Pushpamalar Janarthanan currently is a senior lecturer and the deputy director of Monash-Industry Palm Oil Education and Research (MIPO) in Monash University Malaysia. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Polymer Chemistry from Monash University Australia in 2010 and her BSc and MSc degree in Polymer Chemistry and Pure Chemistry, respectively from University Putra Malaysia in 1996 and 1999, respectively. The technology for isolating building clocks and derive a useful product according to the properties of the resulting products. This attempt is also associated with the need to decrease or maintain the carbon footprint in the environment. My research projects adhere to UN's Sustainable Development Goals to ensure meaningful socioeconomic development towards a more prosperous society. It adheres to 4 out of the 17 goals, which are SGD 2 (zero hunger), SGD 6 (clean water and sanitation), SGD 12 (Responsible consumption & production) and SGD 15 (Life on land). She was awarded the Pro-Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research and in 2015, the TienTe Lee Biomedical Foundation awarded her research the Excellent Scientific Paper Award for 2014. In 2016, her research was further recognized with a Gold Medal at the International Invention and Innovation Exhibition organized by Malaysian Innovation Design Society, under the auspices of Ministry of Science, Technology, & Innovation (MOSTI). She is selected as one of the active researchers at Monash University Malaysia and showcased in “Trailblazing Research @ Monash Malaysia exhibited research entitled “Biodegradable Polymers for Future Materials” in 2019. Currently, Dr. Pushpamalar supervises 10 PhD students and one Master's student by research. As the Deputy Director of MIPO, she serves as a platform contact point for university-industry-government cooperation to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the palm oil industry in the country. She has a strong interest in helping the next generation of scientists through the organization of several workshops and judges the science carnivals for secondary school students. She also actively participates in organizing national and international conferences. Her research aims are to develop biodegradable polymers for compostable plastics and control release of active agents for various industrial applications such as drug delivery, tissue engineering and wound healing, antimicrobial medical devices, adsorbents in wastewater treatment, functional food, fertilizer carriers cum super-absorbents
drug delivery, tissue engineering and wound healing, antimicrobial medical devices, adsorbents in wastewater treatment, functional food, fertilizer carriers cum super-absorbents
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