Prof. Jefferey Basirun currently works at the Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya. He obtained his Master's degree at the Universiti Malaya and his Ph.D. degree at Southampton University. He has been working at the University of Malaya since 1991 as a Researcher/Academic. He is a member of the Akademi Sains Malaysia, Persatuan Sains Analisis Malaysia, the Editorial Board For Malaysia Journal Of Science, The Royal Society of Chemistry, etc. He conducts research in Materials Chemistry and Nanotechnology. Their current project is 'Nanocarbons and Metal-Oxide nanostructures for various applications such as solar cells, electrochemical sensors, and photocatalyst and cytotoxicity'.