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Faculty of Chemical & Natural ResourcesEngineering
U n i v e r s i ti
T eknologi Malaysia
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To be a world classcentreof academicand researchexcellencein
the field of chemicaland naturalresources
engineering
through
innovationand creativitv
M ts s to N
professionals
To lead in the developmentof world-class
and
technology
in chemicaland
naturalresources
engineering
through
excellencein educationand research
Producedby the Officeof the Dean
Faculty
of Chemical
6 NaturalResources
Engineering
UniversitiTeknologiMalaysia
ResourcesEngineerlng
2007Annual
Report
ChemicalSNatural
UNIVERSITI
TEKNOLOGI
MALAYSIAFacultyof
ANNUAI
REPORT 2OO7
FKKKSA
Contents
EDITORIAL
PublicationAdvisors
Prot Dr.AriffinS€msuri
Prot Dr.NorAishahSaidinaAmin
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Mohd. Ariffin Abu Hassan
Executive
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Messagefrom the Dean
Boardof Executives
By the Numbers
Research
CreativeDirector
Haron
Dr.Saharudin
D€signer
Mohamed
N4ahadhir
ContributingEditors
Prol Dr.MohamedlvlahmoudEl-SayedNasef
Assoc.Prof.Dr.WanAizanWanAbd. Rahman
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Badzuan
Junin
Dr.AbdhahmanA. Yussuf
Dr.LeeChewTin
Dr [4arianildroas
Dr.[4ohdllyasKhan
LaiJauChoy
NorfhairnaBaharulrazi
Nor RuwaidaJamian
Zanariah
Heshim
HalijahHj.Sawal
SafrizaSabiah
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15
Research& Development
ChemicalEngineering
PilotPlant(CEPP)
MembraneResearchUnit (MRU)
cas TechnologyCentre(GASTEG)
LaboratoryServicesUnit (UNIPEM)
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ChemicalEngineering
PetroleumEngineering
GasEngineering
PolymerEngineering
BioprocessEngineering
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InternationalStaffTestimonials
D. DahyunaMohd Yunos
Students
Editors
Assoc.Prot Dr.Ani ldris
Onn Hassan
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NaturaResources
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2007AnnualReport
AWARDSRECEIVED
BY STUDENTS
IN YEAR2OO7
CHANCELLOR
AWARD
(Chemical)
VooSookChing- B.Eng.
VICECHANCELLOR
AWARD
(Chemical)
Nor Ruwaida
Jamian- B.Eng.
GOLDMEDALOFTUN FATIMAHHJ.HASHIM
Raihana
(Chernical
ZahirahEdros- B.Eng.
Bioproces)
GOLDMEDALFROMWANITAUMNO
(Chemical)
NorRuwaida
Jamian- B.Eng.
BESTACADEMICAWARD
(Chemical)
- VooSookChing- B.Eng.
(Chem:call
- NorAlafiza
Yunus- B.Eng.
(Chemical-Gas)
- FadhliOmar- B.Eng.
(Chemical-Polymef)
Baharulrazi
- Norfhairna
- B.Eng.
- HaneffMohdAli - B.Eng.
{Petroleum)
2007OuickFacts
Dean:Professor
Dr AriffinSamsuri
FacultyI\,4embers:
16 Professors,
31 Associate
Professors,
23 SeniorLecturers,59 Lecturers,12Tutors
AdministrativeI SupportingStaff:75
Students:
B.Eng.(1356),
M.Eng.12251,
Ph.D164l
- Enrollment:
(318),Masters
(50),Ph.D(7)
Bachelor
- Graduated:
Research:
- TotalFund:RM12.6million
Projects:
86
- TotalNumberof Besearch
Publications:
& NationalJournals:
61
- International
g National
Proceedings:
60
- International
1620
- Numberof Citations:
- 4 goldmedals
B.Eng
IM.Eng
PhD
B.Eng lM.Eng
37
46
38
PhD
F KKKSA
is co m mi tted
to ex c eliln res e a r cahn dd e v e lo p m e on nt v a r io ufsle ld so Jc h e m i cag, a s,
pe tro l e u mp,ol y mer
andbi oproc esen
s g in e e r inTgh. ish a sb e e nd e m o n s t r a t e
t hdr o u g hth e e x
p[ojects
tendedeffortscoveringmanyimportantresearch
be ng conductedby depatrments,
groupsandcentresaffiliated
research
with the facuty.
qrouosandcentersaffiliated
Theresearch
with FKKKSA
are lstedbelow:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1.
B,
9.
10 .
11 .
12 .
13 .
14 .
15 .
16 .
11.
Research
Groups
Adsorption
Selective
CarbonN/lembrane
Group
AdvancedProcess
Engineering
Research
Group
Ch e m ic al
R eac ti on
E ngi neeri nGgr o u p
Cro ssl i nk ed
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GasTechnology
Centre
GasTransportat
on Research
Group
Ge o te cnol
h ogyE nv i ronmentGarlo u p( G T E G )
High Temperature
Processing
Group
Men'rbrane
Research
Unit(N/lR
U)
M o e cuar B i otec hnol ogy
Grou p
Petroieurn
Production
Engineering
Group
Pharrnaceutica
TechnologyGroup
Plastics
Recycing6 EnergyRecovery
Process
Intensifjcat
on Group
'tB . Process
Synthesis
6 DesignGroup
19. To r g l^ered
P ol y re'-b C orrpo s irCr
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2 4. WaterOualityI WaterOualityModeling
Headof the Research
Groups
- P M .Dr .N/ 1G. h a z iaM . Na w a w i
PM. Dr.HanaplN,/lat
P r o.f Dr .No rA is h a hS a id i nAm
a in
P M .Dr .W A z a nW A . R a h m a n
PM.Dr.AzemanN/lustafa
i wan g
P M .Dr .M a ry a m nA
- ProJ.Dr.AhmadFauz smai
- PlV.Dr.RahmatN,/lohsin
- P M .Dr Z uk e f liY a a c o b
- P N/ Dr
] . .Ra d z u aJnu n in
- PN/].
Dr.N/lohd.
Rozainee
Taib
- P r o fDr
. A h m a dF a u zls
i ma i l
P M .Dr .Ro s liM d . lllia s
Prof.Dr Ariffin Samsur
PM.Dr Az la Abd.Aziz
- P M .Ha n iz a m
S u la im a n
- PM.Dr.Rosl N/ohd.Yunus
- P lV l.
Dr .Z a in u d d ln
A. Manan
- P M .Dr A . Ra z a Ra
k h ma t
- P[,i].Dr N/]aketab
N./lohamed
FacultyofChernicalSNaturalResourcesEnglneering200TAnnualReporl
MALAYSIA
UNIVERSITITEKNOLOGI
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FundsandGrants
grantsffom variousfund providing
agencies
research
in obtaining
hasbeensuccessiul
FKKKSA
20 whichis disfor 86 projectsin the year2007.Thetotalamounlof lundsis MYB12,577,195
as shownin the figurebelow
tributedoverthe variousdepartments
Recognition
Publications
journals
121articlesin renownedinternalional
hasconceived
in FKKKSA
Theongoingresearch
level.
andinternational
at national
of highimpactJactorin additionto journalsandconferences
year
10000.
worth
RM
2007
awardfor the
Publication
Thefacultvhaswon the University's
Awards
in R I D achieved
overthe pasttwo decades
by FKKKSA
contributed
excellence
Theoutstanding
institutes
research
andinternationa
by communityo{ peersat national
hasbeenrecognized
programs,
FKKKSA
hasex
gifted
research
leading
researchers
and
With somehighlymotivated
exhibitions
andinternational
pandedthe trophycasethisyearwith 4 goldmedalsin national
lPs
to fi e 15 patentsin the year2007 OneoI them has
havemanaged
in FKKKSA
Theresearchers
beengrantedandthe restarepending.
