Biografi/ Biography :
Dr. Ishak Ahmad is currently a Professor at the School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) specializing in biocomposites, polymer blend and composites and polymer hydrogels. He received his Ph.D. from UMIST, Manchester, UK in 2000. He is now Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM.
His research interests are in all aspects of biopolymers and bio-nanocomposites especially using nanocellulose and the relationships between chemical, thermal and mechanical properties of polymers and composites. They cover a number of research programs in collaboration with different universities and research institute in Malaysia such as Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research (MINT) and Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMREC) and also foreign institution like Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble-INP), Mahatma Gandhi University, India and Wuhan University of Technology, China. A MoU has been signed between Grenoble-INP and UKM.
He has secured many grants to conduct research in polymer chemistry and has produced more than 100 journals besides the numerous proceedings papers. He has participated in many international and local polymer conferences and meetings either as plenary speaker, keynotes, invited speakers, paper presenters or as organisers. His research has also expanded towards commercialization of production of nanocellulose, recycling process on plastic wastes such as PET and polyethylene (PE) and polymer hydrogel for pharmaceutical application. For that purpose, three national patents had been registered.
wan hafizi wan ishak, noor afizah rosli, ishak ahmad, alain dufresne, sahrim ahmad, dalila shahdan, mohd shaiful sajab. (2025). enhanced toughness and degradability of pla-based filaments for fused deposition modeling (fdm) 3d printing applications. - journal of applied polymer science. 1 - 13.
noor afizah rosli, ishak ahmad. (2025). manipulasi struktur hablur selulosa: sifat mekanik, morfologi, terma dan biodegradasi komposit berasaskan polietilena. - sains malaysiana. 3583 - 3592.
hasan safar, ishak ahmad, suria ramli, faizal mohamed, t. daniel thangadurai, sabu thomas. (2025). influence of gamma irradiation on the hydrophobicity properties of modified poly(vinyl) alcohol (pva) aerogels. - heliyon . 1 - 13.
wen-qing yang, ishak ahmad, ying-chiang low, and sook-wai phang. (2024). synthesis and characterization of carrageenan/polyaniline film and its antibacterial properties. - polymer science, series a. 551 - 566.
noor afizah rosli, ruey shan chen, alain dufresne, ishak ahmad, sahrim ahmad, dalila shahdan, bathumalai shamene. (2024). biobased rubber toughened poly(lactic acid) blend for sustainable packaging films: the role of optical purity of poly(lactic acid). - journal of applied polymer science. 1 - 14.
hasan safar, ishak ahmad, suria ramli, faizal mohamed, t. daniel thangadurai, sabu thomas. (2025). influence of gamma irradiation on the hydrophobicity properties of modified poly(vinyl) alcohol (pva) aerogels. - heliyon . 1 - 13.
wan hafizi wan ishak, noor afizah rosli, ishak ahmad, alain dufresne, sahrim ahmad, dalila shahdan, mohd shaiful sajab. (2025). enhanced toughness and degradability of pla-based filaments for fused deposition modeling (fdm) 3d printing applications. - journal of applied polymer science. 1 - 13.
min rui chia, sook-wai phang, noorul syuhada mohd razali, ishak ahmad. (2024). approach towards sustainable circular economy: waste biorefinery for the production of cellulose nanocrystals. - cellulose. 3377 - 3420.
noor afizah rosli, ruey shan chen, alain dufresne, ishak ahmad, sahrim ahmad, dalila shahdan, bathumalai shamene. (2024). biobased rubber toughened poly(lactic acid) blend for sustainable packaging films: the role of optical purity of poly(lactic acid). - journal of applied polymer science. 1 - 14.
min rui chia, sook-wai phang, ishak ahmad. (2023). influence of polyaniline and cellulose nanocrystals on starch biopolymer film for intelligent food packaging. - food bioscience. 1-12.
noor afizah rosli, ishak ahmad. (2025). manipulasi struktur hablur selulosa: sifat mekanik, morfologi, terma dan biodegradasi komposit berasaskan polietilena. - sains malaysiana. 3583 - 3592.
manjusha elizabeth mathew, ishak ahmad, sabu thomas, mohammad b. kassim, rusli daik. (2024). nanocellulose-based separators in lithium-ion battery. - sains malaysiana. 163 - 169.
muhammad faris saiful hishah, hasan safar, ishak ahmad. (2024). penyediaan aerogel terubah suai polivinil alkohol/selulosa mikrohablur sebagai pemisah minyak/air. - sains malaysiana. 1819 - 1830.
michelle li-yen lee, ishak ahmad, sook-wai phang. (2024). preparation and optimization of polyaniline /titanium dioxide /carboxymethyl cellulose powder for effective nickel adsorption. - sains malaysiana. 1661 - 1676.
wen-qing yang, ishak ahmad, ying-chiang low, and sook-wai phang. (2024). synthesis and characterization of carrageenan/polyaniline film and its antibacterial properties. - polymer science, series a. 551 - 566.
noor afizah rosli, ishak ahmad. (2025). manipulasi struktur hablur selulosa: sifat mekanik, morfologi, terma dan biodegradasi komposit berasaskan polietilena. - sains malaysiana. 3583 - 3592.
hasan safar, ishak ahmad, suria ramli, faizal mohamed, t. daniel thangadurai, sabu thomas. (2025). influence of gamma irradiation on the hydrophobicity properties of modified poly(vinyl) alcohol (pva) aerogels. - heliyon . 1 - 13.
