Professor Datuk Ir. Ts. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi bin Ismail is the Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He is the Founding Director of the Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Prof. Fauzi graduated with a B.Eng. (Petroleum) and Master in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He was awarded the Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship to pursue his Ph.D. in Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, specializing in Membrane Technology, and managed to complete his Ph.D. study in less than three years.
He is the author of over 1000 papers in refereed journals and over 50 book chapters. He has authored or co-authored 6 books and edited or co-edited 11 books, 9 Patents granted and 21 Patents pending. He has supervised more than 70 Ph.D. and 50 MSc students to completion as well as having supervised 10 post-doctoral fellows. He received more than 200 awards both at the National and International levels.
Professor Fauzi is currently appointed as the Member of the Malaysia Science Council, Chairman of Malaysia Membrane Society (MyMembrane), and Chairman of the Selection Committee for the 14th National Academic Award. He is also the Vice President of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Alumni Association Malaysia. He is also on Qatar University Press Advisory Board in 2018 and an International Evaluation Panel member of the University of Hradec Kralove (UHK), Czech Republic in 2020. He was also on the Merdeka Award Nomination Committee for the Outstanding Scholastic Contribution category from 2014 until 2017.
Professor Fauzi also serves as Editor for a number of reputable journals and sits on the Editorial Board of numerous reputable international journals. His research focuses on the development of polymeric, inorganic, and mixed matrix membranes for water desalination, wastewater treatment, gas separation processes, membrane for fuel cell applications, palm oil refining, hemodialysis membrane, and smart optical fiber for tracking migration of oil flow. He also led a team of researchers and professional service teams who have secured research grants at the national and international levels amounting to about RM60 million in total.
Professor Fauzi has more than 27 years of integrated combined experience in the academic and research environment. Throughout these years, he has played multiple roles as a lecturer, researcher, and administrator. Going through various levels of academic services, his career aspiration is to promote transformation and translation of the innovations created in universities for the benefit of society, industries, and the wealth creation of our country. He genuinely believes that universities are transformative platforms for the talents. Therefore, one of his lifetime privileges is to nurture the young generations through empowerment and inspiration. He aspires to help the young generation to envision potential and successes by building a shared vision, creating mental models, and fostering team learning.
