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Profile
Academician
Tan Sri Emeritus
Professor Datuk Dr.
Augustine Ong Soon Hock
is a graduate of
University of Malaya (B.
Sc. Hons. First Class,
M.Sc.) and University of
London King’s College
(Ph. D. in Organic
Chemistry). He has had
extensive experience in
teaching, research and
administration at
University level. He was
serving as Dean, School
of Chemical Sciences,
University Science
Malaysia before joining
the private sector where
he was the former
Director-General of the
Palm Oil Research
Institute of Malaysia (PORIM)
from 1987 to 1989 and
former Director in
Science and Technology,
Malaysian Palm Oil
Promotion Council (MPOPC)
from 1990 to 1996.
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He
is recognized both
nationally and
internationally in the
field of lipid Chemistry
being elected as the
Chairman, International
Society for Fat Research
(ISF) in 1997 and the
President, Malaysian Oil
Scientists’ and
Technologists’
Association, Senior
Fellow of the Academy of
Sciences, Malaysia,
Fellow of the Royal
Society of Chemistry
London and Fellow of the
Third World Academy of
Sciences. He has
acquired extensive
networking in the oils
and fats industry as
well as in the academic
world both locally and
overseas. He was the
Fulbright-Hays Fellow at
the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
(MIT) 1966-1967. He
spent one year of
sabbatical leave in the
University of Oxford as
the Visiting Professor
at the Dyson Perrins
Laboratory, 1976-1977.
He was conferred
Emeritus Professor by
University Science
Malaysia in August 2007.
He has been active in
Research and Development
for more than 40 years
since 1959 and this
experience includes the
Chemistry and Technology
of Palm Oil in which he
had more than 30 years’
involvement since 1974.
He has 14 patents in the
technology of palm oil
to his credit and
published more than 381
articles. He was the
Founder Editor-in-Chief
of Elaeis-International
Journal of Oil Palm
Research and Development
and is still a member of
the Editorial Board. He
played a significant
role in the programme to
counter the Anti-Palm
Oil Campaign from 1987
to 1989 which came to a
favourable conclusion in
1989. He has been
invited to serve as a
member of Research
Advisory Panels on
Cocoa, Forestry, Rubber
and Petroleum as well as
a member, International
Advisory Council,
University Tunku Abdul
Rahman. He is Founder
President of the
Malaysian Invention and
Design Society (MINDS)
since 1986.
He is also the President
for Malaysian Oil
Scientists and
Technologists’
Association (MOSTA) as
well as Malaysia Senior
Scientists Association (MSSA)
and Advisor for
Confederation of
Scientific and
Technology Associations
in Malaysia (COSTAM).
He served on the Board
of several corporate
organizations including
University of Malaya,
Malaysian-American
Commission on
Educational Exchange (MACEE),
Country Heights Holdings
Berhad, Plentiful Gold
Class Berhad and as
advisor / consultant to
Rovski Sdn Bhd, Nu-Skin
(M) Sdn Bhd, Carotino
Sdn Bhd and Guthrie
Foundation. He had
served as Director in
HSBC (Malaysia) since
its incorporation till
2004.
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