ISSUE 61 I ISSN I JANUARY - MARCH UTP Quarterly. elebration!

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1 ISSUE 61 I ISSN I JANUARY - MARCH 2017 UTP Quarterly elebration!

2 Message from the VC Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hj Hashim Congratulations UTP! We are now 20 years old. Much has been accomplished and much has been done to bring UTP from a small and humble teaching centre to its standing of a premier university today. Basking in the successes of the past 20 years, and especially so in the year we just left behind, we must be mindful however that our journey as a world class university has just begun. We have much more to accomplish and much more to do. Our road ahead has been mapped out and in fact we have already started taking our first steps toward our future. Many plans have been set in place and many steps to be taken to position us on a successful journey. It is now up to us to set the pace, as ultimately the whole machinery and all the plans we have laid out will only come to fruition if we put in the work necessary. While hard work is undoubtedly a key factor and a key virtue as well, today s environment with technology and fast-paced continuous changes demand that we also work smart. This means being constantly aware of the myriad of global developments, not only in technology but also in the way we learn, work and play. This is so that as we take UTP forward, we will continue to remain relevant and contemporary, as a nurturer of valuable graduates, a prolific and recognised research centre and as a university with strength and good standing. I thank all our staff who have tirelessly worked with us these two decades, with special commendation for our long-serving employees. I look forward to continue working together with each and every one of you and those who will join us along the way, as we reach for our dreams.

3 Celebration 20 Years Excellence of It s our birthday! Every milestone deserves its own special recognition and for UTP, 10 January 2017 is an especially significant one as it marks our 20th anniversary. We have so much to be proud of and to celebrate, growing from a small education institution to a high profile university topped with a 6-Star MyRA rating in just two short decades. So we kicked off our year-long celebrations with a special dinner to especially recognise and honour all our leaders throughout the years who have contributed much to our university. It was also to honour our partners, stakeholders and alumni who continue to support us on our journey. We also released our anniversary book, telling the story of UTP. It s a good one! Happy Anniversary UTP! For more details 2

4 We Have a Brand New R&D Building News After 2 years in the making we finally opened the doors to our latest research facility Sitting in the heart of our Research Park, the two brand new buildings give us 65 more labs and office space for up to 550 researchers and staff, with a floor area of 21,225 square meters. It has two special features. Firstly, it is designed to be in compliance with the Green Building Index Certification. Secondly, the whole roof-top area is a designated research laboratory space, ready to be used for research in renewable energy where solar panels will be installed for research purposes and at the same time generating electricity for the building s consumption. The Carbon Dioxide Management and Enhanced Oil Recovery centres will soon move in here and Agensi Inovasi Malaysia has also set up office. For more details 3

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6 Feature Story Research has shown that employees have three prime needs, namely interesting and worthwhile work, recognition for doing a good job and being let in on things that are going on in the company. If these be true, then we are doing a good job here at UTP for our work in education and research is certainly interesting and worthwhile, all our employees know where we stand and where we are headed and yes, we recognise and reward our employees. Kicking off the year early on in January, UTP held a special Employee Recognition Night to reward and show our appreciation to 177 of our staff for their long service and dedication. Of the 177 honoured guests, 68 were recognised for having worked 10 years, 97 for 15 years of service and 12 were honoured for being with us since we were established in At the end of the day, the strength of any organisation is marked by the strength of its people. We have people of great strength, determination and a passion for success, said Vice Chancellor YBhg Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim. He added that this was right and fitting in view of the fact that UTP is not only leading its students towards becoming global citizens of the finest repute and calibre but more importantly creating generations who effectively be the foundation for the future. The dedication, support and loyalty of UTP staff bear testimony to the reputation and quality of the institution. They also set fine examples for students to follow and reflect worthiness of the work they are dedicated to. Relationships and camaraderie between and among staff is also a crucial factor in teamwork and moving forward as one unit. UTP staff is largely a family unit, all working together in sync to take the university towards its goals and aspirations. This cordial relationships, friendships and affinity is continually fostered through the many events which bring the staff together. These include celebratory functions during festive seasons, team building activities, games and corporate outings which very often include the families of staff members too. Each of the 177 employees were presented with a certificate of appreciation and a BSN Premium savings certificate. These awards were part and parcel of UTP s 20th anniversary celebrations which also included a grand celebratory dinner and the launch of our anniversary book 20 Transformational Years

