1

Professional Resume of

DDrr.. UUmmeerr RRaasshhiidd

((FFeellllooww RReesseeaarrcchheerr ~~ AAssssoocciiaattee PPrrooffeessssoorr))

Institute of Advanced Technology, Cell Phone: +6013-4507820 Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Office Phone: +60-3-8946-7393 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, E-mail: umer.rashid@yahoo.com Malaysia umer.rashid@upm.edu.my TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PERSONAL INFORMATIONS……………………………………………………………..……..…...2 INTELLECTUAL RECORD……………………………………………………………….…..…….… 2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE…………………………………………………………………………3 PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE…………………………………………………………………………4 PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE…………………………………………………………………………5 COURSE STUDIED IN PhD……………………………………………………………………………5 COURSE STUDIED IN M.Sc.………………………………………………………………………….6 RESERACH.…………………………………………………………………………………………,…6 PEER REVIEWED IMPACT FACTOR JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS…………………………...6-15 PEER REVIEWED NON IMPACT FACTOR JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS……………………15-16 BOOK EDITED WITH FOREIGN PUBLISHERS…………………………………………………...16 CHAPTER IN BOOK WITH FOREIGN PUBLISHERS……………………………………….…….16 PAPERS PRESENTED/ABSTRACTED AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES………….…17-18 PAPERS PRESENTED/ABSTRACTED AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES…..…………….…..18-19 RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED OR ONGOING ………………………………………...19-20 POST GRADUATE STUDENT AS SUPERVIOSER/CO-SUPERVIOSER……………………........20 POST GRADUATE STUDENT PRODUCED AS SUPERVIOSER………………………………20-21 EXTERNAL EXAMINER……………………………………………………………………….…….21 WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/TRAININGS COMPLETED/ATTENDED………………………....21-24 PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA….…..24-26 AWARDS AND HONORS………………………………………………………………………....26-27 SERVICE ACTIVITIES….…………………………………………………………………..…..….....28 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES ……………………………………..…………………………..….......28 ACADEMIC REFEREES …………………………………..………………………………..…..….....28

2

PERSONAL INFORMATIONS Last Name Rashid First Name Umer Father Name Muhammad Rashid Gender Male Marital Status Married Nationality Pakistani NIC No. 33100-1165865-3 Passport No. AL9848653 Date of Birth 06-12-1980 Place of Birth Faisalabad, Pakistan Permanent Address House No.963, Street No.12, Muhammadabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan Residential Phone No. +92-41-8720042 Present Address Desaminium Flora, 01-13-07, Block Chempaka, Lastari Perdana, Seri Kembangan 43300, Selangor, Malaysia. Departmental Address Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), UPM Serdang, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia. Cell Phone: +6013-4507820 E-mail umer.rashid@upm.edu.my or umer.rashid@yahoo.com INTELLECTUAL RECORD Field of Specialization: Analytical Chemistry/Industrial Oil Products/Renewable Energy Total Impact Factor: 254.4 (h-index = 20) July 2010- Post-Doctorate (Institute Technology PETRONAS (ITP) Grant) Oct 2011 Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

2009 PhD (Chemistry) (HEC Indigenous PhD Scholarship) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan/United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Peoria, IL, USA

Research Title: “Production and Quality Evaluation of Biodiesel from Indigenous Vegetable Oil Resources” Specialization: Analytical Chemistry

2003 M.Sc. (Chemistry) Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Specialization: Analytical Chemistry Research Title: “Metabolism of Aspirin in Male Volunteers During Winter”

2001 B.Sc. (Pre-Engineering): Govt. College Faisalabad, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Subject Studied: Chemistry, Physics and Math

3

1998 F.Sc. (Pre-Engineering): Govt. Science College, Sammanabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Subject Studied: Chemistry, Physics and Math 1996 SSC (Science): Government S.S.H. Secondary School No.2, Faisalabad, Pakistan PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia Nov 01, 2011 – to date, Fellow Researcher ~Associate Professor Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Current Research Interest:

• Production and Characterization of Bio-lubricant • Synthesis and Characterization of Heterogeneous Catalysts • Microwave Technology for Biodiesel Production • Exploration of Non-food Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production

King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia Mar 23, 2015 – Mar 22, 2016, Visiting Professor Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 1145, Saudi Arabia Current Research Interest:

• Synthesis and Characterization of Sulphonated Heterogeneous Catalysts • Synthesis of Mesporous Catalyst for Biodiesel Production • Exploration of Non-food Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia July 15, 2010 – Oct 31, 2011, Post-Doctoral Fellow Mission Oriented Research (MOR) - Green Technology, Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750, Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia Research Interest:

• Exploration of Novel Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production • Development of Heterogeneous Catalyst • Blending of Oils for Biodiesel Production • Up-gradation of Bio-oils

Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan October 28, 2009 – July 14, 2010, Assistant Professor

4

Department of Industrial Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad-38000, Pakistan Research Interest and Teaching:

• Production and Analytical Characterization of Biodiesel Using Immobilized Enzymes • Exploration of Novel Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production • Development of Heterogeneous Catalyst • Lubricant Properties of Vegetable Oils • Synthesis of Epoxy Acids from Unsaturated Fatty Acids

Courses Taught: (M.Phil, M.Sc. BS Hons. Level) Basic Chemistry, Environmental Analytical Techniques, Specialization in Analytical Chemistry-II, Analytical Chemistry-IV, Chemistry of Nanomaterials, Applied Molecular Spectroscopy, Chemistry of the Environment. Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan April 27, 2009 – October 26, 2009, Lecturer Department of Industrial Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad-38000, Pakistan Research and Teaching:

• Production and Analytical Characterization of Biodiesel by Using Immobilized Enzymes Courses Taught: (M.Sc. BS Hons. Level)

• Basic Chemistry, Specialization in Analytical Chemistry-II, Analytical Chemistry-IV, Chemistry of the Environment.

Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan October 20, 2008 – April 26, 2009, Visiting Lecturer Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad-38000, Pakistan Courses Taught:

• Basic Chemistry, Chemistry of the Environment, Environmental Analytical Techniques

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan January 2005 – September 2009, PhD Research Scholar Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-38040, Pakistan

Research: • Production and quality evaluation of Biodiesel from indigenous vegetable oil resources – Financial

Support from Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan.

5

• Characterize and investigate the chemical composition of various vegetable oils, fats / related products and essential oils.

• Analysis of trace and heavy metal, contaminants and organic pollutants in vegetable and industrial samples.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA May 2007 – October 2007, Visiting Scientist Food and Industrial Oil (FIO) Research, National Centre for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR), ARS/USDA, Peoria, Illinois, United States of America (USA) Research:

• Production and quality evaluation of Biodiesel from indigenous vegetable oil resources - Financial Support from Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan.

• Characterization of vegetable oil-derived diesel fuels (biodiesel), using technique such as GLC and 1H-NMR.

• Developed an alkaline-catalyzed transesterification protocol for the production of biodiesel from indigenously available vegetable oil resources.

• Optimization of the variables of temperature, reaction time, alcohol to vegetable oil ratio, catalyst type and concentration, agitation intensity, etc. for high yield with better quality of the end use product-biodiesel.

• Furthermore, I have got expertise in state-of-the-art chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques (1H-NMR, HPLC, GLC, GC-MS, FT-IR, and X-ray Spectrometry) and also in Rancimat method (OSI), DSC, ball-on-disk method and HFFR techniques for lubricity analysis of vegetable oils and biodiesel.

Attock Refinery Limited (ARL), Rawalpindi, Pakistan October 2006- January 2007, Visiting Researcher Quality Control Laboratory (QCL), Attock Refinery Limited (ARL), Morgah, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Research: • Characterization of Biodiesel produced from vegetable oils- Financial Support from Attock

Refinery Limited (ARL), Morgah, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. • I have got expertise in instrumentals techniques such as Flash point tester, Cloud and pour point

instrument, Cold filter plugging point tester, Kinematic viscosity tester, Distillation apparatus, Density and specific gravity meter, X-ray Spectrometry to characterize the biodiesel.

City Cadet Schools, Faisalabad, Pakistan January 2004-November 2004, Science Teacher City Cadet Schools (Girls Branch), Faisalabad, Pakistan

Teaching: • Secondary school level courses (Chemistry, Math).

6

COURSES STUDIED IN PhD

PhD (Analytical Chemistry): Special topics in analytical chemistry, Chemistry of natural antioxidants, Advanced chemical kinetics, Advanced practical in analytical chemistry, Environment resource management, Isolation, purification and characterization of enzymes, Advanced biochemical techniques, Enzymes kinetics, Environmental biochemistry and Experimental design II.

COURSES STUDIED IN M.Sc.

M.Sc. (Analytical Chemistry): Physical chemistry-I, Physical chemistry-II, Experiments in physical chemistry, Inorganic chemistry-I, Inorganic chemistry-II, Inorganic analysis, Organic chemistry-I, Organic chemistry-II, Organic analysis, Applied chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Advanced analytical chemistry-I, Advanced analytical chemistry-II, Environmental chemistry, Experimental design I.

Research The focus of my research has been on the characterization of vegetable oils and vegetable oil-

derived diesel fuels (biodiesel), using technique such as GLC, FTIR and NMR. I have also developed an alkaline-catalyzed transesterification protocol for the production of biodiesel from indigenously available vegetable oil resources. I have also expertise in state-of-the-art chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques (1H-NMR, HPLC, GC-MS, XRD, SEM, UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, X-ray Spectrometry etc). Furthermore, the development of new heterogeneous catalysts and catalytic processes for new selective chemical processes which may lead to a considerable reduction of undesired by-products or waste products.

A non-conventional oilseed crops such as Moringa oleifera, Hibiscus esculentus, Thespesia populnea, Cucumis melo, Citrus reticulata and Jatropha curcas seeds have been fully characterized for biodiesel production. These crops are noted to be potential sources of valuable vegetable oils of non-edible commercial importance. As Malaysia imports a large quantity of petro-diesel every year at the expense of large amount of foreign exchange, these newly investigated sources of oils may help reduce such imports. A series of conventional oils and used frying oils have also been evaluated for biodiesel production. Experimental protocols have been optimized for obtaining high biodiesel yield with best quality of end-use products. The produced biodiesels have also been characterized and evaluated for their quality and performance which indicated that these should be used as replacement of petro-diesel.

