Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Ismid is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. As a senior member of the University’s Executive Team, his duties include providing advice and leadership in international matters towards achieving the university’s strategic goals. He is responsible for internationalisation and for the continuing strategic development of international activities and engagement on behalf of the university. He is also actively involved in many international networks. He is currently the Director of the Executive Committee for the Asia Technological University Network (ATU-Net), Chair of ATU-Net Steering Committee, Deputy Chair of the Operational Board of the World Technological Universities Network (WTUN) and Executive Director of the Board of Management of the Swiss-ASEAN Learning and Teaching (SALT) Network. Aside from his duties as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Ismid is also a member of Impact and Restoration of Water Bodies Research Group and specialised in the field of water quality management and biological assessment of water bodies.
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Prof. Ts. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
Professor Ahmad Fauzi Ismail is the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He is the Founding Director of Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Prof. Fauzi graduated with a B.Eng. (Petroleum Engineering) and M.Sc. in (Chemical Engineering) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), before pursuing his Ph.D. in Chemical and Process Engineering at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, specializing in Membrane Manufacturing Technology. He is currently focusing on the development of polymeric, inorganic and mixed matrix membranes for various application. He is the author of over 900 papers in refereed journals with current Scopus h-index of 79 and citations of 28,663, and over 50 book chapters. He has authored or co-authored 6 books and edited or co-edited 11 books, 9 Patents granted and 21 Patents pending. Prof. Fauzi served as the Chief Editor (Water Treatment and Desalination), Emergent Materials, among others. He received more than 130 awards both at National and International level. The most notable ones being The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prize in Engineering Sciences for 2019, Merdeka Award for the Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Category, ASEAN Young Scientist Award, and the National Academic Award (Innovation and Product Commercialization Category). He has also been named as one of Most Cited Researchers in the world by Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic in Chemical Engineering 2016.
Natalie Smith
Natalie Smith joined Coventry University as CSR Manager in 2019 and is currently responsible for cohering CSR activity from across the Group under three key themes: Enterprise, Health & Wellbeing, and Education. Alongside this, she works on developing the University’s Social Impact and Community Engagement narratives. Natalie’s previous experience has focussed on tackling food and fuel poverty through managing CSR programmes, community funds and launching a corporate foundation.
Ms Albina Szeles
Albina Szeles is an Interim Co-director at the Centre for Global Engagement, Coventry University where she leads a broad range of internationalisation activities. Her work includes international student and staff mobility projects, internationalisation of the curriculum and creation of academic programmes, Collaborative Online International Learning and partnership development. She previously held management and academic positions in the Faculty of Business, Environment and Society. Albina has over ten years’ experience in internationalisation of higher education and is an international management graduate from several universities in France, Italy, the UK and Russia. Her research interests are in mobility, digital learning and transnational education (TNE).
Mr David Hesse
David Hesse received in 2015 the Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of applied sciences Schmalkalden (Germany). He started his scientific career at the Department of Automotive Engineering at the Technical University of Ilmenau (Germany). Under the leadership of Prof. Klaus Augsburg he is researching on non-exhaust emissions. In addition to the development of sampling systems, David is investigating the particle formation process, particle dispersion and the potential of reduction measures.
Assistant Professor Dr Veena Phunpeng
Assistant Professor. Dr. Veena Phunpeng is the Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Suranaree University of Technology (SUT). She currently holds the position of Deputy Director for Center for International Affairs. She received the Royal Thai Government Scholarship to pursue her Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College London, UK in 2010. She received Master’s degree and Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. She is an expert in engineering numerical analysis on a structure of materials. Her significant contribution lies mainly on non-local theory in microstructural analysis of composite materials using finite element method. She has been working in the electro-mechanical properties of materials and apply renewable energy for Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV). Her research interests include nano-composite materials, material simulation, smart materials and alternative energy. One of her research projects had been funded by National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA-Thailand). She received the Best Paper Award from the International Virtual Conference on Science and Technology 2020 and Best Presentation from the IIAE International Conference on Industrial Application Engineering 2017. She also holds a License to work on Mechanical Engineering authorized by the Council of Engineers, Thailand. Last few year, she received a scholarship from Suranaree University of Technology to pursue her Private Pilot License (PPL).