S.M. Sapuan is head of Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He earned his B.Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Newcastle, Australia in 1990, MSc from Loughborough University, UK in 1994 and Ph.D from De Montfort University, UK in 1998. His research interests include natural fibre composites, materials selection and concurrent engineering. To date he has published more than 450 journal and 450 conference papers, 12 books, 5 edited books and 50 chapters in books. He has received numerous awards and honours, among others, ISESCO Science Prize in Technology, 2008, Plastic and Rubber Institute, Malaysia Fellowship Award, Kuala Lumpur Rotary Research Gold Medal Award, Alumni Award, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Khwarizmi International Award (KIA), a Leadership Award from Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE), SAE Fellow Grade of membership and 2015/2016 grantee of SEARCA Regional Professorial Chair.
J. Sahari is a senior lecturer at Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia since 2014. He was appointed Honorary Research Assistant in University of Liverpool, UK in 2012. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Master of Science in Advanced Material Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2011 and PhD also in Advanced Material Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2013. His research interests include biopolymer, polymer composites and biopolymer and biocomposites from seaweed. To date he has 20 journal and 30 conference papers to his credit. He is current heading a research project titled mechanical and biodegradable studies of anti-fest biocomposite derived from melaleuce alternifolia (tea tree) and the amount is RM 45,000 funded by Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Sahari has won the Best Scientific paper and oral presentation of UPM-UniKL MICET Symposium on Polymeric Materials and the Third Postgraduate Seminar on Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites 2012.
M.R. Ishak is a senior lecturer at Department of Aerospace Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia since 2013. He obtained his bachelor degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka in 2007, Master of Science in Materials and Design Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2009 and PhD in Materials Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia in2012. His research interests include natural fibre, biopolymer and biocomposite materials, plastic technology, polymer composite design and testing, composite modifications and properties Enhancements, vacuum resin Impregnation and manufacturing Process. Ishak registered as a Graduate Engineer with Board of Engineers Malaysia, Graduate Member of Institute Engineers of Malaysia, Member of Malaysian Society of Structural Health Monitoring and Member of Plastics and Rubber Institute of Malaysia. To date he has 22 journal and 23 conference papers to his credit. He is current heading a research project titled Preparation and properties of kenaf santoprene filled composites worth RM 47,000. Ishak has won the Best Student Poster Presenter in International Conference on Innovation in Polymer Science and Technology (IPST 2011) International 2011 and has won a silver medal in Exhibition of Invention, Research and Innovation (PRPI 2010) Universiti Putra Malaysia.