List of Publications: • Total Research Publications: 136 • Total Impact Factor (IF) based on Publications: 254.4 • Impact Factor/Scopus Publications: 114 • Non-Impact Factor Publications: 17 • Book Chapters/Conference Proceedings: 06

PEER REVIEWED INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS 1) I.M. Lokman, M. Goto, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2016). Sub- and Supercritical Esterification of

Palm Fatty Acid Distillate with Carbohydrate-derived Solid Acid Catalyst. Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 284, Pages 872-878 [Impact Factor = 4.321].

7

2) F.A. J. Al-Doghachi, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq Yap, (2016). Investigation of the Effects of the Ce(III) Promoter on the Tri-metallic Pt,Pd,Ni/MgO Catalyst in Dry-reforming of Methane. RSC Advances, Volume 6, Pages 10372-10384. [Impact Factor = 3.840].

3) N.A.M. Aziz, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, N.W.M. Zulkifli, (2016). Temperature Effect on Tribological Properties of Polyol Ester-based Environmentally Adapted Lubricant. Tribology International, Volume 93, Pages 43-49 [Impact Factor = 1.963].

4) H.A. Hamid, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, T.S.Y. Choong, S. Ali, A.M. Syam, (2016). Synthesis of High Oleic Palm Oil-based Trimethylolpropane Esters in a Vacuum Operated Pulsed Loop Reactor. Fuel, Volume 166C, Pages 560-566 [Impact Factor = 3.520].

5) H. Shakoor, M. Ibrahim, M. Usman, M. Adrees, M.A. Mehmood, F. Abbas, N. Rasool, U. Rashid. (2016). Removal of Reactive Blue 21 from Aqueous Solution by Sorption and Solubilization in Micellar Media. Journal of Dispersion Science & Technology, Volume 37, Issue 2, Pages 144-154 [Impact Factor = 0.795].

6) U. Rashid, M. Ibrahim, I.A. Nehdi, S.I. Al-Resayes, S. Ullah, M.A. Mehmood, S. Shahzadi, (2016). Synthesis and Characterization of Poppy Seed Oil Methyl Esters. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, DOI NO. 10.1016/j.cjche.2016.01.007. [Impact Factor = 1.098].

7) A.M. Syam, U. Rashid, R. Yunus, H.A. Hamid, S.I. Al-Resayes, I.A. Nehdi, A.H. Al-Muhtaseb, (2016). Conversion of Oleum Papaveris Seminis Oil into Methyl Esters via Esterification Process: Optimization and Kinetic Study. Grasas Y Aceites, Volume 67, Issue 1, DOI. No. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/gya.0496151 [Impact Factor = 0.882].

8) M. Danish, M.W. Mumtaz, M. Fakhar, U. Rashid, (2016). Response Surface Methodology: An Imperative Tool for the Optimized Purification of the Residual Glycerol from Biodiesel Production Process. Chiang Mai Journal of Science, Volume 43, Issue (X), Pages 1-13 [Impact Factor = 0.371].

9) L. Jassim, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, F. Ghaemi, (2016). Synthesis and Optimization of 2-ethylhexyl Ester as Base Oil for Drilling Fluid Formulation. Chemical Engineering and Communication, Volume 203, Issue 4, pages 463-470. [Impact Factor = 1.104].

10) U. Rashid, S.G. Bhatti, T.M. Ansari, R. Yunus, M. Ibrahim, (2016). Biodiesel Production from Cannabis sativa Oil from Pakistan. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, DOI No: 10.1080/15567036.2013.803179 [Impact Factor = 0.386].

11) H. Mukhtar, S. Khursheed, I.U. Haq, M.W. Mumtaz, U. Rashid, S.I. Al-Resayes, (2016). Optimization of Lipase Biosynthesis from Rhizopus oryzae for Biodiesel Production Using Multiple Oils. Accepted for Publication in Chemical Engineering & Technology, Manuscript No. ceat.201500584.R1. [Impact Factor = 2.442].

12) N.A. Raof, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, N. Azis, Z. Yaakub. (2016). Development of Palm-based Neopentyl Glycol as Dielectric Fluid and its Thermal Aging Performance. Accepted for Publication in IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Manuscript No. 5479. [Impact Factor = 1.278].

13) Noerhidajat, R. Yunus, Z.A. Zurina, S. Syafiie, V. Ramanaidu, U. Rashid, (2016). Effect of High Pressurized Sterilization on Oil Palm Fruit Digestion Operation. International Food Research Journal, Volume 23, Issue 1, Page 129-134. [Scopus Indexed].

14) M.A.H. Altaie, R.B. Janius, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, R. Yunus, R. Zakaria, N.M. Adam, (2015), Performance and Exhaust Emission Characteristics of Direct-injection Diesel Engine Fueled with

8

Enriched Biodiesel. Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 106, Pages 365–372 [Impact Factor = 4.380].

15) F.A.J. Al-Doghachi, U. Rashid, Z. Zainal, M.I. Saiman, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2015). Influence of the Ce2O3 and CeO2 Promoters on the Pd/MgO Catalyst in Dry-reforming of Methane, RSC Advances, Volume 99, Issue 5, Page No. 81739-81752 [Impact Factor = 3.84].

16) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, R. Yunus, A.H. Al-Muhtaseb, (2015). Transesterification for Biodiesel Production using Thespesia populnea Seed Oil: An Optimization Study, International Journal of Green Energy, Volume 12, Issue No. 5, Page No. 479-484. [Impact Factor = 1.215].

17) S. Soltani, U. Rashid, R. Yunus, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2015). Synthesis of Biodiesel through Catalytic Transesterification of Various Feedstocks using Fast Solvothermal Technology: A Critical Review, Catalysis Reviews: Science and Engineering, Volume 57, Issue No. 4, Page No. 407-435. [Impact Factor = 8.471].

18) I.M. Lokman, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, R. Yunus (2015). Methyl Ester Production from Palm Fatty Acid Distillate using Sulfonated Glucose-derived Acid Catalyst, Renewable Energy, Volume 81, Issue No. 9, Page No. 347-354. [Impact Factor = 3.476].

19) I.M. Lokman, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2015). Macro- and Mesoporous Sulfonated-starch Solid Acid Catalyst for Esterification of Palm Fatty Acid Distillate, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, DOI No: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2015.06.034 [Impact Factor = 3.725].

20) N.S. Osman, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq Yap, (2015). Low-cost Solid Catalyst derived from Waste Cyrtopleura costata (Angel Wing Shell) for Biodiesel Production using Microalgae Oil. Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 101, Page 749-756 [Impact Factor = 4.380].

21) I.M. Lokman, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2015). Microwave-assisted Methyl Ester Production from Palm Fatty Acid Distillate over Heterogeneous Carbon-based Solid Acid Catalyst, Chemical Engineering and Technology, Volume 38, Issue 10 Pages 1837–1844 [Impact Factor = 2.442].

22) I.M. Lokman, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2015). Methyl Ester Production from Palm Fatty Acid Distillate using Sulfonated-glucose Solid Acid Catalyst: Characterization and Optimization. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume 23, Issue 11, Pages 1857–1864. [Impact Factor = 1.098].

23) I.A. Nehdi, H.M. Sbihi, S. Mokbli, U. Rashid, S.I. Al-Resayes, (2015). Yucca aloifolia Oil Methyl Esters. Industrial Crops and Products, Volume 69, Issue No. 5, Page No. 257-262 [Impact Factor = 2.837].

24) H.M. Sbihi, I.A. Nehdi, L.El Blidi, U. Rashid, S.I. Al-Resayes (2015). Lipase/enzyme Catalyzed Biodiesel Production from Prunus mahaleb: A Comparative Study with Base Catalyzed Biodiesel Production. Industrial Crops and Products, Volume 76, Pages 1049–1054 [Impact Factor = 2.837].

25) F.H. Alhassan, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2015). Synthesis of Waste Cooking Oil-Based Biodiesel via Effectual Recyclable Bi-Functional Fe2O3-MnO-SO4

2-/ZrO2 Nanoparticle Solid Catalyst. Fuel, Volume 142, Pages 38-45 [Impact Factor = 3.520].

26) M.A. Altaie, R.B. Janius, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, R. Yunus, R. Zakaria, (2015). Cold Flow and Fuel Properties of Methyl Oleate and Palm-oil Methyl Ester Blends. Fuel, Volume 160, Pages 238–244 [Impact Factor = 3.520].

27) F.H. Alhassan, U. Rashid, R. Yunus, K. Sirat, I.M. Lokman, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2015). Synthesis of Ferric–Manganese Promoted Tungstated Zirconia Nanoparticles as Heterogeneous Solid Superacid

9

Catalyst for Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil. International Journal of Green Energy, Volume 12, Issue No. 9, Page No. 987-994 [Impact Factor = 1.215].

28) S.H. Teo, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, A. Islam, (2015). Hydrothermal Effect on Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Properties of Calcium Methoxide for Biodiesel Production from Crude Jatropha curcus. RSC Advances, Issue No. 5, Page 4266-4276 [Impact Factor = 3.840].

29) F.H. Alhassan, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2015). Biodiesel Synthesis Catalyzed by Transition Metal Oxides: Ferric-Manganese Doped Tungstated/Molybdena Nanoparticles Catalyst, Journal of Oleo Science, Volume 64, Issue No. 1, Page 91-99 [Impact Factor = 0.968].

30) T.S. Chang, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, T.S.Y. Choong, D.R.A. Biak, A.M. Syam, (2015). Palm Oil Derived Trimethylolpropane Triesters Synthetic Lubricants and Usage in Industrial Metalworking Fluid. Journal of Oleo Science, Volume 65, Issue No. 2, Page 143-151 [Impact Factor = 0.968].

31) F.H. Alhassan, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2015). Synthesis of Waste Cooking Oil Based Biodiesel via Ferric-Manganese Promoted Molybdenum Oxide/Zirconia Nanoparticles Solid acid Catalyst: Influence of Ferric and Manganese Dopants. Journal of Oleo Science, Volume 64, Issue No. 5, Page 505-514 [Impact Factor = 0.968].

32) H. Amirkhani, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, S.F. Salleh, D.R.A. Biak, S. Syam, (2015). Low Temperature Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Oil Palm Frond, Chemical Engineering Communications, Volume 202, Issue No. 9, Page 1235-1244 [Impact Factor = 1.104].

33) S. Ashraf, F. Abbas, M. Ibrahim, U. Rashid, S. Khalid, H.R. Ahmad, K.R. Hakeem, T. Majeed, (2015). Application of GIS for the Identification and Demarcation of Selective Heavy Metal Concentrations in the Urban Groundwater, Journal of Geographical Sciences, Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages 225-235 [Impact Factor = 1.344].

