Professor of Polymer Chemistry / Polymer Synthesis
Department of Chemical Sciences
Faculty of Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi
Selangor, Malaysia
rusli.daik@ukm.edu.my
rusli.daik@gmail.com
Editor-in-Chief
Sains Malaysiana (WoS, SCOPUS)
Professor Rusli is an expert in the area of polymer chemistry with his contribution being mainly in the area of polymer synthesis, nano-structured polymers and bio-synthetic polymers. Apart from synthesis, his research work also focuses on application of polymers in opto-electronics, sensors, energy and health sciences. As an expert, his has delivered more than 30 invited talks in Malaysia, Asian Countries, Middle East and USA, received more than 25 awards from national and international organizations.
Throughout his career he has written more than 120 research manuscripts published in refereed journals and produced six Intellectual Properties. He has also edited 6 books and written 18 book chapters. He is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Polymer Science and Technology (published by the Polymer Research Center, UKM), an Associate Editor of the Malaysian Polymer Journal (published by the Plastics and Rubber Institute of Malaysia), a Guest Editor of the Macromolecular Symposia (2017) and a Section Editor (Chemistry) of the Sains Malaysiana Journal, published by UKM Press.
He was the Chairman of the School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology UKM for 2010 – 2012, the Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation), Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM for 2012 – 2017, and the Chairman of the Center for Advanced Materials and Renewable Resources, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM for 2018 - 2019. Now he is the Chairman of the Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM.
Professor Rusli contributed not only to academia community, but also to public at large. He has been appointed as a member of the SIRIM Technical Committee and the Committee Chairman on General Purpose Chemicals, and Paints and Coatings, respectively for preparing Malaysian Standard. He actively involved with activities by the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (IKM). He also contributes as a member of IKM Section Committee on Polymers and Materials Chemistry since 2017. Professor Rusli is the Chairman of Pro-Tem Committee for the Persatuan Polimer Malaysia and Persatuan Alumni Sains Kimia Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, he is now the Vice Chairman of the Persatuan Alumni Sains Kimia Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Since 2019 he is also a Fellow of Malaysian Academy of Sciences (FASc).
At international level, he has been selected as Malaysian Representative to the Council of Federation of Asian Polymer Societies since 2012, of which he became the General Secretary of the council for the period of 2016 – 2017. He also a member of the Council of Asian Science Editors (CASE) since 2017, for which he contributes as a member of the Education and Training Committee for the period of 2018 – 2020. He is also an Associate Member of the IUPAC Cheminformatics Data Standards (CPCDS) Standing Committee for the term 2020-2021.
rusli.daik@gmail.com
Editor-in-Chief
Sains Malaysiana (WoS, SCOPUS)
He graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Chemistry. He later earned his PhD in Polymer Chemistry from University of Durham, UK in 1997.
Professor Rusli is an expert in the area of polymer chemistry with his contribution being mainly in the area of polymer synthesis, nano-structured polymers and bio-synthetic polymers. Apart from synthesis, his research work also focuses on application of polymers in opto-electronics, sensors, energy and health sciences. As an expert, his has delivered more than 30 invited talks in Malaysia, Asian Countries, Middle East and USA, received more than 25 awards from national and international organizations.
Throughout his career he has written more than 120 research manuscripts published in refereed journals and produced six Intellectual Properties. He has also edited 6 books and written 18 book chapters. He is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Polymer Science and Technology (published by the Polymer Research Center, UKM), an Associate Editor of the Malaysian Polymer Journal (published by the Plastics and Rubber Institute of Malaysia), a Guest Editor of the Macromolecular Symposia (2017) and a Section Editor (Chemistry) of the Sains Malaysiana Journal, published by UKM Press.
He was the Chairman of the School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology UKM for 2010 – 2012, the Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation), Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM for 2012 – 2017, and the Chairman of the Center for Advanced Materials and Renewable Resources, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM for 2018 - 2019. Now he is the Chairman of the Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM.
Professor Rusli contributed not only to academia community, but also to public at large. He has been appointed as a member of the SIRIM Technical Committee and the Committee Chairman on General Purpose Chemicals, and Paints and Coatings, respectively for preparing Malaysian Standard. He actively involved with activities by the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (IKM). He also contributes as a member of IKM Section Committee on Polymers and Materials Chemistry since 2017. Professor Rusli is the Chairman of Pro-Tem Committee for the Persatuan Polimer Malaysia and Persatuan Alumni Sains Kimia Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, he is now the Vice Chairman of the Persatuan Alumni Sains Kimia Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Since 2019 he is also a Fellow of Malaysian Academy of Sciences (FASc).
At international level, he has been selected as Malaysian Representative to the Council of Federation of Asian Polymer Societies since 2012, of which he became the General Secretary of the council for the period of 2016 – 2017. He also a member of the Council of Asian Science Editors (CASE) since 2017, for which he contributes as a member of the Education and Training Committee for the period of 2018 – 2020. He is also an Associate Member of the IUPAC Cheminformatics Data Standards (CPCDS) Standing Committee for the term 2020-2021.
