Notable Alumni

Employment

• Senior Fellow, National University of Singapore, 1995-2000.
• Chair and Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Malaya, 1990-1995.
• Research Associate, Universities of Chicago 1972, Cornell 1978 and Texas A&M 1984.
• Lecturer and Associate Professor, University of Malaya, 1968-1990.
• Teaching and research assistant, University of Chicago, 1964-1965.
• Tutor, University of Malaya, 1960.

Teaching Interests

• Organic chemistry
• Organic spectroscopy
• Natural products chemistry
• Lipid chemistry, industrial and environmental organic chemistry

Research Interests

• Organic Chemistry
• Natural Products & Drug Discovery
• Natural Insecticides
• Oils and Fats; Biofuels
• Free Radicals and Carbenes

Expertise

• Lipids including Palm Oil
  • Organic chemistry of palm oil constituents
  • Chemistry and nutrition
  • Chemistry of bioactive compounds
• Chemistry of Plants and Insects
  • Investigation of bioactive compounds
  • Natural products
• Organic Toxicants and Water Quality
  • Water quality Criteria and Standards
  • Oil pollution

Awards & Honors

• Elected Fellow, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, 2000.
• Malaysian Institute of Chemistry Gold medalist, 1991.
• Uniroyal Fellow, 1966.
• Fulbright Scholar, 1964.
• Penang State Scholar, University of Malaya Entrance Scholar, 1959-60.
• Hutchings scholar (honorary), 1959.

Professional Membership

• Advisor, UTAR, 2009.
• Advisor, Sarawak Biodiversity Centre, Kuching, Sarawak, 2001-2007
• Hon Sen Res Fellow, Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, 2000.
• Editor, Malaysian Oil Science and Technology, 2000-2009.
• Member, Editorial committee, Jour Science Tropics, 2007-2009
• Member of Editorial Board, Elaeis, Journal for Palm Oil and Oil Palm Research, 1999-2009.
• Visiting Professor, University of Melbourne, 1993.
• Visiting Professor, Australian National University, 1990.
• Council Member, Malaysian Oil Science and Technology Association, 1993-2009.
• Member of Research Advisory Committee, Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, 1989-1992.
• Member, MPOB Programme Advisory Committee for Research, 1990-2006.
• Consultancies: Water Quality of Malaysia; Industrial Master Plan of Malaysia; Natural Products & Biodiversity; Biofuels; Pesticides; Palm Oil Research; 1980-1995.