34) F.H. Alhassan, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2015). Ferric-Manganese Doped Sulphated Zirconia Nanoparticles Catalyst for Single-Step Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil: Characterization and Optimization. International Journal of Green Energy, DOI No. 10.1080/15435075.2014.966267 [Impact Factor = 1.215].

35) M. Mushtaq, I.M. Tan, U. Rashid, M. Sagir, M. Mumtaz. (2015). Effect of pH on the Static Adsorption of Foaming Surfactants on Malaysian Sandstone. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Volume 8, Issue 10, pp 8539-8548 [Impact Factor = 1.224].

36) Z.I. Khan, K. Ahmad, N.A. Akram, I. Mustafa, M. Ibrahim, A. Fardous, S. Gondal, A. Hussain, F. Arshad, I.R. Noorka, M. Yousaf, A.F. Zahoor, M. Sher, A. Hussain, H.A. Shad, U. Rashid. (2015). Heavy Metals Concentration in Soil-Plant-Animal Continuum under Semi-Arid Conditions of Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Volume 47, Issue 2, Page 377-382 [Impact Factor = 0.404].

37) M. Ayoub, A. Inayat, U. Rashid, S. Ullah, B. Lal, (2015). Synthesis of Stable Lithium Modified Mesoporous Catalyst for Oligomerization of Biodisel-drive Glycerol to Diglycerol. Chemical Engineering Transactions, Volume 45, Pages 1291-1296.

38) U. Rashid, G. Knothe, R. Yunus, R.L. Evangelista, (2014). Kapok Oil Methyl Esters. Biomass and Bioenergy, Volume 66, Issue 7, Pages 419-425 [Impact Factor = 3.394].

39) U. Rashid, J. Ahmad, R. Yunus, M. Ibrahim, H. Masood, A.M. Syam, (2014). Momordica charantia Seed Oil Methyl Esters: Kinetic Study and Fuel Properties, International Journal of Green Energy, Volume 11, Issue 7, Pages 727-740 [Impact Factor = 1.215].

10

40) I.M. Lokman, U. Rashid, R. Yunus, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2014). Carbohydrate-derived Solid Acid Catalysts for Biodiesel Production from Low Cost Feedstocks: A Review, Catalysis Reviews; Science and Engineering, Volume 56, Issue 2, Pages 187-219 [Impact Factor = 8.471].

41) S.H. Teo, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2014). Biodiesel Production from Crude Jatropha curcas Oil using Calcium based Mixed Oxide Catalysts. Fuel, Volume 136, Pages 244-252 [Impact Factor = 3.520].

42) S.H. Teo, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2014). Heterogeneous Catalysis of Transesterification Jatropha curcas Oil over Calcium Cerium Bimetallic Oxide Catalyst. RSC Advances, Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 48836-48847 [Impact Factor = 3.840].

43) S.H. Teo, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2014). Green Nano-catalyst for Methanolysis of Non-edible Jatropha Oil. Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 87, Pages 618-627 [Impact Factor = 4.380].

44) Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, S.H. Teo, U. Rashid, A. Islam, M.Z. Hussien, K.T. Lee (2014). Transesterification of Jatropha curcas Crude Oil to Biodiesel on Calcium Lanthanum Mixed Oxide Catalyst: Effect of Stoichiometric Composition. Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 88, Pages 1290-1296 [Impact Factor = 4.380].

45) M.F. Rabiah Nizah, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, U. Rashid, S.H. Teo, Z.A. Shajaratun Nur, A. Islam (2014). Production of Biodiesel from Non-edible Jatropha curcas Oil via Transesterification using Bi2O3-La2O3 Catalyst. Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 88, Pages 1257–1262 [Impact Factor = 4.380].

46) F.H. Alhassan, U. Rashid, M.S. Al-Qubaisi, A. Rasedee, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2014). The Effect of Sulphate Contents on the Surface Properties of Iron-manganese Doped Sulphated Zirconia Catalysts. Powder Technology, Volume 253, Issue 3, Pages 809-813 [Impact Factor = 2.349].

47) I.M. Lokman, U. Rashid, Z. Zainal, R. Yunus, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2014). Microwave-assisted Biodiesel Production by Esterification of Palm Fatty Acid Distillate, Journal of Oleo Science, Volume 63, Issue 9, Pages 849-855 [Impact Factor = 0.968].

48) N.A.M. Aziz, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, A.M. Syam, (2014). Application of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) in Optimizing Palm-based Pentaerythritol Ester Synthesis. Industrial Crops and Products, Volume 62, Issue C, Pages 305-312 [Impact Factor = 2.837].

49) N.S.H.A. Habib, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, Z.Z. Abidin, A.M. Syam (2014). Synthesis of Palm-based Ethylhexyl Ester as Synthetic Base Drilling Fluids through Chemical Transesterification, Grasas Y Aceites, Volume 65, Issue 1, DOI. No. 10.3989/gya.074513 [Impact Factor = 0.882].

50) F. Anwar, U. Rashid, S.A. Shahid, M. Nadeem, (2014). Physicochemical and Antioxidant Characteristics of Kapok (Ceiba pentandra Gaertn.) Seed Oil. Journal of the American Oil Chemist’s Society, Volume 91, Issue 6, Pages 1047-1054 [Impact Factor = 1.541].

51) N.S.H.A. Habib, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, Z. Z. Abidin, A.M. Syam, S. Irawan, (2014). Transesterification Reaction for Synthesis of Palm-based Ethylhexyl Ester and Formulation as Base Oil for Synthetic Drilling Fluid. Journal of Oleo Sciences, Volume 63, Issue 5, Pages 497-506 [Impact Factor = 0.968].

52) Md. M. Rahman, M.A.M. Salleh, U. Rashid, A. Ahsan, M. M. Hossain, C. S. Ra, (2014). Production of Slow Release Crystal Fertilizer from Wastewaters through Struvite Crystallization: A review, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 139-155 [Impact Factor = 3.725].

11

53) A. Abu-Jrai, J.A. Yamin, K.A. Ibrahim, O.A. Al-Khashman, M.A. Al-Shaweesh, M.A. Hararah, U. Rashid, M. Ahmad, G.M. Walker, A.H. Al- Muhtaseb, (2014). NOx Removal Efficiency and N2 Selectivity during Selective Catalytic Reduction Process over Al2O3 Supported Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene Catalyst. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 1650-1655 [Impact Factor = 3.512].

54) S.Z. Iqbal, M.R. Asi, S. Jinap, U. Rashid, (2014). Detection of Aflatoxins and Zearalelone Contamination in Wheat Derived Products, Food Control, Volume 35, Issue 1, Pages 223-226 [Impact Factor = 2.806].

55) M. Bashir, S. Khalid, U. Rashid, M. Adrees, M. Ibrahim, M.S. Islam, (2014). Assessment of Selected Heavy Metal Uptake from Soil by Vegetation of Two Areas of District Attock, Pakistan. Asian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 1063-1068.

56) Herliati, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, Z.Z. Abidin, I.S. Ahmad. (2014). Synthesis of 1,3-dichloropropanol from Glycerol using Muriatic Acid as a Chlorinating Agent. Asian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 26, Issue 10, Pages 2907-2912.

57) J.A. Siddique, S. Sharma, U. Rashid, K.E. Geckeler, S. Naqvi. (2014). Thermodynamic Behavior of Glucose, Maltose and Urea on Stabilization Lysozyme Solution. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 39, Issue 7, Pages 5445-5449.

58) U. Rashid, M. Ibrahim, S. Yasin, R. Yunus, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, G. Knothe, (2013). Biodiesel from Citrus reticulata (Mandarin Orange) Seed Oil, a Potential Non-food Feedstock, Industrial Crops & Products, Volume 45, Issue C, Pages 355-359 [Impact Factor = 2.837].

59) F.H. Alhassan, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, K. Sirat, Amin ul Islam, H.V. Lee, H.Y.T. Yup (2013). Production of Biodiesel from Mixed Waste Vegetable Oils using Ferric Hydrogen Sulphate as an Effective Reusable Heterogeneous Solid Acid Catalyst, Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 456, Issue 4, Pages 182-187 [Impact Factor = 3.942].

60) Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, Sudarno, U. Rashid, Z. Zainal (2013). CeO2-SiO2 Supported Nickel Catalysts for Dry Reforming of Methane towards Syngas Production, Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 468, Issue 11, Pages 359-369 [Impact Factor = 3.942].

61) W.A.K. Ghani, A. Mohd, G. da Silva, R.T. Bachmann, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, U. Rashid, A.H. Al-Muhtaseb (2013). Biochar Production from Waste Rubber-wood-sawdust and its Potential use in C Sequestration: Chemical and Physical Characterization. Industrial Crops & Products, Volume 44, Issue 1, Pages 18-24 [Impact Factor = 2.837].

62) M. Mushtaq, I.M. Tan, M. Nadeem, C. Devi, S.Y.C. Lee, M. Sagir, U. Rashid (2013). Epoxidation of Methyl Esters Derived from Jatropha Oil: An Optimization Study, Grasas Y Aceites, Volume 64, Issue 1, Pages 103-114 [Impact Factor = 0.882].

63) H.P.S. Abdul Khalil, P. Firoozian, M. Jawaid, U. Rashid, A.U. Islam, H. Md. Akil (2013). Activated Carbon from Various Agricultural Wastes by Chemical Activation with KOH: Preparation and Characterization, Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, Volume 7, Issue 6, Pages 708-714 [Impact Factor = 0.653].

64) K. Rehman, S. Ashraf, U. Rashid, M. Ibrahim, S. Hina, T. Iftikhar, S. Ramzan, (2013). Comparison of Proximate and Heavy Metal Contents of Vegetables Grown with Fresh and Wastewater, Pakistan Journal of Botany, Volume 45, Issue 2, Pages 391-400 [Impact Factor = 0.822].

65) M. Zubair, K. Rizwan, U. Rashid, R. Saeed, A.A. Saeed, N. Rasool, M. Riaz (2013). GC/MS

12

Profiling, in vitro Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Haemolytic Activities of Smilax macrophylla Leaves, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2013.04.024 [Impact Factor = 3.725].

66) S.A. Shahid, A. Nafady, I. Ullah, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, I. Shakir, F. Anwar, U. Rashid (2013). Characterization of Newly Synthesized ZrFe2O5 Nano-material and Investigations of its Tremendous Photo-catalytic Properties under Visible Light Irradiation, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2013, Article ID 517643, Pages 6 [Impact Factor = 1.644].