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Chemical EngineeringPilot Plant (CEPP)is a multj-purposeResearchand Business
(R8BD)facilitylocatedat UTM SkudaiCampus,Johor DarulTakzim.The centre
Development
was established
to spearhead
the development
of new innovative
specialtychemicalproducts
processes.
and
The centre is equippedwith a range of semi-industrial
scale processing
equipmentand supportinglaboratoryfacilities.CEPPfocuseson developingproductsand
processesfor the specialtychemicalindustry.lt assistsin the developmentof high value
processing
components
and innovative
technology
for industries
suchas nutraceuticals,
herbal,
phytochemicals,
flavourandfragrance.
food ingredients,
probiotics,
biopesticides
& biofertilizer
ACADEMIC
PROGRAMMES
TRAINING
The IntegratedProcess Plant ManagementScheme As a Centreof Excellence,
CEPPin line with the
(IPPMS)underCEPPacademicprogramhas50 students gover nmentappr oach
on buildingup hum an
and 14 ofthem graduatedin 2007.The Bioentrepreneur capitalhas
conducted46 shortcoursesinvolving
programme - a programme specially designed for
'1000participants.lVIostof the
approximately
post graduatesin biotechnologyhas 15 stuclentsand
participants
comes from industry,businesses
CEPPalso has wvo Ph.Dstudentsunder its supervision.
and through CEPPsmart partnershipwith the
l\4inistryof Rural and RegionalDeveloprrent
JOURNALA OTHERS
(KKLW).
The l\4emorandum
of Agreement(MoA)
throughCEPPand KKLWwas
Throughoutthe year CEPPhas producedfive refereed betweenUniversity
journals. At internationallevel at least eight paper signedon 17April 2007.CEPPalsohad organized
presentations
had been presentedand sevenpresented two sessionsof workshopand one conference.
locally. CEPP'sstaffhas also been invitedas speakers
to deliver public lectures by various organizations.
NatLra
UNIVERSITITEKNoLoGI
MALAYSIA
Facultvof
Chemlcal6
CEPPHighlights
ResearchGrants
CEPPhad secured a total of RM500,000.00from MOSTI. RM323,000.00from FELDAand RM584,400.00from
E-ScienceFUND.The projecttitlesare listedas follows:
SatelliteProgramme(MOSTI)throughthe Johor StateGovernment
A. BesearchProjectsunderthe Biotechnology
(l)The Efficacyand ToxicityStudy of Cinnamonas a HealthSupplement- RM 200,000.00
(li)Bird'sNestPhysiochemical
Profilingand Purification
Process- RM 199,000.00
(iii)Srabilized
FoodGradeNaturalCo orantfrom LocalPlants- RM 101,000.00
B. FELDAFoundationResearchGrant
(i) NearInfraredSpectroscopyfor Non Destructive
Anaiysisof EurycomaLongifolia(TongkatAli)
- RM323,000.00
C. E-ScienceFUND
(i) Encapsulation
of PapainFor EdibleCosmeceuticals
RM120.400.00
(ii)The Effectof EdibleBird NestExtracton Chondrocytes
iso atedfrom Osteoarthitic
ArticularCartilage
RM250,000.00
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of Chemical
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MEMBRANERESEABCH
UNIT(llRU)was established
in the Facultyof ChemicalandNaturalResources
Engineering,
UniversitiTeknologiIValaysia,
Skudai,
Johor.Prof.Dr.Ahmad Fauzilsmai, Directorofthis
centreof excellencehas successfully
done fesearch
to developMRU.In additlon,this centrehas attracted
a numberof industriesto utilizeexpertisein their
R6D planningor to furtherexp oit the findingsfor
commercialproduction.
ln the processof developingmembranetechnology
as one o'lhe viablei^digenoustech_ologyin
Malaysia,MembraneResearchUnit,UTM has outlined
a pragmaticresearchactivityto achievethe goal,
The researchactivitieshavebeen systematically
categorized
as i) I\,4embrane
ManLrfacturing
ii) MembraneProcesslvlodeling,
Designand Sirnulation
and iii) lMembrane
Application.
I\,4embfane
is definedas a thin skin layerformedfrom
var ous n_aterials
su.h as plastic,n"eralor ceramic.
Normallymembranewas designedbasedon its
application,Basedon the membranestructureand size
ofthe materialor mediato be separated,membrane
al ows selectivepermeationof one component
throughthe membraneand retainsothercomponents
in a mixtureof solutions.The abilityto separate
one componentfrom othersin solutionmixtureis
ca led selectivity.
The developmentof the membrane
technologyis cruciallyimportantto Malaysiabecause
of the advantagesofferedby it.
Engineer
ng2007AnnualRepo(
NaturaResourc€s
Faculty
oi ChemicalS
TEKNOLOGI
MALAYSIA
UNIVERSITI
MRUHighlights
Prof.Emeritius
Dr.Matsuura
Takeshifrorn
University
ProgrammesVisitingProfessor
Distinguished
Jan -Jul2OO7:
in
and
research
especially
andUTMregarding
learning
Appointed
as an adviserto FKKKSA
of Ottawa,Canada.
membrane
technology
andGasto
of Engineering
Chemical
frornstudents-Bachelor
andvisitation
15Feb 2007:Demonstration
processes
students
for learning
for Bachelor
lab.Oneof the activities
research
membrane
of
meetingto discuss
the development
Meeting2007 lMonthly
CarbonNanotechnology
10March2007:National
technology.
nanocarbon
fromfinancial
regarding
currentdevelopment
Discussion
Meetingon PolymeFBased.
12 March2007:Programme
by SlHllM
in August2007
to proposeCarbonFiberSeminar2007whichwasorganized
aspectanddiscussion
for FluidSeparation
Processes.
Thisprogramme
Technology
Workshop
on Membrane
18-20Mav 2007:National
technology
of membtane
by MRUto discussandpresentthe currentdevelopments
wasorganized
the development
of
Nanotechnology
Meeting2007.Monthlymeetingto discuss
| NationalCarbon
28 Mav2OO7
nanocarbon
technology.
frornfinancial
Discussion
regarding
currentdeveLopment
Programme
Meetingon PolymeFBased.
21 June2OO7t
by SIRIMin August2007.
to proposeCatbonFiberSeminar2007whichwasorganized
aspectanddiscuss;on
London.
Programme
VisitingProfessor
- Prof Dr'KangLifromlmperialCollege,
Aug'Oct2007:Distinguished
technology.
andresearch
especially
in membrane
learning
andUTMregarding
as adviser
to FKKKSA
Appointed
regarding
currentdeveloprnent
fromfinancial
Discussion
N4eeting
on Polymer-Based.
6 Aug 2007:Programme
by SIRIMin June2007.
to proposeCarbonFiberSeminar2007whichwasotganized
aspectanddiscussion
safetyand
Meetingregarding
the currentoutcomeforresearch,
| Monthlymeeting- MRUmembers.
25 Aug2OO7
finance,
Technology.
l\,48U
organized
thisprogramto discuss
Workshop
on ceramicMembrane
15seDt2007iNational
technology
of ceramicmembrane
andoresentthe currentdevelopments
Hi
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TEG has received visiting
teya from Kuwait
a
I
I Natu
!
UNIPEMHishlights
Jan - Dec 2007: UNIPEMreceivedr.any requestsfor
testingfrom industries:
- Sipro (M) Sdn. Bhd.
- UniversitiMalaysiaPahang
CITOPetoreum (M) Sdn. Bhd
- Emerson& Cuming(lvl)Sdn.Bhd.
'DBL DreamHomesSdn. Bhd.
