AWARD & RECOGNITION:

1. •USM’s Excellent service award, 2002, 2008, 2010
   

2. •USM's Outstanding Educator Award, 2002
   

3. •USM's Hall of Fame Award (Research) (Anugerah Sanggar Sanjung), 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
   

4. •USM’s Hall of Fame Award (Research) (Anugerah Sanggar Sanjung) (Distinguished individual)
   

5. •Anugerah Akademik Negara (National Academic Award - Teaching category), 2008
   

6. •Member of editorial board of several national/international journals  (Food Hydrocolloids, International Food Research Journal, Journal of Tropical Research,  Journal of Physical Sciences)
   

7. •Member of International Advisory Board for the 9th & 10th International Hydrocolloids Conference (Singapore & Shanghai, respectively)
   

8. •Invited/keynote speaker in several international conferences (9th International Sago Symposium, PATPI Conference, World Halal Conference, 9th & 10th International Hydrocolloids Conference,
   

9. •Invited speaker/panelist in various intellectual discourse/forums on teaching & learning.
   

10. •Book/article reviewers
    

11. •External examiners (thesis, promotion, curriculum)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & EDITORIAL:

1. •Professional member of Institute of Food Technologist (USA)
   

2. •Professional member of American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC)
   

3. •Member of The Japanese Society of Applied Glycoscience
   

4. •Member of Society of Microscopy (Malaysia)