67) A.M. Syam, H.A. Hamid, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, (2013). Dynamic Modeling of Reversible Methanolysis of Jatropha curcas Oil to Biodiesel. The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2013, Article ID 268385, Pages 7.

68) Y. Gull, N. Rasool, M. Noreen, F.H. Nasim, A. Yaqoob, S. Kousar, U. Rashid, I.H. Bukhari, M. Zubair, M.S. Islam. (2013). Efficient Synthesis of 2-Amino-6-Arylbenzothiazoles via Pd(0) Suzuki Cross Coupling Reactions: Potent Urease Enzyme Inhibition and Nitric Oxide Scavenging Activities of the Products. Molecules, Volume 18, Issue 8, Pages 8845-8857. [Impact Factor = 2.416].

69) S. Ali, N. Rasool, A. Ullah, Faiz-ul-Hassan, A. Yaqoob, M. Zubair, U. Rashid, M. Riaz. (2013).

Design, Synthesis of Arylthiophene-2-carbaldehyde via Suzuki Miyaura Reaction and their Biological Evaluation, Molecules, Volume 18, Issue 8, Pages 14711-14725. [Impact Factor = 2.416].

70) M. Nisar, I. Ali, M.R. Shah, M. Qayum, M. Zia-ul-Haq, U. Rashid, M.S. Islam. (2013). Efficient PPA-SiO2-catalyzed Efficient Synthesis of β-enaminones under Solvent-free Conditions. Molecules, Volume 18, Issue 8, Pages 15182-15192. [Impact Factor = 2.416].

71) M. Irfan, U. Rashid, M. Ibrahim, Z.U. Nisa, A.H. Mustaseb, S. Ali, (2013). Optimization of Cr (III) Removal from Wastewater using Thespesia populenea Particles by Response Surface Methodology, Asian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 25, Issue 16, Pages 9315-9320.

72) N. Rasool, S. Afzal, M. Riaz, U. Rashid, K. Rizwan, M. Zubair, S. Ali, M. Shahid, (2013). Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity, Cytotoxic Studies and GC-MS Profiling of Matthiola incana (Stock Flower), Legume Research, Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 21-32 [Impact Factor = 0.146].

73) M. Jamil, M. Zubair, M.A. Farid, N. Rasool, U. Rashid, M.S. Islam, (2013). Antibacterial, Cytotoxic Studies and Characterization of Some Newly Synthesized Symmetrical N3,N3'-bis(disubstituted)isophthalyl-bis(thioureas) and their Cu(II) and Ni(II) Complexes. Journal of Chemistry, Volume 2013, Article ID 789743, Pages 8 [Impact Factor = 0.361].

74) M. Riaz, N. Rasool, S. Rasool, U. Rashid, I.H. Bukhari, M. Zubair, M. Noreen, M. Abbas, (2013). Chemical Analysis, Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Studies by Snapdragon: A Medicinal Plant, Asian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 25, Issue 10, Pages 5479-5482.

75) M. Zubair, S. Anwar, U. Rashid, K. Rizwan, M. Shahid, M. Jamil, V.U. Ahmad, N. Rasool, (2013). Antimicrobial Potential of Methanolic Extract and Various Fractions of Jatropha curcas Roots, Asian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 25, Issue 13, Pages 7477-7480.

76) S.A. Khan, N. Rasool, M. Riaz. R. Nadeem, U. Rashid, K. Rizwan, M. Zubair, I.H. Bukhari, T. Gulzar (2013). Evaluation of Antioxidant and Cytotoxicity Studies of Clerodendrum inerme, Asian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 25, Issue 13, Pages 7457-7462.

77) R. Aslam, A. Shafeeq, S.A. Shahid, A. Muhammad, A. Ijaz, A.M. Ali, I. Ullah, M. Mushtaq, U. Rashid, (2013). Poly Vinyl Alcohol: An Economical Substitute to Calcium Lignosulphonate for PVC/PET Separation by Froth Flotation, Asian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 25, Issue 13, Pages 7509-7512.

13

78) H. Iram, N. Rasool, M. Riaz, M. Zubair, U. Rashid, I.H. Bukhari, R.B. Tareen, M.S. Islam, (2013). Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Cytotoxicity and HPLC Studies of Sophora mollis. Asian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 25, Issue 18, Pages 10519-10525.

79) A. Mustaq, N. Rasool, M. Riaz, R.B. Tareen, M. Zubair, U. Rashid, I.H. Bukhari, M.A. Khan, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2013). Antioxidant, Antimicrobial Studies and Characterization of Essential Oil, Fixed Oil of Clematis graveolens by GC-MS. Oxidation Communications, Volume 36, Issue 4, Pages 1067-1078 [Impact Factor = 0.415].

80) U. Rashid, M. Ibrahim, S. Ali, M. Adil, S. Hina, R. Yunus, (2012). Comparative Study of Methanolysis and Ethanolysis of Maize Oil Using Alkali Catalysts, Grasas Y Aceites, Volume 63, Issue 1, Pages 35-43 [Impact Factor = 0.882].

81) H. Masood, R. Yunus, T.S.Y. Choong, U. Rashid, H.Y.T. Yup (2012). Synthesis and Characterization of Calcium Methoxide as Heterogeneous Catalyst for Trimethylolpropane Esters Conversion Reaction, Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 425-426, Pages 184-190 [Impact Factor = 3.942].

82) T-S. Chang, H. Masood, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, T.S.Y. Choong, D.R.A. Biak, (2012). Activity of Calcium Methoxide Catalyst for Synthesis of High Oleic Palm Oil-Based Trimethylolpropane Triesters as Lubricant Base Stock, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Volume 1, Issue 15, Pages 5438–5442 [Impact Factor = 2.587].

83) F. Naidir, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, H. Masood, T.I.M. Ghazi, I. Ramli, (2012). Kinetics Study on Epoxidation of Trimethylolpropane Ester, European Journal of Lipid Science & Technology, Volume 114, Issue 7, Pages 816-822 [Impact Factor = 1.812].

84) H. Hamid, R. Yunus, U. Rashid, T.S.Y. Choong, A.H. Al-Muhtaseb, (2012). Synthesis of Palm Oil-based Trimethylolpropane Ester as Potential Biolubricant: Chemical Kinetics Modeling. Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 200-202, Pages 532-540 [Impact Factor = 4.321].

85) M. Mohamed, N.A. Rashidi, S. Yusup, L.K. Teong, U. Rashid, R.M. Ali (2012). Effects of Experimental Variables on Conversion of Cockle Shell to Calcium Oxide using Thermal Gravimetric Analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 37, Pages 394-397 [Impact Factor = 3.844].

86) M.W. Mumtaz, A. Adnan, F. Anwar, H. Mukhtar, M.A. Raza, F. Ahmad, U. Rashid, (2012). Response Surface Methodology: An Emphatic Tool for Optimized Biodiesel Production Using Rice Bran and Sunflower Oils, Energies, Volume 5, Issue 9, Pages 3307-3328 [Impact Factor = 2.072].

87) M. Manzoor, F. Anwar, Z. Mahmood, U. Rashid, M. Ashraf, (2012). Variation in Minerals, Phenolics and Antioxidant Activity of Peel and Pulp of Peach (Prunus persica L.) Fruit of Different Varieties from Pakistan. Molecules, Volume 17, Issue 6, Pages 6491-6506 [Impact Factor = 2.416].

88) S. Shahid, A. Qidwai, F. Anwar, I. Ullah, U. Rashid, (2012). Improvement in Water Retention Characteristics of Sandy Loam Soil using Newly Synthesized Poly (Acrylamide–co-Acrylic Acid)/ AlZnFe2O4 Superabsorbent Hydrogel Nanocomposite Material, Molecules, Volume 17, Issue 8, Pages 9397-9412 [Impact Factor = 2.416].

89) S. Shahid, A. Qidwai, F. Anwar, I. Ullah, U. Rashid, (2012). Effects of a Novel Poly (AA-co-AAm)/AlZnFe2O4/potassium Humate Superabsorbent Hydrogel Nanocomposite on Water Retention of Sandy Loam Soil and Seedling Growth of Wheat. Molecules, Volume 17, Issue 11, Pages 12587-12602. [Impact Factor = 2.416].

90) M. Amin, F. Anwar, M.R.S.A. Janjua, M. Awais, U. Rashid, (2012). Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles through Reduction with Solanum xanthocarpum L. Berry Extract: Characterization,

14

Antimicrobial and Urease Inhibitory Activities against Helicobacter pylori, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 8, Pages 9923-9941 [Impact Factor = 2.862].

91) M. Riaz, N. Rasool, I.H. Bukhari, M. Shahid, M. Zubair, K. Rizwan, U. Rashid (2012). In vitro Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Cytotoxicity, GC-MS Analysis of Mazus goodenifolius, Molecules, Volume 17, Issue 12, Pages 14275-14287 [Impact Factor = 2.416].

92) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, G. Knothe, (2011). Biodiesel Production from Milo (Thespesia populnea) Seed Oil. Biomass & Bioenergy, Volume 35, Issue 9, Pages 4034-4039 [Impact Factor = 3.394].

93) U. Rashid, H.A. Rahman, I. Hussain, M. Ibrahim, M.S. Haider, (2011). Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Seed Oil: A Potential Non-food Oil Source for Biodiesel Production. Energy, Volume 36, Issue 9, Pages 5632-5639 [Impact Factor = 4.844].

94) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, M. Ashraf, M. Saleem, S. Yusup, (2011). Application of Response Surface Methodology for Optimizing Transesterification of Moringa oleifera Oil: Biodiesel Production. Energy Conversion & Management, Volume 52, Issue 8-9, Pages 3034-3042 [Impact Factor = 4.380].

95) G. Knothe, U. Rashid, S. Yusup, F. Anwar, (2011). Fatty Acid Profile of Thespesia populnea. Mass Spectrometry of the Picolinyl Esters of Cyclopropene Fatty Acids. European Journal of Lipid Science & Technology, Volume 113, Issue 8, Pages 980–984. [Impact Factor = 1.812].

96) R.N.M. Kamil, S. Yusup, U. Rashid, (2011). Optimization of Polyol Ester Production by Transesterification of Jatropha-Based Methyl Ester with Trimethylopropane using Taguchi Design of Experiment, Fuel, Volume 90, Issue 6, Pages 2343-2345. [Impact Factor = 3.520].

97) F. Anwar, U. Rashid, Z. Mahmood, T. Iqbal, T.H. Sherazi, (2011). Inter-varietal Variation in the Composition of Okra (Hibiscus esculentus L.) Seed Oil, Pakistan Journal of Botany, Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 271-280. [Impact Factor = 0.822].