June - Sept 2007:Discussionfor cooperation
with CITOPetroleum(l\4)Sdn. Bhd.,and signingof
with
agfeementto cooperatewith the Faculty(LJNIPEM)
CITOPetroleurn(M) Sdn. Bhd.
9-11Feb 2007: UNIPEMstaffworkshops:Migration
from ISO/IEC17025to MS SO/IEC17025at HotelSeri
Malaysia,I!4ersing.
Sep - Oct 2007:Coordinatorfor Interlaboratory
Proficiency
TestCorrelationProgram2007- Diesel
Program.Six labs have participated
in this year
program:LaboratoryServicesUnit (UNIPEM),
ITS
TestingServices(M) Sdn. Bhd (PortKlang),Core
Laboratories
MalaysiaSdn. Bhd. (ShahAiarn),Industry
Divisionand TariffTradeClassification
of I\4alaysian
ChemistryDepartment(Petaling
Jaya),Central
LaboratoryShell RefiningCompany(PortDickson),
STRIDE- N4alaysian
Ministryof Defence(Kajang)
Auditi I\4igration
to MS
17 March 2007:Verification
ISO/lEC17025:2005by Departmentof Standards
Malaysia
15 Oct 2007: Pfof.Dr HassanSaad(ChiefDirector
of Ministryof HigherEducation,Malaysia)visitto
UNIPEM.
April 2007: LaboratorySafety Audit by UTM Safety
level. 3rd
Pane for Best LaboratoryContestfof [JTI\,4
place.
UNIPEM
I Dec 2007: 1othAnniversary11997-2007)for
10 yearsaccreditedwirh the lso/lEc 17025under
Ma aysianAccreditationLaboratoryScheme(SAMM)
by rhe Deparrmerloj SlandardsMaldysia.
Vice Chancelor vlsitto uNlPEN4.
7 Jan 2007: UTIVI's
LII{IVERSM
TEKNOLOGI
MALAYSIAFacultyof
Chemrcal&Natural
Resources
Engln€ering200?Annual
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2007OuickFacts
Headr Associate ProfessorDr KhairiyahMohd. Yusof
Academic Staff: 8 Professors,
1 coni.acrProfessor,
1o
AssociateProfessor,
S SeniorLecture.,24
Leclurer,4Tutors
Underg.aduatestudentsi 445
Graduatestudentsr 82
www.f kkksa.utm.my/chem/
Renowned
for Research
. Adsorption
Selective
CarbonMembrane
Group
. Environmental
Research
andConsultancy
Group
(EnvRCG)
Sinceits ;nceptionin 1983,the Departmentof Chemical . HighTemperature
Processing
Group(HiTEMp)
EngineeringUTM has emergedas one of the leading
. Industrial
Air Pollution
& Air OLrality
Besearch
croup
centresof referencefor technologydevelopment
. WaterOuaiityandWaterOualityI\,4odelling
croup
and innovationsto suppon chemicaland process
induslriesfrom narionaland rrulLinational
companies.
It is well-equippedwith extensivefacilitiesto meetthe
R&Dneedsand is supportedby a largeteam of highly
qualifiedand dedicatedacademicians
who are wet experiencedin training,consultancy,
researchand
developmentactivities.
The departmentconsistsof the followingresearch
groups:
.
.
'
'
.
.
ProcessSynthesisand DesignGfoup {PSE)
ProcessControland Safety Group(PCS)
ChemicalReactionEngineeringcroup (CREG)
SeparationScienceand EngineeringResearch
Group (SENSER)
AdvancedProcessEngineering
Group
ProcessIntensification
Group (Pl)
Eachgroupis headedby a well-experienced
expert
researcher
who hasextensive
involvement
in R & D
workin closeco-operation
with industry.Thegroup
headleadsresearch
aswellasa dedicated
research
aD .
The departmentis also synonymouswith its leading
centresof excellencein the nation,namelythe
ChemicalEngineeringPilotPlant(CEPP)
which is
engagedin fine and specialtycherr]icals
B&Dactivities
as well as in professionaltraining.
r
Englneering
2007AnnualRepon
NalurclResources
FacuWofchemical6
IVALAYSIA
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Achievementsand Activities
Students
Competitive
:: :,,.'.: €re the summariesof all the achievements
:-: :_: ectivitiesdone by the departmentin 2007:
areknown
Department
students
Chemical
Engineedng
fromthe pastyear
to excel.Herearea few highlights
. Chemical
SludentSociety(Persatuan
Engineering
the
Kim;a-PPKK),
organized
Pelajar
Kejuruteraan
programme
whichis the National
national-level
chemicalEngineering
Symposium
lNACES).
. Educational
industries
Industrial
Visitto numerous
Kempas
Edibleoil
Natoleo
Chemicals
and
suchas
. Thefirstyearstudents
organized
the
successfully
WaterCampaign(WACOMP
2007)in UTM.
. NorRuwaidaJamianreceived
theViceChancellor
andthe Gold
Awardduring2007UTMConvocation
the Majlis
Wanita
U
M
NO
during
MedalAward
from
presented
the
Minister
by
Perwakilan
WanitaUMNO
and
Industry.
of lnternational
Trade
. NorAlafizaYunusalsoreceived
the BestAcademic
Convocation.
Award durinq2007UTM
l€:c.. Prof.Dr.HanapiMatjoinedas the Research
+ r|'r at KyushuUniversityin Japan.
joinedthe Postdoctoral
--:'a s.ah Abd. Jalil
>c:'a'nme at the KyLlshuUniversityin Japan.
-_-€€ postgradLrates
and an undergraduate
si.e_vlsedby Dr ZainuddinAbd. Mananand Dr.
S:r:-?ah RafldahWan Alwi, had won the Southeast
(SATU)BusinessPlan
rs:a 6 TaiwanUniversities
Ccr'rpetitionat National Level 2007.
} A;shahAbd. Jalilwon the 2nd placefor poster
3.:sentationand contentin the RegionalAnnual
:!'rdaraentalScienceSeminat
lr. Za;nuddjnAbd. Mananappointedas Professor
'3r ris achievementin hisfield.
DepartmentRetreat2007was
C^emica Engineering
.eld at the lviahkotaHotel,Melakafor three days.
\risit by Prof. PeterSilvestonfrom the University of
!'v?teroo, Canada,
Visit by students from Helsinki Universityof
and Prof.MarkkuHulme.
r_echnology
activitiesin variousareasby Assoc
Consultancy
Taib,Prol Dr.zainuddin
Prof.Dr.Mohd Rozainee
Manan, Prof. Mohd. Rashid Mohd. Yuso{,Dr I\4ohd
AriffinAbu Hassan,Dr.ZainuraZainonNoor and
Prof.Dr.MohamedMahmoud.
The total amountof grantreceivedin 2007was RM
4.2 Million.
were
and 11 nalionalpublications
11 intefnational
published.
studentsenrolledthe chemical
11 international
programme
engineeringpostgraduate
Prof.Dr MohamedNaseffrom Egyptis appointedas
the Contract Professorfor this department
the researchon ChemicalEngineering
Pioneering
in Malaysiaespeciallyin ActiveLearning,
EdLrcation
Learning
CooperativeLearningand Problem-Based
UNIVERSITI
TEKNOLOGI
Achievements
andActivities
of PetroleumEngineering
consistsof highly
Theacademicstaffin the Department
q ualif ied
e xce lle n ce
. r r e n tly,
mem b e r sa n dc o m m i t t e tdo a ca d e m ic
Cu
th e d e p a rtment
professors,
sevenassociate
five senior
has21 academicstaff;four professors,
lecturers,
andfive lecturers.
Theyhavemulti-discipline
expertisein petroleumrelated
r e, se a r ch
wit hw i d ea c a d e m i cp,u blica tio n
a n dco n su lta n cy
e ngineering
e xp e r iences.
