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RAMM & MAMIP 2015CONFERENCE SUCCESSFULLY

ORGANIZED BY SMMRE6 August 2015 - School of Materials

and Mineral Resources Engineering(SMMRE) has successfully organized the5th International Conference on theRecent Advances in Materials, Mineral andEnvironment (RAMM) and the 2nd

International Postgraduate Conference onMaterials, Mineral and Polymer (MAMIP).The conference theme was ‘Creating aSustainable World through Advancementin Materials, Minerals & EnvironmentResearch’. The 3 days event which tookplace at Vistana Hotel, Penang, started onthe 4th of August and had managed togather more than 230 abstracts, allreporting on the advancement of materi-als, polymer and mineral and environ-mental science/engineering and on howsuch advancements can be applied in thesubject of sustainable development. Theevent was officiated by YB Datuk Dr. AbuBakar bin Mohamad Diah, DeputyMinister, Ministry of Science, Technology& Innovation.

There were three main topics cov-ered by the conference: Topic 1 :Progress in Mineral Resources andEnvironment Science for SustainableWorld, Topic 2 : Advances in MaterialsScience and Engineering for SustainableWorld and Topic 3 : Innovations inPolymeric Materials for Sustainable World.

To ensure the success of the confer-ence a team of organizing committeecomprising of academicians, technicaland administrative staffs of the schoollead by the chairman; Professor Dr.Hanafi Ismail was formed in early 2015.Several postgraduate students were alsopart of the organizing team. The post-graduate students organized a half-a dayforum session titled: Alumni & YoungScientists Network, Academy of SciencesMalaysia (YSN-ASM) Forum Sessionattended by many young researchersespecially postgraduate students. Activediscussion was evoked by the modera-

tors: Mr. Teo Pao Ter and Mr. Mohd HafizZamri with the panelists; Dr. Tan Wai Kian(Toyohashi University of Technology,Japan), Dr. Sam Sung Ting (UniMAP) andProfessor Dr. M. Iqbal Saripan (YSN-ASM,UPM). A coffee session with YSN-ASMrepresentative Professor Ir. Dr. MohdZainal Abidin Ab Kadir (UPM) was alsoconducted. Apart from that, a workshopwas also conducted under topic 1:Progress in Mineral Resources andEnvironment Science for SustainableWorld. The keynote and plenary speakersof the conference were Professor AdemKurt from Turkey, Professor Peter Knightsfrom Australia, Professor YasuhisaTsukahara from Japan, Professor AriHandono Ramelan from Indonesia, andProfessor Ir. Dr. Ramesh Singh A/L KuldipSingh and Dr. Chantara Thevy A/PRatnam from Malaysia. Most of the pro-ceeding papers have been published inProcedia Chemistry, an Open Access jour-nal by Elsevier.

ANUGERAH BUKU NEGARA 201525 November 2015 - Profesor Dr.

Zainal Arifin Ahmad telah menerimaAnugerah Buku Negara 2015 bagiKategori Buku Umum Terbaik (KategoriSeni Kraf). Buku bertajuk Seni Tembikarmerupakan nukilan Profesor Dr. ZainalArifin Ahmad bersama Dr. Abdul RashidJamaludin dan Dr. Muhammad AzwadiSulaiman.

ENJINIERBuletin Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Bahan dan Sumber Mineral

Bulletin for the School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering Universiti Sains Malaysia

JIL. 17 BIL. 02 No. ISSN: 1511-5275 http://www.usm.my JAN 2016

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YB Datuk Dr. Abu Bakar bin Mohamad Diah, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science, Technology &Innovation (second from left) officiating the opening ceremony of RAMM & MAMIP 2015.

Profesor Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad (tiga dari kanan) menerima Anugerah Buku Negara 2015daripada Dato' Seri Mahdzir Bin Khalid, Menteri Pendidikan (empat dari kanan).

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Buku ini merupakan antara empatjudul buku terbitan Penerbit UniversitiSains Malaysia yang telah berjaya meraihAnugerah Buku Negara 2015 anjuranYayasan Pembangunan Buku Negara.Majlis penganugerahan telah berlangsungdi Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC)dan disempurnakan oleh YB Dato' SeriMahadzir Khalid, Menteri PendidikanMalaysia. Tahniah diucapkan kepadaProfesor Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad di ataskejayaan ini dan semoga ianya menjadipemangkin kepada warga PPKBSM untukmempelbagaikan penerbitan bukan saha-ja di dalam jurnal penyelidikan malahanmelibatkan penghasilan bahan bacaanberbentuk buku untuk tatapanmasyarakat.

KEPUTUSAN AKREDITASI PROGRAM PUSAT PENGAJIAN

KEJURUTERAAN BAHAN DAN SUMBER MINERAL

17 Ogos 2015 - Pusat PengajianKejuruteraan Bahan dan Sumber Mineraltelah menerima keputusan LawatanPenilaian Panel Akreditasi LembagaJurutera Malaysia yang telah diadakanpada 4 dan 5 Mac 2015. ProgramKejuruteraan Polimer telah menerimaakreditasi bagi tahun 2015 dan 2016.Sementara itu, program KejuruteraanBahan dan program Kejuruteraan SumberMineral telah berjaya menerima akreditasibagi tahun 2015, 2016 dan 2017. Syabasdan tahniah diucapkan kepada wargaPPKBSM.

IC-GEOE & SIMPOMIN 2015 30 September 2015 - The 8th

Geological and Geo-Resource Engineering(IC-GeoE 2015) Conference of the “AseanUniversity Network in StrengtheningEngineering Education DevelopmentNetwork (AUN/SEED-Net)” has succesful-ly took place on 29 - 30 September 2015

at Cititel Hotel, Penang. This was a joint-ly organised programme with the MineralResearch Centre (MRC), Department ofMineral and Geoscience Malaysia, Ipoh(7th Mineral Symposium-SIMPOMIN) inconjunction with the 4th “ASEAN-JapanBUILD-UP Cooperative EducationProgram for Global Human ResourcesDevelopment in Earth ResourcesEngineering (AJ-BCEP) School on theMove (SOM) program. The theme of thisyear’s conference was “TowardSustainable Development andManagement of Mineral Resources”,which was to promote greater networkingof academicians and professionals insharing of common knowledge, facilitat-ing exchange of ideas and to keepabreast with the latest developmentunder the Mineral, Geological and Geo-resources fields such as EngineeringGeology, Geothermal, Economic Minerals,Mining, Mineral Processing, Recycling,Remote Sensing, Geophysics etc. withinthe spirit of ASEAN for improved mineralresource development and management.

This conference attracted about 210participants from ASEAN member institu-tions, Japanese universities, SOM, MineralResearch Centre, including representa-tives from local industries, governmentbodies and universities. The event wasofficiated by Professor Dr. Hanafi Ismail,representing the Vice Chancellor ofUniversiti Sains Malaysia. Two prominentkeynote speakers and nine invited speak-ers were invited for the conference. Thefirst keynote speech was addressed byTuan Haji Shahar Effendi Abdullah Azizi,the Director of Mineral Research Centre(MRC) with a title of ‘Scenario ofMalaysian Mineral Industry andDevelopment’. The second keynote wasgiven by Prof Koichiro Watanabe, whospoke on the ‘International EducationProgramme in Earth ResourcesEngineering, AJ-BCEP 2013-2015’.

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Editorial Board

Participants of The 8th Geological and Geo-Resource Engineering (IC-GeoE 2015) Conference ofthe AUN/SEED-Net.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khairunisak

Abdul Razak

(Advisor)

Prof. Dr. Chow Wen Shyang(Chief Editor)

Dr. Shah Rizal Kasim

Dr. Raa Khimi Shuib

Dr. Pung Swee Yong

Dr. Hareyani Zabidi

Ms. Habsah Haliman

Assistant Editor

Ms. Hasnah Awang

Ms. Nor Asmah Redzuan


Both speakers gave stimulating sce-narios on the regional progress and devel-opment of mining and mineral resourcesengineering, which to remind us on thecurrent and future trend of mining indus-tries. After the opening ceremony, 18panels of four to five speakers each werelined up, to run in parallel sessions ofthree for the whole two days. They cov-ered a broad range of areas of mining,OSH, environmental, engineering geolo-gy, mineral processing, applied/industrialmineral, geology, geophysics, geothermaland applied geology.

On the second day of conference, inconjunction with the event held, series oflectures were given by the lecturers ofMineral Resources Engineering to the 4thSOM participants. This program was firstinitiated in 2012 by the ASEAN-Japanesecollaborative committee to offer greateropportunity for the ASEAN and Japanesepostgraduate students in geological andgeo-resources engineering to learn andparticipate in building green and sustain-able mining industries. It was planned asan eight-day program of learning andexperiencing, in which the students werebrought to visit few quarries and minesafter attended the two days conference.

