Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Ir. Dr. Wan Ramli Wan Daud is a Professor Emeritus in Green Hydrogen Energy at the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). He previously served as a Principal Research Fellow at the University of Malaya (2022-2024) and held the UKM-Petronas Professorship in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy at UKM (2019- 2021). He was also the Founding Director of the Fuel Cell Institute, UKM and has been a long-time professor and researcher in chemical engineering and fuel cell technologies.
He is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences and Fellow of The Institution of Chemical Engineers. He also serves as the Founding President of the Malaysian Association of Hydrogen Energy (MAHE) and the President of the Malaysian Academy of Islamic Science (ASASI).
He received the prestigious Merdeka Award in 2016 for his contributions to hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, and the Malay Language Academic Figure Award in 2020. He is recognised globally as one of the top 1% most cited researchers in engineering from 2015 to 2022.
He is a strong advocate of the Hydrogen Economy in Malaysia and led the development of two national hydrogen roadmaps (2006 and 2023). His research focuses on green hydrogen production, fuel cells, sustainable drying technologies, and the philosophy of Malay and Islamic technology. He holds 30 patents and has published over 1,000 academic works, including 414 international journal articles. His work has been cited over 22,000 times.