In 2007,eighteenstaffwereactivein lecturingand supervising,
one staffwas seconded
o n eu n d e r g o nin
e d u str iatrl a in in ga, n do ne
to th e Univ ersi tTye c h n o l o gPye t r o n a s,
o ursu edhisPhDa b r o a d .
havehigh regardfor our staff.AssociatedProfessor
Dr Mariyamni
Otherorganizations
Professor
at
the
University
Awangwas appointedas Visiting
of Technology
Petronas
for
years.
In
Prof.
Dr.
Ahmad
Kamal
ldris
and
Prof.
Dr.
Mohd
Nawi
Derahman
two
addition,
wereinvitedto be membersof evaluationpanelsof the Petroleum
Engineering
Petronas,
Tronoh,Perak.
curriculumby UniversityTechnology
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Research:
Ouracademic
staffhavebeenactivelyinvolvedin Othercontributionsl
research
anddevelopment.
wherethoseresearch In additionto research.
consultancy
and paper
publication,
activities
werefundedvia E-Science
and FRGS
the academic
staffhadalsobeen
grants.In 2007,the department
research
managed highlysoughtto becomespeaker
or facilitator
grantsworthaboutRM 1 of somecourses,reviewerpanelsto journars.
to securesevenresearch
grantsreceivedl andevaluation
panelsfor FRGSby MOHEand
million.Herearesomeresearch
E-Science
by MOSTI.
. Prediction
andTreatment
of Scalein [V]alaysian
(E-Sciencei
OilfieldOperations
RM265,000)
headedby Prof.Dato'Dr.Abu AzamlMd.Yassin. Competitive Students
. Development
of Agriculture-based
Surfactant
to
improveOil Recovery(E-Sciencer
RM250,000) In 2007,the department
has262petroleum
headedby Prof.Dr.AhmadKamalldris.
engineering
undergraduate
students,
8 IMSc
. Surfaclant
Characteristics
in Porouslvledia.
students.
and 5 PhDstudenls.In additionto
(FRGS:
RM150,000)
headedby Prof.Dr Ahmad formaleducation,
thosestudentswerealsowell
K a m alld r i s .
knownfor theirkeenparticipation
in the SPE. Adsorption
of Surfactants
to RockandGeology StudentsChapteractivities,an effectiveway to
Samplesthatvaryin MineralContent(FRGS:
developand improvetheirgenericskills.Their
Rl\,,|100.000)
headedby Assoc.Prof.Dr.Radzuan grandachievements
in 2007were:
J u nr n .
S-SPEC,
a
Shell
Inter-Varsity
StudentPaper
. EmulsionCharacterization
andFlowBehaviour
Presentation
Contestin collaboration
with
in PorousMedia{FRGS:
RM100,000)
headedby
Shell.
Dr.Mu h a m m aA
d . Ma n a n .
SPEYoungProfessional
Workshop,
in
collaboration
with SPEAsiaPacific,
ar
Consultancy:
Putrajaya.
Ouracademic
staffhavebeeninvolvedin
Schlumberger-FDP
Workshop,
sponsored
in variousgovernment
consultancy
andprivate
by SPE-UTM
andDepartment
of Petroleum
sectors;suchas Petronas
Penapisan,
Petronas
Engineering,
at Renaissance
Hotel,KL.
Gas,Gaslvlalaysia,
SecondPortSdn.Bhd.,
Reservoir
Simulation
Course2007,organized
TenagaNasional,
Huntsman
Tioxide,and MS
by SPE-UTM
andDepartment
of Petroleum
DownerEDIEngineering.
In 2007alone,around
Engineering.
projectsworth morethanRM
twelveconsultancy
Educational
studytrip to JurongShipyard,
5.000,000
hadbeenawardedto our academic
Singapore.
staff.
Educalional
industrial
visitto oil service
companies
in Kemaman
SupplyBase,
Publicationsl
Terengga
nu.
Ourstaffmembersarealsoactivein publications
andthe achievements
in 2007are:
Thedepartment
is proudto haveproduced47
. 6 papersin peer-reviewed
internationaljournalspetroleumengineering
graduates
in 2007where
suchasJournalof AppliedSciences,
Emirate
all of themarecurrentlyemployees
of many
JournalforEngineering
Research
andCanadian multinational
companies,
namelyPetronas,
Shell,
Journal.
Exxon-Mobil,
Schlumberger,
etc
. 3 papersin peer-reviewed
nationaljournals
of Chemical6
Naturall
\,
-
,rr 2 Seititr LecttrieF; 6 Lecturet
Undergraduate
students:230
Graduatestudents:l 8
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AchievementsandActivities
consistsof highlyqualifiedmembers.
of GasEngineering
Theacademic
staffin the Department
with wideacademic,
research
and
expertise
in gasrelatedengineering
Theyhavemulti-discipline
has
seventeen
fulltime
academic
staff;
two
experiences.
Currently,
the
department
consultancy
professors,
Threeof our staffhave
professors,
four seniorlecturers,
andeightlecturers.
threeassociate
professional
qualifications
in gasrelatedindustry.
6 Distribution
Group,Gas
hasthreedistinctExpertGroups- GasTransmission
Thedepartment
I EnergyGroup.Eachgrouphasbeenactively
& Utilization
GroupandCombustion
Processing
at national
andinternational
Ievels.
andpublications
involvedin research,
consultancy
havehighregardsfor our staff.Professor
Dr AhmadFauzireceived
from overseas
Otherorganizations
asthe VisitingResearch
from the lmperialCollegeLondon,wherehe is appointed
distinctrecognition
(early
Sozana
2007).
In
addition,
Dr
Khairo:
was
awarded
lhe HitachiFellowship
Fellowfor six months
andEngineefing,
KyushuUniversity
at the Institute
of MaterialChemistry
Awardas a VisitingScientist
Japan.
Engineering
2007AnnualRepod
NaturaResources
MALAYSIA
Faculty
oi ChemicalS
TEKNoLoGI
UNIVERSITI
Publications:
paperswerepublished
in various
Twenty-six
with427citaiion
andnationaljournals
international
Science,
Journal
index;suchas Journalof Membrane
andTechnology,
Science
of AppliedMembrane
Science
and
Journal,
Journalof Material
Desalination
andPurification
Journalof Separat;on
Engineering,
Journalof AppliedTFermalEngineering.
Technology,
Process
Technology,
Journalof FuelProcessing
Environment.
Biochemistry
Journalof Atmospheric
twentyproceedrng
In addition,
approximately
paperswerepresented
at national
and international
Dr AhmadFauzihasbeen
Professor
conferences,
Paper2007by
awardedthe BestInternationalJournal
UTI\,1,
21
One patenthad been grantedto PM Dr RahmatMohsin
and En ZulkifliMajidin 2007for their developmentof
fluid flow meter
In 2007,the departmentorganizedtvvonational
workshopson "Ceramicmembranefor separation
and reaction"and "Membranetechnologyfor fluid
separationprocesses",
and one seminarentitled
"Corrosionin oil and gas industry",
Competitive
Students
The departmenthas230chemical-gas
engineering
PhD
and
12
MSc
undergraduates,6 students
students.Our studentsalsoconsistof 7 international
Consultancy:
and 3 postgraduates.
staffhavebeeninvolvedin consultancy students 4 undergraduates
Ouracademic
postgraduate
undergraduate
students
Our
and
andprivatesectors;suchas
in variousgovernment
technical
have
been
eqLripped
with
the
necessary
Gas,Petronas
JabatanKerjaRayaJohor,Petronas
industry
knowledge
and
skills
as
demanded
by
PanCenturyOleoIMelaka,
GasMalaysia,
Penapisan
methods.
throughvariousup-to-dateinstructional
Intelligence
SdnBhd.