After two days of inspiring presenta-tions, dialogues, best practices, lively andfruitful discussions, the participantsissued a declaration, containing the mostimportant issues raised at the conference,and formulated possible guidelines forfuture development. The conference wasgenerally regarded as a great success andhas contributed significantly to the net-working of the scientific community ofGeological and Geo-ResourceEngineering. The direct collaborationamong the ASEAN Universities will contin-ue as well.

TOKOH PERSATUAN ELEKTRONMIKROSKOPI MALAYSIA

4 Disember 2015 - Profesor Dr. HanafiIsmail dinobatkan sebagai Tokoh dalamkalangan ahli Persatuan ElektronMikroskopi Malaysia (PEMM).Pengiktirafan tersebut diberikan semasamajlis perasmian 24th ScientificConference of Microscopy SocietyMalaysia (SCMSM) 2015 yang berlang-sung di Melaka. PEMM mempunyai ahliseramai lebih kurang 1,000 orang yangterdiri daripada ahli akademik danpegawai sains dalam institut awam andswasta. Pengiktirafan dan penghormatanyang diberikan oleh PEMM ini atas sum-bangan Profesor Dr. Hanafi Ismail selamalebih 15 tahun dalam persatuan tersebut.

MALAYSIA'S RISING STARAWARD

3 September 2015 – Professor Dr.Hazizan Md Akil was among of the sevenUSM researchers who received theMalaysia's Rising Star Award. All togetherthere were 14 researchers from all the

public universities who accepted theawards. This acknowledgement was givento researchers with articles publishedbeing cited in the top 1% in the world, byreferring to the data banks of Web ofScience (WoS) Thomson Reuters andIncites. The awards were presented bythe Minister of Higher Education, Dato'Seri Haji Idris Bin Jusoh.

TOP RESEARCH SCIENTISTSMALAYSIA (TRSM 2015)

31 October 2015 - Professor Ir. Dr.Srimala Sreekantan was awarded TopResearch Scientists Malaysia (TRSM 2015)by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia(ASM). The award ceremony was held atKuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).The Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM)through the Top Research ScientistsMalaysia (TRSM) initiative aims to identifyand recognize the leading research scien-tists who are active in research and devel-opment (R&D) in Malaysia, acknowledgetheir contribution and showcase them asexperts in their respective research areasthrough the TRSM platform.

MAJLIS ANUGERAH SANGGARSANJUNG (MASS) 2014

16 November 2015 - The SanggarSanjung or Hall of Fame event whichbegan in 2001 is a special ceremony heldto celebrate outstanding contributions ofUSM staff and Academic Staff TrainingScheme (ASTS) Fellows in research, pub-lications, personality, quality, creativityand teaching categories and who hadreceived awards and accolades from bothnational and/or international agencies fortheir efforts and achievements. MajlisAnugerah Sanggar Sanjung (MASS) 2014was held on 16 November 2015 at HotelEquatorial Pulau Pinang.



Gambar kenangan penerima Anugerah Sanggar Sanjung (MASS) 2014.

Gambar kenangan penerima Malaysia's Rising Star Award 2015 (Profesor Dr. Hazizan, dua dari kanan).

14 academicians from School ofMaterials and Mineral ResourcesEngineering won award in Publication cat-egory: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad AzminMohamad, Dr. Yeoh Fei Yee, Prof. Dr.Hanafi Ismail, Prof. Dr. Hazizan Md Akil,Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khairunisak Abdul Razak,Prof. Ir. Dr. Mariatti Jaafar @ Mustapha,Prof. Dr. Azlan Ariffin, Prof. Ir. Dr. CheongKuan Yew, Prof. Ir. Dr. Srimala A/PSreekantan, Dr. Shah Rizal Kasim, Prof.Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad, and Prof. Dr.Zuhailawati Hussain. Prof. Ir. Dr. SrimalaA/P Sreekantan won the award forResearch product (Commercialization)category for Nano TiO2 Solution. Forpatent category, Prof. Ir. Dr. Cheong KuanYew and his team won the award for theirpatent entitle Lanthanum Cerium Oxidethin film and its preparation thereof.

SMMRE STAFFS EXCELLED INPECIPTA 2015

6 December 2015 - The researchteams from School of Materials andMineral Resources Engineering participat-ed in the 14th International HigherEducation Institutions Research andInvention Expo (PECIPTA 2015) whichwas held at Kuala Lumpur ConventionalCentre, Kuala Lumpur (4-6 Dec 2015).The exhibition consisted of six clusters,namely (1) Education & HumanDevelopment, (2) Agriculture,Aquaculture & Environment, (3)Biotechnology, Life Science & PureSciences, (4) ManufacturingTechnologies, (5) InformationCommunication Technology & Multimediaand (6) Health, Wellness & Wellbeing.The researchers had opportunities tomeet with industry for potential collabora-tions via this platform. All of four researchteams from our school were excelled inthis exhibition by winning one gold medal,one silver medal and two bronze medals.Congratulations to Professor Ir Dr. SrimalaSreekantan (Gold Medal), Professor Dr.Hanafi Ismail (Silver Medal), Dr. PungSwee Yong (Bronze Medal) and AssociateProfessor Dr. Nurulakmal Mohd Sharif(Bronze Medal).

SYARAHAN UMUM PELANTIKANPROFESOR

8 Disember 2015 - Majlis SyarahanUmum Pelantikan Profesor anjuran PusatPengajian Kejuruteraan Bahan danSumber Mineral telah diadakan pada 8Disember 2015. Seramai lebih kurang 500tetamu yang terdiri daripada kakitangandan pelajar Universiti Sains Malaysia telahmenghadiri Majlis Syarahan ini yang dis-ampaikan oleh Profesor Ir. Dr. CheongKuan Yew dan Profesor Dr. Hazizan MdAkil yang bertempat di Auditorium,

Kampus Kejuruteraan, USM. Prof. Ir. Dr.Cheong Kuan Yew telah menyampaikansyarahan bertajuk "Saput Nipis: Sains,Teknologi dan Kejuruteraan untukMengatasi Krisis Tenaga". Antara intipatiyang terkandung dalam syarahan beliauadalah melalui peredaran semasa dalamindustri, pertambahan populasi duniaserta perubahan gaya hidup manusiatelah mengakibatkan peningkatan peng-gunaan tenaga yang mendadak teruta-manya tenaga elektrik yang lazimnyadijanakan daripada bahan-bahan pem-bakaran fosil seperti minyak petrol yangdikategorikan sebagai sumber yang tidakboleh diperbaharui. Ketidakseimbangankadar penggunaan dan kadar penghasilanini telah mewujudkan krisis tenaga yangperlu diatasi segera iaitu dengan pelak-sanaan penggunaan sains, teknologi dankejuruteraan melalui saput nipis.Sementara itu, dalam majlis yang sama,Profesor Dr. Hazizan Md. Akil telah men-gupas tajuk "Bahan Komposit Polimer:Gentian Kenaf Sebagai PemangkinKelestarian Teknologi Komposit Mesra

Alam" yang mempunyai kelebihanberbanding bahan logam di persekitaranyang mengakis disebabkan sifat rintangankakisan yang tinggi terhadap ejen-ejenkakisan seperti air, hidrogen dan oksigen.Penyelidikan dalam bidang ini dilihat akanmembawa pengembangan teknologi pul-trusi dalam mengeluarkan kompositstruktur untuk aplikasi-aplikasi kejuruter-aan. Pengenalan bahan gentian kenaf kedalam bahan komposit polimer pultrusi inipula dilihat mampu menghasilkan bahankomposit yang lebih mesra alam dalammenjamin kelestarian alam terus terpeli-hara. Sebelum berakhir, majlis turut dis-erikan dengan penyampaian jambanganbunga daripada ahli keluarga, industri danpusat pengajian serta lawatan pameran diperkarangan Auditorium.


Majlis Syarahan Umum Pelantikan Profesor Dr. Hazizan Md Akil.


Majlis Syarahan Umum Pelantikan Profesor Ir. Dr. Cheong Kuan Yew.