98) F. Anwar, U. Rashid, M. Ashraf, M. Nadeem, (2010). Okra (Hibiscus esculentus) Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production, Applied Energy, Volume 87, Issue 3, Pages 779-785. [Impact Factor = 5.613].

99) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, A. Jamil, H.N. Bhatti, (2010). Jatropha curcas seed oil as a viable source for biodiesel, Pakistan Journal of Botany, Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages 575-582. [Impact Factor = 0.822].

100) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, M. Arif, (2009). Optimization of Base Catalytic Methanolysis of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production by Using Response Surface Methodology, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Volume 48, Issue 4, Pages 1719-1729. [Impact Factor = 2.587].

101) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, T.M. Ansari, M. Arif, M. Ahmad, (2009). Optimization of Alkaline Transesterification of Rice Bran Oil for Biodiesel Production Using Response Surface Methodology, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, Volume 84, Issue 9, Pages 1364-1370. [Impact Factor = 2.349].

102) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, G. Knothe, (2009). Evaluation of Biodiesel Obtained from Cottonseed Oil, Fuel Processing Technology, Volume 90, Issue 9, Pages 1157-1163. [Impact Factor = 3.352].

103) B.K. Sharma, U. Rashid, F. Anwar, S.Z. Erhan, (2009). Lubricant Properties of Moringa Oil using Thermal and Tribological Techniques, Journal of Thermal Analysis & Calorimetry, Volume 96, Issue 9, Pages 999-1008. [Impact Factor = 2.042].

15

104) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, B.R. Moser, G. Knothe, (2008). Moringa oleifera Oil: A Possible Source of Biodiesel, Bioresource Technology, Volume 99, Issue 17, Pages 8175-8179. [Impact Factor = 4.494].

105) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, (2008). Production of Biodiesel through Optimized Alkaline-catalyzed Transesterification of Rapeseed Oil, Fuel, Volume 87, Issue 3, Pages 265-273. [Impact Factor = 3.520].

106) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, (2008). Production of Biodiesel through Base-catalyzed Transesterification of Safflower Oil Using an Optimized Protocol, Energy & Fuels, Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 1306-1312. [Impact Factor = 2.790].

107) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, B.R. Moser, S. Ashraf, (2008). Production of Sunflower Oil Methyl Esters by Optimized Alkali-catalyzed Methanolysis, Biomass and Bioenergy, Volume 32, Pages 1202-1205. [Impact Factor = 3.394].

108) S. Rehman, H.N. Bhatti, Z. Iqbal, U. Rashid, (2008). Essential Oil Composition of Commercial Black Tea (Camellia sinensis), International Journal of Food Science & Technology, Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 346-350. [Impact Factor = 1.384].

109) M. Farooq, F. Anwar, U. Rashid, (2008). Appraisal of Heavy Metal Contents in Different Vegetables Grown in the Vicinity of an Industrial Area, Pakistan Journal of Botany, Volume 40, Issue 5, Pages 2099-2106. [Impact Factor = 0.822].

110) F. Anwar, U. Rashid, (2007). Physico-chemical Characteristics of Moringa oleifera Seeds and Seed Oil from a Wild Provenance of Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Botany, Volume 39, Issue 5, Pages 1443-1453. [Impact Factor = 0.822].

111) F. Anwar, S.N. Zafar, U. Rashid, (2006). Characterization of Moringa oleifera Seed Oil from Drought and Irrigated Regions of Punjab, Pakistan, Grasas Y Aceites, Volume 57, Issue 2, Pages160-168. [Impact Factor = 0.882].

112) A.I. Hussain, F. Anwar, H.N. Bhatti, U. Rashid, (2006): Phytochemical and In-vitro Anthelmintic Screening of Butea frondosa and Swertia chirata from Pakistan, Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages 84-92. [Impact Factor = 0.345].

113) U. Rashid, A. Ullah, A. Jabbar, M.W. Azeem, H. Mahmood, S. Ahmad, (2004). Metabolism of Aspirin in Healthy Males, International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume 6, Issue 5, Page 939-940.

PEER REVIEWED NON-IMPACT FACTOR JOURNAL PUBLICATION S 1) M. A. Ali, A. Nasir, A. Muneer, S. Ali, U. Rashid, (2015): Compaction Characteristics of Sawdust,

Cotton Stalks, Maize Straw and Rice Straw Briquettes. Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits, Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 25-33.

2) W. Aslam, M. Arfan, S.A. Shahid, F. Anwar, Z. Mahmood, U. Rashid, (2014): Effects of Exogenously Applied Zn on the Growth, Yield, Chlorophyll Contents and Nutrient Accumulation in Wheat Line L-5066. International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 5, Pages 11-15.

3) K.T. Pathy, S. Yusup, U. Rashid, (2014): Jatropha- Soybean Biodiesel Blends: A Signature Design with Optimum Low Temperature Properties and Oxidation Stability. International Journal of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Volume 4, Issue 6, Pages 353-358.

4) S.S. Gill, M.A. Mehmood, U. Rashid, M. Ibrahim, A. Saqib, M.R. Tabbssum, (2013): Waste-water Treatment coupled with Biodiesel Production using Microalgae: A Bio-refinery Approach. Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 179-189.

16

5) A. Saqib, M.R. Tabbssum, U. Rashid, M. Ibrahim, S. S. Gill, M.A. Mehmood (2013): Marine Macro Algae Ulva sp.: A Potential Feedstock for Bioethanol and Bio-gas Production. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume 1, Issue 3, Pages 155-163.

6) A.H. Al-Muhtaseb, W. McMinn, E. Megahey, G. Neill, R. Magee, U. Rashid (2013): Textural Characteristics of Microwave-Baked and Convective Baked Madeira Cake. Journal of Food Processing & Technology, Volume 4, Issue 2, doi:10.4172/2157-7110.1000209.

7) U. Rashid, S. Yusup, T. G. Taiwo, M.M. Ahmad (2012): Blending Study of Palm Oil Methyl Esters with Jatropha Oil Methyl Esters to Improve Fuel Properties. International Journal of Biomass & Renewables, Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 27-31.

8) F. Anwar, M. Sulman, A.I. Hussain, N. Saari, S. Iqbal, U. Rashid, (2011): Physicochemical Composition of Hydro-distilled Essential Oil from Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) Seeds Cultivated in Pakistan, Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, Volume 5, Issue 15, Pages 3537-3544.

9) M. Ahmad, M.A. Khan, U. Rashid, M. Zafar, M. Arshad, S. Sultana, (2009): Quality Assurance of Herbal Drug Valerian by Chemotaxonomic Markers, African Journal of Biotechnology, Volume 8, Issue 6, Pages 1148-1154.

10) U. Rashid, H.N. Bhatti, M.A. Hanif, N.R. Ahmad, (2006): Determination of Metabolite of Aspirin (Salicyluric Acid) by Colorimetric Method in Human Urine, Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, Volume 9, Issue 6, Page 1004-1008.

11) N.R. Ahmad, M.A. Hanif, U. Rashid, (2005): Chemical Compositional and Intra Provenance Variation for Content of Essential Oil in Eucalyptus crebra, Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, Volume 4, Issue 5, Page 519-523.

12) M.A. Hanif, R. Nadeem, U. Rashid, M.N. Zafar, (2005): Assessing Pollution Level in Effluents of Industries in City Zone of Faisalabad, Pakistan, Journal of Applied Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 10, Page1713-1717.

13) M. Aslam, F. Anwar., R. Nadeem, U. Rashid, T.G. Kazi, M. Nadeem, (2005): Mineral Composition of Moringa oleifera Leaves and Pods from Different Regions of Punjab, Pakistan, Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, Volume 4, Issue 4, Page 417-421.

14) M.W. Sarwar, M.A. Hanif, U. Rashid, S. Ali, K. Rehman, (2004): Optimization of Conditions of Coagulation Flocculation Process in Industrial Wastewater Treatment Using Coagulant Alum, Indus Journal of Biological Sciences, Volume 1, Issue 2, Page 68-70.

15) M.A. Hanif, H.N. Bhatti, S. Ahmad, K. Rehman, U. Rashid, S. Amin, M.W. Sarwar, (2004): Metabolism of Aspirin in Female Volunteers during Winter Season, Indus Journal of Biological Sciences, Volume 1, Issue 2, Page 63-67.

BOOKS PUBLISHED AS AN EDITOR WITH FOREIGN PUBLISHER S 1) Biomass and Bioenergy-Processing and Properties (2014); edited by Hakeem, Khalid

Rehman, Jawaid, Mohammad, Rashid, Umer, ISBN 978-3-319-07640-9; SPRINGER Publishers, USA.

2) Biomass and Bioenergy-Applications (2014); edited by Hakeem, Khalid Rehman, Jawaid, Mohammad, Rashid, Umer, ISBN 978-3-319-07577-8; SPRINGER Publishers, USA.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS WITH FOREIGN PUBLISHERS/CONFERENC E PROCEEDING

1) M. Ibrahim, M. Adrees, U. Rashid, S.H. Raza and F. Abbas, (2015): Phyto-remediation of Radioactive Contaminated Soils, In: Soil Remediation and Plants: Prospects and Challenges, Pages 599-627;

17

edited by K.R. Hakeem, M, Sabir, M. Ozturk and A. Murmut, ELSEVIER Publishers Inc. San Diego, CA, USA. ISBN 9780127999371.

2) S.H. Raza, F. Shafiq, U. Rashid, M. Ibrahim and M. Adrees, (2015): Remediation of Cd Contaminated Soils: Perspectives and Advancements, In: Soil Remediation and Plants: Prospects and Challenges, Pages 571-597; edited by K.R. Hakeem, M, Sabir, M. Ozturk and A. Murmut, ELSEVIER Publishers Inc. San Diego, CA, USA. ISBN 9780127999371.

3) M.A. Mehmood, U. Rashid, M. Ibrahim, F. Abbas and Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2014). Algal Biomass Production Using Waste Water, In: Biomass and Bioenergy- Processing and Properties, edited by Hakeem, Khalid Rehman, Jawaid, Mohammad, Rashid, Umer, ISBN 978-3-319-07640-9; SPRINGER Publishers, USA.

4) Azhari, R. Yunus, H. Hamid and U. Rashid, (2012): Optimizing the Esterification Process in the Presence of Solid Catalyst Using Response Surface Methodology, In: Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of Malaysian Chemicals Engineers in conjunction with the 4th International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, School of Engineering & Information Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia, pp 255-265; e-ISBN 978-983-2641-95-7.