Plant,andDiversitied
Chemical
gradLrates
Recent
who are beingemployedby
to our
workswereawarded
Almostten consultancy
multinational
companiessuchas Petronas,
Shelland
academicstaff.
Schlumberger
are testimonyto this.
Research:
Our academicstaffhavebeeninvolvedactivelyin
E-Science,
throughlRP.A,
fesearch
and development
grantsandJohorStaieGovetnment
FRGSresearch
fund.
AlmostRI\42.6millionhadbeengrantedin 2007for ten
grants.In addidon,lhe
department
research
E-Science
grantsworth
to secureanotheffoLrrresearch
managed
underFBGS.
RM300,000
recognition
from
Dr AhmadFauzireceived
Professor
with a fundfor his
theJohorStateGovernment
research
worthBM 1.46millions.
Othercontributions:
consultancy
and paper
In additionto research,
publications;
staffof gasengineering
the academic
werehlghlysoughtto becomechiefdepartrnent
andinternational
to bothnatlonal
editorsand reviewers
JOUrnals,
eerlng
2007
Annu
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Polymericor specifically
plastjcmaterias have
becomecommo'l male.ialsin e!erydaylle s nc.
they cortribureimportantpropertes sJch as easeof
forming,flexibilit, impactstrength,lightweightand
low cost. lt ls now very difficultto find the point at
which plasticcannotbe consideredas an essen a
co11oo_enl.
Hence,rhe Chen ical E-gi-ee-i-g
(Poymer) degreeprogrammehas been offeredsince
1989in orderto producemanpowerto meet the ever
increasingdemandsof the fast growing polymer
lndustry.This furtherled to the establishment
of the
Departmentof PolymerEngineeringin 1998following
the restructuring
of the faculty.
Besidesthe I semesterbachelordegreeprogfarnme
in ChemicalEngineering(Polymer),
the depadment
a so offersMSc (4 semesters)and PhD(6 semesters)
in PolymerEng;neering
by researchas well as the very
first and by far,the only lMScin PolymerTechnologyby
taughtcoursein Malaysia.
The academicstaffof the departmentafe actively
engagedin teaching,researchand consultation,
Currently,
Assoc.PfofessorDr.Razakis the Chairrnan
of the PlasticsRubberInstituteof Ma aysianSouthefn
Chaptef(PRIMSouthernChapter).PR \4 has a so
appointedProf Dr.AzmanHassanas the EditoFin-chief
for IVlalaysian
PolymerJournal.
Prof.Dr.AzmanHassanwas appointedas professorof
the departmentfor his achievementand conrflouI|on
in the field.Two membersof the departmentnamely
Dr Zufinaand Dr Rohahcompletedtheir phDsand
a third memberNadiaAdfLrshad conrpletedher
mastersand currentlypursuingher PhDin Gefmany.
The appointmentof IVlrKharuddinShaabanfrom
Dow Ch.-icdls as ao unct ossociatepro'essorin
our departmenthas definitelystrengthenedour
department.lt is our strongbe ief that his in field
experienceon top of the updatedknowledgewill surely
bring aboutthe advancementof the department,
rheology,microscopiesand computationalmodeling.
ResoLrces
Engineering200TAnnual
Facutvof Chernical
6 Natural
Repon
UNIVERSITITEKNoLoGI
MALAYSIA
Achievementsand Activities
The Fivefacultymemberswere appointedas members
Standards
Committees:
in Malaysian
l/lalavsian
SLandards
srarr
committee
Prof.Dr AzmanHassan ChlorinatedPVCPipes
Dr MatUzirWahit
Contact
Adhesives
PIvlDr Razak
Rahmat
lndustrial
Standards
for Plastics
Sulaiman Committee
PIMHanizam
(rsc-J)
PM Dr.WanAizanWan
AbdulRahman
cross-linkedPE,PEWater
Tankand PBPipes
6 E-Science
and6 FRGSGrantshavebeenawarded
to our academicstaffsin 2007.We haveresearch
andinstitutions
collaborations
withvariouscompanies
Perikanan
Malaysia,
MPOB,
in Malaysia
suchas Jabatan
ASHFAIndustries,
Aliran
Fibersit
HengHiapIndustries,
Tekno.
Bersekutu,
Petronas,
Polystar
andJelaran
The exoertiseand abilitvof our academicstafi
and
andacknowledged
nationally
arerecognized
of someof
throughthe appointment
internationslly
the staffas the editorialboardmembersfor national
journalssuchas Malaysian
Journal
Polymer
Journal,
of Instituteof MaterialsMalaysiaand Trendsin Applied
for
Science
Research
as wellasthe paperreviewers
journalsi.e.Polymer
Symposia,
Polymer
international
Science,
International,
Journalof AppliedPolymer
Engineering,
Journalof
Canadian
Journalof Chemical
Materials,
Express
Polymer
Thermoplastics
Composite
Lettersand Polymerand Polymercomposites.
SpreadOur Wingsto other
Internationalization:
Continents
Our departmentwas visitedbv ProfessorTomasz
from the Instituteof ChemicalTechnology,
Sterzynski
a prestigious
PoznanUniversityof Technology,
universityin Polandbetween23-27July 2007on his
asthe VisitingProfesso.
for thedepartment.
capaciLy
has34 Vearsexperience
in teaching,
ProfSter/Vnski
andis an expertin polvm
research
andconsultations
physicsandpolymerprocessing.
He alsoheadsseve
joint Europeanprojects.Duringthe visit,ProfSterzyn
reviewedand evaluate
I
and
curriculun.He alsomet wjth the Faculty_Dean
visitedour labo'atories,
laboratories,
CEPPand lbnuSinaInstitute.
in sharjng.his
ProfSterzynski
showedhisg€nerosity
expertise
by givingsevdrallec
suchas struciuraIinvestigation of semi-crystalline
polvmers,
rheoogy of highlyfilledsvstemsandphase
systemsin
inversion,
Healsotalkedabouteducation
PolandandEuropeandgavetipson howto prepare
papersfor internarionaljourno_ls.
A meetingwasalso
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of PoznanUniversityof technologywhichwill surely
23
plan,
catalyseour internationalization
ProfDr Azmanand Dr Mat Uzir'sSouthAfrica
trip was one ofthe activitiesin conjunctlonto our
internationalization
olan.Thetriowasmadefrom 28
October
withthreemainobjectives
i.e.
to 5 November
to initiateresearchcollaboration,
to lookfor contract
lecturersas well as to advertiseour postgraduate
courses.They hadvisitedthree researchinstitutes
and universities.
namelyTshwane
University,
Council
of ScientificIndustrialResearch(CSIR)in Pretoriaand
Universityof the FreeState(OwaqwaCampus).As we
spreadour wingsto other continents,we believethat
our missionin internaiionalizing
our department
and
ultimately
UTMwill not remainas a dreaml
Embarking
on thisinitiative
of internationlization,
our
departmenthasappointedtwo international
contract
lecturers
Dr AbdirRahman
AliYousuffrom
Australia
andDr Mohammad
llyasKhanfrom IJKhavejoinedthe
deDartment
in Mav2007.
Competitive Students
We are on the track to produce more qualily and skilled manpower
forthe developmenrofloca and even internationalpolymer
induslries.Curently,there are 208 dndergraduaieand 21
posrgradJdre
pLrsuing rhen de9reesrndFr various cou'ses
'Lud€nLs
offered bv the deDartment.
