NORAINI AHMAD obtained her BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry from the Universiti Malaya in 2003. In 2008, she received her MSc in Colloid and Surface Chemistry, while in 2012 she obtained her PhD in Physical Chemistry, both from the Universiti Malaya. During her PhD studies, she went for a research attachment at the Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain in 2010-2012 funded by the InForm Project, EU-FP7 and the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) Malaysia. During her research endeavors, she was honored to receive specialized training on the latest equipment including Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS), Zetasizer Nano-ZS, Turbiscan Stability Analyzer, Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS), Optical Polarizing Microscopy (OPM) and so on. These experiences are complemented by the invaluable guidance of remarkable researchers in the nanochemistry / nanocarrier formulation for pharmaceutical and medical applications. Her journey and experience led her to be selected as a Nanobiotechnology Scientist/Expert representing Malaysia at the Workshop of Scientists from Russia and the ASEAN Countries - Nanobiotechnology: Achievement and Scope held in Vladivostok, Russia in 2015.

Formerly, she was a lecturer at the Centre for Foundation Studies, International Islamic University Malaysia (CFS IIUM) for more than 3 years before joining Universiti Malaya in 2008. After obtaining her PhD, she was appointed as a Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya in 2012 and was later promoted to a Senior Lecturer in 2013. Currently, she is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and also a Coordinator of Formulation and Product Development Unit, Centre for Natural Products Research and Drug Discovery (CENAR), Universiti Malaya. Additionally, she has broad experience as a Deputy Director of the Universiti Malaya Community Engagement Center (UMCares)(2022-2024) and previously as a Fellow of UMCares (2019-2021), which involves collaboration between UM, various communities, agencies and industries, as well as the administration of research grants and organization of several programs at the UM, national and international levels. On top of that, she was honored and invited as a Visiting Professor at the Institut Químic de Sarrià, IQS (Chemical Institute of Sarrià), Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain and Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, Indonesia in 2023-2024.

Her areas of expertise are in Physical Chemistry (colloid chemistry, liquid crystal, surfactant, self-assembly structure, green chemistry, chemical kinetics), Nanomaterials Formulation and Drug Delivery Systems. Her research interests are focused on the formulation of nanocarrier systems based on lipids and other nonionic surfactants for pharmaceutical, medical, cosmeceutical, nutraceutical and agrochemical applications.

Morover, she has been awarded several internal and external research grants as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator. Besides, she has won numerous awards nationally and internationally. To date, she has published more than 35 articles in reputable scientific journals (WoS/Scopus). She has successfully supervised 4 PhD and 6 MSc students to completion and currently she supervises 6 PhD and 2 MSc students. Apart from teaching and research, Noraini is also an active member in her university, holding a number of administrative posts, technical committee member and research grants evaluator. She is also actively involved in various social activities / programs at the national and international level.