Collin G Joseph

Biography:

Collin G. Joseph is a Professional Chemist and an Associate Professor in the Industrial Chemistry Program of Universiti Malaysia Sabah, which he joined as an academician in 2003. He obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK in 2011 and to-date he has received several Excellence and Service awards as well as research and innovation Gold Medals in MTE, ITEX and PEREKA research competitions. He is an accomplished researcher and author in the field of Adsorbent Technology, Sonophotochemistry and Ozone Chemistry research. In 2014, he established the Sonophotochemistry Research Group and has served as the Head of Sonophotochemistry Research Group ever since. He served as the Head of the Industrial Chemistry Programme from 2020 -2023 at the Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Due to his outstanding accomplishments in the field of Chemistry, he has been invited by many Tier 1 journals to serve as a reviewer under various publishers such as Elsevier B.V, Springer and Taylor & Francis. He is also frequently invited as a speaker and keynote speaker at international conferences and as research collaborators with local and international universities. He sits on the Editorial board of the Malaysian Journal of Chemistry (ISSN: 2550-1658), as a Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Photocatalysis (Frontiers of Chemistry (ISSN: 2296-2646)) and serves as a Guest Editor for Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). His current (22-11-2024) Google Scholar h-index is 20 with 2670 citations. Due to his outstanding contributions to the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry, he was awarded Fellowship of the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (highest award) in 2021. He is also a member of the American Chemical Society and Majlis Profesor Negara. He serves as a volunteer and committee member (Life-time member) with MERCY Malaysia and the UMS4WDVC, carrying out various community-based services in contribution to the state and people of Sabah, Malaysia.