The studentsofthe deoartment hav€ forned th€ PRIMStudenl
Chapter,thellrst of its kind in the nation. They ar6 activelyinvoved in
variousactivitiessuch as researchandtechnicalsemlnars,motivation
ta ks, public speaklngcompetitions,product design comp€titionsand
also in sporis comDetitions,
The broad spectrum ofthe Bachelorin Enslnee ns {ChemicalPolymer)programmeprepareslhestudentsforthecareers In varous
fields sucn as pevochenical, .omposites, plasticsprocessng,
producl design and development,developmentand utilisation
ofado tives, oackagilg marer:as ald coaring,adhesiles, r rbopr
.ompouids aFd arex. acad€mic es6arcl' and sales.
Graduatesof
thedepartmentarecui i entyempl oy
atvar
ed ious
multinational
companiesand
resear.hcenlres
otheraca.iemicand
suchas SlRlM,BubberResearch
In$tjtute
of Malaysia
IRBIM),
(li4lNT),
Malaysiannsthuteof NuclearTechnology
Titans,Polyslar,
Plastrade,
Baedochor,
Sholl,BASFandmanyolhefs.Manyofour
! aoLare!6 so opt€dfor furrherstud€5ar VSc and PhD evels.
?I |',
-r,,.
AdibahAbdul
HeadrAsso€iatePfofessorDr.Fadzilah
l,4ajid
5 Asso€iateProfessors,
AcademicStaff:1 Professor,
3 SeniorLecturer,10 Lecturers,4Tutors
students:240
Undergraduate
Graduarestudents:66
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Engineerlng
2007AnnualBeport
Faculty
ofChemicalS
NaturalFesources
MALAYSIA
TEKNOLoGI
UNIVERSITI
Achievementsand Activities
Fund2007
JKBR€€earch
25
Dr.ldaldayulvluhamad
won a Goldmedalforhel
projectentitled?n ActiveSmartPackaging
for
Concept"
at
MonitoringSafetyUsingA Bio-Switch
(MTE)
2007
the MalaysianTechnologyExposition
whichwas heldat the PutraWorldTradeCentre
(PWTC),
KualaLumpuron the 29to 31 March2007.
Assoc.Prof.Dr Ani ldrisand her students,Chan
lvlieowKeeand Nor AzimahlMohdreceivedThe
BestOverallPostercashawsrdof RM2000at the
conferencePostel
2nd AsianBiol\,4anufacturing
Competition,
Sheraton
lmperialHotel,Kuala
2007.
Lumpur,
Malaysia
heldon the 3 - 4 December
Assoc.Prof.Dr Fadzilah
AdibahAbdul Majidwas
featuredin three slotsol WanitaHarilni, TV3,
for
talkingabout"HealthBenefitsof Pineapples
MPIB",
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Ani ldriswon the consolation
publication
prizefor International
and National
JournalAward at the UTIVIlevel.
to highquality
isfullycommitted
Ourdepartment
We have2 teaching
researchand students'excellence,
with
laboratories
equipped
and6 research
laboratories
facilitiesalongwith experiencedand
state-of-the-art
dedicatedstaff.Amongthe areasof interestin research
technology
separation.
ferrnentation
aremembrane
food Highlightsof staffactivitiesin the year2007:
engineering,
design,
tissue
culture
bioreactor
and
proteinengineering,
processing
biosensors
technology,
Receiving
delegation
from PrinceSongkhla
and biotranformationMoU
University,
Thailand
regarding
UTM-PSU
(N4arch)
programmes,
we alsoorganised
educational
Besides
supervised
by
Industrialtraining
of 3 PSUstudents
activities
and
self-improvement
recreational
Assoc.Prof.Dr FirdausiRazali(March-May)
periodically
{or the studentstohelpthemboosttheir
and
Educational
tripto Taiwan(visitto universities
skills,as wellas
enhance
communication
selfesteem,
BiotechnologyIndusiries)(6-13 May)
strengthenthe bond betweenthe studentsand staff
Deparmental
evaluation,
Prof.Dr M. Alcurriculum
a closerelationship
7 ugusL)
Ontop ofthat,we haveestablished
Ru b e a(1
i 3 -1 A
pannerssuchas Innobiologics
withour industrial
Bioprocess
attended
by
Engineering
Seminar,
lt is our visionto be a leading
and Kerrylngredients.
students
Biotechnology
Industryrepresentatives,
contributing
department
engineering
bioprocess
and staff(16August)
in
scientific
breakthrough
education,
to world-class
of
to thewholedevelopment
andultimately
research
dedicated
vision.
we
have
a
list
of
this
nation.To realize
andtechnical
staff.Weare
academic
andpassionate
proudby the fact that 4370percentof our academ,c
Our studentsare highlymotivatedand actively
staffarePh.Dholderswhile39%areM.Scholdersand involvedin variousactivitieson and off campus.They
17%are focusnotonlyon academic
readingfortheirPh.D.Theremaining
currently
excellence,
but alsoon
going
pursue
very
M.Sc/Ph.D
in
the
to
tutorswho are
andgoodvalues.
As a result,
buildinggoodpersonality
nearfuture,
graduation
areverymuchsoughtupon
our students
companies.
afterby multinationaland
wellestablished
dl
during
Our staffhavemadeoutstandingachievements
students
Besides
that,manyof our undergraduate
andinnovation opt for continuingstudiesto graduatelevelwhich is
in the research
the year2007,especially
field.Among them are:
reflected
in our relatively
highnumbefot postgraduate
students,
A total of Rlvl2.Tmil
Highlights
of students
activities
in theyear2007:
BENEX
Biotechnology
and Engineering
Exhibil.ion
joumals;
in refereed
28 paperswerepublished
07,DewanSullanlskandar,
UTM (30-31March)
Educalional
triplo Taiwan(visitto universities
participated
Industries),
by 24
and Biotechnology
1577-Dr lda ldayu
PatenvlP:1 awarded(Pl2OO7
(6-'13
srudents
May)
1 pending(Assoc.Pro{.Dr.Fadzilah
Muhamad)and
MotivationalCampfor lirst yearstudentsat Endau
AdibahAbdullvlajid).
Rompin(24-29July)
89 total citation
BiossRendezvous
Nite (7 Septemberi
Advisors:Dr.LinqLavPiandlr Azmi
2 lndustrial
speaker:
Talkon "Bioprocess
Industry
in Malaysia"
Dato'Dr.NazleeM. Kamaland participatedby
VisitingProfessors:Dato'Dr.Nazlee[,4Kamal,CEO.
lounhyearstudents
{September)
Innobiologics
SdnBhdandProfDr MohamedAlFormationof BIOSS(Bioprocess
StudentsSociety)
University
CollegeDublin,lreland.
Bubeai,
(November)
Competitive
Students
'"Lrr
Englnee
ng2007AnnualRepon
NaturalResources
NIALAYSIA
FacutyofChernical6
TEKNoLoGI
27
Committee(JAKRIS)in the
StaffWelfareand Recreational
(FKKKSA)
Engineering
Facultvof Chemicaland NaturalResources
is recognizedas a voluntarilycommitteefor caringand managing the staffwelfare.JAKRISis alsoformedto implementthe activities suggestedby the faculty and staff. However,JAKRISalso
have their own plansand activitiesto enhancethe relationship
amongstaffwhichcan inspirethe harmonyworkingenvironment.
havebeenorganized
by the commitvariousactivities
Therefore,
tee for the vear 2007:
tllll,
programfor the new appointedcommittee
A celebration
memoers
UstazNaimwas invited
Program"Di AmbangRamadhan",
the benefitsof
sermonregarding
to deliverhis meaningful
R a m a ha
d n.
whichwasfullysponsoredby the
FKKKSAHariRayaGathering
Facultv.
