Dr. Nor Azam completed his Master from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS in 2012 and Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2016 at the University of Liverpool. He joined UPM as a Senior Lecturer in December 2018. His Ph.D. research was about Selective hydrogenation of Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to Dimethylfuran (DMF) over supported monometallic and bimetallic catalysts supported on carbon and CNT. His research interests are synthesis and characterization of catalyst (bimetallic) from noble and transitional metal for biomass upgrade and oleochemicals, carbonaceous materials from cellulosic material for adsorbent, and energy storage. Dr. Nor Azam is an associate member of the Royal Society of Chemistry UK since 2016.