edu.my; ina_salwany@yahoo.co.uk Year of Appointment: June 2009 Working Experience (As Academician): 3 years Qualifications • BSc (UPM); PhD (UMT) Professional Affiliations • Life member, Malaysian Fisheries Society Specialisation(s) • Molecular Biology • Microbiology Agriculture A00865 Hamdan Jol 17 Research Expertise Expertise • Fish Molecular Biology (Study on VTG protein, LH and FSH gene) • Probiotics and Fish Vaccine Development Agriculture For academic citations, please visit: http://scholar.google.com.my/citations?hl=en&user=4nll-vgAAAAJ&view_ op=list_works&gmla=AJsN-F4QT6rq27MtixHw-CVzlQ9UiPlUvDr4G9OdAZgLoFDQ9kJIhSri5E8Ty83PlyFelV2zsBZdyH0_ d5izY6gI3OIsaBjP6ORLSEXr2tUorGP8rl4KTkBtWkt3tiVvYhFbCo9NjPjE A00662 Ismail Abd. Latif Senior Lecturer; Mr. Department of Agribusiness and Information System Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8946 4127; Mobile: 019 252 2195 Fax: 03 89464142 ismaill@econ.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1982 Working Experience (As Academician): 25 years Qualifications • B. Sc. (Ohio State); M. Sc. (Ohio State) Specialisation(s) • Agricultural Economics Expertise • Agricultural Marketing For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit _____________________ A0383K Ismail Idris Assoc. Prof. Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4875 Fax: 03 8938 1024 isid@putra.upm.edu.my; www.agri.upm.edu.my/~ansc/ismail2 Year of Appointment: 1978 Working Experience (As Academician): 34 years Qualifications • Dip. Agri. (CAM, Malaya); B. Sc.; M. Sc. (LSU, USA); Ph.D. (Wisconsin, USA) Professional Affiliations • Member of Malaysian Society of Animal Production • Member of Genetics Society of Malaysia • Member of International Southeast Asia Agricultural Science Society Research Expertise 18 Expertise • Breeding and Genetics For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit www.agri.upm.edu.my/~ansc/ismail2 A03881 Izham Ahmad Associate Professor Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4819 Fax: 03 89408445 iz_ahmad@putra.upm.edu.my; izhamahmad@gmail.com Year of Appointment: 2012 Working Experience (As Academician): 6 months; 30 years (Research scientist) Administrative Position (If any) • Assistant Director, Horticulture Research Centre, MARDI (1996-2002) • Head, Planting material, Seed and Livestock Breed Production Unit, MARDI (2002- 2006) • Chief Executive Officer, International Tropical Fruits Network (2006-2009) • Senior Consultant Fellow, Crop Science Department, UPM (2010-2011) Qualifications • B. Agr. Sci. (Massey, NZ); MS (Gainesville, Florida,USA); Ph.D. (London, UK) Professional Affiliations • Life member, Malaysian Society of Animal Science • Member, Malaysian Soil Science Society • Member and Past President, National Seed Association of Malaysia • Member, International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences-Malaysian Chapter Specialisation(s) • Plant nutrition • Agrostology Expertise • Tropical fruits development • Tropical pasture management • Seed production For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit: Agriculture Specialisation(s) • Breeding and Genetics 19 Research Expertise A1327 Jothi Malar Panandam Agriculture Assoc. Prof. Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8946 6896 Fax: 03 8943 2954 jothi@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1993 Working Experience (As Academician): 17 years Administrative Position (If Any) • Coordinator, Genetics Laboratory, Department of Animal Science Qualifications • B. Sc. (Hons) (UM, Malaysia); M. Sc. (UM, Malaysia); Ph.D. (UM, Malaysia) Professional Affiliations • Exco member, Genetics Society of Malaysian • Life member, Malaysian Society for Animal Production • Life member, Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology • Life member, Malaysian Society of Applied Biology Specialisation(s) • Genetics and Animal Breeding Expertise • Breeding and crossbreeding of goats and sheep • Genetic characterization of species and breeds using quantitative methods, molecular and biochemical markers, and cytogenetics • Identifying molecular markers for traits of economic importance For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit: A03879 Juwaidah Sharifuddin Senior Lecturer Department of Agribusiness and Information Systems Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4936 Fax: 03 8940 8213 juwaidah@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: September 2011 Working Experience (As Academician): 14 years Qualifications • B. Sc. (Drexel University, USA); M. B. A. (UPM); Ph. D. (Cardiff University, UK) Research Expertise 20 Specialisation(s) • Agribusiness Marketing • Agribusiness Management Expertise • Consumer Behaviour • Marketing For academic citations, please visit: http://scholar.google.com.my/citations?user=Uvh-LssAAAAJ&hl=en A0663K Kamaruzaman Sijam Assoc. Prof. Department of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4846 Fax: 03 8947 4917 kama@agri.upm.edu.my; kamasijam@gmail.com http://www.agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1982 Working Experience (As Academician): 30 Years Administrative Position (If Any) • Head, Department of Plant Protection,Faculty of Agriculture,UPM Qualifications • Dip. Agri. (CAM, Malaya); B. Sc. (LSU, USA); M. Sc. (NCSU, USA); Ph.D. (Missouri, USA) Professional Affiliations • Life Member, Malaysian Plant Protection Society • Life Member, Malaysian Microbiology Society • American Phytopathological Society • ISSAAS Specialisation(s) • Plant Pathology Expertise • Phytobacteriology • Biological Control For academic citations, please visit: Agriculture