HariRavaAidil FitriFeast.
t\\11
UNIVERSITI
TEKNOLOGI
MALAYSIAFacultof Chemical
I NatumlResources
Engineerins
2007AnnualRepod
Testimonial frcm Prof- Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud El-Saved Nasel
My experience
at FKKKSA
for the pastseveralmonthshasnot onlybeen
surrounding
emphasizing
but alsoreoneof embracinga wholeresearch
flectinga newteachingatmosphere
towardsoutcomebasededucation.
Thesupportandcooperation
Therefore,
it isreallya wonderfuI experience.
givenby fellowcolleagues
staffat all levelshasbeen
and administration
with the systemexpeditious.
feltfrom thefirstday makingthe integration
qualities,
teaching
andresearch
lstronglybelievethatthis
Withthecurrentemphasis
on upholding
institutein thecountryin the nearfuture.lam
facultyis goingto bethebestchemicaI Engineering
to theongoingeffortstofosterteaching
lookingforwardto furthercontributing
andR& D activities.
Testimonial frcm DL Mohammad llyas Khan
I think joining UTM was the best decisionand I have no regrets
in makingthis decision.Beinga lecturerat UTM is very excitingbut
very challengingat times. Besidesenhancingmy teachingand researchskills,I have also improvedmy supervisingskills and studentsmanagingand motlvationskills.I havemade numberof friends
and I haveto be honestthe regular"Tehtarik" sessionis fantastic.
Testimonial from Dr Abdirahman A. Yussul
polymerengineering
particularly
I havejoinedthisfaculty(FKKKSA).
departmentas a lecturerin May 2007. Duringmy time herein Universiti
Technologi
Malaysia(UTM)| havegainedtremendousexperience,
and
Oneof the mostenjoyable
learneda lot bothsociallyand academically.
with thestudents.Their
aspectsaboutteachingat UTMis my interaction
interestmakesit easyto encouragelivelydiscussionin the classroom.
I have found teaching at UTIVIa rewardingand intellectuallystimulatingexperience.
polymerengineering
I would liketo thankall FKKKSA
slafffor theirsupport,particularly
deDarrmenr.
UNIVERSITI
TEKNOLOGI
IVIALAYSIA
Faculty
ofChemica
I NaturalResoufces
Engineering
2007AnnualReport
K.U.AshokRai
(Tamil Nadu, INDIA)
Studyingabroadhas definitelybeena grealexperienceand as an internationalstudentin UTM,I am havinga comfortablestay at the Departmentof BioprocessEngineering,
FKKKSAand the Kolej.Faculty
membersof the departmentare much friendly.My supervisor,
who is
gives
approachable
at any time,
me freedomto expressmy thoughts.
The supportlhave receivedsincearrivingat UTM hasbeengreat,The
environmentis conducivefor researchstudentsto attaintheir goals.
The facilitiesofferedby FKKKSAand UTI\4suchas library,transport,internetand much more
are to be highlighted.
The campusis alwaysmaintained
cleanand green.As thereis a good
communityof students,it is a greatway to makefriendswith both localand otherinternational
studenls.Theyare friendlyand helpful.Also I feel greatto watch people.regardless
of their
language,
religionor nationality,
livingin harmony.
Thusundoubtedly;
UTMis friendlyandsafe.
Mohammed Abdulsalam Rageh
IYEMEN)
l am a s tuden tin G a s E n g in e e r inDe
g p a r t m e n.t la m g lad to b e
a student of this university.Studyinghere gave me a great opportunityto know new people, culture and new dynamic environment.Finally,lam thankfulto Allah first, my preciousparents
and my valued countryfor the undyingsupport.lvly thanks also
go to my lecturersfor continuoussupport and encouragement.
Dirga Adhi Putn
(Jakarta. INDONESIA)
Here in FKKKSA,especiallyin the Polymer EngineeringDepartment, they emphasison human skills or as they say it CAPTESL.
The needto improveone's humanskill is basedon the feedbackreceivedfrom the industry.The industriescomplainedthat most the
graduateslack the skill that differentiate
them with low skilledlabor.
Obviously,a new learningmethod such as ProblemBased Learning has been incorporatedin our studies and learningprocess.
Also I would liketo addthatthe lecturerandteachingstaffin PolymerEngineering
Department
are highlyexperienced
in theirsubjectsand can relateto the industry,Furthermore
theydo not
protocol,thereforemakingit easierfor me to interactand
stresstoo muchon lecturer-student
discusswith them.This havetremendously
helpedme to excelin my studiesand learningexperience.In the end,all I cansay that hopefullyI will becomea graduatenextyearin my final
yearin UTM.Also,I would liketo say proudlyas the firstIndonesian
generation
at PolymerEngineeringDepartment,
lwill be the personwho canstimulateanddistributethe knowledgeand
successfully
achievein reallifeas an engineerunderthe nameof UTMand my nationcertainlV
SpecialReport- NACES2007
NationalChemicalEngineeringSymposium 2007 (NACES2007) was held from 7th - gth September2007 at
lMaaysia.NACESisanannualeventthatuniteschemicalengineeringundergraduatesfrornloc
UniversitiTeknologi
Students'Society(PPKK)and was kindLy
Lrniversities.
This symposiumwas organizedby the ChemicalEngineering
Chemicals.
The programwas officiatedby lr. Ahmad
sponsoredby SHELL,Petronas,CCM Chemicalsand Titans
(lChemE),lvlalaysia.About250 chemical
Engineers
NordeenSa leh,The DeputyChairmanof InstituteofChemical
from UTM, USM, UTe UPVI,UNIMAS,U|TM, UKI\4,UMe UMT and CurtinUniversity,
engineeringundergraduates
Sarawakparticipatedin the programme. "The challengesof ChemicalEngineersin FacingGlobalWarming"was
chosen as the theme of the programme, The theme was chosen to provide better awarenessamong students
the globalwarrnlngcrisisthat the world is facirg, to draw interestand concernof the public over the importance
industriesto the country development,and to enhancecooperation,networkingand good
of chernical-based
in developingworld class
industries,academics,and governmertalorganization
relationshiparnongstakeholders,
educationprogramme. Severalactivitieswere conductedin linewith the theme such as keynoteaddress,forums,
competition,exhibitionand others.The organizingcornmitteewould liketo extend
workshop,paper presentation
our oratitudeto the dean of FKKKSAand our sponsors,withoutwhom, this eventwould not have been successful.
UNIVERSITI
TEKNoLOGI
I\4ALAYSIA
Facu of CheTica6 Natural
Resources
Enq"reenq2007AnnJal
7 Jan 2007i UTIVI'S
Vice
Chancellorvisitto UNIPEM.
Jan . Jul 2007:Distinguished
Visiting ProfessofProgrammesProf.EmeritiusDr. Matsuura
TakeshifromUniversity
of Ottawa,
Canada.
Appointedas an adviser
to FKKKSAand UTM regarding
learningand researchespecially
in membranetechnology.
9-I1 Feb2007:UNIPEM
staff
workshops:Migrationfrom ISO/
IEC 17025to lVlSISO/IEC17025ar
HotelSeriMalaysia,
Mersing.
31
April 2007: LaboratorySafety
Audit by Safety PanelUTM for
Best LaboratoryContestfor UTM
level,3rdplace.
25 Aug 2007:Monthlymeeting
MRUmembers.l\4eeting
regardingthe currentoutcomefor
research,
safetyand finance,
18-20May 2007: National
Workshopon Membrane
Technology
for FluidSeparation
Processes.
Thisprogrammewas
organized
by MRUto discussand
presentthe currentdevelopments
of membranetechnology.
28 August 2007: GASTEGhas
receivedvisitingprofessor.
Prof.BadrG Ateyafrom Kuwait
University.His arrivalwas greeted
by Directorof GASTEG,Prof.
MadyaDr.RahmatMohsinand
the GASTEGsraff.Prof BadrG
Ateya also visited laboratoryand
had a discussions
with GASfEG.
