Prof. Fatimah is the Director of the Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia and a lecturer in the Department of Biology at the same university. With 27 years of teaching and research experience in the field of aquatic ecology, she is an expert in tropical aquatic ecosystem management. Her research mainly deals with ecological studies of different aquatic ecosystems such as reservoirs, lakes, coastal waters and aquaculture systems, especially in the fields of bioremediation and bio-augmentation to increase aquatic production in a sustainable manner. Her work on the culture of different zooplankton/micro-algal species, and water quality management in aquaculture systems has led to various discoveries to upgrade live-feed and improve water quality in the aquaculture industry. Prof. Fatimah is also a consultant to various environmental and aquaculture related companies. She has earned several awards at national and international levels including a Gold Medal at the International Trade Fair Ideas and Inventions-New Products (IENA) 2006, Germany.
Department of Biology Faculty of Science Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM, Serdang Selangor MALAYSIA Email: fatimah@ibs.upm.edu.my