Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize 2023 – About the Winner (Prof. Pau-Loke Show)
Pau-Loke Show
Affiliation: University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM), Malaysia/Khalifa University (KU), United Arab Emirates
Research title for the award: Recovery of valuable bioactive compounds from renewable resources towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy: A solution to global issues
Professor Ir. Ts. Dr. Pau-Loke Show is currently a Full Professor at KU, UAE. He also serves as a Professor of Biochemical Engineering in the Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, UNM.
Prof. Show successfully obtained his Ph.D. in two years’ time after obtaining his bachelor’s degree from Universiti Putra Malaysia. In the year 2022, he was elected as a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. He is currently a Professional Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia, Chartered Engineer of Engineering Council UK, Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, & Professional Technologist registered with the Malaysia Board of Technologists. Prof Show obtained the Post Graduate Certificate of Higher Education in 2014 and is now a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. He has received numerous prestigious academic awards, including the recent Highly Cited Researcher 2022, World’s Rising Stars of Science in 2022, Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian 2022, Tan Sri Emeritus Prof Augustine Ong International Special Award on Innovations &Inventions in 2021, APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research & Education Award 2020, Malaysia Young Scientist 2019 Award & The DaSilva Award 2018 from SBJ.
[Message as a prize winner]
I am extremely happy and honored to be selected as the winner of this year’s Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize by the Society for Biotechnology, Japan (SBJ). This prestigious award has definitely motivated and inspired me to continue working smartly to establish my research in Microalgae Technology so that it can be more beneficial to the society. I am sure that this award will open more doors for collaboration with many excellent researchers in Japan through the SBJ. I also would like to thank my mentor, Prof. Masahiro TAKAGI, for nominating me as well as to all my teammates at UNM and KU. I would have not reached this new milestone in my career without their support.