Professor, Department of Chemical and Energy Engineering
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia

Professor Ir. Dr. Nor Aishah Saidina Amin is a eminent scholar in biofuels, CO₂ reduction, photo- and plasma-catalysis, and chemical reaction engineering. She currently serves as Professor in the Department of Chemical and Energy Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia.

Over her career, she has published five books, eight book chapters, and more than 250 Web of Science–indexed journal articles, earning international recognition as a Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics).

She is a Professional Engineer (PEng) and Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE), as well as a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM). Her exceptional research contributions have been honored with numerous prestigious awards, including:

• Malaysia Research Star Award
• Top Research Scientist Malaysia (TRSM) recognition
• Leaders in Innovation Fellowship Award, Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
• MIT-UTM Sustainable City Fellowship
• Fulbright Fellowship (USA)
• MINDS Outstanding Woman Scientist Lifetime Scientific Research Achievement Award (2024)
• Malaysia Scopus Research Excellence Award (Groundbreaking Contributions category, 2024)

Professor Nor Aishah is also an influential editor in her field. She currently serves as Subject Editor for Reaction Engineering in Chemical Engineering Research and Design, and has held editorial appointments with Energy Conversion and Management, Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action, and Energy & Fuels.

She earned her B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach, her M.Sc. from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UK), and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago (1996).

Before joining KFUPM, she was a Professor at the Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), where she served until August 2025.