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PROFILE
UPM's Staff Profile
DR. MOHD ZUHAIR BIN MOHD NOR
SENIOR LECTURER
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
zuhair@upm.edu.my
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PROFESSIONAL

Senior Lecturer
Department of Process and Food Engineering 
Faculty of Engineering
Universiti Putra Malaysia
(2017 - to-date)

Head of Student Affairs & Alumni Unit
Faculty of Engineering
Universiti Putra Malaysia
(2022 - 2024)

Research Associate (Interim)
Halal Products Research Institute (IPPH)
Universiti Putra Malaysia
(2019 - 2024)

Editorial Board Member
Advances in Agricultural and Food Research Journal (AAFRJ)
(2020 - to-date)

Editorial Board Member 
Journal of Food and Agroindustry
(2022 - to-date)

Presiden
Kelab Sukan dan Sosial Fakulti Kejuruteraan (KSSFK)
(2020 - 2024)
NAME :
(Dr.) MOHD ZUHAIR BIN MOHD NOR
POST :
SENIOR LECTURER
ENTITY :
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

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FIELD OF SUPERVISION
AGRICULTURAL PROCESS ENGINEERING / FOOD ENGINEERING / HALAL PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2017
Ph.D (Food Processing Engineering), Victoria University, Australia
2012
Master of Science (Food Engineering), Universiti Putra Malaysia
2007
Bachelor of Engineering (Process and food), Universiti Putra Malaysia
WORKING EXPERIENCE
2017
Senior Lecturer at Faculty of Engineering UPM
2014
Part-time Radio Broadcaster at 3ZZZ.FM
2009
Tutor at Faculty of Engineering UPM
2007
Engineer at Sime Darby Plantations Sdn Bhd
2006
Intern at Ayamas Food Corporation
2006
Part-time Radio Broadcaster at Putra.FM
2005
Store Assistant at 7Eleven convenient store
PROJECT
2024
Prediction of partition coefficient and phase separation of integrated liquid-liquid extraction of plant-based bioactive compounds for an efficient biotechnological downstream processing (Leader)
2024
Innovative downstream processing of microalgae through ultrasound-enhanced liquid triphasic system for protein and pigment separation (Leader)
2023
Isolating bioactive elixir from microalgae through an integrated liquid-liquid extraction process (Leader)
2023
Liquid triphasic flotation system for the extraction of protein and phycocyanin from Spirulina platensis (Leader)
2022
Trans-boundaries Food Processing Knowledge Transfer Program (TransFood) (Leader)
2022
Penjana KPT-PACE Halal Executive Training (Leader)
2021
Waste utilization from the fruit industry (Leader)
2020
Effect of operating parameters on the clarification of bambangan juice using ultrafiltration membrane on juice quality (Co-Researcher)
2019
Intrinsic mass transfer mechanism and thermodynamic interaction of solute particle in wastewater and magnetic responsive polymer membrane (Co-Researcher)
2018
Processing and product development of local sweet potatoes for sustainable value-added products (Co-Researcher)
2018
Investigating relationships of extrusion parameters using master curve in low-cost oyster mushroom/soy protein meat substitute (Co-Researcher)
2018
Meningkatkan ekonomi penternak itik teluk di daerah Bacok, Kelantan dengan menggunakan teknologi tanaman bertingkat bagi meningkatkan pengeluaran Azolla pinnata sebagai sumber makananan (Co-Researcher)
2018
Social Environmental Community Project at Teringai, Kota Marudu, Sabah, Malaysia (The Banana Project) (Leader)
2018
Integrated membrane-based technology for the processing of tropical fruit juice (Leader)
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
2020
Tropical fruit waste utilization. A collaborative project with Jabatan Pertanian Malaysia
TEACHING
Mass and Energy Balance (3+0)
Computer-aided Engineering Drawing (1+2)
Food Process Engineering Laboratory I (0+1)
Fabricated Food Technology (3+0)
Biomaterial Polymer Technology (3+0)
AREA OF SPECIALISATION
Micromolecules extraction
Membrane filtration processing
Liquid-liquid extraction
Agrofood industry valorisation
Food product development
RESEARCH AREA
Process and Food Engineering
RESEARCH INTEREST
Bioactive compounds extraction from agro-based products
Foam mat drying of tropical fruits
Food product development
PUBLICATION
2025
Enhancing the Efficiency of Infrared Drying of Desiccated Coconut Through Process Optimization and Validation
2024
Augmenting pomelo juice quality through membrane-based clarification and bioactive compounds recovery
2023
Strategies to enhance the membrane-based processing performance for fruit juice production: a review
2022
Towards green recovery of ?-amylase from slurry of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) of VitAto variety via liquid biphasic system
2022
Solar energy?based extraction of essential oils from cloves, cinnamon, orange, lemon, eucalyptus, and cardamom: A clean energy technology for green extraction
2021
Membrane-based clarification of banana juice: pre-treatment effect on the flux behaviour, fouling mechanism and juice quality attributes
2021
Proximate composition of Malaysian local sweet potatoes
2021
Latest Advances in Protein-Recovery Technologies from Agricultural Waste
2020
Clarification of guava juice by an ultrafiltration process: analysis on the operating pressure, membrane fouling and juice qualities
2019
Guava Juice Clarification by an Ultrafiltration Process at Different Operating Pressures
2018
Performance of a Two-Stage Membrane System for Bromelain Separation from Pineapple Waste Mixture as Impacted by Enzymatic Pretreatment and Diafiltration
2017
Application of membrane-based technology for purification of bromelain
2016
Separation of bromelain from crude pineapple waste mixture by a two-stage ceramic ultrafiltration process
2016
Integrated ultrafiltration process for the recovery of bromelain from pineapple waste mixture
2015
Characteristic properties of crude pineapple waste extract for bromelain purification by membrane processing