wan hafizi wan ishak, noor afizah rosli, ishak ahmad, alain dufresne, sahrim ahmad, dalila shahdan, mohd shaiful sajab. (2025). enhanced toughness and degradability of pla-based filaments for fused deposition modeling (fdm) 3d printing applications. - journal of applied polymer science. 1 - 13.
min rui chia, sook-wai phang, noorul syuhada mohd razali, ishak ahmad. (2024). approach towards sustainable circular economy: waste biorefinery for the production of cellulose nanocrystals. - cellulose. 3377 - 3420.
michelle li-yen lee, ishak ahmad, sook-wai phang. (2024). preparation and optimization of polyaniline /titanium dioxide /carboxymethyl cellulose powder for effective nickel adsorption. - sains malaysiana. 1661 - 1676.
naqiya f.m.z., ahmad i. & airianah o.b.. (2018). resistant-hemicelluloses toward successive chemical treatment during cellulose fibre extraction. - the 2017 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceeding. .
nurzam ezdiani zakaria, azizah baharum & ishak ahmad. (2018). mechanical properties of chemically modified sansevieria trifasiata/natural rubber /high density polyethylene (stf/nr/hdpe) composites: effect of silane coupling agent. - the 2017 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceeding. .
siat, w.h., aminah abdullah, and ishak ahmad. (2014). development, characterization and potential application of edible film from seaweed (kppaphycus alverazii). - aip conference proceeding - the 2014 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium. 192-197.
nor rabbi`atul `adawiyah norzali, khairiah haji badri, and ishak ahmad. (2013). physicochemical properties of phosphate ester from palm kernel oil. - aip conference proceedings- ukm fst postgraduate colloquium. .
nor fazelin mat zain, salma mohamad yusop, dan ishak ahmad. (2013). cellulose nanocrystal from pomelo (c. grandis osbeck) albedo: chemical, morphology and crystallinity evaluation. - aip conference proceedings -ukm fst postgraduate colloquium. .
wan hafizi wan ishak and ishak ahmad *. (2024). cellulose nanocrystals-based hydrogels for drug delivery. - . 50 - 68.
noor afizah rosli, ishak ahmad. (2021). mechanical properties of recycled plastics. - composites science and technology. 239-258.
nadia halib, ishak ahmad. (2019). nanocellulose: insight into health and medical applications. - . 1-19.
chong yan yi, mark lee wun fui, ishak ahmad, mohammad kassim. (2018). synthesis, characterisation and dft study of cinnamoyl-pyridylpyrazole compound. - . 35-43.
hanieh kargarzadeh, ishak ahmad. (2015). polysaccharide nanocrystal reinforced nanocomposites. - . Bab 5 (165-212).
noor afizah rosli, ishak ahmad. (2025). manipulasi struktur hablur selulosa: sifat mekanik, morfologi, terma dan biodegradasi komposit berasaskan polietilena. - sains malaysiana. 3583 - 3592.
muhammad faris saiful hishah, hasan safar, ishak ahmad. (2024). penyediaan aerogel terubah suai polivinil alkohol/selulosa mikrohablur sebagai pemisah minyak/air. - sains malaysiana. 1819 - 1830.
suria binti ramli;ishak bin ahmad. (2023). mikroemulsi berasaskan terbitan selulosa dalam penghantaran agen antioksidan melalui kulit. - . .
khalida khalil, wan syaidatul aqma, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, mohamad yusof maskat, ishak ahmad. (2022). potensi bioremediasi plastik polietilena tereftalat (pet). - sains malaysiana. 3081-3094.
nasharuddin bin zainal;andanastuti muchtar;ishak bin ahmad;badariah binti bais;ashinida binti aladdin;shahida binti shahimi;khadijah binti alavi. (2022). kajian melengkapkan pengajian siswazah tepat masa: mengenal pasti punca kegagalan dan strategi intervensi mencapai got. - . .
suria ramli, nur hapizah suardy, ishak ahmad, rusli daik, mohd hanif zulfakar. (2023). the effect of short chain alcohol on oleic acid based microemulsion system. - malaysia polymer international conference 2023 (mpic2023). 1.
siti fairus binti mohd yusoff;ishak bin ahmad;mohamad azuwa bin mohamed. (2023). synergistic interaction between bismuth ferrite and rubber/pani hydrogel for high efficiency integrated reusable photocatalyst-adsorbent system. - . .
noor afizah binti rosli;ishak bin ahmad;chen ruey shan. (2023). antimicrobial active food packaging from liquid natural rubber toughened poly(lactic acid)/cinnamon-rosemary essential oil. - . .
suria binti ramli;ishak bin ahmad. (2023). mikroemulsi berasaskan terbitan selulosa dalam penghantaran agen antioksidan melalui kulit. - . .
ishak bin ahmad;mohammad bin kassim;suria binti ramli. (2022). gelatin reinforced cellulose nanocrystals hydrogels for drug delivery applications. - . .
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA’S LIVING LABS AS PROSPECTIVE EDUCATIONAL TOURISM ATTRACTION | fakulti sains dan teknologi | 96.3% (2023-10-01 sehingga 2025-09-30) |
| ANTIMICROBIAL GREEN NANOCOMPOSITE PACKAGING FILMS BASED ON RUBBER-TOUGHENED POLY(LACTIC ACID)/MICROFIBRILLATED KENAF FIBER/ZINC OXIDE-NANOPARTICLES | malaysian palm oil board (mpob) | 96.3% (2023-10-01 sehingga 2025-09-30) |