Hidayah Ariffin
Professor and Deputy Dean
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Research Focus: Biomass valorization, nanocellulose production and applications
Hidayah Ariffin is a Professor and Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Prof. Hidayah received her bachelor’s degree in Process and Food Engineering, and MSc in Bioprocess Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia. She obtained her PhD in Environmental Engineering from Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan. Her PhD dissertation focused on thermal degradation and chemical recycling of polyhydroxyalkanoates biopolymer. Her current research interests include biopolymers, biomass valorization, and utilization of lignocellulosic materials. At present, her research focuses on improving the productivity of nanocellulosic and lignin-containing nanocellulosic materials.
Prof. Hidayah has almost 20 years of experience in biomass utilization and she currently heads the Biorefinery Complex at Universiti Putra Malaysia. To date she has published more than 100 high impact journal articles, 1 edited book, 8 chapters in book and more than 30 conference papers. Prof. Hidayah has also invented multiple research products, 8 of them with intellectual property (IP) protection. 2 of her IPs have been commercialized by local companies.
She was the Editorial Board Member of Journal of Renewable Materials and is currently the Editorial Board Member of Academy of Science Malaysia (ASM) Science Journal. She is a member of the Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB) since 2014. She joined TAPPI Nano Division Research Committee in 2017, and is currently serving the Nanomaterial Production subcommittee as the Secretary.