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School of Industrial Technology

Food Tech Academic Staff

Professor

Dato' Dr. Azhar Mat Easa
Professor
Dato' Dr. Azhar Mat Easa
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+604 653 2268/6394
Room No. A606, Food Tech., School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.App.Sc (University of Nottingham, UK), Ph.D (University of Nottingham, UK); Expertise: Protein-Nutrient interactions; Functional foods; “Almost-illegal” foods    

Associate Professor

Dr. Cheng Lai Hoong
Associate Professor
Dr. Cheng Lai Hoong
+604 653 5209
Room No. 238, Food Tech., School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.Tech (Universiti Sains Malaysia), Ph.D (Universiti Sains Malaysia); Expertise: General food processing - industrial problems solving, particularly related to product shelf life and quality issues
Dr. Lee Lai Kuan
Associate Professor
Dr. Lee Lai Kuan
+604 653 6360
Room No. 217, Food Tech, School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.Sc. (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), M.Sc. (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), Ph.D. (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia); Expertise: Human nutrition; Nutritional biochemistry; Nutrigenomic; Food security; Biostatistic; Human clinical trial
Dr. Tan Thuan Chew
Associate Professor
Dr. Tan Thuan Chew
+604 653 6217
Room No. 258, Food Tech., School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: BTech (Universiti Sains Malaysia), M.Sc (Universiti Sains Malaysia), Ph.D (Universiti Sains Malaysia); Expertise: Food analysis and quality control; Kinetic study; Beverage processing and technology; Alternative protein
Dr. Uthumporn Utra @ Sapina Abdullah
Associate Professor
Dr. Uthumporn Utra @ Sapina Abdullah
+604 653 2220
Room No. 261, Food Tech., School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.Tech (Universiti Sains Malaysia), Ph.D (Universiti Sains Malaysia); Expertise: Food chemistry and analysis; Starch structure and functionality; Functional food product

Senior Lecturer

Dr. Abdorreza Mohammad Nafchi
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Abdorreza Mohammad Nafchi
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+604 653 5207
Room No. 242, Food Tech, School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.Eng. (Shiraz University, Iran), M.Eng. (Sharif University of Technology, Iran), Ph.D. (Universiti Sains Malaysia); Expertise: Textural, rheological and thermal properties of foods; Bionanocomposites and smart packaging; Food plant layout; Simulation and optimization of food processing lines
Dr. Effarizah Mohd Esah
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Effarizah Mohd Esah
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+604 653 6286
Room No. 212, Food Tech., School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.Sc (Universiti Sains Malaysia), M.Sc (University of Surrey,UK), Ph.D (University of Surrey,UK); Expertise: Microbiological food safety; Molecular microbiology; Bacterial foodborne pathogens
Dr. Hayati Samsudin
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Hayati Samsudin
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+604 653 5212
Room No. 216, Food Tech, School of Industrial Technology
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Degree: B.Tech (Universiti Sains Malaysia), M.Sc (Michigan State University, USA), Ph.D (Michigan State University, USA); Expertise: Food packaging; Biodegradable polymers; Mass transfer in food packaging application
Dr. Maizura Murad
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Maizura Murad
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+604 653 6216
Room No. 233, Food Tech., School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.Sc (Universiti Teknologi MARA), M.Sc (Universiti Sains Malaysia), Ph.D (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia); Expertise: Food sensory evaluation; Food analysis; Halal food management  
Dr. Musfirah Zulkurnain
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Musfirah Zulkurnain
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+604 653 2112
Room No. 214, Food Tech, School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.Tech. (Universiti Sains Malaysia), M.Sc. (Universiti Putra Malaysia), Ph.D. (Ohio State University, USA); Expertise: Edible oil applications technologies; Structuring fatty food systems; Fats & oils processing technologies; Non-thermal processing technologies
Dr. Nor Shariffa bt. Yussof
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Nor Shariffa bt. Yussof
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+604 653 2222
Room No. 241, Food Tech, School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.Tech. (Universiti Sains Malaysia), M.Sc. (Universiti Sains Malaysia), Ph.D. (Universiti Putra Malaysia); Expertise: Food bioploymers and colloids; Food nanotechnology; Lipid technology
Dr. Norazatul Hanim Mohd Rozalli
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Norazatul Hanim Mohd Rozalli
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+604 653 6361
Room No. 220, Food Tech., School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.Eng (Universiti Putra Malaysia), M.Sc (Wageningen University, Netherlands), Ph.D (Universiti Putra Malaysia); Expertise: Food processing and engineering; Heat and mass transfer in food processing; Food rheology; Kinetic analysis
Dr. Norlia Mahror
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Norlia Mahror
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+604 653 5210
Room No. 235, Food Tech., School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.Sc (USM), M.Sc (UKM), Ph.D (UPM); Expertise: Food Microbiology; Mycology; Mycotoxins
Dr. Syahariza Zainul Abidin
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Syahariza Zainul Abidin
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+604 653 2223
Room No. 211, Food Tech., School of Industrial Technology
USM, Pulau Pinang 11800
Degree: B.Sc (Universiti Putra Malaysia), M.Sc (Universiti Putra Malaysia), Ph.D (University of Queensland, Australia); Expertise: Food chemistry and analysis; Texture-modified food; Starch structure-digestibility study; Halal food authentication