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8 Feature Story 20 YEARS LONG SERVICE AWARD Prof. Dr Abd. Rashid bin Abd. Aziz Mechanical Engineering Department January 1996 Assoc. Prof. Dr Nasiman bin Sapari Civil Engineering Department December 1996 Dr A fza binti Shafie Fundamental & Applied Sciences Department August 1995 Dr Sumathi A/P Renganathan Management and Humanities Department November 1996 Working with UTP has done wonders for my career development UTP offers the thrill of minds wrestling with endless initiatives and delights of being an academic to strive for excellence. UTP is a very encouraging environment which has provided me the impetus for me to be better. The benefits UTP has offered are manifold and I am happy to contribute towards its success and goals. Azwa binti Md Taib Centre for Graduate Studies December 1996 Megat Hariri bin Megat Abd Hamid Finance and Asset Management Department July 1996 Mohamed Azaman bin Ismail UTP Press October 1996 Mohd Azminuddin bin Afandi Information Resource Centre October 1996 It provides a happy working environment and this has been an important and satisfying factor for me to keep on going all these years. I love the fact that I can work with such an esteemed university that is also close to my hometown. Working with UTP gives me great pride and satisfaction as I feel I am contributing to something worthwhile. UTP was built on teamwork and attitude of its people. The University needs to continue embracing the culture for sustainability UTP Boleh. Muhamad Baharum bin Kartaji Residential Village July 1996 Nor Fadzilatul Hanuzah Bt Md Noor Finance and Asset Management Department July 1996 Rosli bin Mohd Lab. Facilities & Services Department July 1996 Sallehan bin Din Information Technology & Media Services July 1996 UTP has evolved together with people empowerment - Towards Global Prominence. There is much to be happy about when you work with UTP, from the working environment, to the benefits and our co-workers. Focus, discipline and commitment, three important elements for career longevity Working with UTP is a perfect combination of being able to do good work with good remuneration while being close to home and family. 7

