Dr. Durga Devi is currently serving as a Senior Research Officer (Q12) at the Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, with 12 years of experience. She is actively involved in NANOCAT’s research projects, particularly those in collaboration with industry, focusing on catalysis, materials science, and product commercialisation. She has strong technical expertise in materials characterization instrumentation, especially X-ray Diffraction and chemical reactor systems. She completed her PhD in 2025 in the field of catalysis for converting CO₂ waste into value-added products. She is also skilled in conducting training workshops on instrumentation and analytical software. Durga Devi is a member of the Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).