VISIT TO TOYOHASHIUNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

(TUT), JAPAN

26 November 2015 - As part of theinspiration to globalize the university,Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) hasacknowledged the continuous collabora-tion between USM and ToyohashiUniversity of Technology (TUT, Japan) asone of the programmes which should befurther explored and strengthen. Seeingthat USM (especially SMMRE) has beenworking closely with TUT in variousresearch topics since 2005, USM pro-posed an initiative to systematize the col-laboration by setting up a ResearchProgramme titled: Tools for Heavy MetalMitigation: Detection and Removal fromthe Environment. Our school lead theteam of researchers from both universi-ties (USM and TUT) and a meeting wascalled to order to discuss on researchprojects and to reach an agreement onwhat should the programme entails. Themeeting was conducted on the 24-26thNovember 2015 at TUT in Japan andattended by Assoc. Prof. Dr ZainoviaLockman, Assoc. Prof. Dr KhairunisakAbdul Razak, Assoc. Prof. Dr AsrulnizamAbd Manaf, Dr Elmi Abu Bakar and fromTUT side Prof. Atsunori Matsuda, Dr TanWai Kian, Prof. Kazuaki Sawada, Prof.Akihiko Matsumoto and Prof. NaokiUchiyama. A separate meeting with theVice President of TUT; Prof. MitsuteruInoue and for the preparation of the nec-essary documents, a meeting with Mr.Kiyohiko Kuroda and Prof. Lim Pang Boey(Center for International Education) werealso conducted. Apart from meetings anddiscussions, the group also took theopportunity to visit the laboratories inTUT. The research programme will bestarted in 2016 and among other things;it will promote students exchange from

TUT to USM and USM to TUT. Mobility ofresearchers is believed to be the key inproducing postgraduate with more inter-national exposure.

JELAJAH USTAZ SIRI 4 ANJURAN MIMATES

9 Disember 2015 - MIMATES dengankerjasama Persatuan Mahasiswa Islam(PMI) telah mengadakan Jelajah UstazSiri ke-4. Antara matlamat program iniadalah bagi memantapkan jati diri dansahsiah para pelajar dalam mendepaniarus peredaran semasa yang sarat den-gan cabaran yang boleh menganggugugat akhlak dan keterampilan pelajar.Kehadiran penceramah jemputan iaituUstaz Syahir Rosmi yang juga merupakanseorang pendakwah muda mampumenarik para pelajar KampusKejuruteraan terutamanya pelajar-pelajar

PPKBSM. Penceramah turut mengin-gatkan hadirin untuk mengenal apa erticinta sebenar yang didasari oleh cintakepada Pencipta dan bukan hanyasekadar cinta kepada makhluk semata-mata. Seterusnya majlis diteruskan den-gan jamuan ringan bersama semuahadirin yang hadir. Disamping menjamuselera, para pelajar juga dapat menger-atkan hubungan silaturrahim sesamapelajar Kampus Kejuruteraan merentasipusat pengajian. Penghargaan diucapkankepada semua ahli JawatankuasaProgram yang terdiri daripada ahli persat-uan MIMATES dan Persatuan MahasiswaIslam.

LAWATAN KE CAMERON HIGHLAND

9 Disember 2015 - Satu aktiviti luaryang diberi nama “PGSC CommitteeRetreat” telah dianjurkan oleh PersatuanPelajar Ijazah Tinggi (PGSC) PusatPengajian Kejuruteraan Bahan danSumber Mineral (PPKBSM), UniversitiSains Malaysia. Aktiviti ini telah diadakandi Cameron Highlands, Pahang bertujuanuntuk menghargai ahli exco PGSC bagisesi 2014/2015 serta mengeratkan silatu-rahim di antara exco lama dan baru.Seramai 40 orang ahli jawatankuasa darikedua-dua sesi 2014/2015 dan2015/2016 telah mengambil bahagiandalam aktiviti tersebut. Antara tempat-tempat yang telah dilawati ialah LavenderGarden, Ladang Teh dan juga pasar.


Photo taken at TUT (Japan) laboratory.

Gambar kenangan ahli PGSC di ladang teh Cameron Highland.

HARI PPKBSM 2015

24 Oktober 2015 - Sambutan HariPPKBSM merupakan acara tahunan yangdiadakan di pusat pengajian ini. HariPPKBSM 2015 dirancang dengan bertu-juan untuk mengeratkan silaturrahim danhubungan antara semua staf PPKBSM disamping menguatkan semangat ikhlasberkhidmat dan “Bekerjasama sertaBerkerja Bersama-sama” untuk PPKBSMdan USM. Di samping itu, beberapa aktiv-iti juga dirancang bagi mengeratkan ker-jasama secara berkumpulan melalui aktiv-iti sukan (indoor games) dan riadah. HariPPKBSM juga memberi pengiktirafankepada staf yang memberikan komitmendan kualiti bekerja. Justeru, pada 24Oktober 2015, sambutan Hari PPKBSM2015 telah berlangsung dengan penuhmeriah.

Antara aktiviti yang diadakan adalahacara sukaneka staf dan ahli keluargaseperti rebut gula-gula, “bowling” dewan,gelecek punya gelecek, hoki botoi, leng-gang Mek Ja, sepak raga/ bulu ayam,gelung hula hoop, tamparan wanita danlontaran cinta bersemi. Acara juga dise-lang-selikan dengan cabutan bertuah danseterusnya penyampaian Anugerah KualitiStaf yang cemerlang di sepanjang tahun2014. Berikut adalah senarai penerimabagi Anugerah Kualiti Staf:

(1). Staf pentadbiran & PegawaiLatihan Vokasional Terbaik – Cik NoorHakishah Binti Samsudin

(2). Makmal Terbaik – (a). Encik Mohd Azam Bin Rejab -

Makmal Bahan Elektronik(b). Encik Mohammad Azrul Bin Zainol

Abidin - Makmal Kimia(c). Encik Mohd. Suharudin Bin Sulong

& Encik Shahril Amir Bin Saleh - MakmalGetah

(3). Perolehan Geran PenyelidikanTertinggi Tahun 2014 – Prof. Ir. Dr. Srimalaa/p Sreekantan

(4). Penerbitan Jurnal ISI Kumulatif‘’Impact Factor’’ Tertinggi Tahun 2014 -Profesor Dr. Hanafi Ismail

(5). Pencapaian Penerbitan RankingTertinggi Mengikut Kategori Bidang dalamJurnal ISI Tahun 2014 - Profesor Dr. ZainalArifin Ahmad

(6). Pensyarah Terbaik dari SegiPengajaran Sidang Akademik 2014/2015 -Profesor Dato’ Ir. Dr. Eric Goh

(7). Anugerah Sukan Staf (a). En. Mohd Ali bin May(b). En. Mohamad Syafiq bin Mustapa

Sukri(c). En. Muhammad Sofi bin Jamil(d). En. Mohd Suharudin bin Sulong(8). Anugerah Penjanaan Kewangan

Melalui Konsultansi / PengkomersilanProf. Ir. Dr. Srimala a/p Sreekantan

PENGANUGERAHAN IJAZAH ANUMERTA

21 November 2015 - AllahyarhamMuhamad Izzamir Nabihan bin A.Majidtelah menerima ijazah secara anumertasemasa Upacara Konvokesyen ke-52,Universiti Sains Malaysia. Majlis pen-ganugerahan itu telah diadakan pada hariSabtu, 21 November 2015 (Sidang ke-8)bertempat di Dewan Tuanku Syed Putra,USM. Menyorot kembali peristiwa hitamyang berlaku, Allahyarham MuhammadIzzamir Nabihan bin A. Majid, 23, mening-gal dunia apabila bas yang dinaikinyabersama-sama 19 pelajar lain dan 6 orangkakitangan dari Pusat PengajianKejuruteraan Bahan dan Sumber Mineralterlibat dalam kemalangan yang dila-porkan berlaku di Jalan LintasanGeumpang-Meulaboh Desa Bangkeh Acehpada 12 Mac 2015. Allahyarham meru-pakan pelajar tahun akhir yang mengikutiProgram Akademik Pendedahan MineralMalaysia Indonesia (Malaysia IndonesiaMinerals Education Exposure) yang

baharu selesai melawat kawasan perlom-bongan arang batu di sana.

KEJOHANAN PING PONG TERTUTUPPPKBSM 2015

19 Mei 2015 - Kelab Sukan & Rekreasi(KSR) PPKBSM telah menganjurkanKejohanan Ping Pong PeseoranganTertutup PPKBSM 2015 bertempat diKompleks Sukan USM Kejuruteraan pada18 & 19 Mei 2015. Kejohanan yangjulung-julung kalinya mendapat sambutanyang menggalakkan di mana seramai 20peserta telah berentap dan telah diba-hagikan kepada empat kumpulan.Keputusan penuh perlawanan adalahseperti berikut: Johan - En. Saarani binIjak, Naik Johan - En. Mohd Helmi binKhir, Tempat Ketiga - En. Suharudinsulong dan Tempat Keempat – Prof HanafiBin Ismail. Selain tujuan riadah danrekreasi, kejohanan ini turut dapat mera-patkan hubungan kekeluargaan sesamawarga PPKBSM. Syabas dan tahniah kepa-da para pemenang.