Professional Affiliations • Committee member, The International Society of Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS) – Malaysian Chapter 21 Research Expertise A03820 Law Yao Hua Agriculture Senior Lecturer Department of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture Tel - Office: 03 8947 4854 Fax: 03 8938 1014 yaohua@putra.upm.edu.my; http://profile.upm.edu.my/yaohua Year of Appointment: 2011 Working Experience (As Academician): 1 years Qualifications • Ph.D. Entomology, University of California-Davis, U.S.A. • B. Sc. (Environmental & Agricultural Sciences) Environmental Biology, McGill University, Canada Professional Affiliations • Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology (committee member) • International Society of South East Asia Agricultural Society (committee member) • Ecological Society of America (member) Specialisation(s) • Insect behavioural ecology • Terrestrial community ecology • Biological control of insect pests Expertise • Predator-prey interactions, cannibalism behaviour • Individual-based modeling For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://profile.upm.edu.my/yaohua A1664 Loh Teck Chwen Professor Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4814; Mobile: 016 323 7806 Fax: 03 8938 1024 tcloh@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1997 Working Experience (As Academician): 15 Years Qualifications • D. V. M. (UPM, Malaysia); Ph.D. (London) Professional Affiliations • Member; British Society of Animal Science • Vice President: Malaysian Society of Animal ProductionProfessional Affiliations 22 Specialisation(s) • Animal Nutrition Expertise • Animal Nutrition For academic citations, please visit: A00905 Mad Nasir Shamsudin Professor Department of Agribusiness and Information System Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4937; Mobile: 019-3849320 Fax: 03 8940 8046 mns@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1986 Working Experience (As Academician): 26 Years Administrative Position (If Any) • Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, UPM (August 1996 – December 1998) • Head, Department of Agribusiness and Information System, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM (January 1999 – December 2003) • Deputy Dean, School of Graduate Studies, UPM (March – August 2004) • Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies, UPM (September 2004 – August 2009) • Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM (September 2009 – August 2012) Qualifications • BS (Louisiana State, USA); PhD (Miss. State, USA) Professional Affiliations • Malaysian Agricultural Economics Association • International Agricultural Economics Association • Asian Agricultural Economics Association • Southern Agricultural Economics Association • International Institute of Forecasters • American Agricultural Economics Association Specialisations • Agricultural and Resource Economics Expertise • Agricultural and Resource Economics For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit www.agri.upm.edu.my Agriculture Research Expertise 23 Research Expertise A0389K Maheran Agriculture Associate Professor Department of Agriculture Technology Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4892 Fax: 03 8938 1014 maheran@agri.upm.edu.my; maheran@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1979 Working Experience (As Academician): 33 Years Qualifications • BSc Agriculture (UM); MSc (Ghent, Belgium); Ph.D. (Nottingham, UK) Professional Affiliations • Life member, Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology • Member, Genetics Society of Malaysia • Member, International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Science (ISSAAS) Malaysian Chapter Specialisation(s) • Plant Biotechnology Expertise • Plant In Vitro Technology (Cell, tissue and protoplast culture) • Plant Genetic Transformation For academic citations, please visit : http://scholar.google.com/citation A00939 Mahmud T. Muda Mohamed, Ph.D. Professor Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4823 Fax: 03 8947 4918 mtmm@putra.upm.edu.my; mtmm59@gmail.com Year of Appointment: 1986 Working Experience (As Academician): 26 Years Administrative Position (If any) • Director & Deputy Director, University Agriculture Park (TPU), UPM • Deputy Director, Entrepreneur Development and Industrial Relation, Interim Centre of Extension, UPM • Head of Laboratory, Operation of Incubators, Centre of Agro Entrepreneur Development, UPM Research Expertise 24 Professional Affiliations • Life member, Malaysian Society of Horticulture Science (MSHS) • Member, Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology (MSPP) • Member, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) Specialisation(s) • Postharvest Physiology • Plant Physiology Expertise • Biocontrol of postharvest diseases • Postharvest treatments • Tracking of postharvest losses For academic citations, please visit: http://scholar.google.com/citation A00681 Mohamed Hanafi Musa Professor Institute of Tropical Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8946 7842; Mobile: 013 356 5900 Fax: 03 8946 8968 mmhanafi@agri.upm.edu.my http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/~mmhanafi/ Year of Appointment: 2007 Working Experience (As Academician): 1982-present Administrative Position (If any): • Deputy Director Qualifications • Bachelor, Chemistry, (UPM, Malaysia); Master, Soil chemistry, (State University of Ghent, Belgium); Ph.D., Soil chemistry, (University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom) Professional Affiliations • Presiden, Persatuan Sains Tanah