Professor Mohd Sapuan Salit is Professor (Grade A) of composite materials, Department of
Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), and Head of Advanced
Engineering Materials & Composite Research Centre, UPM. He earned BEng in Mechanical
Engineering, University of Newcastle, Australia, MSc in Engineering Design, Loughborough
University, UK and PhD in Material Engineering, De Montfort University, UK. He is Professional
Engineer, and Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences, Society of Automotive Engineers
International, International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance, Academy of Sciences Malaysia,
International Society for Development and Sustainability, Plastic & Rubber Institute Malaysia,
Malaysian Scientific Association, International Biographical Association and Institute of Material
Malaysia. He is Honorary Member of Asian Polymer Association and Founding Chairman and
Honorary Member of Society of Sugar Palm Development & Industry, Malaysia. He is an Honorary
Adjunct Professor at National Textile University, Pakistan, and currently a visiting professor at
UNITEN, Malaysia and BRIN, Indonesia . He is Editor in Chief of Journal of Natural Fibre Polymer
Composites, co-editor-in-chief of Functional Composites and Structures and editorial board member
of 30 journals. He has produced over 2000 publications including over 988 journal papers, 68 books,
and 250 chapters in book. He has delivered 75 plenary and keynote lectures, and 150 invited lectures.
He organized 33 journal special issues as guest editor, reviewed 1500 journal papers and has 8
patents. He successfully supervised 100 PhD and 75 MSc students and 16 postdoctoral researchers.
His h-index is 124 with 54,317 citations (Google Scholar). He received ISESCO Science Award,
Khwarizimi International Award, National Book Award, Endeavour Research Promotion Award,
Citation of Excellence Award, Emerald, UK, Malaysia’s Research Star Award, Publons Peer Review
Award, USA, Professor of Eminence Award and Top Research Scientists’ Malaysia Award. He was
listed in World Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University, USA. He received SAE Subir Chowdhury
Medal of Quality Leadership, International Society of Bionic Engineering Outstanding Contribution
Award, China, Ikon Akademia 2022, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, The World Academy of
Sciences (TWAS) Award in Engineering Sciences, Materials Science Leader Award by Research.com,
IET Malaysia Leadership Award, William Johnson International Gold Medal, Life Time Achievement
KnowTex Award and COMSTECH Best Scientific Book Award.