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| My embryonic passion for scientific research first sparkled during my final year in the undergraduate course. Upon gaining the basic laboratory skills on how to perform simple but essential experiments in the first three years in my undergraduate, I had chosen to do research for my final year project with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zainab Ramli, who is an expert in the field of porous substances particularly in zeolite-based microporous materials. We were working on the simulation and refinement of P-type zeolite based on the Rietveld method. At that stage, I began and learned to see a research as a whole, comprising of series of experiments from materials preparation, characterization to testing. Each steps mutually relating and supporting. This stimulating experiences drove me into the world of research. |
| In July 2003, after struggling in making decision whether or not to join Nanyang Technology University (NTU) Singapore, I enrolled in the Master of Science program in Ibnu Sina Institute for Fundamental Science Studies (IIS) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia under the National Science Fellowship (NSF) offered by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia. There, I pursued a research project related to a new concept of heterogeneous catalysis which sound |
| In year 2005, with blessed, I succeeded in obtaining the Japan MONBUSHO scholarship to further my PhD study in Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, Osaka University, ranking 3rd in Japan and 4th in Asia. According to my educational background and interests, I am now working on photocatalysts which are mainly titanium oxide based materials. Photocatalyst is widely used as an environment protector which is extensively used in waste water, |
| My Routes towards Science |
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| Photo with Professor Dr. Richard R. Earnst, 1991 Nobel Laureate |
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| polluted air and soil treatment. However, current focus on expanding their applications had so far excelled in delicate organic synthesis. We are now concentrating our attention in the fabrication of nanostructured materials based on our nanocasting strategy. |
| Prof. Kazunobu Tanaka, Vice President of AIST. |
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| as `phase-boundary catalysis`. I am fortunate enough to be supervised by a famous Malaysian scientist Prof. Dr. Halimaton Hamdan graduated from University of Cambridge who flourished with countless scientific awards in Malaysia as well as abroad. Meanwhile, among my inspiring mentors, Dr. Hadi Nur who was my co-supervisor was the key person to lead me fully committed in research. Dr. Hadi Nur is an energetic professional scientist equipped with tons of great ideas. In my master project, we had designed and fabricated a catalyst that efficient in epoxidation of linear alkene with aqueous hydrogen peroxide. The catalytic systems we developed were basically based on zeolites and transition metal materials like TiO2 and ZrO2 which were further modified by alkylsilylation and fluorination. Our works have been published in international peer-reviewed journals, conference and proceedings. |
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| Photo with members of IIS |
| Although I am still a new born baby in the field of science and technology research, I do think that a very little contribution towards the expansion of knowledge will have a positive impact on the happiness of human being. |
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