Aktiviti Hari PPKBSM 2015

Getting to Know Plagiarism

Norazharuddin Shah Abdullah1*, Siti Kartini Enche Ab Rahim2, Wan Fahmin Faiz Wan Ali1

1Structural Materials Niche Area, Schoolof Materials and Mineral Resources

Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia,Engineering Campus, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia.

2Faculty of Engineering Technology,Universiti Malaysia Perlis,

Kampus Pauh Putra,02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.

AbstractPlagiarism is a worldwide issue that isharming the academic fraternity. Due tomore plagiarism cases being exposed(some being high-profile), it is hard todeny that plagiarism is now getting frombad to worse. This article hopes to intro-duce what plagiarism is, the types andwhy it happens, and how perhaps, thissickness could be eradicated.

Introduction Although the extent is relatively unknownlocally, plagiarism, being a global issue, isgetting more critical attention at top uni-versities around the world. For example,in 2006, the Guardian reported that pla-giarism is rife at Oxford, where the yearbefore, 10 cases of ‘intentional or reck-less’ plagiarism were detected, most werefound guilty [1]. Two years before that, in2004, three Harvard professors, namelyDershowitz, Ogletree and Tribe werecaught ‘misusing source’ for theirresearch work [2,3]. In 2008, the BBCreported that in a survey organized by theUniversity of Cambridge student’s paperfound out that 49% of the respondentsadmitted to a wide range of plagiarism,and only 20 students were caught [4].Further reading indicates that in each ofthe cases, early detection of plagiarismcame from individuals familiar with thesubject matter, and later confirmed usingelectronic detectors. Sadly, plagiarism isnot an academic-only ailment. In the year2000, Michael Bolton (yes, the singer)was slapped with a seven-figure finewhen one of his songs was proven to beplagiarized from another song [5]. In alatest furore, Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Logowas controversially withdrawn due to alle-gations of plagiarism [6]. This indicatesthat plagiarism now is very much in thesociety; exists not only in the academicdomain, but in daily life as well. This doesnot bode well; plagiarism taints the learn-ing cycle, contaminates the evolution ofeducation, pollutes the intensification ofintelligence, defiles wisdom and infectsthe sanctity of knowledge.

Defining PlagiarismIn order to understand the problem, thesubject matter needs to be defined.Plagiarism has been extensively defined.For example, the Oxford Dictionarydefines plagiarism as “the practice of tak-ing someone else’s work or ideas andpassing them off as one’s own” [7].Merriam-Webster meanwhile not onlyagrees to the first definition but alsoadded “use (another’s production) with-out crediting the source”. It believed thatthe Latin word ‘plagiarius’ (meaning kid-napper), is the root to the current Englishword ‘plagiarize’ [8,9]. Thus, please bearin mind that plagiarism is not limited to aproduct to be made public (e.g., journalpublications, paintings to be displayed ina gallery, lecture notes on the world wideweb, a design of a device to be used by aproduction line in a factory, etc.). It con-stitutes everything that one may gainfrom. So literally, plagiarism can bedefined other’s work for one’s own profit.By doing so, one may stereotype plagia-rism to be largely related to somethingwritten. The fact that textual plagiarismcan be spotted much easier eases thespotlight on its equally serious counter-part, i.e., in drawings, music, painting etc.[5,6,10]. Many authors (on plagiarism)expressed that the boundaries of plagia-rism in research are unclear. Due to this,an increasingly substantial amount ofwork nowadays ‘contain elements of rep-etition’, where ‘the actual source is notproperly acknowledged’.

Plagiarism can be grouped into four majorcategories, as per Figure 1. The same fig-ure also displays the most probable andmore common causes in committing pla-giarism [11-14].

a. Accidental; this covers the minute

chance of what was being written or sub-mitted, have been reported elsewhere, ina similar way, unknowingly. ‘Accidental’here also covers the ‘ignorance of the law’circumstances, which include not under-standing what governs plagiarism andpoor understanding of citations and refer-encing systems [10]. Often, the repliesmay be ‘Somehow, we (the perpetratorand the original author) are in the samewavelength…’ or ‘It is just amazing howstrongly we agree on things…’ and mayeven be ‘I don’t know, by sheer piece ofluck, or a moment of genius, we just saythings similarly…’

This may be improved by training andunderstanding. If the act is purely acci-dental, then, it may not be repeated oncethe perpetrator is aware of what to do(and of course, what not to do!) [13].Perhaps, technical paraphrasing may alsobe a key here. Technical paraphrasing isdeemed as one of the basic skills in tech-nical writing, and should be known /understood by postgraduates in general.Please however, do bear in mind, thatrearranging words in different ways doesnot constitute the act of technical para-phrasing. Ideas still need to be acknowl-edged (it does not mean that if you pres-ent something in a different form, youcan do without citing the original!), buttechnical paraphrasing allows one todigest, expand, relate, rebut and con-clude. By doing so, some originality willsurface in terms of critical argument andstructured/logical opinions, making this worthwhile as an addition to the knowl-edge body. b. Non-intentional; this takes care ofhonest mistakes, e.g., failure to cite,missing citations, rearrangement ofadapted facts, and so on. It also covers


Figure 1: The four basic categories of plagiarism and the probable causes of plagiarism [10-14]


the point where the perpetrator’s thinkingand style are very much influenced byhis/her major references. Some samplereactions include ‘… I forgot, this pointdid come from somewhere…’ or ‘…thesentence/paragraph is so good that I cando nothing to make it mine…’.

In this case, technical paraphrasing maynot be the best alternative. The first sec-tion of (b) which highlighted failure tocite, missing citations and rearrangementof facts, may well be improved by onewith experience (on that subject matter),or in fact, in academic research, forexample, the supervisor [10,13].

c. Self plagiarism; using your own workin a different form/way without citing theoriginal piece of work. Some replies maybe in the form of ‘…well, I thought of this,so I can use it wherever and whenever.’ oreven, ‘… err… should I self cite? Come on,I am not going to stoop that low!’.Regardless. Please note: When you writesomething original, it does not remainoriginal. So, please cite.

In this case also as per (b), technical par-aphrasing may not be the best alterna-tive. Again, doing without self plagiarismwill need guidance and constant practice.Self-citing is not taboo, or even frownedupon, unless done out of proportion.Done proportionately, it brings muchmore good than harm!

d. Deliberate; the blatant act of copyingwithout permission, knowingly (that thisis against the law), and passing it as yourown. No further explanation needed here.

This is the most worrying of the lot. It hasbeen discussed by many writers in thefield of plagiarism that individuals com-mitting plagiarism this way are the mostdifficult to detect, and most difficult tocorrect/fix [10,14]. Some individualscommitting plagiarism in this category areobsessed in getting whatever they want,by hook or crook. Education and trainingon plagiarism may work, but it remains tobe seen whether there will be personalcharacter improvement (in this case, forplagiarism), without the element of fear.

Going against Plagiarism:Prevention is better than cure, plusthe element of fearWe are handling things which are hap-pening. Why don’t we stop them fromhappening? All other top universities arelooking at good individual practice, love inwork and pride of doing research. Itneeds to be reminded that software (suchas Turn It In, Viper, Plagiarism Checkeretc.) for detection is only one step [15].There is no guarantee that these softwaremay stop or eliminate plagiarism alto-gether (most unlikely, really). It is inter-esting to note that local universities

(either private or public) happen to takeplagiarism seriously; for example,Universiti Sains Malaysia has a transpar-ent Plagiarism Policy which is in placesince April 2013 [16], Universiti PutraMalaysia has a clear section on plagiarismon their book on thesis preparation [17]while Universiti Malaya published a bookentitled ‘How to Avoid Plagiarism AHandbook for Postgraduate Students[18].

Plagiarism happens when there is need,or pressure. It also happens when ‘igno-rance happens to be bliss’. For example,the dissertation is due next week. Onecan be thinking, ‘Why don’t I just copysome parts and change it a bit, that isgoing to save me some time!’ and ‘Once Icite them, it should be fine!’. Plagiarismcan also be rampant when it is condoned(i.e., no policy, legislation or tools to con-trol). ‘The examiners are not going toread my submitted article word by word!’Or even ‘The university has a software tocheck, but no one never uses it.’Sometimes, it may be ‘It is not a mustanyway to use such detection tools.’ Or ‘Ido not think they have a rule for this.’Knowing about poor enforcement alsoprompts plagiarism to be rampant. ‘Theydid nothing when a friend was caught.’ Itis even worse when even supervisorscannot guide or advise their students onpoor writing ethics and plagiarism.