Malaysia • Ahli, British Society of Soil Science • Ahli, International Society for South Asian Agricultural Sciences • Associate member, Institut Kimia Malaysia (AMIC) • EXCO Member, Malaysian Professional Centre (BIM) Specialisation(s) • Soil and Plant Analysis • Plant nutrition • Soil fertility Agriculture Qualifications • Bac. Agric. Science (UPM, 1982); M.S (UGA, USA, 1986); Ph.D. (UNOTT, UK, 1992) 25 Research Expertise Expertise • Soil chemistry • Plan nutrition of rice, oil palm, kenaf, Jatropha, and pineapple Agriculture For academic citations, please visit: A00903 Mohd. Mansor Ismail Professor Department of Agribusiness and Information Systems Faculty of Agriculture Tel–Office: 03 89471082 Fax: 03 8944142 mmi@agri.upm.edu.my; http://www.ikdpm.upm.edu.my/mansor/ Year of Appointment: 1986 Working Experience (As Academician): 26 Years Administrative Position (If Any) • Head, Agricultural Production And Food Policy Laboratory (IKDPM) Qualifications • B. Sc. (Wisconsin, USA); M. S. (California, USA); Ph.D. (Manchester, UK) Professional Affiliations • Economist, Malaysian Beekeeping Research and Development Team • Life Member, Persatuan Ekonomi Pertanian Malaysia (PETA)-Presiden 2010-2012 • Member, International Soceity of Agricultural Science • Member, Malaysian Soceity of Animal Production Specialisation(s) • Production and Food Economics Expertise • Comparative Advantage, Productivity and Efficiency • Trade Analysis For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.ikdpm.upm.edu.my/mansor/ A02462 Mohd Rafii Yusop Associate Professor Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 1149/4825; Mobile: 019 309 6876 Fax: 03 8938 1612//03 8940 8445 mrafii@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 2003 Working Experience (As Academician): 10 Years Administrative Position (If Any) • Head, Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, UPM (2012-2015) Qualifications • B. Agric Sc. (UPM); M. Sc. Agric. (UPM); Ph.D.(UKM) Professional Affiliations • The International Society for Oil Palm Breeders (ISOPB), Hon. Secretary 2001-2009, Life member • The International Society for Southeast Asian Agriculture Sciences (ISSAAS), member, 2004-present. • The Genetics Society of Malaysia, Life member, Member of Executive Council 2009-2013 • Agricultural Institute of Malaysia (AIM), member, 2007-present • The Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO), member, 2010- present Specialisation(s) • Plant Breeding • Genetics • Markers Assisted Selction (MAS) Expertise • Oil palm breeding • Rice Breeding • Jatropha Breeding For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit: http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/cv/rafii.htm http://www.ita.upm.edu.my/media/cv/drrafii/index.html A01182 Mohd Razi Ismail Professor Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4826/1406; Mobile: 017 2092424 Fax: 03 8940 8445 razi@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1989 Working Experience (As Academician): 23 Years Administrative Position (If Any) • Deputy Director, Institute of Tropical Agriculture Qualifications • B. Agric Sc. (UPM Ph.D. (London, UK) 26 Agriculture Research Expertise 27 Research Expertise Agriculture Professional Affiliations • Member, International Society of Horticultural Science (ISHS) • Member, Confederation of Science and Technology, Malaysia • Member, Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology • Member, Malaysian Soil Science Society • Member, Chevening Alumni, British High Commissioner • Member, Imperial College London Alumni (Malaysia) Specialisation(s) • Plant Eco-Physiology, Expertise • Hydroponics and Protected Environment Agriculture • Managing plants under environmental stresses • Precision water and fertilizer management For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.ikdpm.upm.edu.my/mansor/ A00827 Mohd Salleh Kamarudin Professor Department of Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4817/4932 Fax: 03 8940 8311 msalleh@agri.upm.edu.my; mskamarudin@gmail.com Year of Appointment: October 1984 Working Experience (As Academician): 28 Years Administrative Position (If any) • Head, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM Qualifications • BS Fisheries Science (Washington); MS (Auburn); Ph.D. (Wales) Professional Affiliations • Life member and former Treasurer, Malaysian Fisheries Society • Life member, Malaysian Society of Applied Biology • Editorial Board Member, Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences Specialisation(s) • Aquaculture Nutrition • Aquaculture Technology Expertise • Nutrition of fish and crustacean • Aquafeed technology • Thermal conditions of enclosed aquaculture buildings • Aquaculture system and design For academic citations, please visit : http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=11J1WVoAAAAJ&hl=en Research Expertise 28 Department of Agribusiness and Information System Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8946 4132 Fax: 03 8946 4142 fadzil@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 2004 Working Experience (As Academician): 8 Years Qualifications • Dip. Agribusiness (UPM, Malaysia); B. Sc. Agribusiness (UPM, Malaysia); M.Sc. Management (UPM, Malaysia) Professional Affiliations • Member, International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS) Specialisation(s) • Strategic Management & Food Supply Chain Management Expertise • Supply Chain Management For academic citations, please visit: A02325 Muta Harah Zakaria Assoc. Professor Department of Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4890 Fax: 03 8940 8311 muta@putra.upm.edu.my; drmuta@btu.