Research Officers:
Ph.D Students:
Maryam Khostinat Nikoo
Javed Akhtar
Fawzi
Mahadhir Mohamed
Zaki Yamani Zakaria
M.Eng. Students
Wan Nor Nadyaini Wan Omar
Nurul Huda Zamzuri
Nazlina Ya’aini
Rubyatul Adawiyah Samsudin
Mohd Fadhzir Ahmad Kamaroddin
Wan Jasrina
PSM Students:
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Prof. Dr. Nor Aishah Saidina Amin
Professor Dr. NorAishah Saidina Amin has been with the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering since 1986. Her main research interests are in catalytic reaction engineering and modeling of chemical reaction systems. She teaches graduate Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering and for the undergraduates she teaches Chemical Reaction Engineering and Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics.
Prof NASA, as she is more affectionately known, has keen interests in conducting research related to catalytic processes and reactor modeling. Her main research projects involve conversions of methane, palmoil and more recently biomass to important chemicals such as hydrogen, syngas, C2+ and liquid fuels. Her involvement with these projects includes experimental and modeling work. Her lab is equipped with catalyst synthesis equipments, custom built reactors for catalyst testing and also on/off-line analytical equipments for both gas and liquid phases. Her modeling work uses software packages such as Statistica for Design of Experiments, Matlab, Polymath and more recently Chemkin. She also uses Artificial Neural Network (ANN) as a tool in her modeling work.
Prof NASA has won many national and international awards for her research on methane and palm oil conversions. Together with her research group, the Chemical Reaction Engineering Group (CREG), she has written many articles in international refereed journals and has also been appointed as reviewer to several international and national journals. She has also been invited as speakers on several occasions. Prof NASA has also been appointed as external and internal examiners for postgraduate theses. She has supervised five Ph.D and twenty-five M.Sc students and many more undergraduate research and design projects. She has also filed two patents pertaining to methane conversion (gas to liquids, GTL).
Prof NASA is the leader of the Chemical and Biotechnology Cluster, RMC UTM before appointed as Deputy Dean for Research and Post Graduate Study at FKKKSA UTM. The cluster comprises of lecturers and researchers whose major research areas are in the chemical and biological systems. She obtained her Ph.D from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1996.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Member, Institute of Chemical Engineers Malaysia
PROFESSIONAL COURSES CONDUCTED
Professional Courses taught to over 250 companies nationwide include:
- Chemical Engineering for Non-Chemical Engineers (CENCE)
- Chemical Process Operations
- Integrated Process and Plant Management Scheme (IPPMS)
- Introductions to Polyolefins Engineering
TEACHING
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
- Chemical Reaction Engineering
- Materials and Energy Balance
- Heat Transfer
- Process Control
- Thermodynamics
- Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory
POSTGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
- Advanced Thermodynamics
- Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering
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Associate Professor Dr. Ramli Mat
B.Sc. (Akron ), M.Sc. (UMIST ), Ph.D. (UTM )(Chem. Eng.)
Dr. Ramli Mat graduated with Doctor of Philosophy from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in Chemical Engineering. He obtained his masters degree in Reaction and Separation System from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK, in 1992. His first degree has been awarded by Akron University, USA in 1988 in Chemical Engineering. His main research area is in catalyst and reaction engineering. His current researchs are Single Step Conversion of methane to gasoline using modified zeolite catalyst and biodiesel production using heterogeneous catalyst. He is also actively involved in the air pollution monitoring of the stack gas. He has written more than 40 papers and technical reports.
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Name: Zaki Yamani Zakaria
Origin: Johor Bahru
Employer: UTM (since 2008)
Previous Experiences: COSS Sdn Bhd (2003-2005); Mewaholeo Industries Sdn Bhd (2005-2008)
Status: Married
Secondary education, year: Malay College Kuala Kangsar, Perak
First Degree, year: Chemical Engineering, Bradford University, UK, 1999.
Masters degree, year: Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2003.
Thesis: Optimization of Oxidative Coupling of Methane Using Experimental Design.
Email: zakiyamani@fkkksa.utm.my
Website: www.zakiyamani.com
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Name: Mohd Fadhzir bin Ahmad Kamaroddin
Position: Research Officer / Masters Eng. student
Origin: Ayer Hitam, Johor
Status: Married
Secondary education, year: MRSM Jasin, Melaka (2000)
First Degree, year: Bachelor in Engineering (Chemical), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2005)
Email:mohdfadhzir@utm.my
Work Experience
2 years hands-on experience as a process engineer at Genting Sanyen Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia’s 1st bio-oil pilot plant that producing bio-oil from empty palm fruit bunch (EPFB) with 25 tons per day capacity. Work hand-in-hand with Biomass Technology Group (BTG), Netherlands and JFE Engineering Corporation (JFE), Japan for the plant optimization in terms of process, production and end product quality.
