Prof. IR. Dr. Zaini Bin Ujang
DSNS, DNS, PPT, Ph.D. (Environ. Eng.) (Newcastle), M.Sc. (Environ. Eng.) (Newcastle), B.Chem.Eng. (UTM), AMP (Harvard), F.I.Chem.E. (UK), F.A.Sc. (M), P.Eng. (M), C.Eng. (UK Engineering Council), C.Sci. (UK Science Council), C.W.E.M. (UK), MIEM, MIWA (UK)
Prof. Zaini Ujang is leading Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - the oldest technical university in Malaysia and South East Asia. He is a professional environmental engineer cum scientist and is working on pollution control and sustainability, especially river rehabilitation in developing countries, by integration of studies on water ecology with engineering systems. He collaborates leading scholars worldwide, particularly in membrane bioreactor, granulation process and biofouling control.
Prof. Ujang sits on various boards, including the Chemical Companies of Malaysia (CCM), Institute of Sultan Iskandar for Urban Habitat and High Rise Buildings, private universities Multimedia Technology Enhancement Operations Sdn Bhd (METEOR) and Chair of Proton Technology Advisory Council.
He became the first recipient of the prestigious Malaysia Merdeka Award 2009 for the category of Outstanding Scholastic Achievement. He has been honored as the "Tokoh Maal Hijrah 1433H" of Negeri Sembilan 2011.
Zaini obtained his B.Eng. (Chem. Eng.) from UTM, and MSc and PhD in environmental engineering from University of Newcastle, UK. He is also an alumni of the Harvard Business School (AMP 177), a Fellow of the Academy of Science Malaysia, Senior Advisor to the Prince Khalid bin Sultan Chair on Water Research, King Saud University, Chairman of the Environmental Quality Council, Malaysia and Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK.
He has registered more than 20 intellectual property rights, published more than 250 technical papers and 27 books.
