Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Suraya Abdul Rashid is a professor at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia. She received her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Nottingham University, United Kingdom in 2000. She then pursued her PhD in Chemical Engineering focusing on Nanotechnology from Imperial College London, United Kingdom in 2004. She is a Chartered Engineer under the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), a Professional Engineer under the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), and a nanotechnologist under the Malaysia Board of Technologist (MBOT). She currently serves as the Director of the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ION2), Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Prof. Suraya’s research interests revolve around carbon nanomaterials synthesis and processing for various applications. Prof. Suraya is also the founder of a start-up company, Qarbotech Sdn. Bhd., where she serves as Chief Scientist. Qarbotech is currently commercializing her research product, which is a patent-backed photosynthesis enhancer for the agriculture and horticulture industry.
