Abu Zahrim Yaser
Senior Lecturer
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Malaysia
Biography
Abu Zahrim Yaser is a senior lecturer at Chemical Engineering Programme, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). He obtained his PhD from Swansea University (UK), MSc from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysia) and BEng from University of Malaya (Malaysia). Dr. Zahrim’s research mainly focuses on the integrated wastewater treatment and composting and has been leading several projects since 2006. To date, Dr. Zahrim has published 3 book chapters, 18 journals and 40++ other publications. His paper entitled “Modelling and optimisation of coagulation of highly concentrated industrial grade leather dye by response surface methodology†was awarded the Chemical Engineering Journal Top Cited Papers for 2011 and 2012 (Elsevier). In addition, his group won Best Poster (2nd Place) for a study entitled “Macromolecular flocculation of lignin particles†at Third International Conference on Recycling and Reuse of Materials (ICRM 2014), India. Besides that, he is actively involved as a reviewer for several journals. The Elsevier (UK) has recognised him as among the Top Reviewers for Desalination Journal (2010) and Outstanding Reviewer for Industrial Crops and Products (2015). Presently, he is the Editor (Chemical and Environmental Engineering) for the International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Technology. He was the secretary for the 4th International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering (ICCBPE 2012) and the Workshop on Progress in Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology (PWTRT-2013). Dr. Zahrim is a member of Institutions of Chemical Engineers (United Kingdom), Board of Engineers, Malaysia and Malaysia Water Association.
Research Interest
Integrated wastewater treatment and Composting