1. Professor Dr Faiz Ahmad (UTP)

Professor Dr Faiz Ahmad current position as Head of Advanced and Functional Materials and Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). Dr Faiz Ahmad is Professor of Materials Science at the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, and his research is multi-disciplinary including, Intumescent fire-retardant coating for fire safety, polymer composites, nano materials reinforced metal composites for thermal management of electronics and energy storage, soft magnetic materials, biomaterials for industrial application.  He has won several awards and commercialized two products from his research.  

AP Dr Puteri Sri Melor current position as Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). Dr Puteri joined the University in August 1998. Prior to 1998, she was a senior lecturer at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia for 7 years. Throughout her career in the academia, she has played vital leadership roles such as the Head of Department (2001-2002), Transformation Journey Leader (2012), Founding Member of Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (2015 – present) and Department Chair (2016-2020). Her area of expertise and interest are in polymers, polymer composites, intumescent coatings, and education. She has had various research grants at both national and international level, including ERASMUS+. Puteri has published a book on Advances in Green Technology, published by the Lambert Academic Publishing.

3. Associate Professor Dr Saravanan Karuppanan (UTP)  

AP Dr Saravanan current position as Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). Dr Saravanan received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 1996 and MSc in Structural Integrity from University of Sheffield, UK in 2000. He earned his DPhil in Engineering Science from University of Oxford, UK in 2008. His research interests include stress analysis, FEA and contact mechanics. He is an editorial board member of Pipeline Science and Technology journal and has published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal papers.