5) S. Yusup, M.M. Ahmad, Y. Uemura, R.M. Ali, and U. Rashid, (2011): Palm Oil Utilization (Palm Waste), In: Palm Oil: Nutrition, Uses & Impacts, edited by Maria L. Palmetti, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. NY, USA, pp. 73-126; ISBN 978-1-61209-921-7.

6) Z. Khan, S. Yusup, M.M. Ahmad, Y. Uemura, V.S. Chok, U. Rashid and A. Inayat, (2011): Kinetic Study on Palm Oil Wastes Decomposition, In: Biofuel's Engineering Process Technology, edited by Marco Aurélio dos Santos Bernarde, InTech Open Access Publishers, Croatia, pp. 523-536; ISBN 978-953-307-480-1.

PAPERS PRESENTED/ABSTRACTED AT INTERNATIONAL CONFER ENCES

1) I.M. Lokman, U. Rashid, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, (2014), Synthesis of Glucose-derived Solid Acid Catalyst for Methanolysis of Palm Fatty Acid Distillate: Characterization and Optimization Process, Presented as Oral Presenter at The 2nd Advanced Materials Conference 2014 (AMC 2014), November 25-26, Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia.

2) U. Rashid, (2014). Carbohydrate-derived Solid Acid Catalysts for Biodiesel Production from Low Cost Feedstocks, Presented as Keynote Speaker at International Conference of Biochemical and Chemical Sciences, February 24-26, 2014, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

3) U. Rashid (2014). Synthesis of Biodiesel from Low Cost Feedstocks using Heterogeneous Acid Catalyst, Presented as Keynote Speaker at Second International Conference on Global Environmental Changes, February 24-26, 2014, Allama Iqbal Hall, GC University Faisalabad, Pakistan.

4) U. Rashid, M. Ibrahim, S. Yasin and R. Yunus, (2012). Citrus (Citrus reticulate) Seed Oil: A Novel Source for Biodiesel Production, Presented as an Poster at 103th AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, April 29- May 2, 2012, Long Beach, California, USA, Abstract Book P.80

5) U. Rashid, H.A. Rahman, I. Hussain and S. Yusup, (2011). Production and Characterization of Biodiesel Produced from Musk Melon (Cucumis melo) Seed Oil, Presented as an Oral at BIT’s 1st Annual World Congress of Bioenergy-2011, July 25-30, 2011, Dalian World EXPO Center, Dalian, China, Abstract Book P.322

18

6) S. Yusup, M. Khan, M.M. Ahmad, Y. Uemura and U. Rashid (2011). Basic Properties of Crude Rubber Seed Oil and Crude Palm Oil Blend as a Potential Feedstock for Biodiesel Production, Presented as an Oral at BIT’s 1st Annual World Congress of Bioenergy-2011, July 25-30, 2011, Dalian World EXPO Center, Dalian, China, Abstract Book P.294

7) U. Rashid, F. Anwar and N. Rasool, (2010). Biodiesel Potential of Milo (Thespesia populnea) Seed Oil in Pakistan. Abstracted as an Oral at 3rd International Conference for Young Chemists (ICYC) 2010, June 23–25, 2010, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, Abstract Book P.67

8) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, M, Arif, M. Farid and A. Jamil, (2009). Application of response surface methodology for optimizing transesterification of Moringa oleifera oil: Biodiesel Production. Presented as an Oral at TWAS Regional Young Scientists Conference, November 2–5, 2009, Armada Hotel Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, Abstract Book P.25

6) F. Anwar, U. Rashid, M. Nadeem and M. Ashraf, (2009). Feasibility of Okra (Hibiscus esculentus) Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production. Presented as an Oral at TWAS Regional Young Scientists Conference, November 2–5, 2009, Armada Hotel Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, Abstract Book P.22

7) U. Rashid (2009). Production and Analytical Characterization of Biodiesel by Using Immobilized Enzymes. Presented as an Oral at A*STAR-2009 Scientific Symposium, August 26–28, 2009, Matrix, Biopolis, Singapore.

8) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, and G. Knothe, (2009). Evaluation of Biodiesel Obtained from Cotton Seed Oil. Abstracted as a Poster at Taibah International Chemistry Conference-2009 (TICC-2009), March 23 – 25, 2009 Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia, Abstract Book P.238

9) U. Rashid, F. Anwar, B.R. Moser and G. Knothe, (2008). Preparation of Biodiesel by Methanolysis of Crude Moringa oleifera Oil. Presented as an Oral at 99th AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, May 18-21, 2008, Seattle, Washington, USA, Abstract Book P.80

10) U. Rashid and F. Anwar, (2007). Production of Biodiesel from Base-Catalyzed Transesterification of Safflower Oil through an Optimized Protocol. Presented as an Oral at Singapore International Chemistry Conference-5 (SICC-5) / 7th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Microscale Separation and Analysis (APCE 2007), December 16-19, 2007, Singapore, Abstract Book P.4:90

11) U. Rashid and F. Anwar, (2007). Optimization and Characterization of Biodiesel Produced through Alkaline Catalyzed Transesterification of Rapeseed Oil. Abstracted as an Award Winning Presentation at 98th AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, May 13-16, 2007, Quebec, Canada, Abstract Book P.94

12) S.N. Zafar, F. Anwar., and U. Rashid, (2005). Characterization of Moringa oleifera Seed Oil Cultivated in Different Regions of Punjab, Pakistan. Presented as an Oral at Singapore International Chemistry Conference-4 (SICC-4), December 8-10, 2005, Singapore, Abstract Book P.452

PAPERS PRESENTED/ABSTRACTED AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES

1) F. Anwar, U. Rashid, Z. Mahmood and S. Iqbal, Inter-varietal Variation in the Composition of Okra (Hibiscus esculentus L.) Seed Oil, (2009) Presented at 19th National Chemistry Conference, June 9-11, 2009, held at Bara Gali Campus, University of Peshawar, Organized by Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan. Abstract Book P.189

2) U. Rashid, F. Anwar and Bryan R. Moser, Optimization and Characterization of Alkali-catalyzed Methanolysis of Sunflower Oil. (2008) Abstracted at 18th National Chemistry Conference, February

19

25-27, 2008, held at Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Abstract Book P.85

3) U. Rashid, M. A. Hanif, M. I. Jilani and I. Ahmad, Mineral Composition and Proximate Analysis of Rosa hybrida (cv Kardinal) Flowers. (2008) Abstracted at 1st International Seminar on Medicinal Plants (ISMP-2008), May 21-23, 2008, held at Department of Chemistry, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan. Abstract Book P.39

4) M. A. Hanif, M. I. Jilani, U. Rashid and I. Ahmad, Proximate Analysis and Mineral Profile of Rosa hybrida (cv Maria Shever) Flower. (2008) Abstracted at 1st International Seminar on Medicinal Plants (ISMP-2008), May 21-23, 2008, held at Department of Chemistry, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan. Abstract Book P.40

5) M.I. Jilani, M.A. Hanif, U. Rashid and I. Ahmad, Proximate Analysis and Mineral Profile of Rosa hybrida (cv Anjleeq) Flower. (2008) Abstracted at 1st International Seminar on Medicinal Plants (ISMP-2008), May 21-23, 2008, held at Department of Chemistry, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan. Abstract Book P.41

6) F. Anwar and U. Rashid, Analytical Characterization of Okra (Hibiscus esculentus L.) Seeds from Different Regions of Pakistan and India. (2006) Abstracted at 9th International Symposium on Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, July 24-26, 2006, Institute of Chemical Sciences (ICS), University of Peshawar and National Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, at Bara Gali Summer Campus, Pakistan. Abstract Book P.41

7) U. Rashid and F. Anwar, Analytical Characterization of Pakistani Okra (Hibiscus esculentus L.) Seeds. (2006) Abstracted at 6th International 16th National Chemistry Conference, April 6-8, 2006, Department of Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Abstract Book P.7

8) M.A. Hanif, R. Nadeem, M.N. Zafar, and U. Rashid. Industrial Wastewater Treatment by Direct Filtration with Natural Coagulant. (2006) Presented at 6th International 16th National Chemistry Conference, April 6-8, 2006, Department of Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Abstract Book P.126

9) M.A. Hanif, R. Nadeem, U. Rashid, and M.N. Zafar, Assessing Pollution level in Effluents of Industries in City Zone of Faisalabad, Pakistan. (2006) Presented at 6th International 16th National Chemistry Conference, April 6-8, 2006, Department of Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Abstract Book P.162

10) U. Rashid, M.A. Hanif, Amanullah, and M. Imran, Metabolism of Aspirin in Healthy Males., (2006) Presented as Poster at 10th International Conference on Natural Product Chemistry, January 6-9, 2006, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan, Abstract Book P.267

11) S. Latif, F. Anwar, A.I. Hussain, and U. Rashid, Utilization of Corn Cobs for the Production of Furfural and Active Carbon., (2006) Presented as Poster at 10th International Conference on Natural Product Chemistry, January 6-9, 2006, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan, Abstract Book P.219

12) A.I. Hussain, F. Anwar, S. Latif, and U. Rashid, Phytochemical and In-vitro Anthelmintic Screening of Butea frondosa and Swertia chirata from Pakistan., (2006) Presented as Poster at 10th International Conference on Natural Product Chemistry, January 6-9, 2006, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan, Abstract Book P.182

20

13) U. Rashid, N.R. Ahmad, and M.A. Hanif, Chemical Compositional and Intra Provenance Variation for Content of Essential Oil in Eucalyptus crebra. (2005) Abstracted at International Conference on Environmental Horizons, December 19-21, 2005, Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan.

14) S. Ali, R. Nadeem, M.A. Hanif, U. Rashid, M.W. Sarwar, Coagulation – Flocculation of Waste Water With Ferric Chloride, (2005) Presented as oral at 2nd Symposium on Frontiers in Chemistry, March 5, 2005, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan.

