Professor Ir Ts Dr Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi FASc is an expert in resource conservation, specifically on the minimisation and optimisation of energy, water, and resources. She has assisted and trained companies to reduce energy and emissions, as well as commercialised software and solutions. Her research influence is profound and far-reaching with an H-index of 48 and an impressive 8,670 citations. She led UTM-PROSPECT as its director for ten years (2011-2021) to become a well-known global process systems engineering centre via international and national collaborations. She and her team founded the UTM Spin-off Company Optimal Systems Engineering (OPTIMISE) in 2014 to translate their IPs into products and solutions that benefit the industries. Their signature product, eSMART, a real-time smart energy system, was awarded the Superb Teraju and Platcom HIPP2 Grant to advance it to market. She chaired the PSSE 2016, co-chaired the PRES 2015, and was appointed Chairperson of the Young Engineer Group by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) to help groom more young engineers to excel in their careers. As a Young Scientists Network (YSN)-ASM member, she chaired the YSN-ASM Science Leadership in 2021 and successfully organised the Chrysalis Award to cultivate future leaders. Professor Sharifah has also actively contributed through local and global professional societies such as the Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) and ChemE.