Senior Lecturer & Programme Coordinator for Bachelor in Food Science with Management (Honours)
Qualifications:
- Doctor of Philosophy in Science (2023)
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Johor, Malaysia - Bachelor of Science (Food Technology) with Honours (2017)
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Johor, Malaysia
Teaching and Research Experience
Teaching Experience:
- Lecturer (2023 to 2025) – School of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Integrated Life Sciences, QIU
- Senior Lecturer (2025 to present) – School of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Integrated Life Sciences, QIU
- Programmes taught:
- Bachelor in Food Science with Management (Honours)
- Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology (Honours)
Courses taught (including but not limited to): - Basic Chemistry
- Food Chemistry
- Food Analysis
- Food Processing and Packaging
- Food Science and Nutrition
Research Experience
- Extraction and characterization of pectin from durian rind
- Starch-based edible coating for preserving oyster mushroom
- Bitter gourd pudding development
- Investigation of microalgae as food additives
- Evaluation of stability and antioxidant properties of betalain derived from the callus of Gomphrena globosa.
Research Interest
- Valorization of Agricultural By-Products
- Biopolymer-based Edible Coatings and Sustainable Food Packaging
- Functional Food Product Development
- Functional Ingredients and Novel Bioresources
Teaching Interest
- Food Chemistry
- Food Analysis
- Food Processing
S.H. Jong, N. Abdullah, N. Muhammad (2023). “Effect of acid type and concentration on the yield, purity and esterification degree of pectin extracted from durian rinds”, Results in Engineering. Vol.17, pp. 100974.
S.H. Jong, N. Abdullah, N. Muhammad (2023). “Optimization of low methoxyl pectin extraction from durian rinds and its physicochemical characterization”, Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. Vol. 5, pp. 100263.
S.H. Jong, N. Abdullah, N. Muhammad (2023). “Rheological characterization of a low-methoxyl pectin extracted from durian rinds”, Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. Vol. 5,pp. 100290.
S.H. Jong, N. Abdullah, N. Muhammad (2021). “Characterisation of Pectins extracted from Different Parts of Malaysian Durian Rinds”, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment. Vol.25, No. 7, pp. 98-103.
S.H. Jong, N. Abdullah, N. Muhammad (2021). “Effect of Malaysian durian rind varieties on the yield and degree of esterification of the pectin extracted”, IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 736, No. 1, pp. 012029.
N.A.M. Ali, N. Abdullah, S.H. Jong, N. Muhammad, M.C. Tan (2021). “Effect of different banana pseudostem parts on their starch yield, morphology and thermal properties”, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 736, No. 1, pp. 012038.
W.J. Soh, S.H. Jong, S.Y. Peng, H.M. Matias-Peralta (2020). “Microalgal Pigments Carotenoids and Chlorophyll as Potential Natural Colorants to Cakes”, CLSU International Journal of Science &Technology. Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 30-37.
W.N.A.S.W. Marzuki, N. Abdullah, N. Muhammad, S.A. Othman, S.H. Jong (2018). “Screening the physicochemical properties of thermosonically treated pomelo juice”, Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 10, No. 2. pp. 108-115
