UPM : Faculty of Food Science and Technology

The Department of Food Technology was established in March 1st 1982. Since its inception, the department has been at the forefront in providing teaching, research and consultancy services in the field of food processing and food engineering in the country. It is endowed with facilities such as state-of-the-art food processing pilot plant and a well equipped sensory laboratory.

The pilot plant is used for teaching research and extension education. It also caters for industrial training and provides a test bed for small and medium scale food industries to scale up their products processing. The academic staff of the department has also engaged in consultancy work for food industry in areas such as process design, product formulation, product development and process optimization. This has enhanced the image of the Department as well as provide the impetus for new research areas.

The sensory laboratory has well-equipped facilities for sensory evaluation of food material and measurement of sensory scores is completed by the latest software. This laboratory is mainly used for teaching and research but is also open to food industry to do sensory testing on their products. The department houses experts in fats and oils, fish and meat, convenience and frozen food, beverages, dairy products and probiotics, process development and food rheology.

The focus of the department today in not only in food processing and engineering, the Department has also been the pioneer, thus responsible for the development of the foodservice field.

The Food Technology Department is responsible for running the Bachelor Science (Food Studies) program as well as assisting the Food Science Department and Management and Food Service with the Bachelor of Food Science & Technology and Bachelor Science (Food Studies) programs by offering courses in food processing and engineering.

The department also offers Master and PhD programs in Food Processing.


OFFICE OF DEPARTMENT
	Associate Professor Badlishah Sham Baharin Head of Department badlishah@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8355 / 8389 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Zurainy Shariff Administrative Assistant zurainy@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8355 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Rahayu Ahmad Administrative Assistant rahayu@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8407 Fax : 03-8942 3552


ACADEMIC STAFF
	Associate Professor Badlishah Sham Baharin Head of Department badlishah@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8355 / 8389 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Professor Dr. Yaakob Che Man ycm@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8413 / 03-8943 0405 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Professor Dr. Mohd Yazid Manap myazid@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8353 / 8402 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Professor Dr. Russly Abdul Rahman russly@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8377 / 8408 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Professor Dr. Jamilah Bakar jamilah@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8368 / 8396 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Associate Professor Dr. Azis Ariffin azis@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8354 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Associate Professor Dr. Tan Chin Ping tancp@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8418 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Associate Professor Dr. Lasekan Olusegun laseola@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 XXXX Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Dr. Roselina Karim rosaz@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8372 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	En. Dzulkifly Mat Hashim dzulkifly@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8395 / 03-8941 4355 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Dr. Kassim Ali Abbas kassim@@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8534 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Dr. Noranizan Mohd Adzahan noraadzahan@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8392 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Dr. Anis Shobirin Meor Hussin shobirin@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8352 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Dr. Seyed Hamed Mirhosseini hamedmi@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8390 Fax : 03-8942 3552

TUTOR
	Ismail Fitry Mohammad Rashedi ismailfitry@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8519 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Nor Afizah Mustapha afizah@food.upm.edu.my On study leave
	Hajah Rabihah Sulaiman rabihah@food.upm.edu.my On study leave
	Radhiah Shukri radhiah@food.upm.edu.my On study leave
	Rozzamri Ashari amri@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8517 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Nur Hanani Zainal Abidin hanani@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8518 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Noor Hadzuin Nik Hadzir hadzuin@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8520 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Norhidayah Suleiman hidayah@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8414 Fax : 03-8942 3552


SUPPORTING STAFF
	Mohamed Kidin Science Officer macceedean@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8346 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Azhar Mohd Noor Assistant Science Officer azhar@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8415 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Mohamad Soib Yusof Assistant Science Officer soib@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8398 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Amran Suratman Assistant Science Officer amran@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8398 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Razali Othman Senior Lab Assistant ro@putra.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8401 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Jamaliah Ahmad Lab Assistant jamaliah@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8401 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Asmawati Mantali Lab Assistant asmawati@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8401 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Faridah Muda Lab Assistant faridahm@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8398 Fax : 03-8942 3552
	Zamilah Bakar General Staff zamilah@food.upm.edu.my Tel : 03-8946 8401 Fax : 03-8942 3552

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT (FOOD TECHNOLOGY)
FACULTY OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
43400 UPM, SERDANG
SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
Tel : 603-89468407
Fax : 603-89423552
E-Mail : headft@food.upm.edu.my