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PROFESSOR DR. MOHAMED ISMAIL BIN ABDUL KARIM
(SMS,KMN, Ph.D)

Education and Academic Qualification:

1.	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.A.
	Ph.D. (Food Science/Biotechnology) - 1984.

2.	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.A.
	M.Sc. (Food Science and Microbial Biotechnology) - 1977.

3.	University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.
	B.S.A. (Food Science) – 1974.

4.	College of Agriculture, Malaya, Serdang, Malaysia.
	Diploma in Agriculture (Malaya) – 1970.

Academic and Other Relevant Appointments:

Professor, Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University, Malaysia. (April,2004- to date)

Deputy Director, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
(15.05.2001 – to April, 2004).

Fellow, Institute of Bioscience, UPM. (20.10.99 – to April, 2004).

Professor, Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (1.04.1995 – to April, 2004)

Head, Department of Biotehnology, Faculty of Food Science & Biotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (1.07.1991 – 30.05.2000).

Deputy Dean, Faculty of Food Science & Biotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (1.10.1984 – 31.10.1990).

Assoc. Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Univerisiti Putra Malaysia. (1.10.1990 – 1.04.1995).

Senior Lecturer, Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science & Biotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia. ( 1.10.198 – 1.10.1990).

Lecturer, Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science & Biotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia. ( 14.05.1977 – 30.09.1990).

Assistant Lecturer, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. ( 15.05.1971 – 14.05.1977).

Assistant Rubber Research Officer, Rubber Research Institute of Malaya. ( 15.05.1970 – 01.05.1971)

Other Responsibilities:

At University Level (UPM):

Member of University Senate (UPM) -

01.10.84 - 01.10.1990.

15.5.92 - 15.05.1999.

15.05.00 - 15.05.2002.

07.06.01 - 1.04.2004

Member of University Research Committee, UPM. – (1984 - 1990).

Member of University Matriculation Committee, UPM – (1998 - 2000).

Member of University Graduate Committee, UPM – (2001 - 2004)

Member of University Research Programme on Biotechnology, UPM. – (1985 - 1990).

Member of University (UPM) Regional Information Centre on the Management and Utilization of Wastes. – (1986 - 1990)

Expert Panel Member - Technical Evaluation Committee on UPM IRPA research proposal, Biotechnology Sector, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Malaysia.. 1995 - 2000.

Coordinator, Universiti Putra Malaysia-Japanese International Cooperation Agency (UPM-JICA) Aftercare program on Development of the Dept. of Biotehnology, UPM. (1999 - 2000)

Malaysian Country Coordinator, Japanese Sociey for Promotion of Sciences in The Field of Biotechology Research Programme (JSPS-NRCT/DOST/LIPI/VCC – Large Scale Cooperative Research in The Field of Biotechnology) – Multilateral research program among Asean Countries (Thailand/Philippine/Indonesia/Malaysia) and Japan. (1995 to present).

Expert Panel Member – Technical Evaluation Committee on UPM IRPA RM8 research (PR, SR sector) proposal. 2002 – till present.

Member – Organizing committee IPTA Research & Development Exposition 2003, 9-12 Oct. 2003, Putra World Trade Center, Malaysia.

At Faculty Level (Universiti Putra Malaysia):

Member of Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, UPM on the following Faculty Committees:

Faculty Board	1976 – 2001
Academic Awards Committee	1985 – 1990
Student Welfare Committee	1985 – 1990
Faculty Extension Education Committee	1985 – 1990

Faculty Research Committee	1985 – 2001
Post Graduate Programme Committee
Curriculum Committee

Faculty Management Committee	1985 – 2001
Faculty Department Examination Committee
Faculty Students Pracatical Training Committee
Students Project Committee
Students Academic Advisor

Coordinator of Biotechnology Research, Fac, of Food Sc. & Biotechnology, UPM

1991 – 1995

At the Institute of Bioscience, UPM:

Fellow, Institute of Bioscience. 1999-2001

Member of Management Committee. 2001 – 2004.

Member of Research Committee. 2001 – 2004.

Chairman, Graduate Research Committee. 2001 – 2004

Chairman, Workshop, Seminar and Training of Staff Committee. 2001 – 2004

Chairman, Research Exhibition Committee. 2001 – 2004.

Project Leader, Fermentation and Microbial Technology Research. 2001-2004.

Executive Editor, The Bioscientist R & D Bullitin, Institute of Bioscience. 2003-2004.

