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(Hons) in Industrial Chemistry, UTM, BSc. in Chemistry (Taught-course), UTM, Ph.D. in Chemistry (Synthesis), UPM<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:roswanira@utm.my\">roswanira@utm.my<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">My passion for academics has always been teaching and research. I have been lecturing since 2006, and working with students has been nothing but fun and fulfilling to the soul. What better way to live but to inspire and guide young minds through the nooks and cranny of university life. On the other hand, my research interest only began when I was halfway through my Ph.D. training. Yes, I would call it \u201ctraining.\u201d It was then that I realized that there are so many things to do, to discover in life and that the knowledge that life offers is boundless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_social_media_follow _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;facebook&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/roswanira&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#3b5998&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]facebook[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;google-plus&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/scholar.google.com.my\/scholar?q=Roswanira+Abdul+Wahab+UTM&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=0&amp;as_vis=1&amp;oi=scholart&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#dd4b39&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]google-plus[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;twitter&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]twitter[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;instagram&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ea2c59&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]instagram[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;80px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Selected Publications<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span>Elias,N., Wahab, R.A., Jye, L.W., Mahat, N.A., Chandren, S., Jamalis, J. (2021) Taguchi orthogonal design \u00a0assisted immobilization of Candida rugosa lipase onto nanocellulose-silica reinforced polyethersul- \u00a0fone membrane: physicochemical characterization and operational stability, Cellulose, Volume 28, \u00a0Pages 5669\u20135691<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Jacob, A.G., Wahab, R.A., Mahat, N.A. (2021) Ternary biogenic silica\/magnetite\/graphene oxide com- \u00a0posite for the hyperactivation of Candida rugosa lipase in the esterification production of ethyl \u00a0valerate, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Volume 148, Article number 109807<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Ezeilo, U.R., Wahab, R.A., Huyop, F., David, E.E., Tin, L.C. 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