WHO ’ S WHO IN ENGINEERING MALAYSIA
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1998-Current Lecturer / Associate Professor / Professor , UPM
1994-1998 Tutor , UPM
1993 Executive Proton Berhad
1993 Tutor , Universiti Malaya ( UM )
MOHD SAPUAN BIN SALIT @ SINON , Ir . Prof . Dr .
Born September , 1965
MECHANICAL ENGINEER sapuan @ upm . edu . my
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Head , Advanced Engineering Materials and Composites Research Centre , Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering , Universiti Putra Malaysia ( UPM )
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• B . Eng . in Mechanical Engineering , University of Newcastle , Australia
• MSc . in Engineering Design , Loughborough University , UK
• PhD in Material Engineering , De Montfort University , UK
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate , BEM
1990-1993 Research Assistant , UM
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Biocomposites , natural fibre composites , and biopolymer composites especially for automotive , furniture , energy and packaging industries Involvement
• Characterisation , mechanical performance , thermal , morphological , electrical , biodegradable , antibacterial properties of different engineering products for different industries using those materials .
Design for manufacture Involvement
• Materials selection : design for sustainability , design for circularity ; life cycle assessment ; conceptual design and concurrent engineering for natural fibre composites
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS
• Fellow , Institute of Materials Malaysia ( IMM )
• Fellow , Plastic and Rubber Institute Malaysia ( PRIM )
• Fellow , Society of Automotive Engineers International ( SAE )
• Fellow , Academy of Science Malaysia ( FASc )
• The Institution of Engineering & Technology ( IET ) Achievement Award , UK , 2021
• Professor of Eminence Award , Aligarh Muslim University India , 2019
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