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ASSOCIATE PROF. TS. DR. ZUL ILHAM BIN ZULKIFLEE LUBES

Institute of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Science

ilhamum.edu.my
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  • Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Zul Ilham bin Zulkiflee Lubes completed his B.Sc.(Hons.) in Universiti Malaya (UM), a Panasonic Scholar for M.Sc. and a JICA AUN/SEED-Net Scholar for his Doctoral study at the Department of Socio-Environmental Energy Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan. His research interest is in the field of biomass science and bioenergy, with esteemed awards from Japan Institute of Energy and American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS). Currently, as part of Malaysia's effort to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, he is actively studying the role of biomass in urban energy management. Dr. Zul Ilham also serves as Associate Editor for academic journals PROGEE, MJS, JISDeP, JSAEM and Special Issue Editor for Processes. He has been appointed as M.Sc. and Ph.D. external examiner for several Malaysian universities (USIM, USM, UTM, UTeM and IIUM) and internationally (Indonesia, Pakistan and Japan). As an alumnus of the Young South-East Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Professional Fellows Program, he volunteers regularly in promoting energy literacy, renewable energy and climate action to youth and community (Sustainable Development Goals; SDG 7 and 13) including being the country coordinator of the Asian Students Environment Platform (ASEP), a project supported by AEON Environmental Foundation. Professionally, he is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) by ASEAN Centre of Energy and a Professional Technologist accredited by the Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT). He and his team also secured national and industrial research grants such as the FRGS, Gamuda Land, Petronas as well as several coveted international research grants. Dr. Zul Ilham has been invited to participate as plenary or invited speaker in several international conferences and has been Visiting Scholar to several universities (Kyoto University Japan, Zhejiang University China, Universitas Andalas and Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Indonesia). He was also the recipient of Fulbright Malaysian Scholar Award 2022/2023 as Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, USA. Administratively, Dr. Zul Ilham was the Program Coordinator for B.Sc. Environmental Science and Management (2019-2021) and the Deputy Director at the UM Centre of Civilisational Dialogue (2022), a top-down research centre. He is currently the the Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation) for the Faculty of Science UM.

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Investigation of Polygeneration System Based On The Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels
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Lipid Accumulation In Malaysian Tiger Milk Mushroom Bioreactor-biomass For Use As Landless Future Food With High Essential Fatty Acids
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2024

Production of Ganodiesel from the biomass of<i> Ganoderma</i><i> lucidum</i> in air-L-shaped bioreactor (ALSB)

2024

Placemaking strategies in greening Universiti Malaya Main Library

2024

Fueling the future with fungi: Efficient lipid extraction from Ganoderma Mycelium Biomass

2024

Mushroom oils: A review of their production, composition, and potential applications

2024

A Decade of Advancing Environmental Stewardship in Asia

2024

Forest fungi from the jungle to the factory: Recent biofuel developments

2022

Assessing Klang Valley Youth Awareness towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Chapter 5, (2022).

2022

Biomass classification and characterization for conversion to biofuels

2021

Impak dan risiko mikroalga transgenik kepada alam sekitar