28 May 20071NationalCarbon
Meeting2007.
Nanotechnology
Monthlymeetingto discussthe
development
of nanocarbon
technology.
15 Sept 2007:NationalWorkshop
on CeramicMembrane
15 Feb 2007:Demonstration
and
Technology.
MRUorganized
this
visitationfrom students-Bachelor
present
to
discuss
and
Program
of Engineering
ChemicalandGas 21 Jun 2007| ProgrammeMeeting the currentdevelopments
of
Discussion
to membraneresearchlab.Oneof on Polymer-Based,
ceramicmembranetechnology.
the activities
for Bachelorstudents regardingcurrentdevelopment
for learningprocesses.
from financialaspectand
Sep - Oct 2007: Coordinator
discussion
to proposeCarbon
for InterlaboratoryProficiency
10 March2007:NationalCarbon FiberSeminar2007whichwas
TestCorrelationProgram2007
Nanotechnology
Meeting2007.
in
August
organized
by SIRIM
- DieselProgram.Six labshave
participated
Monthlymeetingto discussthe
2007.
in this yearprogram:
development
of nanocarbon
Laboratory
ServicesUnit
technology.
Jun - Sept 2007:Discussion
for
ITSTestingServices
{UNIPEM).
cooperationwith CITOPetroleum {M) Sdn,Bhd (PortKlang),Core
(MlSdn. Bhd,and signingof
12 March 2007'.Program me
Laboratories
MalaysiaSdn.Bhd.
(Shah
Meetingon Polymer-Based.
to
agreement cooperatewath
Alam),IndustryDivision
Discussion
regardingcurrent
the Faculty(UNIPEM)with
clTo
and TariffTradeClassificationof
(M)Sdn.Bhd.
development
f rom f inancial
Perroleum
MalaysianChemistryDepartment
(PetalingJaya),CentralLaboratory
aspectand discussion
to ProPose
CarbonFiberSeminar2007which Aug-Oct2007:Distinguished
ShellRefiningCompany(Port
was organizedby SIRIMin August VisitingProfessor
Programme
Dickson),
STRIDE
- Malaysian
2001.
- Prof.Dr.KangLifrom lmperial
Ministryof Defence(Kajang)
College,London.Visitationand
17 March2007:Verification
Audit: appointedas adviserto FKKKSA 5 Oct 2007: Proi Dr. HassanSaad
(ChiefDirectorof Ministry of
Migrationto MS lso/lEc 17025:
and UTM regardinglearningand
2005 by Departmentof Standards researchespecially
in membrane HigherEducation,
lvlalaysia)
visit
lvlalaysia.
technology.
to UNIPEIM.
28 March2007:Thefinal
presentationfor a project entitled
'lncidentInvestigation
on Gas
PipelineLeakages
and Breakages
for GasMalaysiaSdn.Bhd'was
conductedat GasMalaysiaSdn.
Bhd,ShahAlam,was undertaken
includingfrom
by 25 participants
GASTEG,Gas l\,4alaysia
and CFD.
6 Aug 2007: Programmelvleeting
Discussion
on Polymer-Based.
regardingcurrentdevelopment
trom financialaspectand
discussion
to proposeCarbon
FiberSeminar2007whichwas
organized
by SIRIMin June2007.
8 Dec 2007: 1othAnniversary
UNIPEM- 10
{1997-2007)for
years accreditedwith the ISO/
IEC17025underMalaysian
AccreditationLaboratoryScheme
(SAMM) by the Departmentof
StandardsMalaysia.
Facuty ofCh€mica
I NaturalFesources
UNIVERSITI
TEKNoLoGI
II4ALAYSIA
E
2007AnnualFepon
h AhmadNordeenSalleh
Lloyd'sRegisterTechnical
ServicesSdnBhd
Dr.Ling Lay Pee
BCI ChemicalCorporctionSdn Bhd
Dr.NasirHj.Darman
PETRONAS
lr.AzmiOthman
IntegI ity Resources Tradi ng
Dr Lim Min Teong
Shell EPlnternational Ltd (Singaporc
Mr. ChanPakKuen
Linatex Sdn. Bhd.
h Hi. AhmadFauziHassan
Sutuhanjaya Tenaga
Dato' k Dr.Johari Basri
Director General
Depaftmentof Occupational
SafetyI
Dr Kamarudin
Ab. Malek
LembagaGetahMalaysia
Departmentof PetroleumEngineering
Departmentof ChemicalEngineering
Dr LimMinTeong
BSc.Pet.Eng.
1978
Regional
Technical
IVlanager
ShellEPlnternational
Ltd.
Dato'Prof.
h Dr.ZainibinUjang
BSc.Chern
Eng.'88
TNC(Besearch
& Inovasion)
Universiti
Teknologi
N4alaysia
Dr OngSeeHong
BSc.Pet.Eng.
1978
Petroleum
Engineering
Manager
(Baker
Hughes)
h RozaliAhmad
BSc.Chem
Eng.'89
CEO& Founder
(M)SdnBhd
RNZIntegrated
Kasimbin Selamat
BSc.Pet.Eng.
1992
SeniorCompletion
Engineer
MurphyOil(M)SdnBhd
Departmentof PolymerEngineering
Departmentof GasEngineering
Dr.Desmond
Ng SeeHow
BSC.Chem(Polymer)
Eng.2001
Research
Scientist
Electrochen
isaryLaboratory,
PaulScherrer
Institute,
Switzerland
Zakhirah
Shahrum
BSc.Chem(Gas)
Eng.2003
FieldEngineer
(Eastern)
Ltd.
Slumberger
PM Dr LuqmanChuah
BSc.Chem(Polymer)
Eng.1994
Dept.of ChemandEnv.Engineerlng,
UPMSerdang,
Selangor
ChenCheeKong
Eng.2006
BSc.Chem(Gas)
JuniorPetrophysicist
Serawak
ShellBerhad
Departmento{ BioprocessEngineering
DominicChuaWeiHon
BSc.Chem(Gas)
Eng.2003
Operation
ShiftSupervisor
PetronasKertih
NorsLrradi
I\,4an
BSc.Chem(Bioprocess)
Eng.1999
SeniorManager(PlantOperations),
KuaiitiAlamBukitPelanduk
AhmadNazien
AnuarBSc.
Chem(Bioprocess)
Eng.2000
SeniorTechnical
Execudve,
SIRIM
UNIVERSITI
TEKNoLoGI
MALAYSIA
FacutyofChernica
I NaturalResources
Engineerlng
2007AnnualRepo(
Chemical
Engineering
PilotPlant{CEPP)
Prot RamlanAbd. Aziz (Director)
TeL.:
607-5531571Fax:607-5569706
wwwcepp.utm,my
GasTechnologyCenter(GASTEGI
Assoc. Prof. Dr RahmatMohsin (Director)
Tel.:607-5535927Fax:607-5545667
web.utm.my/gasteg/
Membrane
Research
Unit (MRU)
Prcf Dr Ahmad Fauzilsmail (Directot)
Tel.: 607-07-5535625/35624
Fax:607-5581463
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PETROLEUM
ENGINEERING
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Drilling Engineering Laboratory
GeologyLaboratory
Heaty Duty Laboratory
Fluid MechanicsLaboratory
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OF
CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
Fluid MechanicsLaborctory
Them odynami c Laboft tory
PollutionContrclLaborctory
SeparctionPrccessI Laborctory
SeparationProcessll Laboratory
PrccessConttolLaborctory
ComputerLaboratory
ComputerAided Design Laborctory
Computet Laboratory
Heaw Duty Laboratory
ComputerLaboratory
Organic ChemistryLaborctory
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Muhammad Abdul Manan (Director)
Tel:07-5535461Fax:607-5581463
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