Dr Lavania Baloo is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). She obtained B.Sc. (Industrial Biology) and M. Eng (Environmental Management) degrees from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and her PhD specialization is in Environmental Engineering. Dr Lavania’s research has primary focused on microbiology in environmental engineering and in water purification. She has done several studies involving biological wastewater treatment and develop agricultural waste based activated carbon using empty fruit bunch and seaweed biomass for wastewater treatment. She has in-depth skills in water quality analysis, such as the water quality index and marine water quality standard parameters that involved. She is also a member of Malaysian Water Association (MWA) professional body and has published several scientific papers in international journals.

Mr Amiruddin currently working at PETRONAS Research & Scientific Services as Principal Researcher at PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd (PRSB). He graduated from Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and Bachelors of Art in Economics from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. He had working experience as Research Chemist, Senior Researcher at Research and Scientific Services (PRSS) and Staff Research at PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd (PRSB). He had professional membership from Associate Membership of Institiut Kimia Malaysia (IKM) since 1997.

Mr Tengku Uzaini current position as Staff (Process R&D) department Gas Sustainability Technology, GR&T at PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd (PRSB). He had academic qualification in B.Sc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry from MARA University of Technology, Malaysia. He also involved in Corporate and Society Initiatives such as Mercury Task Force Member for PETRONAS Carigali, PETRONAS Mercury Work Group and PETRONAS Contaminants Roadmap.

Mr Sharizal Azam current position as Staff Process Researcher at PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd. He had qualification in Bachelor in Biotechnology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia) and Master in Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis form Universiti Malaya. He had plant experience in, RESAK Gas Platform, PETRONAS Penapisan Melaka Sdn. Bhd, Onshore Gas Terminal Kerteh and PETRONAS Gas Processing Plants Kerteh).

Dr Syamzari current position as Projest Leader at PRSB, Bangi, Integrated Molecular Management, Technology Development Program for Base Oil. He academic qualification, BEng Chemical Engineering (Hons) from UMIST, Manchester, United Kingdom, MSc Chemical Engineering, Thesis: Evaluation and Modeling of Fouling Characteristics of Petroleum Crude Oils and Crude Blends from UTP, Tronoh, Malaysia and PhD Chemistry,Thesis: Mercury Removal from Natural Gas from Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom. He had 18 years working experience with Petronas.