NORAINI AHMAD received her BSc (Hons.) degree in Applied Chemistry from the University of Malaya in 2003. In 2008, she received her MSc degree in Colloid and Surface Chemistry, while in 2012 she obtained her PhD degree with distinction in Physical Chemistry, both from University of Malaya, Malaysia. She went for research attachment at the Instituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain in 2010 and 2011 funded by InForm Project, EU-FP7 and Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, respectively. Presently, she is a senior lecturer at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Fellow of UMCARES - The Community & Sustainability Centre, University of Malaya. Her research interests are focusses on colloidal chemistry, liquid crystal, and nanotechnology formulation for pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical and nutraceutical applications. She has been awarded with several internal and external research grants as a Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator. Besides, she has won numerous awards locally and internationally. Currently, she is supervising 5 PhD and 6 MSc students. Apart from teaching and research, Noraini is also an active member in her department, holding several administrative posts and technical committee members.