It is interesting to note that this ‘supplyand demand’ chain (supply will be fromthe vast information available, anddemand can be time, i.e., deadlines, oreven the need to get good grades) needsto be broken. For intentional offenders,they should not only be reprimanded, butslapped with stiff penalties. Here comesthe element of fear. Good governance onplagiarism (e.g., with strict codes of con-duct and severe disciplinary actions, etc.)will definitely deter plagiarism. It comesto a point where an individual wanting tocommit plagiarism would think, ‘...it is notworth it, I am not going to take thechance to be rusticated or expelled, justbecause I copied someone else’s work...’or ‘...I’m definitely going to get caught ifI do it!’.

Conclusion: Isn’t this everyone’sresponsibility?This article introduced plagiarism byexplaining what it means. This article alsoexemplifies the types of plagiarism andwhat we think that allows plagiarism totranspire. It is also presented in brief,how plagiarism can be countered. Webelieve that prevention is better thancure. It is also noted that no single action,including the usage of a state of the artelectronic plagiarism detection tool, canwipe-out plagiarism. In fact, in the waragainst plagiarism, an integrated mecha-nism, which covers governance, usage of

various detection tools (including supervi-sion), education and awareness (on pla-giarism and good practise) at differentlevels need to be formulated. This is seenby many to be the first concrete step inmaking a difference on plagiarism. At thecellular level, as for us individuals, it isimperative to understand plagiarism, pro-mote it to our peers as a disease, and say‘No!’ to it. It is after all, everyone’sresponsibility.

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List of SMMRE Postgraduate Students Viva (July to December 2015)

No. Student Nama / Date Degree Title of Thesis Name of Supervisor

1 Lee Ting

30 July 2015

Ph.D Synthesis of Nanoporous Activated Carbon Fibre From Empty Fruit

Bunch Fibre for Methane Gas AdsorptionDr. Yeoh Fei YeeProf. Dr. Radzali Othman

2 Khairul Arifah binti Saharudin

10 August 2015

Ph.D Synthesis of C-TiO2 NT and CP-TiO2 NT for Excellent

Photocatalytic ActivityProf. Ir. Dr. Srimala a/p Sreekantan

3 Tham Wei Ling

13 August 2015

Ph.D Preparation and Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid)/Halloysite Nanotube

NanocompositesProf. Dr. Chow Wen ShyangProf. Dr. Zainal Arifin Mohd IshakAssoc. Prof. Dr. Poh Beng Teik

4 Siti Salwa binti Alias

17 August 2015

Ph.D Preparation and Characterisation of Porous Chitosan Membrane for

Proton BatteriesAssoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Azmin MohamadAssoc. Prof. Dr. Zulkifli Mohamad Ariff

5 Teguh Darsono

2 September 2015

Ph.D Study of Electron Transport on Gold Nanodot-Silicon Interface

Grown by Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM)Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sabar Derita HutagalungProf. Ir. Dr. Cheong Kuan YewProf. Dr. Zainal Arifin Ahmad

6 Faisal Budiman

22 September 2015

M.Sc The Formation of Iron Oxide Nanowires by Thermal Oxidation for

Cr(VI) Removal by AdsorptionAssoc. Prof. Dr. Zainovia Lockman

7 Mohamad Ibrahim bin Ahmad

19 October 2015

M.Sc The Study on Thermoplastic Honeycomb Core Sandwich Structures

for Engineering ApplicationsProf. Dr. Hazizan Md Akil

8 Muhammad Safwan bin Hamzah

19 October 2015

M.Sc Electrical Insulation Characteristics of PP/EPDM Nanocomposites Prof. Ir. Dr. Mariatti JaafarAssoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Kamarol MohdJamil

9 Loh Tat Chuang

20 October 2015

M.Sc Synthesis and Property Studies of Mechacrylate Based

Poly(Siloxane-Silsesquloxane) ResinsAssoc. Prof. Dr. Zulkifli AhmadProf. Dr. Hanafi Ismail

10 Ong Pek Ling

22 October 2015

Ph.D Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide and Lead Nitrate in the Cyanidation

Leaching of Low Grade Gold OresDr. Norlia Baharun

11 Mohd Amin bin Ahmad Razali

26 October 2015

Ph.D Biodegradable Polymeric Flocculants Based on Cassava Starch

Grafted Polydiallyidimethylammonium ChorideProf. Dr. Azlan AriffinProf. Dr. Hanafi Ismail

12 Indra Surya

27 October 2015

Ph.D The Potential of Alkanolamide as a New Additive in Natural and

Synthetic Rubber CompoundsProf. Dr. Hanafi IsmailAssoc. Prof. Dr. Azura A Rashid

13 Nur Ariffah binti Md Sani

5 November 2015

M.Sc Characterization of Ternary Ni-Ag-P and Ni-Cu-P for Electronic

Industry ApplicationAssoc. Prof. Dr. Nurulakmal Mohd SharifDr. Anasyida Abu Seman

14 Nwe Ni @ Nwe Ni Hlaing

9 November 2015

Ph.D Synthesis and Characterization of CaCO3 and Zr-Ce-Ca(OH)2 for

CO2 AdsorptionProf. Ir. Dr. Srimala a/p SreekantanProf. Dr. Radzali Othman

15 Abdul Rashid bin Jamaludin

11 November 2015

Ph.D Fabrication of High Performance Foam Structure for Porous

Medium BurnerProf. Dr. Zainal Arifn AhmadProf. Dr. Mohd Zulkifly AbdullahDr. Shah Rizal Kasim

16 Seng Sophea

16 November 2015

M.Sc Evaluation and Processing of Andalusite Mineral From Terengganu,

MalaysiaAssoc. Prof. Dr. Hashim HussinAssoc. Prof. Dr. Kamar Shah Ariffin

17 Ng Soo Ai

17 December 2015

Ph.D Fabrication of Gold Nanoparticles Using Low Hydrothermal

Reaction for Memory ApplicationAssoc. Prof. Dr. Khairunisak Abdul RazakProf. Ir. Dr. Cheong Kuan Yew

Visitors to the SMMRE (July to December 2015)

No. Date Name Organization Purpose

1. 28.10.15 Kaneyasu IdaArphatchanee Hongswadi

JICA AUN SEED-Net Ex-Post Evaluation visit

STAF NAIK PANGKAT 2015

BIL NAMA JAWATAN TARIKH LANTIKAN

1 HANAFI B. ISMAIL, FASC PROFESOR DR. PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI GRED KHAS A VK5 28/08/2015

2 SRIMALA A/P SREEKANTAN, PROFESOR IR. DR. PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI GRED KHAS C VK7 28/08/2015

3 ZUHAILAWATI BT. HUSSAIN, PROFESOR DR. PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI GRED KHAS C VK7 28/08/2015

4 CHOW WEN SHYANG, PROFESOR DR. PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI GRED KHAS C VK7 30/10/2015

5 NADRAS BT. OTHMAN, PROF. MADYA DR. PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI DS54 22/07/2015

6 HASLIZA BT. MAT SAAD, PUAN PEGAWAI LATIHAN VOKASIONAL J44 01/07/2015

7 MOHAMAD AZWAN B. MAD NASER, ENCIK PEGAWAI LATIHAN VOKASIONAL J44 01/07/2015

8 SUHANI BT. ABDULLAH, PUAN PEGAWAI LATIHAN VOKASIONAL J44 01/07/2015

PELANTIKAN STAF BARU

BIL NAMA JAWATAN TARIKH LANTIKAN

1 RAA KHIMI SHUIB, DR. PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI GRED DS51 11/09/2015

2 KU MARSILLA KU ISHAK, DR. PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI GRED DS51 11/09/2015


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1 Maryam Irani, Maohong Fan, Hanafi Ismail, Abdulwahab Tuwati, Bryce Dutcher, Armistead G Russell (2015). Modifiednanosepiolite as an inexpensive support of tetraethylenepentamine for CO2 sorption, Nano Energy, 11, pp.235-246.

10.325 Q1

2 M.R. Marks, Z. Hassan, and K.Y. Cheong (2015). Ultrathin Wafer Pre-Assembly and Assembly Process Technologies: AReview, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, 40(5), pp.1-40.

6.450 Q1

3 Nurhaswani Alias, Ahmad Azmin Mohamad (2015). Advances of aqueous rechargeable lithium-ion battery: A review, Journalof Power Sources, 274, pp.237-251.

6.217 Q1

4 Chai Yan Ng, Khairunisak Abdul Razak, and Zainovia Lockman (2015). Effect of annealing on acid-treated WO3.H2Onanoplates and their electrochromic properties, Electrochimica Acta, 178, pp.673-681.