9 15 YEARS LONG SERVICES AWARD Prof. Dr Hilmi bin Mukhtar Prof. Dr Nasir Shafiq Prof. Dr Norani Muti binti Mohamed Prof. Dr Varun Jeoti Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr Abd Halim Shah bin Maulud Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr Masri bin Baharom Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr Mohd Amin bin Abd Majid Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr Nursyarizal bin Mohd Nor Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr Rosdiazli bin Ibrahim Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr Shaharin Anwar bin Sulaiman Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr Zuhairi bin Baharudin Assoc. Prof. Dr Ainul Akmar binti Mokhtar Assoc. Prof. Dr Azuraien binti Jaafar Assoc. Prof. Dr Fakhruldin bin Mohd Hashim Assoc. Prof. Dr Fawnizu Azmadi bin Hussin Assoc. Prof. Dr Jafreezal bin Jaafar Assoc. Prof. Dr Lai Fong Woon Assoc. Prof. Dr Madzlan bin Napiah Assoc. Prof. Dr Maizatul Shima binti Shaharun Assoc. Prof. Dr Mohd Fadzil bin Hassan Assoc. Prof. Dr Mohd Zuki bin Yusoff Assoc. Prof. Dr Noor Asmawati binti Mohd Zabidi Assoc. Prof. Dr Othman bin Mamat Assoc. Prof. Dr Risza binti Rusli Assoc. Prof. Dr Saravanan A/L Karuppanan Assoc. Prof. Dr Shahrina binti Md Nordin Assoc. Prof. Dr Suriati binti Sufian Assoc. Prof. Dr Suzana binti Yusup Assoc. Prof. Dr Taib bin Ibrahim Assoc. Prof. Dr Zainal Arif bin Burhanudin Assoc. Prof. Ir. Abdul Aziz bin Omar Dr Chong Su Li Dr Ena Bhattacharyya Dr Helmi bin Md Rais Dr Mohd Azman bin Zakariya Dr Normawati binti Mohamad Yunus Dr Nurhayati binti Mellon Dr Rohiza binti Ahmad Dr Ruzaimah binti Nik Mohamad Kamil Dr Syed Baharom Azahar bin Syed Osman Dr Zullina binti Hussain Shaari Abd Rahim bin Shamsudin Adnan bin Mohd Salleh Ahmad Rasky bin Asorudin Amzairi bin Amar Asnizam Helmy bin Tarmizi Azhan bin Hasan Azirawati binti Aziz Badrulnizam bin Abdul Rani Che Azizi bin Che Rus Dawi Cahyono bin Nurdin Faizal bin Ahmad Fadzil Hafiz bin Safian Hafizah binti Abdul Fatah Haslina binti Noor Hasni Hazizi bin Laili Hazlin Hazlina binti Zainun Intan Zairina binti Kamaruddin Kamaliah binti Mohd Mohamad Yasin bin Baharudin Mohamed Yunus bin Saleh Mohd Azim bin Mohd Yutam Mohd Faisal bin Taha Mohd Faizairi bin Mohd Nor Mohd Hazrin bin Ismail Mohd Hazrin bin Zainudin Mohd Jailani bin Kassim Mohd Mokrim bin Hassan Mohd Razali bin Mohidin Mohd Shahafizan bin Zulkifli Mohd Shaharuddin bin Abdul Rahman Mohd Shairul bin Harun Mohd Zamri bin Abdullah Muhamad Anuar bin Abdul Muin Muhammad Firdaus bin Mohd Hashim Noor Affendy bin Mohamed Ali Nor Aizian Bt Yusof Nor Hasneyza binti Zakaria Noraini binti Zainal Abidin Norfazila binti Mohd Suaid Norkamar Faridatul Salwa binti Kamarudin Puspa Dahlia binti Abdul Rahman Rabi atul Ahya binti Md Sharif Riduan bin Salleh Roslina binti Nordin Ali Ruslan bin Idris Samsul Jefri bin Nordin Siti Rusianawati binti Abdul Rahman Suhaidi bin Mustafa Suhaili binti Mohd Sauri Talhah bin Hasan Yusmiza binti Abdul Jabar Zafri bin Zainudin Zaidah binti Mahmud Zamil bin Khairuddin Zazilah binti May Zurina binti Musa 10 YEARS LONG SERVICES AWARD Prof. Dr Hussain H. Jaafer Al Kayiem Prof. Dr Murugesan Thanabalan Assoc. Prof. Dr Dhanapal Durai Dominic Panneer Selvam Assoc. Prof. Dr Indra Sati Hamonangan Harahap Assoc. Prof. Dr Marappa Gounder Ramasamy Assoc. Prof. Dr Mohamad Azmi bin Khalil Assoc. Prof. Dr Mohamad Naufal bin Mohamad Saad Assoc. Prof. Dr Patthi bin Hussain Assoc. Prof. Dr Vijanth Sagayan A/L Asirvadam Assoc. Prof. Wan Ismail bin Wan Yusoff Dr Emy Elyanee binti Mustapha Dr Lila Iznita binti Izhar Dr Mazeyanti binti Mohd Ariffin Dr Micheal Drieberg Dr Mior Azman bin Meor Mior Said Dr Mohammad Tazli bin Azizan Dr Mohd Fakhizan bin Romlie Dr Narahari Marneni Dr Noreen Izza binti Arshad Dr Norlaili binti Amir Adiley bin Abdullah Ahmad Suhairi bin Mohamed Lazim Aslinda binti Jamaludin Azhar bin Mohd Isa Hellina binti Ahmad Kamil Helmi Iskandar bin Suito Irwan bin Othman Irwan Shah bin Saharuddin Jafni bin Abu Ali Kamaliah binti Anuar Khairul Anuar bin Osman Khairul Anwar bin Ahmad Khairul Nisak binti MD Hasan Khalidah binti Khalid Ali Maniza binti Mansor Mazlin binti Idress Meor Asniwan bin Mew Ghazali Mior Puzaili bin Mior Nazri Mohd Azian bin Montel Mohd Fadil bin Mohd Ariff Mohd Fadzli bin Rosli Mohd Hatta bin Amran Mohd Khalid bin Ka ab Mohd Ramli bin Abdul Razak Mohd Shahrul Izuan bin Mohd Khairami Mohd SharulNizam bin Abd Rahman Mohd Zamani bin Mohd Zain Mohd Zuraimi bin Rahman Muhamad Hazri bin Ahmad Shahpin Nazleeni Samiha binti Baharon Niraku Rosmawati binti Ahmad Noor Azura binti Abdul Shukor Noor Idahwati binti Mohd Zain Noorsyawaliza binti Idris Noralyza binti Mohammed Tamjis Nurhashimah binti Hashim Nurul Fazilah binti Esa Nurul Wahida binti Hood Omar bin Ramli Rafidah binti Zulkapli Rahmat bin Abu Seman Saadiah binti Saharuddin Savita A/P K. Sugathan Siti Rohkmah binti Mohd Shukri Suhaila binti Sharaini Suhana Albakri binti Abu Bakar Yew Kwang Hooi Zahari Effendi bin Zulkifli 8

10 News For more details It s Time Once Again for Biennial Tapestry of Colours Come 29 July 2017, our students will once again take to the stage in a full regalia of colours, costume and tradition for a good and noble cause As usual, the funds raised will be channeled to Yayasan UTP which funds deserving students in UTP and other student development activities. We expect to see more than 200 UTP students, local and international, taking a break from science and engineering and delving into the art of music and dance. This will be the fourth concert of its kind and this time around our guest artiste will be Dayang Nurfaizah. Tickets for the concert, to be held at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), are now available. 9

