Wan Maznah Wan Omar, Professor

Research background

Aquatic ecology, biomonitoring, and algal dynamics modeling, with a strong focus on using phytoplankton and periphytic algae as bioindicators for water quality assessment. My research interests also encompass microalgal physiology and ecology.

Research focus

Microalgae ecology and physiology

Selected publications

1. Wan Maznah W.O.* and Zulaihat Hamza Abdullahi 2024. Potential of marine microalgae for the production of food and feed industry. In: Marine Biomass: Biorefinery, Bioproducts and Environmental Bioremediation. Riti Thapar Kapoor, Mohd. Rafatullah & Norli Ismail (eds). De Gruyter. 249-279.
2. Zulaihat Hamza Abdullahi, Fasihah Natasha Marselin, Nur Izatul Aisyah Khaironizam, Nur Fatihah Ahmad Fauzi, Wan Maznah W.O.* 2023. Growth stage-related biomass, pigments, and biochemical composition of Stichococcus bacillaris, Synechococcus sp., and Trentepohlia aurea isolated from Gua Tempurung, a cave in Malaysia. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 107633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.03.010
3. Simeon Akogwu, Wan Maznah W.O.*, Syakir Muhammad, Luki Subehi, James Fielding. 2023. Past Metal(loid) Pollution Records Inferred from the Sediments of Bukit Merah Reservoir Perak, Malaysia. Pol. J. Environ. Stud. Vol. 32, No. 2, 1-12. DOI: 10.15244/pjoes/157053
4. S. Siti Syazwina, E. Mohammad Basri1, W. O. Wan Maznah*. 2022. Biomass, proximate biochemical composition and fatty acid profiles associated with the growth phase of Chlorella salina Butcher and Isochrysis maritima Billard and Gayral isolated from the coastal waters of Penang, Malaysia. Aquaculture International. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-022-00843-5