15) M.W. Sarwar, M.A. Hanif, U. Rashid, S. Ali, and., K. Rehman, Optimization of Conditions Of Coagulation Flocculation Process in Industrial Wastewater Treatment Using Coagulant Alum., (2005) Presented as Poster at 8th International Symposium on Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, February 7-8, 2005, National Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan Abstract Book P.46

16) M.A. Hanif, H.N. Bhatti, S. Ahmad, K. Rehman, U. Rashid, S. Amin, and M.W. Sarwar, Metabolism of Aspirin in Female Volunteers During Winter Season, (2005) Presented as Poster at 8th International Symposium on Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, February 7-8, 2005, National Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan Abstract Book P.45

RESEARCH PROJECT THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR ONGOIN G

NO. PROJECT TITLE ROLE YEAR SOURCE OF FUND

AMOUNT

1 Synthesis of Sulfonated Carbon Catalyst from Oil-Cake Waste for Biodiesel Production

Project Leader 2015-2016 TWAS, Italy 10,000 US $

2 Development of Low-cost & Efficient Green Catalyst for Transesterification of Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (PFAD) using Fast-Solvothermal Technology

Project Leader Jan 2014 - on going

eScience Fund, MOSTI, Malaysia

236,100 MYR

3 Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Based Catalyst from Industrial Organic Waste for Biodiesel Production

Consultant Feb 2015- Jan 2017

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

200,000 SR

4 Synthesis of Biodiesel from Low Cost Feedstock using Green Heterogeneous Acid Catalyst

Project Leader Sep 2012- Dec 2014

RUGS, UPM 68,000 MYR

5 Exploration of Novel Feedstock for the Production of Biodiesel

Co-researcher Mar 2011- Feb 2012

STIRF, UTP 23,000 MYR

LIST OF CURRENT POST GRADUATE STUDENTS AS SUPERVISOR/CO-SUPERVISOR

1 2014 to date

PhD Soroush Soltani, (Matric #. GS37521). Functionalize Mesoporous Material to Synthesize Nano-structure Solid Catalysts to Transesterify Waste Cooking Oil to Biodiesel via Solvothermal System (Main Supervisor)

21

2 2015 to date

PhD Shehu Ibrahim Akinfalabi (Matric #. GS42927). Synthesis of Sulphonated Catalyst of Biodiesel Production (Main Supervisor)

3 2012 to date

PhD Mohd Lokman bin Ibrahim, (Matric #. GS34311). Biodiesel Production from High Free Fatty Acid Feedstock using Glucose Derived Catalyst (Co-Supervisor)

4 2014 to date

PhD Nur Syazwani binti Osman, (Matric #. GS37332). Solid Heterogeneous Catalysts Derived from Different Waste Shell in Biodiesel Production from Micro Algae Oil (Co-Supervisor)

5 2012 to date

PhD Hamidah Abd Hamid, (Matric #. GS31810). Synthesis of Biolubricant Using Pulsed Loop Reactor (Co-Supervisor)

6 2012 to date

MS Nur Atiqah binti Mohammad Aziz, (Matric #. GS33819). Development of Food Grade Green Lubricant (Co-Supervisor)

7 2012 to date

MS Nurliyana Abdul Raof, (Matric #. GS35682). Development of Biosurfactant from Palm Oil for Enhanced Oil Recovery Application (Co-Supervisor)

LIST OF POST GRADUATE STUDENTS PRODUCED AS SUPERVISOR

1 2010 M.Sc. in Chemistry

Muhammad Tariq Aziz, (Roll No. 188) Optimization of methanolysis of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) oil using central composite rotatable design (CCRD)

2 2010 M.Sc. in Chemistry

Hafeez ur Rehman, (Roll No. 191) Optimization of base catalytic methanolysis of flax seed oil using response surface methodology (RSM)

3 2010 M.Sc. in Chemistry

Junaid Ahmad, (Roll No. 203) Evaluation of Momordica charantia seed oil for biodiesel production

4 2010 M.Sc. in Chemistry

Hafiz Abdul Rahman, (Roll No. 218) Production and characterization of Musk Melon (Cucumis melo) seed oil for biodiesel production

5 2010 M.Sc. in Chemistry

Sidra Latif, (Roll No. 205) Proximate analysis and mineral composition of seed and seed coat of Thespesia populenea (Milo) from Pakistan

EXTERNAL EXAMINAR

1 2013 M.S. in Chemical Engineering

Farrukh Jamil, (Matric No: G01809); Upgrading of Bio-Oil in Continuous Cracking Unit Unitversiti Teknologi PETRONAS

WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/TRAININGS COMPLETED/ATTENDED

1) Workshop on “One Day Workshop on X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)” January 27, 2015, organized by Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) held at Seminar Hall, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

2) Colloquium on “Putra Colloquium on Graphene 2014 (PUTRA GRAPHENE’14)” December 16, 2014, organized by Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) held at Dewan Taklimat, Tower Block, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

3) Workshop on “Workshop on Energy Usage and Energy Efficiency in Transportation” December 04, 2014, organized by Academy of Sciences Malaysia held at Menara MATRADE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

22

4) Workshop on “Surface Science and Catalyst Characterization Workshop (SSCCW2014)” September 23-24, 2014, organized by Catalysis Science and Technology Research Centre (PutraCAT), Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) held at Dewan Taklimat, Bangunan Pentadbiran, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

5) Workshop on “Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology 2014 (WAMN 2014)” August 25-26, 2014, organized by Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) held at Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

6) Workshop on “Journal Article Writing and Publication Workshop ” August 21-22, 2014, organized by Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) held at OSH Hall, Health and Safety Management Office, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

7) Workshop on “Oils and Fats Instrumentation (DSC and Rhemeter)” August 18-19, 2014, jointly organized by School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Research Instruments Sdn Bhd., held at School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

8) Workshop on “Chemisorption Analysis” October 29-31, 2013, jointly organized by Centralized Analytical Laboratory, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) and GAT Scientific Sdn Bhd., held at Centralized Analytical Laboratory, Ground Floor, Block P, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia.

9) Workshop on “Olympus LEXT OLS4100 Laser Confocal Microscope & Phenom G3 Desktop Scanning Electron Microscope” October 10, 2013, organized by Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, held at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

10) Workshop on “Understanding the FESEM, STEM, EDS and Zone Carbon Cleaner” June 26-27, 2013, organized by Hi-Tech Instruments Sdn Bhd, held at Head Office, Jalan BP 4/8, Bandar Bukit Puchong, Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.

11) Training on “Hands on Operation Training HPLC System Brand Sykam Model 600 Series” June 3-4, 2013, organized by Functional Devices Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), held at Block B, Faculty of Engineering, UPM, Malaysia.

12) Seminar on “Chemistry of Palm Oil Mill Processing” November 28, 2012, organized by Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) held at Auditorium Jurutera, Faculty of Engineering, UPM, Malaysia.

13) Workshop on “Biodiesel Technology: Processing, Potential Feedstock, Future Prospects and Challenges” November 5-6, 2012, organized by Department of Chemistry held at University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.

14) Seminar on “Fischer Palm Oil Seminar 2012” October 02, 2012, organized by Fisher Scientific Sdn Bhd, held at Fisher Scientific Sdn Bhd, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

15) Workshop on “Oil Analysis using Gas Chromatography” September 27, 2012, organized by Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) held at Seminar Room, ITMA, UPM, Malaysia.

16) Seminar on “Merck Millipore Lab Safety Seminar” July 05, 2012, organized by Merck Sdn Bhd, held at Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

17) Seminar on “Spectroscopic Solutions Seminar 2012” May 23, 2012, organized by Research Instruments Sdn Bhd, held at The Saujana Hotel, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

23

18) Seminar and Workshop on “Invitation to Updates on Today Laboratory Testing Technology in R&D, QA&QC and Production Facilities ” May 22, 2012, organized by Seles & Service Mettler Toledo, held at Mettler Toledo Sdn Bhd, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

19) Seminar on “Innovation in Oils and Fats Seminar 2012” May 08, 2012, organized by Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine, held at Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

20) Seminar and Workshop on “Understand Reaction Kinetics, Mechanism and Pathway in Real Time to Accelerated Process Development & Scale-up and Safety” April 17-18, 2012, organized by Seles & Service Mettler Toledo, held at Mettler Toledo Sdn Bhd, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

21) Training on “Turnitin: Document Similarity Checke r” April 5, 2012, organized by Center for Academic Development, held at iDEC, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

22) Workshop on “Scientific Writing Workshop ” January 11, 2012, organized by Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, held at Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

23) Seminar on “Biochar Malaysia Seminar 2011” December 29, 2011, organized by Green Engineering & Sustainable Technology Laboratory (GESTL), held at Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.

24) Seminar on “Latest Techniques for Polymer Structure & Performance Characterisation” November 09, 2011, organized by DKSH Sdn Bhd, held at DKSH Seminar Room, DKSH Malaysia, Sdn Bhd, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

25) The 1st SOJO-UTP joint seminar on “Nano and Bio Research” September 30, 2011, organized by MOR-Green Technology, MOR-Nanotechnology, Center for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), UTP and Research and Education on Nanoscience, Sojo University, Japan held at Undercroft Seminar Room 2, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.

26) Training on “Metrohm Karl Fischer Coulometer” June 14, 2011, organized by Metrohm Malaysia Sdh Bhd, held at Block P Building, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.

27) Training Course on “ISL CPP5GS Auto Cloud and Pour Point ASTM D2500 & D97 Theory and Basic Maintenance” April 12, 2011, organized by IPSA, held at Block P, Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.

28) Training Course on “Gas Chromatography-2010 for Biodiesel Analysis” April 7-8, 2011, organized by Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), held at Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.

29) Training on “Metrohm Rancimat” March 2, 2011, organized by Metrohm Malaysia Sdn Bhd, held at Block P Building, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.

30) Training on “Metrohm Karl Fischer Titrator ” March 3, 2011, organized by Metrohm Malaysia Sdn Bhd, held at Block P Building, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.

31) Seminar on “Fundamental and Recent Development of Supercritical Water Gasification” November 15, 2010, organized by Center for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), held at Undercroft Seminar Room 3, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.

32) Seminar on “Latest Techniques Developed for Rancimat and Karl Fischer” October 20, 2010, organized by Metrohm Malaysia, Sdn Bhd, held at Metrohm Seminar Room, Metrohm Malaysia, Sdn Bhd, Kelana Centre Point, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

24

33) Seminar on “Biofuel Production Technology from Non-Edible Biomass Resources at AIST for Sustainable Biomass-Asia Strategy” October 8, 2010, organized by Center for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), held at Undercroft Seminar Room 3, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.

34) Seminars on “Advances in Biodiesel Production from Triglyceride and Methanol/Advances in Gas Separation using Microporous Ceramic Membranes” August 5, 2010, organized by Center for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), held at Undercroft Seminar Room 2, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.

35) Training Course on “Agilent Standard Operation & Principle of Gas Chromatography-UTP” July 19-23, 2010, organized by Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), held at Block P Building, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.

36) Workshop on “Developing Literature Review” January 1, 2010, organized by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), held at COMSATS, M.A. Jinnah Building, Defense Road, off Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan.

