Show Pau-Loke's Research Group

Professor Ir. Ts. Dr. Pau-Loke Show is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He is also affiliated with the University of Nottingham Malaysia, where he serves as a Professor of Biochemical Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Additionally, he was the founding Co-Director of Future Food Malaysia, Beacon of Excellence, and the Director of the Sustainable Food Processing Research Centre. He also served as the Founding President of the International Bioprocessing Society, based in Malaysia.

Prof. Show obtained his PhD in a record time of two years after completing his bachelor’s degree at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He was elected as a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE) and is a Professional Engineer (PEng) registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). He is also a Chartered Engineer (CEng) of the Engineering Council UK, a Corporate Member of The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (MIEM), and a Professional Technologist (PTech) registered with the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT). Furthermore, Prof. Show holds a Postgraduate Certificate of Higher Education (PGCHE) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) UK.

Prof. Show has received numerous prestigious academic accolades, including the Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize, Biology and Biochemistry in Malaysia Leader Award, World’s Rising Stars of Science, Highly Cited Researcher recognition, Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian Award, Tan Sri Emeritus Professor Augustine SH Ong International Special Award on Innovations and Inventions in Palm Oil, APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE) Malaysia Award, Malaysian Young Scientist Award, The DaSilva Award, JSPS Fellowship Award, Top 100 Asian Scientists recognition, Asia’s Rising Scientists Award, and the Young Researcher Award by IChemE, among others.

He has successfully supervised over 45 PhD and MSc students and currently leads a research team of 30 members, comprising postdoctoral researchers, PhD candidates, and MSc students. To date, Prof. Show has published over 550 journal articles, which have collectively garnered more than 53,000 citations over the past 15 years, resulting in an h-index exceeding 112. These achievements place him as the top-ranked leader in his fields of expertise, including Microalgae Technology and Food Engineering, according to Google Scholar metrics. Additionally, he has served as the Principal Investigator for over 35 international, national, and industry-funded projects, with a combined funding value exceeding 5 million.

Prof. Show is actively engaged in academic publishing and currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Current Nutrition & Food Science and the Journal of Biochemical Sciences, as well as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Agrobiodiversity. He is an Editor for Scientific Reports and Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, an Associate Editor for Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, and an Editorial Board Member for journals such as the Biochemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Ionic Liquids, and Chinese Chemical Letters. Additionally, he has served as Lead Guest Editor for high-impact journals including Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Pollution, Chemosphere, and Bioengineered, among others.

Prof. Show is an active peer reviewer for more than 150 esteemed international journals, including those published by Nature, Science, Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, ACS, RSC, and Taylor & Francis. He has been recognized as a Top Peer Reviewer by Publons, receiving awards such as the Top 1% Global Peer Reviewer in Engineering, Cross-Field, Chemistry, Biology and Biochemistry, and Agricultural Sciences. He has also acted as a handling editor for more than 3,000 manuscripts across numerous journals.

Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Pau-Loke Show continues to make significant contributions to the fields of biochemical engineering, microalgae technology, and sustainable food processing, while maintaining his position as a global leader in academic research and innovation.

Educational qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Bioprocess Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2010-2012
• PGCHE (Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education) The University of Nottingham, 2012-2014
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in Process and Food Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2006-2010

Professional membership:

1. ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia ACPE-05188/MY
2. Invited Life-time Member, Malaysian Oil Scientists’ and Technologists’ Association, LM163/2021
3. Graduate Technologist, Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT), GT19060084, PT20010044
4. Charted Engineer, Engineering Council, UK, 643295
5. Member and Chemical Engineer, Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK, 99960109
6. Professional Engineer, Board of Engineer, Malaysia, PE18678
7. Graduate Member, The Institute of Engineer, Malaysia, 27315
8. Graduate Engineer, Board of Engineer, Malaysia, GE80348A
9. Malaysia Representative, IChemE Biochemical Engineering Special Interested Group, 99960109
10. The Society for Biotechnology (Japan), SBJ Membership no.: 900550 (Year 2019)
11. Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK
12. Affiliate Member, Young Scientist Network, Malaysia.
13. Co-opted Member, Agricultural and Food Engineering Technical Division, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), Session 2021/2022
14. Advisory Board Member, Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB) 
15. Professional Technologist, Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT), PT20010044
16. Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK (FIChemE), 99960109

Responsibility:

Department level:

1. s-CPD Scheme Person-in-Charge
2. Director of Research
3. Website and Facebook – Administrator
4. Safety Team (Research Ethic)
5. Marketing Team, exhibition / promotion
6. Research Assistant Duty Officer
7. IT – Coordinator
8. Teaching Design Team – Member
9. Year 1 Laboratory Team – Member
10. Admissions & Recruitment Team – Member
11. Deputy Director of Accreditation and CQI
12. PO12 Champion – Life Long Learning

Faculty level:

1. CEE departmental representative in faculty research committee
2. CEE departmental representative in faculty s-CPD scheme
3. Faculty Marketing Team – Representative Department
4. Research Community Representative, Faculty of Engineering Health and Safety Committee
5. Faculty Research Operation Group (FROG) – Representative Research Division
6. Dean’s Undergraduate Research Scheme (DURS) 2014 – Coordinator
7. Manufacturing and Industrial Processes Research Division – Member
8. Centre for Food and Bioproducts Processing – Member
9. Research Away Day – Organising Committee
10. Involved in EAC accreditation visit preparation

University level:

1. Director of Sustainable Food Processing Research Centre
2. Co-Director of Future Food Malaysia Beacon of Excellence
3. NAA Module Convenor for FOSE Internship
4. Bio-Separation Research Group – Leader
5. Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering Research Group – Member
6. Molecular Pharming and Bioproduction Research Group – Member
7. Women in Science and Technology (WinSET) – Multimedia & Publicity Team Leader
8. Gender Equality in Nottingham (GEN), 2017 onward – Communications Officer
9. Research Ethics Committee in Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), UNMC – Faculty of Engineering Representative
10. University Safety Committee – Representative research division
11. F1 Talk 2013 (University Event) – Coordinator
12. Info Day, Open Day and International School Visit – Organising Committee
13. Organising Industrial talks open to all staff and students – Organising Committee

PhD/MSc examiner for the following universities

1. Alagappa University, Cairo University, Faculty of Science, Cairo
2. Anna University Chennai, India
3. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, India
4. Monash Sunway University, Malaysia
5. Monash University, Australia
6. Nanyang Technology University, Singapore
7. National Institute Of Technology Warangal, India
8. Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
9. UCSI University, Malaysia
10. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
11. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
12. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
13. University of Boras, Sweden
14. University of Malaya, Malaysia
15. University of Science & Technology Murthal (Sonepat) – Haryana, India
16. University of Technology Sydney, Australia
17. University of Waikato, New Zealand
18. Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, India
19. Visvesvaraya Technological University, India