Rate My Professor Yatimah Alias

Professor Dr. Yatimah Alias serves as the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), appointed on 13 January 2025 as the sixth and first female Vice-Chancellor. Prior to this, she was Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science at the University of Malaya (UM), joining the institution in 1998 after completing her PhD. She attained full professorship in 2010 and held extensive leadership positions at UM, including Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Internationalisation) from 14 February 2022 to 12 January 2025, Coordinator and Head of the University Malaya Centre for Ionic Liquids (UMCiL) since 2007, Head of Department of Chemistry from 2021 to 2023, Director of the Academic Strategic Planning Centre from 2020 to 2022, and multiple Deputy Dean roles in the Faculty of Science. Alias played a key role in establishing UMCiL in 2007 and the Malaysian Ionic Liquids Research Society (MILRS) in 2016, serving as its President.

Her academic qualifications include a BSc in Chemistry (1993), MSc in Chemistry (1996) from UM, and PhD in Electrochemistry from the University of East Anglia, UK (1999). Alias's research focuses on electrochemistry, ionic liquids, sensors and biosensors, supramolecular chemistry, nanomaterials, and inorganic chemistry. With an h-index of 41, over 9,000 citations, and more than 260 publications, notable works include 'Mechanical properties and biomedical applications of a nanotube hydroxyapatite-reduced graphene oxide composite' (Carbon, 2014; 403 citations), 'Ionic conductivity studies of poly(vinyl alcohol) alkaline solid polymer electrolyte and its use in nickel-zinc cells' (Solid State Ionics, 2003; 277 citations), 'One-step hydrothermal green synthesis of silver nanoparticle-carbon nanotube reduced-graphene oxide composite and its application as hydrogen peroxide sensor' (Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2015; 253 citations), and recent papers on supercapacitors based on ternary composites (ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2025) and reactive oxygen species-induced pharmaceutical waste degradation (Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2025). She has authored two books, supervised numerous postgraduate theses, and secured research grants exceeding RM7.9 million. Awards include Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (2019), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2017), Gold Medal at ITEX 2021, Gold Medal at ITEX 2017, and multiple Excellence Service Awards from UM.