Associate Professor CHM. Dr. Mohd Hayrie Mohd Hatta is a chemistry Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Research and Development. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (2011), Master of Science (Chemistry) and Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (2019) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He has academic experience in chemical science with 6 years of research and analytics experience as well as in spectroscopy and chromatography. He is also a professional chemist registered with the Malaysia Institute of Chemistry. He has published his research works in ISI, Scopus and WOS journals and has number of collaborators from industries and universities. His niche area and expertise are in inorganic chemistry, green chemistry, material sciences and environmental sciences.