At International Islamic University Malaysia:

Faculty of Engineering :

Member of Kulliyyah Board (Faculty of Engineering Board). 2004 – to date.
Member of Faculty Postgraduate and Research Advisory Board. 2004- to date.
Member of Faculty Postgraduate and Research Board. 2004 – to date.
Member of Faculty Curriculum Review Board. 2004 – to date

Department of Biotechnology Engineering :

Chairman – Curriculum Committee. 2004 – to date.
Chairman – Examination Committee. 2004 – to date.
Chairman – Research and Post Graduate Committee. 2004 – to date.
Member – Recruitment and Promotion Committee. 2004 – to date.
Member – Department of Biotechnology Engineering Board. 2004 – to date.
Head – Animal Tissue Engineering Laboratory. 2004 – to date.
Member – Board of Studies B.Eng. (Biochemical - Biotechnology) Programme. 2004 – to date.
Member – Board of Studies M.Eng. (Biochemical –Biotechnology) Programme. 2004 – to date.

At National Level:

Member of Malaysian National Codex Committee Commission on Food Standards. (Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme)-(1985 – 1990).

Member of Standards Institute of Industrial Researh Malaysia (SIRIM) Committee on Food Standards. - (1985 –1987)

Member of Committee on Hi-Tech. Industry Industrial Development Sector. Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia.- (1994 –1997).

Member of Joint Committee on Malaysia-Thailand Cooperation on Science and Technology, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Malaysia. – (1994 – 1997).

Member of Malaysian National Working Group on Food Wastes Materials. ASEAN Cooperation Projet. - (1980 – 1981).

Member of ASEAN Working group on ‘Solid Substrate Fermentation, ASEAN Cooperation Project. - (1980).

Member of National Committee on Asean Protein Project – ASEAN AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC COOPERATIVE Project - (1974 –1981).

IRPA Expert Panel Member – Agro Food-Industry and Food Manufacturing sector, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Malaysia. - (1995 – 2004).

Expert Panel Member – Evaluation of Top Down Project on Industrial/Environmental sector for Biotechnology Research, National Biotechnology Directorate, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Malaysia.(Presently, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia) 1995 – 2005 ( to date)

Project Leader, IRPA Research Project on Fermentation Technology, grant obtained from Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Malaysia. - (1986 – 1995).

Malaysian Coordinator, Japanese Society for Promotion of Sciences in Biotechnology Discipline (JSPS-NRCT/DOST/LIPI/VCC Large Scale Project in The Field of Biotechnology). - (1995 – to date).

Advisor to Trop-Bio Research Sdn. Bhd. ( Private Research and Development company in Biotechnology, Malaysia), - Plant relevant biotechnology products.- ( 1999 – 2001).

Reviewed several manuscripts for various Journals such as PERTANIKA, Malaysian Agricultural Research Development Institute (MARDI) Research Journal, University Sains Journal, Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology., Asian Food Journal.

Advisory Panel Member. 2000. Review MS. (Biology Industry) Programme. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

External Panel Committee Member. 2005. Review M.Sc. (Biotechnology) Programmee. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Member of Editorial Board, Asian Food Journal. 1996.

Review book – Introduction to Food Science, published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, K.L. Malaysia – 1994.

Member of Panel Evaluation on ‘Ensiklopedia Sains Dan Teknologi (Teknologi Enzim)’ , Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia. 1999 .

Panel Member Interview Board Postgraduate Scholarship HRD Fund (Science & Technology, Ministry of Science, Technology & Environment, Malaysia), 2003.

Visiting Professor, University College of Technology and Management Malaysia, 2003 – 2004.

At International Level:

Member of United Nations University Research Network Committee for Fish Fermentation Technology (Seoul, Korea). - (1987 – 1990).

Member of JSPS-NRCT/DOST/LIPI/VCC (Japanese Society for Promotion of Sciences, Japan/Thailand/Philippine/Malaysia) Large-scale Cooperative research work in The Field of Biotechnology. (Also represent as Malaysian Country Coordinator for above project). 1995 – 2005 ( to date).

Member of UNESCO expert working group on Bio-control Generation Project, Bangkok, Thailand. 1994.

Member of Bilateral Malaysia-Thailand scientific cooperation in Biotechnology research, Ministry of Science, Technology & Environment, Malaysia. 1995.

Expert Member of Selection Board for Biotechnology Discipline for Promotion of Associate Professor and Professor for Biotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh : (1999 – to date). (Appointed by the President of People’s Republic of Bangladesh and also the Chancellor of Khulna University).

Member of Expert Panel Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) Off-campus Evaluation Committee, Kyushu Institute of Technology , Japan. 2002.

Member of Research Board of Advisors, The American Biographical Institute, U.S.A. 2002

Regional Editor : Pakistan Journal of Biological Science (International Journal). 1998 –2005 ( to date).

Regional Editor: Pakistan Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences (International Journal). 2005 – to date.

Member of Advisory Board, Journal of Biotechnology (Pakistan International Journal). 2001 – 2004 ( to date).

Associatie Editor: Journal of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (International Asia-Pacific Journal). 1989 – 2005 (to date ).

