FIRST EDITION , VOLUME 1 , 2022
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2020-Current Head of Department Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Faculty of Engineering UPM
NORHASHILA HASHIM , Ir . Dr .
Born June , 1981
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER norhashila @ upm . edu . my
2013-2018 Senior Lecturer Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Faculty of Engineering UPM
2007-2013 Tutor Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Faculty of Engineering UPM
2006-2007 R & D Engineer Isc Micro Precision Sdn . Bhd .
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Head of Department , Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering , Faculty of Engineering , Universiti Putra Malaysia ( UPM )
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BEng . in Biological and Agricultural , UPM
• MSc . in Bio-production Machinery , UPM
• PhD in Biomechanical Engineering , UPM
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer , BEM
• Member , The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ( IEM )
• Chartered Engineer , UK
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Postharvest engineering ; agricultural process engineering ; precision agriculture
Involvement Teaching : Postharvest engineering , bioprocess engineering operation , agricultural process engineering , computer aided engineering drafting , engineering properties of agricultural materials ; research methodology
Projects
• Development and application of stingless bee honey as bio-based active film packaging for food and nutrition security strategy
• Enhancing glutinous rice productivity and sustainability through smart farming practice
• Integrating smart farming technologies with field operations and post-harvest activities in pineapple farming
• Finite element analysis of mechanical response of Carica papaya L . under impact loading
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