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5 Z.X. Lim and K.Y. Cheong (2015). Effects of Drying Temperature and Ethanol Concentration on Bipolar Switching MemoryCharacteristics of Natural Aloe Vera-Based Memory Devices , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (Royal Society ofChemistry) , 17(40), pp.26833-26853.

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6 M.A.Misman, A.R. Azura, Z.A.A.Hamid (2015). The physical and degradation properties of starch-graft-acrylonitrile/carboxy-lated nitrile butadiene rubber latex films, Carbohydrate Polymers, 128, pp.1-10.

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7 CH Leng, MAA Razali, MRH Rosdi, A Ariffin (2015). Composite flocculants based on magnesium salt-polydiallyldimethylam-monium chloride: characterization and flocculation behaviour , RSC Advances,5(66), pp.53462-53470.

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8 Nwe Ni Hlaing,Srimala Sreekantan,Radzali Othman, Swee-Yong Pung,Hirofumi Hinode, Winarto Kurniawan,Aye Aye Thant,Abdul Rahman Mohamed and Chris Salimee (2015). Sol-gel hydrothermal synthesis of microstructured CaO-based adsor-bents for CO2 capture, RSC Advances, 5(8), pp.6051-6060.

3.840 Q1

9 W. S. Chow, K. Ng, Z. A. Mohd Ishak, H. Hashim and S. N. F. Mohd Noor (2015). Human gingival fibroblasts cell viability ofpoly(lactic acid) powder reinforced PMMA/hydroxyapatite biocomposites, International Journal of Polymeric Materials andPolymeric Biomaterials, 64 (4), pp.192-197.

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10 Ubaid Ullah, Wan Fahmin Faiz Wan Ali, Mohd Fadzil Ain, Nor Muzlifah Mahyuddin, Zainal Arifin Ahmad (2015). Design of aNovel Dielectric Resonator Antenna using MgTiO3-CoTiO3 for Wideband Application, Materials and Design, 85 , pp.396-403.

3.501 Q1

11 Nguyen Van Thuong, Hussain Zuhailawati, Anasyida Abu Seman, Tran Duc Huy and Brij Kumar Dhindaw (2015).Microstructural Evolution and Wear Characteristics of Equal Channel Angular Pressing Processed Semi-solid-castHypoeutectic Aluminum Alloys, Materials and Design, 67, pp.448-456.

3.501 Q1

12 Mohammad Bisyrul Hafi Othman, Zulkifli Ahmad, Hazizan Md Akil, Muhammad Razlan Zakaria, Faheem Ullah (2015). Theeffect of Si-O-Si segment presence on Polyimide system on morphology and hardness properties for electronic application,Materials and Design, 82, pp.98-105.

3.501 Q1

13 M.J.A. Mijarsh, M.A. Megat Johari, Zainal Arifin Ahmad (2015). Compressive strength of treated palm oil fuel ash basedgeopolymer mortar containing calcium hydroxide, aluminium hydroxide and silica fume as mineral additives, Cement andConcrete Composites, 60, pp.65-81.

3.330 Q1

14 Muhammad Razlan Zakaria, Hazizan Md Akil, Muhammad Helmi Abdul Kudus, A Halim Kadarman (2015). Improving flexuraland dielectric properties of MWCNT/epoxy nanocomposites by introducing advanced hybrid filler system, CompositeStructures, 132 , pp.50-64.

3.318 Q1

15 Chai Yan Ng,Khairunisak Abdul Razak, and Zainovia Lockman (2015). A WO3 Nanoporous-Nanorod Film Formed byHydrothermal Growth of Nanorods on Anodized Nanoporous Substrate, Journal of Electrochemical Society, 162 (9), pp.148-153.

3.266 Q1

16 K.G. Saw, N.M. Aznan, F.K. Yam, S.S. Ng, S.Y. Pung (2015). New insights on the Burstein-Moss shift and band gap narrow-ing in indium-doped zinc oxide thin films, PLOS ONE, 10(10), p.e0141180

3.234 Q1

17 M.T. Thein, S.Y. Pung, A. Aziz and M. Itoh (2015). Effect of Ni coupling on the photoluminescence property and photocat-alytic activity of ZnO nanorods, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, doi:10.1016/j.jtice.2015.11.024

3.000 Q1

18 W.F.F.W. Ali, M. Othman, M.F. Ain, N.S. Abdullah, Z.A. Ahmad (2015). From Optimization to Dielectric Resonator Antenna(DRA) Application of YIG: Synthesis Approach , Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 645, pp.541-552.

2.999 Q1

19 Emee Marina Salleh, Hussain Zuhailawati, Sivakumar Ramakrishnan and Mohamed Abdel-Hady Gepreel (2015). A StatisticalPrediction of Density and Hardness of Biodegradable Mechanically Alloyed Mg-Zn Alloy using Fractional Factorial Design,Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 644, pp.476-484.

2.999 Q1

20 C.L. Poh, M. Mariatti, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Noor, Othman Sidek, T.P. Chuah, S.C. Chow (2015). Dielectric properties of surfacetreated multi-walled carbon nanotube/epoxy thin film composites, Composites Part B: Engineering, 85, pp.50-58.

2.983 Q1

21 Abdul Rashid Jamaludin, Shah Rizal Kasim, Mohd Zulkifly Abdullah, Zainal Arifin Ahmad (2015). The effect of sago as binderin the fabrication of alumina foam through the polymeric sponge replication technique, Journal of the European CeramicSociety, 35 (6), pp.1905-1914.

2.947 Q1

22 M.A.Misman, A.R. Azura, Z.A.A.Hamid (2015). Physico-chemical properties of solvent based etherification of sago starch,Industrial Crops and Products, 65, pp.397-405.

2.837 Q1

23 Davoudpour Y, Hossain S, Khalil HPSA, Haafiz MKM, Ishak ZAM, Hassan A (2015) . Optimization of high pressure homoge-nization parameters for the isolation of cellulosic nanofibers using response surface methodology, Industrial Crops AndProducts, 74, pp.381-387.

2.837 Q1

24 MBH Othman, HM Akil, SZM Rasib, A Khan, Z Ahmad 66, 178-187 (2015). Thermal properties and kinetic investigation ofchitosan-PMAA based dual-responsive hydrogels, Industrial Crops and Products, 66, pp.178-187.

2.837 Q1

25 Tan, W.K., G. Kawamura, H. Muto, K.A. Razak, Z. Lockman, and A. Matsuda (2015). Blue-emitting photoluminescence ofrod-like and needle-like ZnO nanostructures formed by hot-water treatment of sol-gel derived coatings, Journal ofLuminescence, 158, pp.44-49.

2.719 Q1

26 MAA Razali, A Ariffin (2015). Polymeric flocculant based on cassava starch grafted polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride:Flocculation behavior and mechanism, Applied Surface Science, 351, pp.89-94.

2.711 Q1

27 Norlin Nosbi, Hazizan Md Akil (2015). Controlling the number of walls in multi walled carbon nanotubes/alumina hybrid com-pound via ball milling of precipitate catalyst, Applied Surface Science, 340, pp.78-88.

2.711 Q1


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28 Nwe Ni Hlaing, K. Vignesh, Srimala Sreekantan, Swee-Yong Pung, Hirofumi Hinode, Winarto Kurniawan, Radzali Othman,Aye Aye Thant, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Chris Salim (2015). Effect of cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide concentration onstructure, morphology and carbon dioxide adsorption capacity of calcium hydroxide based sorbents, Applied Surface Science,363, pp.586-592.

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29 K.Asa Deepthi, R.Balachandran, B.H. Ong, K.B. Tan, H.Y. Wong, H.K. Yow, Srimala Sreekantan (2015). Physical and electricalcharacteristics of NiFe thin films using ultrasonic assisted pulse electrodeposition, Applied Surface Science, 360, pp.519-524.

2.711 Q1

30 Tuti Katrina Abdullah, Carine Petitjean, Pierre-Jean Panteix, Staphane Mathieu, Christophe Rapin, Michel Vilasi, ZuhailawatiHussain, and Afidah Abdul Rahim. (2015). Electrochemical characterization of chromia- and alumina-forming nickel-basedsuperalloys in molten silicates, Applied Surface Science, 360, pp.510-518.

2.711 Q1

31 K.S. Tan and K.Y. Cheong (2015). Thermal Characteristic of Sintered Ag-Cu Nanopaste for High-Temperature Die-AttachApplication, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 87, pp.169-177.