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 2002 Working Experience (As Academician): 10 Years Administrative Position (If any) • Coordinator, Diploma in Agriculture, Kolej RISDA Melaka (Mar 2010-till now) Qualifications • Diploma in Agriculture (UPM), BSc Fisheries (UPM); Ph.D. (UPM) Agriculture A02856 Muhamad Fadzil Repin @ Rebin 29 Research Expertise Agriculture Professional Affiliations • Member of World Seagrass Association • Member of The International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS)-Malaysian Chapter • Member of Seagrass and Seaweeds (JSPS Project, representative for Malaysia), 2011-2014 Specialisation(s) • Aquatic Biology and Ecology • Marine Botany Expertise • Biology and ecology of seagrass • Biology and ecology of freshwater plant For academic citations, please visit : http://scholar.google.com/citation A03901 Natrah Ikhsan Senior Lecturer Department of Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4972 Fax: 03 8940 8311 natrah@putra.upm.edu.my; natrahfatin@gmail.com Year of Appointment: December 2011 Working Experience (As Academician): 1 Years Qualifications • BSc (UPM); MSc (UPM); PhD (Gent, Belgium) Professional Affiliations • Life member, Malaysian Fisheries Society • Treasurer, Malaysian Fisheries Society Specialisation(s) • Microbial Ecology • Algae Culture Expertise • Microalgae & bacteria interactions • Quorum sensing For academic citations, please visit : http://scholar.google.com.my/citations?hl=en&user=EbukvWQAAAAJ&oi=sra Research Expertise 30 Senior Lecturer Agribusiness and Information Systems Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 89474907 Fax: 03 89408213 nitty@putra.upm.edu.my; nitty@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 2003 Working Experience (As Academician): 9 Years Administrative Position (If any) • Coordinator of Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Agriculture Qualifications • BSc (Agribusiness) (UPM); MSc (Management) (UPM); PhD (Management Science) (Lancaster University, UK) Professional Affiliations • Life Member, Persatuan Ekonomi Pertanian Malaysia (PETA) • Member, The International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences Specialisation(s) • Agribusiness Supply Chain Management • Agribusiness Marketing Expertise • Logistics Management, E-Logistics, Green/Reverse Logistics, Halal Logistics • Supply Management • Purchasing/Procurement, E-Procurement • Buyer-Supplier Relationship • Marketing For academic citations, please visit http://scholar.google.com/ A03662 Nolila Mohd. Nawi Senior Lecturer Department of Agribusiness and Information Systems Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4908 Fax: 03 8940 8213 nolila@putra.upm.edu.my; nolila_mn@yahoo.com Year of Appointment: Oktober 2009 Working Experience (As Academician): 3 years Agriculture A02516 Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman 31 Research Expertise Qualifications • BSc (UPM); MSc (UPM); PhD (Curtin University, Australia) Agriculture Professional Affiliations • Member, International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences • Member, International Society for Horticultural Science • Life Member, Agricultural Institute of Malaysia • Life Member, Persatuan Ekonomi Pertanian Malaysia (PETA) Specialisation(s) • Agribusiness Marketing Expertise • Relationship Marketing • Supply Chain Management For academic citations, please visit http://scholar.google.com/ A03142 Norida Mazlan Dr. Department of Agriculture Technology Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4894 Fax: 03 8943 1015 noridamz@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 2006 Working Experience (As Academician): 5 years Qualifications • B. Sc. Horticulture (UPM, Malaysia); M. S. Agric.(UPM, Malaysia); Ph.D. (Imperial College of Science, UK) Professional Affiliations • Treasurer, Malaysian Plant Protection Society (MAPPS) • Treasurer, The International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences(ISSAAS) • Member, Agricultural Institute of Malaysia (AIM) Specialisation(s) • Pesticide Risk Assessment • Agriculture Decision Support • Food Safety Expertise • Food Safety • Pesticide residues • Pesticide Risk and decision support For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit _____________________ Research Expertise 32 Dr. Department of Agribusiness and Information System Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8946 4125 /7501 Fax: 03 8943 4142/7502 norupi@agri.upm.edu.my; http://www.apeec.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 2003 Working Experience (As Academician): 9 years Administrative Position (If Any) • Deputy Director, Centre for Extension, Entrepreneurship and Professional Advancement (APEEC) Qualifications • B. Sc. (Kagoshima University, Japan); M. Sc. (Kagoshima University, Japan); Ph.D. (Kagoshima University, Japan) Professional Affiliations • Rural Economics Society In Chubu District, Japan; Kyushu Society of Agricultural Economics, Japan • International Society for Southeast Asian Agriculture Sciences (ISSAAS), Malaysia Chapter • The Farm Management Society of Japan, Japan • International Regional Development Society of Japan, Japan • Agricultural Extension Research Society of Japan, Japan Specialisation(s) • Agriuclture Economics and Management Expertise • Agriculture Development • Agriculture Management • Agriculture Extension For academic citations, please visit A03151 Nur Azura Adam Senior Lecturer Department of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4848 Fax: 03 89381014 nur_azura@putra.upm.edu.my/nurazura_adam@hotmail.com