BACKGROUND

Name :                   Sarani Zakaria

Date of Birth :      30 June 1964

Place of Birth :    Kepala Batas, Kedah

Education : 
bullet PhD. (Pulp and Paper Technology), UMIST, Manchester, UK, 1990 - 1993
bullet M.Sc. (Pulp and Paper Technology), UMIST, Manchester, UK, 1989 - 1990
bullet B.Sc (Hons.) Chemistry, Bishop's University Lennoxville, Canada, 1983 - 1986
bullet Sekolah Menengah Dato' Onn, Butterworth

 
WORK EXPERIENCE
bullet Lecturer, Material Science, UKM
bullet Part Time Lecturer, UPM
bullet Lecturer, School of Technology Industry, Wood, Paper and Coating Division, USM
bullet Research Officer, Drug Center, USM
bullet Research Assistant, UPM

RESEARCH INTERESTS

bullet Pulp and Paper
bullet Wood Composites
bullet Chemical Modification of Lignocellulosic Materials and other Renewable Resources
 
AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENT
 
bullet Gold Medal, Salon International Des Inventions, Geneve 2002
bullet Silver Medal, Salon International Des Inventions, Geneve 2002
bullet IMM-IPTA Best Award for Innovative used of Materials : Magnetic Paper, 2001
bullet Solid State Society - Merit award for Innovation-Magnetic Paper