Reviewed several manuscripts from various Journals such as Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Korean Soc. For Appl. Microbiol.) , Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, etc.

Guest Lecturer of UNESCO Regional Network Course/Workshop on Biotechnology– Development of traditional fermented food industry (MARDI, Malaysia, Nov. 28- 4 Dec. 1987); Utilization of solid wastes (Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 26 July- 5 Aug. 1988

Awards And Fellowships:

Setia Mahkota Selangor (S.M.S.) award. 1996.
(Selangor State Award awarded by the Sultan of Selangor)

Kesatria Mangku Negara (K.M.N.) award. 1996.
(Federal Government Award awarded by the King of Malaysia)

Honor Society Gamma Sigma Delta, U.S.A.
(The Honor Society of Agriculture, U.S.A.)
Outstanding research contribution to agriculture.
Member: 1977.

Honor Society Sigma Xi, U.S.A.
(The Scientific Research Society, U.S.A.)
Outstanding scientific research contribution.
Member: 1983.

UNESCO Fellowship Network for Microbiology. 1977. The University of Singapore. The role of micro-organisms in waste recovery, fermentation and environmental control.

Japanese Society for Promotion of Sciences (JSPS).Scientist Fellowship. 1986. The Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kyoto, Japan. Microbial production of useful substances from agricultural wastes.

Japan International Cooperative Agency (JICA) Scientist Fellowship. 1990. University of Okayama, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama, Japan. Biotechnology research.

Association Commonwealth University (ACU) Senior Scientist Fellowship. 1990. Travel and evaluation carried out on several Biotechnology research conducted at various Australian Universities and research organization in Australia.

Malaysian Government Scholarship. 1990/91. Sabbatical. Department of Biotechnology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Microbial fermentation process control on growth and sporulation of Bacillus sphaericus 2362 in batch culture.

Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Fellowship. 1993. University of Okayama, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama, Japan. Fermentation Process for Biomass Production of Useful Microorganisms.

Anugerah Khidmat Lama.( Long Service Award) 1994. Hari Q FSMB, Faculty of Food Science & Biotechnology, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia.

Best among 10 UPM research award (Anugerah Reka Cipta & Penyelidikan, UPM ) 2000. on project entitled ‘ Penghasilan acid kojik oleh strain kulat tempatan’ or ‘Production of kojic acid from a local fungi isolate’.

Best among 10 UPM research award (Anugerah Reka Cipta & Penyelidikan, UPM) 2000 on project entitled ‘Process Development for a Zero Discharge System for Palm Oil Mill Effluent Incorporating the Production of Bioplastic’

I.TEX (International Invention, Innovation, Industrial Design & Technology Exhibition) – Silver Medal (Invention and Design Competition) for the Invention ‘Production of Bioplastics from Palm Oil Mill Effluent’. MALAYSIA, 2000. (Awarded to Mohd Ali Hassan, Yoshihito Shirai, Arbakariya Ariff and Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim).

International invention and design award, Geneva, Switzerland. (2001), co-researcher – Silver award. (Manufacres de plastiques biodegradables)

Anugerah Merit Biologi Gunaan, Pameran Penyelidikan IPTA 2001, Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra, Kuala Lumpur, 25-28 Oktober, 2001.
(Applied Biology Merit Award), Research Exhibition, Institute of Higher Learning, World Trade Center, Kuala Lumpur, 25-28 Oct. 2001).

Gold Medal, Invention & Research Exhibition in research entitled ‘Biocompost
from Food, Agricultural and Industrial Wastes’, .Awarded to Mohd Ali Hassan,
Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim, ArbakariyaAriff. Universiti Putra Malaysia. 30th. August 2002.

Gold Medal, Invention & Research Exhibition in research entitled ‘Microbial Biomass as Cheap and Effective Biosorbent for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Effluents’, Awarded to Arbakariya Ariff, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim, Mohd Ali Hassan, Suraini Abdul Aziz. Universiti Putra Malaysia, 30th August, 2002.

Gold Medal, Invention & Research Exhibition in research entitled ‘ Biological hyrdolysis of gelatinized sago starch using recombinant DNA yeast’, Universiti Putra Malaysia. 30th. August, 2002.

Silver Medal, Invention & Research Exhibition in research entitled ‘ Cellulase with high level of B-glucosidase produced by Chaetomium globosum using delignified oil palm empty-fruit-bunch-fibre as substrate’, Universiti Putra Malaysia. 30th. August, 2002.

Gold Medal, Invention/innovation award, Invention & Research Exhibition in research entitled ‘ Growth of Aspergillus Niger in Solid Substrate Fermentation UsingPalm Kernel Cake (PKC) as Subsrate’, Awarded to Suraini Abd. Aziz, Mohd Ali Hassan, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim, Noraini Samat and Gan Siew Hung, Universiti Putra Malaysia. 8-13 July, 2003.

