Professor Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman
is currently the Senior Professor of Chemistry at Universiti Putra
Malaysia and was appointed as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at
University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D in
Catalysis Chemistry in 1999 at the University of Southampton. He
developed skills in catalysis at synchrotron radiation in Daresbury
(UK) and Grenoble (France), protein engineering at Osaka University
and postdoctoral in structural biology at the University of
Edinburgh. His research areas include biocatalysis, chemical
biology, computational chemistry and nanobiotechnology. Mohd
Basyaruddin is among the pioneer chemists in this country to
synergise experimental results with theoretical insights. He has
published more than 200 cited papers and 300 proceedings in the wide
field of biocatalysis and computational chemistry. To date, more
than 20 patent applications have been filed in Malaysia and 10
internationally. He has supervised and co-supervised more than 50
PhD and 50 MSc postgraduate students. He won various recognitions
from various bodies including ACS, IUPAC and IAP. He also won the
National Intellectual Property Award 2009 and was named The
Outstanding Young Malaysian 2008. He was the Founding Chairman of
the Young Scientists Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Fellow of
Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
and Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials. Other
than research, he actively participated in STEM outreach activities
in schools and local communities. |
