Zul Ilham is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Biological Sciences, Universiti Malaya. He completed his B.Sc.(Hons.) at Universiti Malaya, his M.Sc. as a Panasonic Scholar and his Doctoral study as a JICA AUN/SEED-Net Scholar at the Department of Socio-Environmental Energy Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan. His current research interest is in the field of biomass science (energy and environment) with esteemed awards from the Japan Institute of Energy and the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS). He also serves as Associate Editor for academic journals PROGEE, MJS, JISDeP, and JSAEM. He is a Topic Editor for Frontiers in Bioengineering Biotechnology and a Special Issues Editor for Processes. As an alumnus of the Young South-East Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Professional Fellows Program, he is actively promoting energy literacy, renewable energy and climate action to youth and communities (Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 13).