Research Area
Biofuel and Bio-oil from biomass, Catalytic Reforming of Naphtha, Fuel & Chemical Generation using Plasma Reaction
Research Activities
Low Temperature Catalyst Plasma Reaction for Conversion of Methane and Fuels, VOT 79154, ScieceFund project no: 03-01-06-SF0210, 2007-2009.
A Feasibility Study of Plasma Reaction in Converting Flare Gas to Syngas and C2+ hydrocarbons RM 30,000.00 ExxonMobil 2008 grant
Product Characterization from Catalytic Liquefaction of Empty Palm Fruit Bunch (EPFB) in Near and Supercritical Water (2007-2009) – RM 100,00 FRGS MOHE
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Name: Mahadhir Mohamed
Origin: Muar, Johor
Employer: UTM (since Nov. 1997)
Status: Married
Secondary education, year: Sekolah Menengah Sultan Abdul Halim, Jitra, Kedah (1987-1991)
First Degree, year: B. Eng (Chemical), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 1997.
Masters degree, year: M. Eng. (Chemical), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2000.
PhD Project: Catalytic Conversion of Glycerol (on-going).
Email: mahadhir@fkkksa.utm.my
Website: http://www.fkkksa.utm.my/staff/mahadhir/
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Name: Maryam Khoshtinat Nikoo
Origin: Tehran- Iran
Status: Married
Secondary education: year: Mathematics, Tehran, 1992
First Degree, year: Chemical engineering- food industries, Tehran, 1996
Masters degree, year: Chemical engineering- process design of petroleum industries, Tehran, 2003
Ph.D degree, year: ongoing
Current project: Syngas and oxygenates generation via OCM reaction by a catalytic plasma reactor
E-mail: m_k_nikoo@yahoo.com
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Name: Javaid Akhtar
Origin: Pakistan
Status: Single
Secondary education, year: Intermediate in pre-Engineering (1997), Lahore Board Pakistan
First Degree, year: Chemical Engineering (2002), from the University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan
Masters degree, year: Chemical engineering ( 2005) from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, South Korea
PhD Project:Ozone generation by plasma and its application as oxidant for drinking water treatment
Email:sweeetsanwal@yahoo.com
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Name: Wan Nor Nadyaini Wan Omar
Origin: Gua Musang, Kelantan
Status: Single
Secondary Education: Sek. Keb. Tg. Indra Petra, Gua Musang (2002)
First Degree: Engineering (Chemical), UTM (2008)
Masters Degree: Engineering (Chemical), UTM (On going)
Project: Biodiesel Production from Waste Edible Oil.
Email:: ddpuyau@gmail.com
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Name: Nurul Huda Zamzuri
Origin:
Status: Single
Secondary Education:
First Degree: Engineering (Chemical), UTM (2008)
Masters Degree: Engineering (Chemical), UTM (On-going)
Project:Glycerol Dehydration to Acrolein by Different Solid Acids Catalysts
Email: nurulhudazamzuri@yahoo.com
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Name: Rubyatul Adawiyah Samsudin
Origin:
Status: Married
Secondary Education:
First Degree: Science (Industrial Chemistry), UTM (2007)
Masters Degree: Engineering (Chemical), UTM (On going)
Project:
Email: rubyatul_adawiyah@yahoo.com
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Name: Nazlina binti Ya’aini
Origin: Selama, Perak
Status: Single
Secondary Education: Sek. Men. Keb. Kulim, Kedah(1999-2003)/Kedah Matriculation College (2004-2005)
First Degree: Engineering (Chemical), UTM (2005-2009)
Masters Degree: Engineering (Chemical), UTM (On going)
Project: Chemical treatment of Empty Palm Fruit Bunch and Upgrading of Pyrolysis Oil for Improved Biofuel Properties
Email:cnazmistrychem@yahoo.com / nazlina_yaaini@yahoo.com
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Name:Wan Jasrina
Origin:
Status: Married
Secondary Education:
First Degree: Engineering (Chemical), UMP
Project:Heterogeneous biodiesel production from WCO
Email:
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