Year of Appointment: 2006 Working Experience (As Academician): 6 Years Agriculture A02564 Norsida Man 33 Research Expertise Qualifications • BSc. (Hons) Zoology, MSc (Entomology), PhD (Entomology), UKM Agriculture Professional Affiliations • Secretary of Entomological Society of Malaysia (ENTOMA) • Secretary of Agricultural Institute of Malaysia (AIM) • Secretary of International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS) • Member of Malaysian Plant Protection Society (MAPPS) Specialisation(s) • Insect Systematics, Taxonomy &Biodiversity Expertise • Taxonomic study (morphological and molecular) of parasitoids • Phylogenetic study of insects • Biodiversity and Ecology of parasitoids For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit _____________________ A02770 Phebe Ding Senior Lecturer Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4829 Fax: 03 8947 4918 phebe@putra.upm.edu.my; phebeding@gmail.com Year of Appointment: 2004 Working Experience (As Academician): 8 years Qualifications • BSc Horticulture (UPM); MSc (UPM); Ph.D. (UPM) Professional Affiliations • Life Member, Electron Microscopy of Malaysia • Life Member, Agricultural Institute of Malaysia • Member, International Society for Horticultural Science • Member, Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Specialisation(s) • Postharvest Biology and Physiology • Horticulture Expertise • Postharvest biology and physiology of tropical fruits, cut flower, herbs and vegetables • Macro- and micro-cellular structure of tropical fruits and cut flower • Antioxidant activity and capacity of tropical fruits and herbs • Metabolomics of postharvest horticultural crops and herbs For academic citations, please visit http://scholar.google.com/ A03270 Puteri Edaroyati Megat Wahab Dr. Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4830 Fax: 03 8940 8445 putri@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 2007 Working Experience (As Academician): 5 years Qualifications • B. Sc. Horticulture (UPM, Malaysia); M. Sc. Agric.(UPM, Malaysia); Ph.D. (Lancaster University, UK) Professional Affiliations • Treasurer, Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology (MSPP) • Member, Society of Experimental Biology (SEB) • Exco Member, International Society of South East Asia Agricultural Society, Malaysian Chapter (ISSAAS) Specialisation(s) • Environmental Stress Physiology Expertise • Plant water relations and ABA signals • Stomatal behaviour and gas exchange For academic citations, please visit A00849 Radziah Othman Assoc. Prof. Department of Land Management Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8946 6980; Mobile: 012 363 7022 Fax: 03 8943 4419 radziah@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1985 Working Experience (As Academician): 23 Years 34 Agriculture Research Expertise 35 Research Expertise Qualifications • B. Sc. Microbiology (Indiana, USA); M. Sc. Soil Science (North Carolina State, USA); Ph.D. Soil Microbiology (UPM Malaysia) Agriculture Professional Affiliations • Malaysian Society of Soil Science, • Malaysian Society for Microbiology, • Electron Microscopy Society of Malaysia, • International Society for Southeast Asian Agriculture Sciences, • Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology, • Agricultural Institute of Malaysia Specialisation(s) • Soil Microbiology Expertise • Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria, and Mycorrhiza For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit _____________________ A0517K Rita Muhamad Awang Professor Department of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4849 Fax: 03 8947 4917 rita@putra.upm.edu.my; http://www.agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1981 Working Experience (As Academician): 32 years Administrative Position (If Any) • Coordinator Section Entomology., Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM Qualifications • Drs (ITB, Indonesia ); M.Sc (Sheffield, UK); Ph.D. (ImperialCollege, UK) Professional Affiliations • Member, Malaysian Plant Protection Society • Member, ENTOMA • ISSAAS Specialisation(s) • Insect Ecology • Integrated Pest Management Expertise • Biology and Ecology of insect pests • Development of plant based insecticides • Integrated Pest Management For academic citations, please visit http://scholar.google.com/ A0192K Rosli Mohamad Professor Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4831 Fax: 03 8947 4918 rosli@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: Working Experience (As Academician): 37 years Administrative Position (If any) • Director (Founding), Centre of Foundation Studies for Agricultural Science, UPM • Deputy Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM • Head, Dept. of Agronomy & Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM Qualifications • Dip. Agric. (Malaya); B.Sc. (LSU, USA); M.Sc. (LSU, USA); Ph.D. (Simon Fraser, Canada) Professional Affiliations • Life member, Malaysian Plant Protection Society • Life Member, National Smallholders Association • Life Member, Agricultural Institute Malaysia • Member, Asia-Pacific Weed Science Society Specialisation(s) • Pesticide Science • Weed Science Expertise • Insect Toxicology • Herbicide Science • Weed Biology and Ecology For academic citations, please visit A02641 Rozihan B. Mohamed Lecturer Department of Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4887 Fax: 03 8940 8311 rozihan@agri.upm.edu.my; rozihanaqua@gmail.com Year of Appointment: November 2000 Working Experience (As Academician): 3 Years 36 Agriculture Research Expertise 37 Research Expertise Qualifications • BSc (UPM); MSc (UPM) Agriculture Professional Affiliations • Life member, Malaysian Fisheries Society Specialisation(s) • Aquaculture • Molecular ecology Expertise • Phylogenetic • Fish barcoding For academic citations, please visit: http://scholar.google.com.my/citations?hl=en&user=rDpRKKcAAAAJ http://code.google.com/p/citations-gadget/ A03808 S. M. Nurul Amin Senior Lecturer Department of Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: +6- 03 8947 4891 Fax: +6-03 8940 8311 sm_nurul@putra.upm.edu.my; smnabd@gmail.com Year of Appointment: February 2011 Working Experience (As Academician): 10 years Qualifications • BSc (Hons) Marine Science (CU); MSc Marine Science (CU); PhD Aquatic Biology (UPM) Professional Affiliations • Full member: Asian Fisheries Society, Malaysia • Member: Malaysian Fisheries Society, Malaysia • Life member: Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum, Dhaka, Bangladesh • Life member: National Oceanography and Maritime Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh • Member: Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka University, Bangladesh • Member: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh Specialization (s) • Population Dynamics of Fish and Shell Fish • Aquatic Biology Expertise • Reproductive Biology and feeding ecology of planktonic shrimp Acetes spp • Breeding and seed production of river carp Probarbus jullieni • Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) fisheries development and management For academic citations, please visit: http://scholar.google.com.my/citations?user=_1J5ZdEAAAAJ&hl=en A01964 Samsuri Abd Wahid Senior Lecturer Department of Land Management Faculty ofAgriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4864 Fax: 03 8947 4919 samsuri@agri.upm.edu.my; samsuriaw@putra.upm.edu.my; samsuriwahid@ymail.com Year of Appointment: 1999 Working Experience (As Academician): 13 Years Qualifications • BSc. (Hons.) Agricultural, Food & Environmental Chemistry (Glasgow); MSc., Ph.D (Colorado State) Professional Affiliations • Life member and Honorary Treasurer, Agricultural Institute of Malaysia • Member, Malaysian Society of Soil Science Specialisation(s) • Environmental Soil Science • Environmental Soil Chemistry Expertise • Environmental Fates of Pollutants ins Soils • Remediation of Contaminated Soils • Sorption-desorption of pollutants in soils • Biochar as biosorbents For academic citations, please visit: http://upm.academia.edu/SamsuriWahid/CurriculumVitae A0362K Sariah Meon Professor Department of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4850 Fax: 03 8947 4917 sariahm@putra.upm.edu.my; http://www.agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1978 Working Experience (As Academician): 33 Years 38 Agriculture Research Expertise 39 Research Expertise Agriculture Administrative Position (If Any) • Head, Department of Plant Protection,Faculty of Agriculture,UPM • Director, Instute of Tropical Agriculture (ITA), UPM • Senate Member Qualifications • B. Agric. Sc. (Hons.) (UM, Malaysia); Ph.D. (Adelaide, Australia) Professional Affiliations • Life Member, Malaysian Plant Protection Society • Life Member, Malaysian Microbiology Society • AIM • ISSAAS Specialisation(s) • Plant Pathology • Biontensive Disease Management Expertise • Biology and Ecology of Fungal Pathogens • Biological Control of Soil-borne Diseases • Detection and Management of Basal Stem Rot of oil palm • Microbial Composting and development of disease suppressive composts For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.agri.upm.edu.my A0094K Shamshuddin Jusop Professor Department of Land Management Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4865 Fax: 03 8947 4919 samsudin@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1972 Working Experience (As Academician): 40 years Administrative Position (If any) • Past Head, Department of Land Management, UPM • Past Deputy Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM Qualifications • BSc, Geology (UM); MSc (Newcastle, UK); Ph.D. (Ghent, Belgium) Professional Affiliations • Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences (Belgium) • Fellow of Malaysian Society of Soil Science • Institute of Geology Malaysia • Soil Science Society of America • American Society of Agronomy Specialisation(s) • Soil mineralogy • Soil genesis and classification Expertise • Amelioration of soil acidity • Management of acid sulfate soils • Charge properties of soils • Soil survey and classification For academic citations, please visit: http://scholar.google.com/citation A00445 Sharr A. Harmin Assoc. Prof. Department of Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8946 4106/4240 Fax: 03 8946 4102 sharr@agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1979 Working Experience (As Academician): 33 Years Qualifications • Diploma Agriculture (UPM, Malaysia); Bachelor (Mississippi State University); Master (Mississippi State University, USA); Ph.D. (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada) Administrative Position (If Any) • Department Head Professional Affiliations • Malaysian Fisheries Society, life member, 2006-current • Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Member, 1997-current • Genetics Society of Malaysia, member, 1994-current Expertise • Agricultural Sciences, Aquaculture, Fish Reproduction • Marine Sciences, Marine Biotechnology, Marine Products Biotechnology • Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology, Reproduction For academic citations, please visit: 40 Agriculture Research Expertise 41 Research Expertise A0195K Siti Hajar Ahmad Agriculture