Silver Medal, Invention/Innovation award, Expo S & T, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment of Malaysia. Research entitled ‘ Growth of Aspergillus niger in solid substrate fermentation using palm kernel cake (PKC) as substrate’ Awarded to Suraini Abd. Aziz, Mohd. Ali Hassan, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim, Noraini Samat, Gan Siew Hung. 7 – 9 August 2003, Kuala Lumpur.

Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang. ( Excellent Service Award) UPM. 2002.

Gold Medal, Kulliyyah of Engineering Research and Innovation Exhibition (KERIE) award, International Islamic University Malaysia. Research entitled ‘ Process Opimisation on Propagation of Eurycoma Longifolia in a Bioreactor’ by Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim, Maizirwan Mel, and Noor akhmazillah, M.F. 20-21 Dec. 2005.

KERIE 2005 SPECIAL AWARD. 2005. , Kulliyyah of Engineering Research and Innovation Exhibition (KERIE) award, International Islamic University Malaysia. Research entitled ‘ Process Opimisation on Propagation of Eurycoma Longifolia in a Bioreactor’ by Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim, Maizirwan Mel, and Noor akhmazillah, M.F. 20-21 Dec. 2005.

Silver Medal. 2005. Kulliyyah of Engineering Research and Innovation Exhibition (KERIE) award, International Islamic University Malaysia . Research entitled ‘ New Development of composting Process by Lignocellulolytic Microorganisms Using Oil Palm Industrial Waste’ by Md. Zahangir Alam, Nasreldin a. Kabbashi, Suleyman a. Muyibi, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim and AhmadiAmri, Ainuddin. 20 – 21 Dec. 2005.

Silver Medal. 2005. Kulliyyah of Engineering Research and Innovation Exhibition (KERIE) award, International Islamic University Malaysia. Research entitled ‘ Optimization of Nano Cross Flow Filtration for Separation of B-Glucuronidase Enzyme’ by Maizirwan Mel, Mohd. Ismail Abdul Karim, Noor Jannah Yob and Hamzah Mohd Salleh. 20-21 Dec. 2005.

Bronze Medal. 2005. Kulliyyah of Engineering Research and Innovation Exhibition (KERIE) award, International Islamic University Malaysia. Research entitled ‘ Direct Bioconversion of Domestic and Industrial Organic Waste in Liquid State for Bioethanol Production’ by Md. Zahangir Alam, Suleyman a. Muyibi, Nasreldin a. Kabbashi, Mohamed Ismail abd. Karim, Parveen Jamal, Khairun, Aishah abd. Razak. 20-21 Dec. 2005.

Bronze Medal. 2005. Kulliyyah of Engineering Research and Innovation Exhibition (KERIE) award, International Islamic University Malaysia. Research entitled ‘ solid State Bioconversion of Oil Palm Biomas (OPB) for Cellulase and Ligninase Production . 20-21 Dec. 2005

Bronze Medal. 2005. (ITEX 2005). 16th. International Invention Innovation Industrial Design & Technology Exhibitiion 2005 (ITEX) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 19th – 21st. May, 2005. Solid State Bioconversion of Oil Palm Biomass for Ligninase and Cellulase Enzyme Production. By Dr. Md. Zahangir Alam, Prof. Dr. Suleyman a. Muyibi, Dr. Nassereldeen A. Kabbashi , Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim, Dr.Parveen Jamal.

Bronze Medal, 2006. (ITEX 2006). 17th International Invention Innovation Industrial Design & Technology Exhibition 2006 (ITEX 2006), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 19th-21st May, 2006. Process Improvement of Separation And Purification of &+946; - Glucuronidase by NFF. By Maizirwan Mel, Hamzah Mohd Salleh, Mohd Ismail Abdul Karim.

Gold Medal. 2006. Malaysia Technology Expo. 2006. 23-15 Feb. Kuala Lumpur. Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia. Invention/Innovation for the invention/innovation of ‘Process Optimization on Propagation of Eurycoma longifolia in a Bioreactor’. By Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim, Dr. Maizirwan Mel, Dr. Azura amid and Noor Akhmazillah Mohd. Fauzi.

Silver Medal, 2006. 34th.International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products, Geneva, Switzerland. Research entitled ‘Airlift Bioreactor System for Propagation of Eurycoma Longifolia Tissues Cells’.

Silver Prize, 2006. Seoul International Invention Fair 2006, Seoul, Korea. Dec. 7-11, 2006. Research entitled ‘Improvement of Beta-Glucurribudase Enzyme Separation Using Nanofiltration’ by Maizirwan Mel, Hamzah Mohd. Salleh, and Mohd. Ismail Abdul Karim.