Associate Professor Dr. Azmah Hanim Mohamed Ariff is an academic staff member at the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). She obtained her PhD and Bachelor of Engineering (Materials) in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Prior to joining academia, she served as a Senior Engineer at Intel Technology Sdn. Bhd., and has held various academic and administrative roles at UPM, including Research Coordinator, Head of the Research Center for Advanced Engineering Materials and Composites, and Head of the Industry and Community Network Unit. Her research interests include lead-free solders, porous ceramic and polymeric composites, biodegradable polymers, metallurgy, and aluminum–silicon cast alloys. She has supervised numerous postgraduate students and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Azmah Hanim has received multiple awards for teaching excellence, research, and innovation, including the Outstanding Researcher Award and several innovation medals at national and international exhibitions.