Assoc. Professor Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4837 Fax: 03 8947 4918 hajar@upm.edu.my; sitihajarahmad@gmail.com Year of Appointment: October 1977 Working Experience (As Academician): 35 years Administrative Position (If any) • Head, Laboratory of Postharvest, Department of Crop Science, UPM Qualifications • Dip Agriculture (Malaya Agriculture College); BSc Agronomy (Loisiana State University); MSc (University of Georgia); Ph.D. (Iowa State University) Professional Affiliations • Member, American Society for Horticultural Science • Member, International Society for Horticultural Science • Member, Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology • Member, International Society Organic Agriculture Research Specialisation(s) • Organic crop production • Safe and green cropping system • Postharvest biology and physiology • Horticulture Expertise • Organic Crop Inspector • Postharvest biology and physiology of tropical fruits, cut flower, vegetables and herbs • Antioxidant activity and capacity of tropical fruits, vegetables and herbs For academic citations, please visit http://scholar.google.com/ A00727 Siti Shapor Siraj Assoc. Prof. Department of Aquaculture Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8946 4109 Fax: 03 8946 4102 shapor@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1983 Working Experience (As Academician): 25 Years Qualifications • B. Sc. (Hons.)(UM, Malaysia); Master (Auburn, USA); Ph.D. (Ehime University, Japan) Professional Affiliations • Malaysian Fisheries Society-(Vice President) • Asian Fisheries Society-(Ordinary member) • Malaysian Applied Biology Society-(Life member) • Malaysian Genetics Society-(Life member) Expertise • Fish Genetics and Breeding For academic citations, please visit: A03935 Siti Zaharah Sakimin Senior Lecturer Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4941 Fax: 03 8940 8445 szaharah@putra.upm.edu.my; sitizaharah.sakimin@gmail.com Year of Appointment: March 2012 Working Experience (As Academician): 1 years Qualifications • B.Sc., Horticulture (UPM) • M.Sc., Pomology (UPM) • Ph.D., Pomology (Curtin Uni., Australia) Professional Affiliations • Member, International Society of Horticulture Science (ISHS) – 2008 - present • Secretary (2), The International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS) - 2011 - Present • Editorial Board, Catalogue Nature’s Yield and Wonders of Art (NYAWA): Fruit - 2012 Specialisation(s) • Pomology • Plant Physiology Expertise • Plant Hormone Regulation • Postharvest Chemistry For academic citations, please visit: 42 Agriculture Research Expertise 43 Research Expertise A02699 Siva K Balasundram Agriculture Associate Professor Department of Agriculture Technology Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4896 Fax: 03 8938 1014 siva@putra.upm.edu.my; skbal71@gmail.com Year of Appointment: 2003 Working Experience (As Academician): 9 years Qualifications • BS (UPM); MS (UPM); PhD (U of Minnesota) Professional Affiliations • Country Representative, International Society of Precision Agriculture • Member, International Union of Soil Science • Member, International Society of Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (Malaysian Chapter) • Immediate Past Honorary Secretary, Agricultural Institute of Malaysia • Member, Malaysian Society of Soil Science • Member, Sarawak Development Institute Specialisation(s) • Precision Agriculture • Plant-Soil Sensing Expertise • Spatial modeling of plant-soil-environment interaction • Site-specific crop management • Remote sensing and geographical information system • Geo-spatial statistics For academic citations, please visit: http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=MTQXnSoAAAAJ A0382K Tan Yee How Assoc. Prof. Department of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 603-89474851; Mobile: 016-3951526 Fax: 603-89381014 alvinyht@agri.upm.edu.my; alvinyht@yahoo.co.uk Year of Appointment: November 1978 Working Experience (As Academician): 39 Years Research Expertise 44 Professional Affiliations • Chairman of Technical Cooperative Projects and Secretary of FAO’s Mushroom Asia-Pacific Network (MAP) • Member of World Society for Mushroom Biology and Mushroom Products • Member and ex-Council Member of Malaysian Society for Microbiology • Member of British Mycological Society • Member of International Society for Mushroom Science (IMS) • Member of Malaysian Plant Protection Society (MAPPS) • Member of International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS), UNIDO National Point of Contact Specialisations • Microbiology, Biotechnology, Mycology Expertise • Mushroom biotechnology, agrowaste bioconversion, industrial microbiology, molecular systematics For academic citations, please visit: A03127 Tee Tuan Poy Dr. Departmentof Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8946 833; Mobile: 017 398 6880 Fax: 038943 2954 ttpoy@agri.upm.edu.my, ttpoy@putra.upm.edu.my http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/cv/tee.htm Year of Appointment: 2002 Working Experience (As Academician): 10 years Administrative Position (If Any) • Laboratory Coordinator, Department Qualifications • Ph.D. (University of London); MS (UPM, Malaysia); B.S. (UPM, Malaysia) Professional Affiliations • Malaysia Society of Animal Production • Ordinary member; 2007-present Specialisation(s) • Agricultural and Environment Modelling • Livestock Waste Management Agriculture Qualifications • B.Sc. (Hons.) (University of Malaya, Malaysia), M.Sc. (University of Malaya, Malaysia), Ph.D. (University of Manchester, United Kingdom) 45 Research Expertise Expertise • Modelling system on livestock waste management • Remote sensing & GIS Agriculture For academic citations, please visit: A01673 Uma Rani Sinniah Assoc. Prof. Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4839 Fax: 03 8940 8445 umarani@agri.upm.edu.my;ursumarani@yahoo.com Year of Appointment: 1997 Working Experience (As Academician): 15 Years Qualifications • Bacelor of Agriculture Science (UPM, Malaysia); Ph.D. (Universiti of Reading, UK) Professional Affiliations • Vice president, International Society of South East Asian Agricultural Sciences • Vice President, National Seed Association Malaysia • Member, Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology • Member, Electron Microscopy Society Malaysia Specialisation(s) • Seed Science and Technology • Agriculture Expertise • Seed Physiology and Biochemistry • Plant Tissue Culture • Cryopreservation For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://scholar.google.com/ A02816 Wong Mui Yun Dr. Department Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4852; Mobile: 019 273 5210 Fax: 03 8938 1014 muiyun@putra.upm.edu.my, muiyun@agri.upm.edu.my http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/jpt_akademik.htm Year of Appointment: 2004 Working Experience (As Academician): 7 years Qualifications • Ph.D. Plant Pathology (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA); M. Agric. Sc., (UPM, Malaysia); B. Agric. Sc., (UPM, Malaysia) Professional Affiliations • American Phytopathological Society (APS) • Malaysian Plant Protection Society (MAPPS) • The International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS) • International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI) • Agriculture Institute of Malaysia (AIM) Specialisation(s) • Plant Pathology • Biotechnology Expertise • Molecular plant pathology • Induced host resistance • Biomarkers For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit https://www.mohe.gov.my/malimsarjana/cvpreview.cfm?id=2478 A02968 Yahya Awang Assoc Professor Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 89474805 ; Mobile: 019 3322540 Fax: 03 8940 8319 Yahya_awg@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 2006 Working Experience (As Academician): 7 Years Administrative Position (If any) • Deputy Dean (Graduate Studies, Research and International) Qualifications • B. Agri. Sc. (UPM, Malaysia); M. Sc. (N.C. State University, USA); Ph.D. (University of Nottingham, UK) Professional Affiliations • President, Malaysian Society for Horticultural Sciences • Member, Malaysian Society of Soil Science • Member, Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Specialisation(s) • Stress physiology • Soilless culture • Landscape Horticulture • Arboriculture 46 Agriculture Research Expertise 47 Research Expertise Agriculture Expertise • Formulation of soiless substrates • Management of ornamental and landscape plants • Flowering manipulation of horticultural crops For academic citations, please visit: A0146K Zaharah Professor Department of Land Management Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4867 Fax: 03 8947 4919 zaharah@agri.upm.edu.my; zahaar@putra.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1973 Working Experience (As Academician): 39 Years Administrative Position (If any) • Doctor Agriculture Science Qualifications • BSc Fisheries (UPM); MSc (Wales, UK); Ph.D. (Plymouth, UK) Professional Affiliations • Fellow, Malaysian Society of Soil Science Specialisation(s) • Soil Chemistry/Soil Fertility/Plant Nutrition Expertise • Use of isotopes in soil/plant research • Oil Palm agronomy and nutrition For academic citations, please visit : http://scholar.google.com/citation A00901 Zainal Abidin Mohamed Professor Department of Agribusiness and Information Systems Faculty of Agriculture Tel–Office: 03 89474816 Fax: 03 89408213 zam@agri.upm.edu.my; http://www.agri.upm.edu.my Year of Appointment: 1985 Working Experience (As Academician): 1985-present Administrative Position (If Any) • Head, Department of Agribusiness and Information Systems, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM Research Expertise 48 Professional Affiliations • Life Member, Persatuan Ekonomi Pertanian Malaysia (PETA) • Member, Malaysian Soceity of Animal Production • International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Science (ISSAAS) Malaysian Chapter Specialisation(s) • Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Marketing Expertise • Agricultural Sector Modeling • Agribusiness Food Systems For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.agri.upm.edu.my A01381 Zulkifli Idrus Professor Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Tel – Office: 03 8947 4882 / 1042 Fax: 03 8947 4948 zulkifli@agri.upm.edu.my , dir.ita@upm.my Year of Appointment: 1994 Working Experience (As Academician): 18 Years Administrative Position (If any) • Director, Institute of Tropical Agriculture Qualifications • D. V. M. (UPM, Malaysia); M. S. (UPM, Malaysia); Ph.D. (Virginia Tech, USA) Professional Affiliations • Member, Veterinary Association of Malaysian • Life Member, Malaysian Society of Animal Production • Vice President, World’s Poultry Science Association (Malaysia Branch) • Member, Poultry Science Association Specialisation(s) • Poultry Production Expertise • Poultry Stress Biology and Welfare • Poultry Management For full curriculum vitae (CV),please visit http://www.ita.upm.edu.my/media/cv/profdrzulkifli/index.html Agriculture Qualifications • Dip. In Animal Health and Production (ITM), B. Sc. (Wyoming, USA); M. Sc. (Wyoming, USA); Ph.D. (Oklahome State University, USA)