37) Workshop on “Recent Advances in Food Analysis” February 7, 2009, organized by National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, held at Nestle Hall, National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

38) Workshop on “Environmental Electrochemistry” January 19-21, 2009, organized by Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh held at Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.

39) Workshop on “Supercritical Fluid Extraction Technology for High Value Non-traditional Crops” October 21, 2008, organized by Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, held at Landscape Studio, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

40) Seminar on “Applications of Analytical Instrumentation in Agric ulture and its Allied Sciences” August 20, 2008, organized by Technology Links (Pvt.) Ltd and Shimadzu Pacific (Pte.) Ltd, held at Old Senate Hall, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

41) Participate on “Environmental Week” June 2-6, 2008, organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, Governmental College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

42) Workshop on “Nano Science and Catalysis (NSC-2008)” March 24-25 2008, organized by National Centre for Physics and The Chemical Society of Pakistan, held at Earth Sciences Auditorium, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

43) Workshop on “Chemical Education Workshop” December 19, 2007, organized by National University of Singapore held at Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore.

44) Workshop on “Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals for Development” November 20-21, 2007, organized by Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.

45) Participate and support as a mentor in the “Intel Science Olympiads in Pakistan 2006-07”, October 22 and 24, 2007, organized by Ministry of Education, Government of Punjab and Intel Education held at Divisional Model College (DMC), Faisalabad, Pakistan.

25

46) Workshop on “Biodiesel Technology Workshop” July 23-27, 2007, organized by Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.

47) Training on “Radiation Safety Awareness”, on line course on June 15, 2007, organized by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA.

48) Seminar on “Agriculture's Opportunities and Responsibilities in the Present Energy Situation”, June 5, 2007, organized by United States Department of Agriculture, USA, held at National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, , Peoria, IL, USA.

49) Workshop on “Intelligent Data Analysis Methods in Functional Genomics” March 17-18 2007, held at Centre for Advanced Studies in Mathematics, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan.

50) Seminar on “Advantages of NMR”, July 15, 2005, organized by Pak Land Scientific Productions, Lahore, Pakistan, held at Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

51) Workshop on “Soft X-ray Beam line for SESAME” April 26-27 2005, organized by National Centre for Physics, held at Department of Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL CONFERENC ES/SYMPOSIA

1) The 2nd Advanced Materials Conference 2014 (AMC 2014), November 25-26, Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia.

2) International Conference of Biochemical and Chemical Sciences, February 24-26, 2014, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

3) Second International Conference on Global Environmental Changes, February 24-26, 2014, Allama Iqbal Hall, GC University Faisalabad, Pakistan.

4) Palm Oil Milling Technology Colloquium (POMTeC’13), December 16-17, 2013, Auditorium Jurutera, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.

5) BIT’s 1st Annual World Congress of Bioenergy-2011, July 25-30, 2011, World EXPO Center, Dalian, China.

6) TWAS Regional Young Scientists Conference, November 2-5, 2009, Armada Hotel Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

7) A*STAR-2009 Scientific Symposium, August 26-28, 2009, Creation Theatrette, Matrix, Biopolis, Singapore.

8) 18th National Chemistry Conference, February 25-27, 2008, Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

9) Singapore International Chemistry Conference-5 (SICC-5) / 7th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Micro Scale Separation and Analysis (APCE 2007), December 16-19, 2007, Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore.

10) 2007-IFT Annual Meeting & Food Exposm, July 27-August 1, 2007, McCormick Place South, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America (USA).

11) 48th Annual Corn Dry Milling Conference, May 31-June 1, 2007, North American Millers Association and National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA, Peoria, Illinois, United States of America (USA).

26

12) International Nutrition Conference , February 23-24, 2007, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

13) 1st International Chemistry Conference, November 1-3, 2006, Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

14) Three-Day International Symposium on Strategies for Crop Improvement against Abiotic Stresses, September 18-20, 2006, Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

15) 6th International 16th National Chemistry Conference, April 6-8, 2006, Department of Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.

16) International Conference on Agriculture Engineering Issues & Strategies, February 16-18, 2006, Faculty of Agriculture Engineering & Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

17) 16th All Pakistan Food Science Conference, January 25, 2006, Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

18) 10th International Conference on Natural Product Chemistry, January 6-9, 2006, ICCS, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan.

19) Mini Symposium on Nanochemistry, January 8-9, 2006, ICCS, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan.

20) Singapore International Chemistry Conference-4 (SICC-4), December 8-10, 2005, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

21) 2nd National Symposium on Frontiers in Chemistry, March 5, 2005, Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan.

22) 8th International Symposium on Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, February 7-8, 2005, National Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.

AWARDS AND HONORS

� Selected as an External Evaluator for YUTP-FRG Project from October 16, 2014- October 16, 2016, by Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Malaysia.

� Most Cited Articles Published since 2007 in FUEL entitled as “Production of Biodiesel through Optimized Alkaline-catalyzed Transesterification of Rapeseed Oil” Fuel, March 2008, Volume 87, Issue 3, Page 265-273, Umer Rashid; Farooq Anwar

� Awarded “Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing” on May, 2014, by The Editors of Industrial Crops and Products, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

� Worked as Poster Referee in The 2nd Advanced Materials Conference 2014 (AMC 2014), November 25-26, Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia.

� Worked as Technical Committee Member in “Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology 2014 (WAMN 2014)” August 25-26, 2014, organized by Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

� Silver Medal on “Solvothermal Technology for Biodiesel Production” at Pameran Rekacipt Penyelidikan Dan Inovasi (PRPI) Malaysia 2014, 17-19 Sep 30 - Oct 01, 2014, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.

27

� Silver Medal on “Activity of Heterogeneous Catalyst (Ca(OCH3)2) for Synthesis of Palm Oil Based Trimethylpropane Triesters” at Pameran Rekacipt Penyelidikan Dan Inovasi (PRPI) Malaysia 2012, 17-19 July, 2012, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.

� Gold Medal on “Bio fuel from Agricultural Waste through a Process of Catalytic Conversion” at 39th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, 06-10 April, 2011, Geneva.

� Gold Medal on “Bio-Gasoline from Malaysian Agricultural Waste via Catalytic Conversion Process (BIOGAX)” at Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2011, 17-19 February, 2011, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

� Enlisted/Entitled as Approved Supervisor of Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan for PhD students of indigenous HEC PhD programme.

� Included the name in book of Who’s Who in the World 2011 by Marquis Who’s Who Publications, New Providence, NJ, United States of America (USA).

� Enlisted as Productive Scientists of Pakistan-2009 by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST), Islamabad, Pakistan.

� Included the name in Galaxies of Who’s Who in Pakistan 2009 in the field of Science and Technology by South Asia Publications (SAP), Karachi, Pakistan and selected STAR LAREATE 2009.

� Indigenous PhD Scholarship: Indigenous PhD Fellowship Program (5000 Fellowships), Batch II, sponsored by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan.

� Six Months IRSIP Scholarship for USA: International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) sponsored by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan.

� 2007 The Industrial Oil Products Division Student Excellence Award: The award is sponsored by Industrial Oil Products Division of the American Oil Chemist’s Society (AOCS), United States of America (USA), Inform, April 2007, Vol. 18 (4), P 278.

� Achievement Letter: Significant achievement letter from Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan on receiving 2007 Industrial Oil Products (IOP) Division Student Excellence Award from American Oil Chemist’s Society (AOCS), United States of America (USA).

� Best Poster Prize: At 8th International Symposium on Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, February 7-8, 2005, National Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.

� Declared as a Biodiesel Pioneer in Pakistan (2007): The letter was given by Dr. Gerhard Knothe from National Centre for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Peoria, Illinois, United States of America (USA).

� Most-Accessed Article in Journal FUEL during September-December 2007, January-March 2008 & April-June 2008, entitled as “Production of Biodiesel through Optimized Alkaline-catalyzed Transesterification of Rapeseed Oil” Fuel, March 2008, Volume 87, Issue 3, Page 265-273, Umer Rashid; Farooq Anwar

� Most-Accessed Article in Journal Bioresource Technology during July - September 2008, September-December 2008, entitled as “Moringa oleifera Oil: A Possible Source of Biodiesel”

28

Bioresource Technology, November 2008, Volume 99, Issue 17, Page 8175-8179, Umer Rashid; Farooq Anwar; Bryan R. Moser; Gerhard Knothe

� Editorial Board Member of Global Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Simplex Academic Publisher, India and Journal of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (JCEMS), Academic Journals, Nairobi

� Editor of International Journal of Chemical and Biological Sciences (IJCBS), International Scientific Organization, Faisalabad, Pakistan

� Regional Editor of Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences (PJLSS) , The Elite Scientific Forum, Pakistan

� Reviewer of International Journals (Bioresource Technology, Biomass and Bioenergy, Fuel, Applied Energy, Energy & Fuel, International Journal of Sustainable Energy, Journal of American Oil Chemist’s Society, Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, Science Alert Journals).

� Current Citation ( Scopus): 1498 (h-index = 20)

� Current Citation ( Research Gate): 1745

� Current Citation ( Google Scholar Based): 2276 (h-index = 22; i10-index = 38)

SERVICE ACTIVITIES • Assisting Green Technology-MOR Research Work at UTP

• Teaching, Research & Development

• Analytical and Quality Control Services

• Maintenance and Calibration of Analytical Instruments • Internal Controller Examinations at Department of Industrial Chemistry, GCUF, Faisalabad

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

� Member of American Oil Chemist’s Society (AOCS), US

� Member of The Chemical Society of Pakistan (CSP), Pak

� Member of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), US

� Member of Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), US

� Member of National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS), Pak

� Member of International Scientific Organization (ISO), Pak

� Senior Member of Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society

(APCBEES)

29

ACADEMIC REFEREES

Prof. Dr. Ir Thomas Yaw Choong Shean Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Tel: + 603-89466293; Fax: + 603-86567120 E-Mail: csthomas@upm.edu.my

Dr. Gerhard Knothe Lead Scientist, National Centre for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 1815 N University St. Peoria, IL 61604 USA. Ph (office): +1-309-681-6112; Fax: +1-309-681-6340 E-Mail: gerhard.knothe@ars.usda.gov

Prof. Dr. Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap Catalysis Science and Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Tel: + 60-3-89466809; Fax: + 60-3-89466758 E-Mail: taufiq@upm.edu.my

Prof. Dr. Robiah Yunus Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Tel: + 60-3-89467531; Fax: + 60-3-89467006; E-Mail: robiah@upm.edu.my