Associate Professor Dr. Mardiana Idayu Ahmad

"Your focus shapes your reality!"

Expertise: 

1. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Technologies
2. Energy Recovery
3. Material Performance
4. Environmental Management

I am an academic and researcher at the School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), with a background in environmental technology, environmental management and sustainable energy technologies. Over the years, my research has grown across different but connected areas, including sustainable energy, biofuels, energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, bio-based materials, waste valorisation and environmental management.

I have always enjoyed both teaching and research. Teaching gives me the opportunity to share knowledge, learn alongside my students and help them develop their own way of thinking and solving problems. I also have a strong interest in academic quality assurance and have successfully completed Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the Certified Officer in Quality (COQ) programme by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). I am also a Fellow of the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies (WSSET), reflecting my continued engagement with the wider sustainable energy community. Beyond my academic roles, writing is something I genuinely enjoy, from academic and scholarly works to books written for a wider, non-academic audience. For me, writing is another way to share ideas, knowledge and experiences beyond the classroom and research environment. I particularly value seeing knowledge translated into something useful, whether through my students, research, writing, industry collaboration or community engagement. To me, being an academic is not only about generating knowledge, but also about sharing it, nurturing others and making it meaningful beyond the university.

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