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32 W.F.F. Wan Ali, M. Othman, M.F. Ain, N.S. Abdullah, Z.A. Ahmad (2015) The Investigation of the Phenomenological YIGPhase Formation Within 1000° C to 1250° C: A Kinetic Approach, Journal of the American Ceramics Society, 99(1), pp.315-323.

2.610 Q1

33 Siti Salwa Alias, Zulkifli Mohamad Ariff, Ahmad Azmin Mohamad (2015). Porous membrane based on chitosan-SiO2 for coincell proton battery, Ceramics International, 41, pp.5484-5491.

2.605 Q1

34 Nur Amyra Shazni Zairani, Mariatti Jaafar, Nurazreena Ahmad, Khairunisak Abdul Razak (2015). Fabrication andCharacterization of Porous Tricalcium Phosphate Scaffolds Coated with Alginate, Ceramics International, 30(2), pp.205-211.

2.605 Q1

35 Mohammad, N.F., Othman, R.and Yeoh, F.Y. (2015). Controlling the pore characteristics of mesoporous apatite materials:hydroxyapatite and carbonate apatite, Ceramics International, 41(9) , pp.10624-10633.

2.605 Q1

36 Hanisah Manshor, Suriyana Md Aris, Ahmad Zahirani Ahmad Azhar, Ezzat Chan Abdullah, Zainal Arifin Ahmad (2015). Effectsof TiO2 addition on the phase, mechanical properties, and microstructure of zirconia-toughened alumina ceramic composite,Ceramics International, 41(3), pp.3961-3967.

2.605 Q1

37 Abdul Rashid Jamaludin, Shah Rizal Kasim, Mohd Zulkifly Abdullah, Zainal Arifin Ahmad (2015). Fabrication of PorcelainFoam Substrates Coated with SiC, Ni, and Cr Using the Dip-Coating Technique, Ceramics International, 41(2), pp.2940-2947.

2.605 Q1

38 F Ullah, MBH Othman, F Javed, Z Ahmad, HM Akil (2015). Classification, processing and application of hydrogels: A review,Materials Science and Engineering: A, 57, p.414-433.

2.567 Q1

39 M.J.A. Mijarsh, M.A. Megat Johari, Zainal Arifin Ahmad (2015). Effect of delay time and Na2SiO3 concentrations on compres-sive strength development of geopolymer mortar synthesized from TPOFA, Construction and Building Materials, 86(1),pp.64-74.

2.296 Q1

40 Zhong Xian Ooi, Hanafi Ismail, Yi Peng Teoh (2015). Interaction between 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and oil palm ash instyrene butadiene rubber compounds using response surface methodology, Polymer Testing, 43, pp.131-138.

2.240 Q1

41 ndra Surya, H Ismail, AR Azura (2015). The effect of alkanolamide loading on properties of carbon black-filled natural rubber(SMR-L), epoxidised natural rubber (ENR), and styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) compounds, Polymer Testing, 42, pp.208-214.

2.240 Q1

42 Muhammad Firdaus Mohd Nazeri, Ahmad Azmin Mohamad (2015). Effect of exposure to alkaline solution on Sn-9Zn solderjoints, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 219, pp.164-172.

2.236 Q1

43 Maryam Irani, Hanafi Ismail, Zulkifli Ahmad, Maohong Fan (2015). Synthesis of linear low-density polyethylene-g-poly(acrylic acid)-co-starch/organo-montmorillonite hydrogel composite as an adsorbent for removal of Pb from aqueous solu-tions, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2(3) , pp.501-512.

2.002 Q1

44 M.R. Hasniyati, H. Zuhailawati, R. Sivakumar, B.K. Dhindaw (2015). Optimization of multiple responses using overlaid con-tour plot and steepest methods analysis on hydroxyapatite coated magnesium via cold spray deposition, Surface & CoatingsTechnology, 280, pp.250-255.

1.998 Q1

45 Ali Arab, Zainal Arifin Ahmad, Roslan Ahmad (2015). Effects of yttria stabilized zirconia (3Y-TZP) percentages on the ZTAdynamic mechanical properties, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 50, pp.157-162.

1.989 Q1

46 Boon Peng Chang, Hazizan Md Akil, Ramdziah Bt Nasir, Abbas Khan (2015). Optimization on wear performance of UHMWPEcomposites using response surface methodology, Tribology International, 88, pp.252-262.

1.936 Q1

47 Nilar Lwin, Radzali Othman, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Noor, Srimala Sreekantan, Tan Chou Yong, Ramesh Singh, Chin-Che Tin(2015). Influence of pH on the physical and electromagnetic properties of Mg-Mn ferrite synthesized by a solution combus-tion method, Materials Characterization, 110, pp.109-115.

1.845 Q1

48 Moruf Olalekan Yusuf, Megat Azmi Megat Johari, Zainal Arifin Ahmad, Mohammed Maslehuddin (2015). Impact of silica mod-ulus on the early strength of alkaline activated ground slag-ultrafine palm oil fuel ash based concrete, Materials andStructures, 48(3), pp.733-741.

1.714 Q1

49 Lee Woon Kiow, Zainal Arifin Ahmad, Mani Maran Ratnam (2015). In-process detection of chipping in ceramic cutting toolsduring turning of difficult-to-cut material using vision-based approach, International Journal of Advanced ManufacturingTechnology,DOI 10.1007/s00170-015-8038-6

1.458 Q1

50 Hanafi Ismail, Tan Boon Khoon, Nabil Hayeemasae, Salmah Husseinsyah (2015). Effect of Oil Palm Ash on the Properties ofPolypropylene/Recycled Natural Rubber Gloves/Oil Palm Ash Composites, BioResources, 10(1), pp.1495-1495.

1.425 Q1

51 Ai Ling Pang, Hanafi Ismail, Azhar Abu Bakar (2015). Effects of Kenaf Loading on Processability and Properties of Linear

Low-Density Polyethylene/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)/Kenaf Composites, BioResources, 10(4), pp.7302-7314.

1.425 Q1

52 Muhamad Nadhli Amin Lotfi, Salmah Husseinsyah, Hakimah Osman, Hanafi Ismail (2015). Surface Modification of

Elateriospermum tapos Seed Shell Recycled Polypropylene Composites, BioResources, 10(2), pp.3409-3425.

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53 Ubaid Ullah, Mohd Fadzil Ain, Zainal Arifin Ahmad, Nor Muzlifah Mahyuddin, Mohamadariff Othman, Mohd Zaid Abdullah,Arjuna Marzuki and Julie Juliewatty Mohamed (2015). Antenna in LTCC Technologies: A Review and the Current State of theArt, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 57(2) , pp.241-260.

1.319 Q1

54 Moruf Olalekan Yusuf, Megat Azmi Megat Johari, Zainal Arifin Ahmad, Mohammed Maslehuddin (2015). Evaluation of SlagBlended Alkaline Activated Palm Oil Fuel Ash Mortar Exposed to the Sulphuric Acid Environment, Journal of Materials in CivilEngineering, 27(12), p.04015058.

1.296 Q1

55 Md Razi Hasniyati, Hussain Zuhailawati, Sivakumar Ramakrishnan, Brij Kumar Dhindaw and Siti Noor Fazliah Mohd Noor(2015). Cold spray Deposition of Hydroxyapatite on Magnesium for Biomaterial Application, Surface Engineering, 31(11),pp.867-875.

1.197 Q1

56 T.K. Abdullah, C. Petitjean, P.J. Panteix, E. Schmucker, C. Rapin, M. Vilasi (2015). Corrosion of pure Cr and Ni-30Cr alloy bysoda-lime-silicate melts: study of simplified systems, Oxidation of Metals, 85(1), pp.3-16.

1.140 Q1

57 Sarah Talib AbdulQader, Thirumulu Ponnuraj Kannan, Ismail Ab Rahman, Hanafi Ismail, Zuliani Mahmood (2015). Effect ofdifferent calcium phosphate scaffold ratios on odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp cells, Materials Science andEngineering: C, 49, pp.225-233.

3.088 Q2

58 Faheem Ullah, Fatima Javed, Muhammad Bisyrul Hafi Othman, Siti Zalifah Md Rasib, Zulkifli Ahmad, Hazizan M Akil (2015).Functional properties of Chitosan built nanohydrogel with enhanced glucose-sensitivity, International journal of biologicalmacromolecules ,83, pp.376-384.

2.858 Q2

59 Go Kawamura, Hayato Ohmi, Wai Kian Tan, Zainovia Lockman, Hiroyuki Muto and Atsunori Matsuda (2015). Ag nanoparti-cle-deposited TiO2 nanotube arrays for electrodes of Dye-sensitized solar cells, Nanoscale Research Letter, 10(219), pp.1-6.

