Rate My Professor Mas Fawzi Mohd Ali

Professor Mas Fawzi Mohd Ali serves as the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), appointed on 14 July 2025 for a two-year term. Prior to this, he was Assistant Vice Chancellor (Strategic and Quality) and a Professor in the Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UTHM, where he joined in 2004. His early career included roles as Calibration Engineer at Samsung Electronics Display Sdn. Bhd. and Industrial Engineer at Sharp-Roxy Electronics Sdn. Bhd. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Electromechanical System Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK in 1997; a Master of Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2007; and a Doctor of Engineering in Earth and Life Environmental Engineering from The University of Tokushima, Japan in 2012. Professor Mohd Ali is Principal Researcher at the Centre for Energy and Industrial Environment Studies (CEIES), affiliate researcher at the Centre of Automotive and Powertrain Technology (CAPT), and co-founder of KAFF Synergy PLT, a UTHM spin-off company specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions for industries. He holds the status of Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), UK.

His research focuses on green technologies, alternative fuels, and combustion control. Notable projects include the Light-Duty Vehicle Field Trial using Palm Biodiesel (B30), Development of a CNG-Diesel Dual Fuel Vehicle, and a Steam Methane Reformer using Noble Metal Catalyst for Hydrogen Syngas Production. He has supervised 10 PhD students and 5 Master’s students, and teaches undergraduate courses such as Thermodynamics I and II. Key publications encompass 'CNG-Diesel Dual Fuel Controlling Concept for Common Rail Diesel' (2018), 'Effects of Fuel Ratio on Performance and Emission of Diesel-Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Dual Fuel Engine' (2018), 'Experimental analysis of liquid LPG injection on the combustion, performance and emissions in a spark ignition engine' (2019), 'Engine Performance and Exhaust Emission Effect of Increasing Euro5 Diesel Fuel Blended with 7% to 30% Palm Biodiesel' (2022), and 'Liquid LPG injection behavior in a spark ignition engine at idle state condition' (2023). His contributions advance sustainable engine technologies and energy systems.