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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 structure, function and decomposition of biomass for conversion to gaseous, liquid and solid energy carriers as well as sustainable feed. 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, Deputy Director at the UM Centre of Civilisational Dialogue, Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation) for the Faculty of Science UM and the Director of UM Grant Management Centre. He is also the core member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities Forest Biomass Ecosystem Living Lab Initiative and expert panel in the ASEAN-UNESCAP Carbon Neutrality Campus Network, tasked to formulate a regional carbon neutral course for university students. His latest chapter in a book with the title "Challenges of Environmental Justice in the Decarbonization of Development in Malaysia" had recently been published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (2025). He is currently on secondment to a government think tank, IKIM as Principal Fellow and Director, Centre for Science and Environment Studies.

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2025

Agricultural Waste-Derived Biopolymers for Sustainable Food Packaging: Challenges and Future Prospects

2025

Smart Fermentation Technologies: Microbial Process Control in Traditional Fermented Foods

2025

Oil Spill Recovery of Petroleum-Derived Fuels Using a Bio-Based Flexible Polyurethane Foam

2025

Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Optimization of Reservoir Operations Under Climate Variability in the Chao Phraya River Basin

2024

A Decade of Advancing Environmental Stewardship in Asia

2025

Challenges of Environmental Justice in the Decarbonization of Development Projects in Malaysia

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