by Muhd Yusri Bin Zainalabidin | Sep 14, 2011 | Engineering & Technologies
Ruzairi Abdul Rahim received B.Eng. degree with Honours in Electronic System and Control Engineering in 1992 from Sheffield City Polytechnic, UK. He received his Ph.D in Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering from Sheffield Hallam University, UK in 1996. At present he is a Professor and a Director of Research Management Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. His current research interests are process tomography and sensor technology. He actively involved in R&D and to date, he has filed 220 IPR including patent, copyrights, and industrial design. He has won many medals for his inventions and innovations at international and local research exhibition. He has also published more than 300 research articles in international journals and proceedings. He has appointed as Editor of Jurnal Teknologi and Chairman of Control, Instrumentaion and Mechatronics International Conferences 2006.
Area of expertise :
- Process Tomography
- Sensor technology
Research interest :
- Process Tomography – Optical Tomography , Electrical Capacitance Tomography, Ultrasonic
- Tomography, Magnetic Induction Tomography
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Contact information :
Professor Dr. Ruzairi Abdul Rahim
Director
Research Management Centre
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310 UTM Skudai
Johor, Malaysia;
0197104000
075537802
ruzairi@fke.utm.my
deanrmc@utm.my
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by Muhd Yusri Bin Zainalabidin | Sep 8, 2011 | Engineering & Technologies
Prof. Zaini Ujang is a professional environmental engineer cum scientist who integrates studies on water ecology with engineering systems towards pollution control and sustainability, especially with reference to river rehabilitation in developing countries. His interest in the field leads him to collaborate with leading scholars worldwide, particularly in membrane bioreactor, granulation process and biofouling control.
At present he is leading the oldest technical university in Malaysia and South East Asia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He also sits on various boards, such as the Chemical Companies of Malaysia (CCM), Institute of Sultan Iskandar for Urban Habitat and High Rise Buildings, private universities Multimedia Technology Enhancement Operations Sdn Bhd (METEOR) and Chair of Proton Technology Advisory Council, a leading car manufacturer in South East Asia. For his remarkable contribution to the nation, he became the first recipient of the prestigious Malaysia Merdeka Award 2009 for the category of Outstanding Scholastic Achievement.
Zaini obtained his B.Eng. (Chem. Eng.) from UTM, and MSc and PhD in environmental engineering from University of Newcastle, UK. He is also an alumni of the Harvard Business School (AMP 177), a Fellow of the Academy of Science Malaysia, Senior Advisor to the Prince Khalid bin Sultan Chair on Water Research, King Saud University, Chairman of the Environmental Quality Council, Malaysia and Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK. He has registered more than 20 intellectual property rights, published more than 250 technical papers and 27 books.
by Muhd Yusri Bin Zainalabidin | Sep 7, 2011 | Engineering & Technologies
Professor in Material and Manufacturing
Prof. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail holds a BSc in Petroleum Engineering, MSc in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and PhD in Chemical and Process Engineering from University of Strathclyde, UK under the Association of Commonwealth Universities Scholarship. He is the Founder and Head of Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), UTM, Malaysia.
Currently he is the Dean of Research for Materials and Manufacturing Research Alliance, UTM. He has over 15 years experience in the development of membrane technology for reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, membrane contactor and gas separation. The development of nanofibers and carbon nanostructured materials for energy related application is also of special interest. He is the author of over 100 refereed publications. He has also authored 2 books, 7 book chapters and 2 edited books.
He has won over 60 awards and one of the outstanding awards is the ASEAN Young Scientist Award in 2001.
Research Interest :
- Membrane formation
- Membrane processes which include reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration for water and wastewater treatment
- Membrane for gas separation and membrane contactor
- Nanofibers and carbon nanostructured materials for energy related applications.
Contact Information :
Professor Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, BSc., MSc., PhD.
Dean of Research Materials & Manufacturing Research Alliance (MMRA)
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
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by admin-Baharudin | Apr 24, 2010 | News
PUTRAJAYA 1 April – The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today launched the National Council of Professors , bringing together the expertise of 1426 professors from all the public institutions of higher learning in the country.
The role of the Council is to help the government by contributing input to various fields, in particular, to strengthen the foundations for formulating national policies and to ensure the success of the New Economic Model.
“I hope that the National Council of Professors will act as a platform to create a group of educators (‘Murabbi’), in the context of a modern university that is ever-growing and becoming more challenging,” he said during the launching ceremony at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC).
‘Murabbi’ is an Arabic term that refers to a class of educators who not only teach a particular field of knowledge, but who also shape and mould the personality, attitudes and behavious of his students.
At the launching, the Prime Minister presented the instruments of appointment to the three highest ranking officials as well as the Heads of the respective clusters in the National Council of Professors.
The list of leaders and heads of the respective clusters in the National Council of Professors are as follows:
Chairman: Prof. Emeritus Datuk Zakri Abdul Hamid (USM)
Deputy Chairman: Prof. Datuk Dr. Shamsul Amri Baharuddin (UKM)
Secretary: Prof. Dr. Raduan Che Rose (UPM)
Head of Governance, Law and Public Administration Cluster: Prof. Dr. Nik Ahmad Kamal Nik Mahmood (UIAM)
Head of Health and Medicine Cluster: Prof. Dato’ Dr. Mohd Amin Jalaluddin (UM)
Head of Education and Human Capital Development Cluster: Prof. Dr. Zakaria Kasa (UPSI)
Head of Agriculture and Food Safety Cluster: Prof. Dr. Ghizan Saleh (UPM)
Head of Industry and Innovation Cluster: Prof. Dr. Mohamad Kamal Harun (UiTM)
Head of Politics, Security and International Affairs Cluster: Prof Dr. Mohamed Mustafa Ishak (UUM)
Head of Science and Mathematics Cluster: Prof. Lim Koon Ong (USM)
Head of Natural Resources and Environment Cluster: Prof. Datuk Dr. Ibrahim Komoo (UKM)
Head of Information Technology and Communication Cluster: Prof. Datuk Dr. Halimah Badioze Zaman (UKM)
Head of Technology and Engineering Cluster: Prof. Datuk Dr. Ahmad Darus (UTM)
Head of History, Heritage and Socio-culture Cluster: Prof. Datuk Dr. Zainal Kling (UPSI)
Head of Social Development and Well-Being Cluster: Prof. Datuk Dr. Roziah Omar (UM)
Head of Economy and Finance Cluster: Prof. Datuk Dr. Noor Azlan Mohd. Ghazali (UKM)
Head of Pharmacy and Applied Science Cluster: Prof. Emeritus Dr. V. Navaratnam
The Prime Minister also announced the names of the six Centres that were accorded Higher Education Centres of Excellence (HiCoE) status in recognition of their contributions to the field of academics and research.
The six Centres of Excellence are:
1. Centre for Drug Research (CDR), USM
2. Institute of Bioscience (IBS), UPM
3. Accounting Research Institute, (ARI), UiTM.
4. Centre of Research Power Electronics, Drives, Automation & Control,
(UMPEDAC), UM
5. Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, (INFORMM), USM
6. Medical Molecular Biology Institute, (UMBI), UKM.
(Source : Utusan, 2 April 2010, pg 2, Dalam Negeri)
