ChM. Dr. Noordini Mohamad Salleh is currently an associate professor in Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya. She received her BSc (Hons) in Chemistry from Universiti Malaya in 2007. She pursued her MSc. and Doctoral Study, both in Chemistry Department, Universiti Malaya in 2009 and 2014, respectively. She is a polymer chemist specializing in the design, synthesis, characterization, and functional applications of liquid crystalline polymers. Her research focuses on elucidating structure–property relationships and integrating sustainable carbon sources, including palm-based monomers, to develop high-performance materials. Her teaching experience includes food chemistry, oleochemistry, and petrochemistry. She is also an active researcher in the Unit of Research on Lipids (URL) and the Centre for Fundamental and Frontier Sciences in Nanostructure Self-Assembly (FSSA) at Universiti Malaya. Dr. Noordini is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM), with a strong record of international collaborations and industry engagement.

Dr Airina is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University Malaya. She earned both her Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry) and Master of Science (Lipid Biochemistry) degree from University Malaya in 2003 and 2008 respectively. In 2013, she graduated from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom with a PhD in Pharmacology. Her PhD thesis work focuses on magnetoreception. A study on how animals having the ability to detect the Earth’s magnetic field whereby her research was to understand the cellular basis and the mechanism underlying the single domain magnetite of magnetoreceptor cells in fish. Her research interests include looking at the uses of natural products especially form Traditional Malaysian plants as an alternative medicine. She is interested in investigating the phytochemistry, molecular biology of medicinal plants and bioassays activity of natural products. Her current research includes the study of various traditional plants that help to reduce hypertension, lowering blood sugar level and oxidative stress. This is an important area to explore as there is still a general lack of knowledge and much misinformation remain about natural products in plants and their uses by people. Besides that, her research interest includes the study of proteolytic enzymes and anti-inflammatory activities of the Butterfly leaf, Christia vespertilionis. Dr Airina is also looking at venturing into projects which involves anti-cancer properties from medicinal plants. Besides doing research, she is teaching undergraduates students of Biohealth Program, Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University Malaya. Her core teaching subjects includes Pharmacology, Drug Analysis and Analytical Biochemistry. Besides that, she has been teaching various Laboratory courses due to her expertise in Biochemistry. On top of that, Dr Airina has supervised more than 15 undergraduate students for their final year projects and currently supervising and co-supervising up to 4 graduate students. She is the Principal investigator for a research grant and a Co-PI of a research collaborating with MAHSA university. She has authored and co-authored more then 5 research papers with a number of conference proceedings. She was also appointed as the Secretary and fellow of the Fifth Residential college and has been a residential college fellow for almost 10 years. She is dedicated towards helping students to improve in their soft skills abilities and to expose students towards community engagement programs. Dr Airina is the fellow advisor for various established programs such as the Education Malaysia (EDUMAS), Malaysian Blood Donation (NBD) and other community engagement programs.

Dr. Mohd Usman Bin Mohd Junaidi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Universiti Malaya (UM), where he has served since 2016. He holds a BEng in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Malaysia Pahang and a Ph.D. from Universiti Sains Malaysia. His research focuses on gas separation, advanced material development, and green technologies, with over 50 publications in ISI-indexed journals. He has secured multiple research grants and filed several patents, including a recent one for a Raw Water Processing System with Self-Cleaning Ultrafiltration. His interests include hydrogen purification, water supply systems, and social impact research. Dr. Mohd Usman has supervised over 15 postgraduate students and teaches Thermodynamics, Mass Transfer, and Fluid Mechanics. He previously served as Deputy Dean of Student Affairs (2022–2024). He is currently the Coordinator of the Funding & Networking Section at the UM Community Engagement Centre (UMCares) and, as of April 2026, the Director of the Graduate Employability and Career Centre. Recognized for his contributions, he received the International Innovation Award (2025) and the Malaysia Toray Science Foundation Science and Technology Award (2024). He continues to bridge academic knowledge with industrial applications, driving innovation in chemical engineering and sustainability.