Dr Ir Jitkai Chin holds a Bachelor of Engineering and PhD degree from the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Sheffield. He is a Professional Engineer (PEng) registered under Board of Engineering Malaysia (BEM), Associate Member in Institute of Chemical Engineers (AMIChemE) and Fellow in Higher Education Academy UK (FHEA).

He is serving as Associate Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), with more than 15 years of academic experience as Associate Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering in University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and university in UK. His research interests including droplet microfluidics, graphene composite, green liquid propellants, calorimetric material and geopolitics of technology.

He has successfully secured more than RM1mil of research fundings from industry, local and overseas funding agencies, including MOSTI eScience Fund, MOHE Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), UK Collaborative Venture Funding. He has 9 PhD students graduated under his direct supervisions.

He also has 3 years of industrial experience as R&D manager, QAQC and Engineering manager in air-conditioning component manufacturing companies. With green belt in Six Sigma, he has significant experience in product insulation and resistivity certifications under UL and Australian Standard, Air Moving and Control Association International (AMCA) standard. He is also industrial and product development consultant to a few companies.

He secured a few prizes including Overseas Research Scholarship (ORS), silver medal in International Technology Expo (ITEX2013), invited speakers for overseas and local conferences.