11 A Brainy Alliance It s all about the brain. So UTP and Hitachi is setting up a research hub for joint research on Optical Topography This will be the first ever Optical Topography-Hub outside of Japan and will be the hub for an open invitation network for universities, hospitals and companies for work in Applied Brain Science. UTP s CISIR will work with Hitachi Ltd and Hitachi Asia Ltd in driving research and will collaborate with partners in medicine, education and industry research and development activities. The CISIR-OT Hub is anticipated to better serve the research and clinical community in their journey to learn more about the brain, and ultimately benefit the community at large. For more details 10

12 For more details News A Coalition for Socio-Economic Development Five parties-utp, UKM USM, Youth Trust Foundation and IDR-have agreed to work together to design potential social business models for community development with the establishment of the Malaysian Yunus Social Business Network They will also work with other Yunus Centres around the world to significantly contribute to societal development through social business. The group will also work in other areas such as education, capacity and capability building activities for social business education, R&D, student attachment and adjunct lecturer/professorship programmes, among others. This collaborative effort follows UTP s collaboration with the Yunus Social Business Centre in September 2016 when we set up CoSI s Yunus unit to foster social business innovation within the campus. 11

13 A Gold Medal in Olympics? Yes indeed! However it was the Asian English Olympics 2017 and not the global sports event For more details Nevertheless, gold is still gold, and we were crowned the Institutional Champion at the games in BINUS University in Jakarta. This competition saw 82 institutions from 10 countries pitting their English Language skills in debates, speeches, spelling bees, short story writing, newscasting, scrabble, storytelling and radio dramas. Now we know that UTP students certainly have strong English skills. Well done team! 12

14 News For more details ASTAR Champions We as a champion university and a university of champions once again proven by our victory in the Inter-varsity ASTAR Open Debate competition Our Malay Junior Debate Team outdid themselves and brought home the cup, beating rival International Islamic University Malaysia. This is the second time UTP won this competition, which is one of the oldest and most prestigious Malay debate competitions. The first time was in UTP was represented in both categories - the Main Category and the Junior Category, which collectively made up 44 teams from both public and private universities for the entire competition. Our champions walked away with trophies and RM3,000. Meanwhile, debater Anis Syazwani Bashari, also did us proud when she emerged as one of the Top 10 Best Speakers in the Main Debate category. Incidentally she was part of the Junior Team that brought back the champion s trophy. 13

15 welcome aboard 21 new staff members joined us during the months of January to March this year. We welcome our new colleagues from both far and near and we wish you a great journey with us here at UTP. Abdul Lateef Balogun Senior Lecturer Faculty of Engineering Ahmad Mahamad Al-Yacouby Post Doctoral Researcher Faculty of Engineering Amjad Shamim Lecturer Management and Humanities Azlina Binti Mohd Lazim Counselor Student Support Services Azlinda Binti Abdul Malik Lecturer Faculty of Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering Azri Safwan Bin Zulkifli Executive Information Technology and Media Services Dimas Bayu Endrayana Lecturer Faculty of Engineering Eko Widi Purnomo Post Doctoral Researcher Research and Innovation Office Fathin Suraya Binti Jainlabdin Executive Trainee Residential Village Moacyr Bartholomeu Laruccia Associate Professor Faculty of Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering Mohamad Nazmi Zaidi Bin Moni Research Scientist Research and Innovation Office Mohamed Afzanizal Bin Mohd Azhar Executive Information Technology and Media Services Mohamed Zamrud Bin Zainal Lecturer Faculty of Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering Muhamad Zulfadhli Bin Mohd Fadzil Executive Information Technology and Media Services Nik Azrin-Azmi Bin Nik Ahmad Azmi Executive Corporate Services Nik Mohd Hamidi Bin Mohamad Executive Information Resource Centre Nur Aminah Binti Othman Executive Quality Management Unit Nur Syairah Binti Mohamad Sabri Executive Trainee Corporate Services Robabeh Bashiri Research Scientist Research and Innovation Office Sharifah Nur Syahirah Binti Syed Luthfi Executive Trainee Finance and Asset Management Taimur Khan Post Doctoral Researcher Research and Innovation Office UTP Quarterly is the quarterly newsletter of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. The views and opinions expressed or implied are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University s management. No article in part or in whole should be reprinted without written permission. Editorial correspondence and contributions can be addressed to: The Editor-In-Chief, UTP Quarterly, Corporate Services, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia Tel:

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