2.779 Q2

60 W.S. Chow, Z.A. Mohd Ishak (2015). Polyamide blend-based nanocomposites- A Review, Express Polymer Letters, 9(3),pp.211-232.

2.761 Q2

61 Z.A. Mohd Ishak (2015). How green are green polymer composites? Express Polymer Letters, 9(12), pp.1092-1092. 2.761 Q2

62 Muhammad Bisyrul Hafi Othman, Hazizan Md Akil, Hasnah Osman, Abbas Khan, Zulkifli Ahmad (2015). Synthesis, character-isation and thermal properties of hyperbranched polyimide derived from melamine via emulsion polymerisation, Journal ofThermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 120, pp.1785-1798.

2.042 Q2

63 Nilar Lwin, Radzali Othman, Srimala Sreekantan, M.N Ahmad Fauzi (2015). Study on the Structural and ElectromagneticProperties of Tm-Substituted Mg-Mn Ferrites by a Solution Combustion Method, Journal of Magnetism and MagneticMaterials, 385, pp.433-440.

1.970 Q2

64 R. Baca and K.Y. Cheong (2015). Green synthesis of iron oxide thin-films grown from recycled iron foils, Materials Science inSemiconductor Processing, 29, pp.294-299.

1.955 Q2

65 H. S. Ahmad, H. Ismail , A. R. Azura (2015). Comparison properties of natural rubber/virgin acrylonitrile-butadiene rubberand natural rubber/recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber blends, Iranian Polymer Journal, 24, pp.185-195.

1.806 Q2

66 Indrajith U Rathnayake, Hanafi Ismail, Channa R De Silva, Nalin Dammika Darsanasiri, Indrani Bose (2015). Antibacterialeffect of Ag-doped TiO2 nanoparticles incorporated natural rubber latex foam under visible light conditions, Iranian PolymerJournal, 24(12), pp.1-7.

1.806 Q2

67 Abbas Khan, Muhammad Bisyrul Othman, Boon Peng Chang, Hazizan Md Akil (2015). Preparation, physicochemical and sta-bility studies of chitosan-PNIPAM based responsive microgels under various pH and temperature conditions, Iranian PolymerJournal, 24(4), pp.317-328.

1.806 Q2

68 M. Zulkarnain, Muhammad Husaini, M. Mariatti and I.A. Azid (2015). Particle Arrangement Design for Predicting thePercolation Threshold of Silver/Epoxy Composite for Electrically Conductive Adhesive Application, Journal of ElectronicMaterials, 44(11), pp.4525-4532.

1.798 Q2

69 W.S. Chow and E.L. Teoh (2015). Flexible and flame resistant poly(lactic acid)/organomontmorillonite nanocomposites,Journal of Applied Polymer Science ,132(2), pp.41253-41264.

1.768 Q2

70 Chee Hong Phan, Mariatti Jaafar and Yin Hsian Koh (2015). Mild functionalization of carbon nanotubes filled epoxy compos-ites: Effect on electromagnetic interferences shielding effectiveness, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132, pp.42557-42564.

1.768 Q2

71 W.L. Tham, B.T. Poh, Z.A. Mohd Ishak and W.S. Chow (2015). Epoxidized Natural Rubber Toughened Poly(LacticAcid)/Halloysite Nanocomposites with High Activation Energy of Water Diffusion, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, DOI:10.1002/app.42850.

1.768 Q2

72 Phua, YJ, Pegoretti, A, Araujo, TM, Ishak, ZAM (2015). Mechanical and thermal properties of poly(butylenesuccinate)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) biodegradable blends, Journal of Applied Polymer Science,DOI:10.1002/app.42815

1.768 Q2

73 Nurhuda Hidayah Nurdin, Mohamad Riduwan ramli, Nadras Othman, Zulkifli Ahmad (2015). Synthesis of carbazole-substitut-ed polydimethylsiloxane nad its improved refractive index, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, DOI: 10.1002/app.41654

1.768 Q2

74 CY Ng, KA Razak, Z Lockman (2015). Thermal oxidation of seeds for the hydrothermal growth of WO3 nanorods on ITOglass substrate, Thin Solid Films, 595, pp.73-78.

1.759 Q2

75 M. S. Gorji and K.Y. Cheong (2015). Au Nanoparticles Embedded at the Interface of Al/4H-SiC Schottky Contacts for Current

Density Enhancement, Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 118, pp.315-325.

1.704 Q2

76 W. L. Tham, B. T. Poh, Z. A. Mohd Ishak, W. S. Chow (2015). Water absorption kinetics and hygrothermal aging of poly(lac-

tic acid) containing halloysite nanoclay and maleated rubber, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 23(2), pp.242-250.

1.671 Q2

77 L. Yusriah,S.M. Sapuan, E.S. Zainudin, M. Mariatti, M. Jawaid (2015). Thermo-Physical, Thermal Degradation, and FlexuralProperties of Betel Nut Husk Fiber Reinforced Vinyl Ester Composites, Polymer Composites, DOI 10.1002/pc.23379.

1.632 Q2

78 Dody Ariawan, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, M.S. Salim, R. Mat Taib. M.Z. Ahmad Thirmizir, H. Pauzi (2015). The effect of alkalization

on the mechanical and water absorption properties of nonwoven kenaf fiber/unsaturated-polyester composites produced by

resin-transfer molding, Polymer Composites,DOI 10.1002/pc.23551

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79 Dody Ariawan, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, M.S. Salim, R. Mat Taib, M.Z. Ahmad Thirmizir (2015). Wettability and interfacial characteri-zation of alkaline treated kenaf fiber-unsaturated polyester composites fabricated by resin transfer molding, PolymerComposites,DOI 10.1002/pc.23609

1.632 Q2

80 Zamri MH, Akil HM, Ishak ZAM, Abu Bakar A (2015) . Effect of different fiber loadings and sizes on pultruded kenaf fiberreinforced unsaturated polyester composites, Polymer Composites, 36(7), pp.1224-1229.

1.632 Q2

81 Law TT, Phua YJ, Senawi R, Hassan A, Mohd Ishak ZA (2015). Experimental Analysis and Theoretical Modeling of theMechanical Behavior of Short Glass Fiber and Short Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polycarbonate Hybrid Composites, PolymerComposites, DOI: 10.1002/pc.23289

1.632 Q2

82 S. A. Ng, K. Abdul Razak, K. Y. Cheong, and K. C. Aw (2015). Growth of gold nanoparticles using aluminum template vialow-temperature hydrothermal method for memory applications, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 26(9),pp.6484-6494.

1.569 Q2

83 S. Saidina, M. Mariatti and M. J. Julie (2015). Dielectric properties and thermal properties of calcium copper titanate andbarium titanate hybrid fillers filled epoxy thin film composites for electronic packaging applications, Journal of MaterialsScience: Materials in Electronics, 26(8), pp.6245-6251.

1.569 Q2

84 D. S. Saidina, A. Norshamira, M. Mariatti (2015). Dielectric and thermal properties of CCTO/epoxy composites for embeddedcapacitor applications: mixing and fabrication methods, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 26(10),pp.8118-8129.

1.569 Q2

85 S. Muhammad Firdaus, M. Mariatti (2015). Nano-sized boron nitride epoxy composites for underfill application: effect ofdiluent and filler loading, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 26 , pp.774-783.

1.569 Q2

86 S. Muhammad Firdaus, M. Mariatti (2015). Properties of nano-sized synthetic diamond and boron nitride filled differenttypes of epoxy resin, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27(1), pp.245-254.

1.569 Q2

87 K. Maslinda, A.S. Anasyida, M.S. Nurulakmal (2015). Effect of Al addition to bulk microstructure, IMC formation, wetting andmechanical properties of low-Ag SAC solder, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics,27(1), pp.489-502.

1.569 Q2

88 Mohd Fariz Ab Rahman, Sabar Derita Hutagalung, Zainal Arifin Ahmad, Mohd Fadzil Ain, Julie Juliewatty Mohamed (2015).The effect of different dopant site (Cu and Ca) by magnesium on CaCu3Ti4O12 dielectric properties, Journal of MaterialsScience: Materials in Electronics, 26, pp.3947-3956.

1.569 Q2

89 Wan Fahmin Faiz Wan Ali, Hasnul Hakimi Jaafar, Mohamadariff Othman, Norazharuddin Shah Abdullah, Mohd Fadzil Ain,Zainal Arifin Ahmad (2015). Enhancement of YIG Bandwidth Efficiency through Ce-Doping for Dielectric Resonator Antenna(DRA) Applications, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 26(1), pp.504-514.

1.569 Q2

90 M.T. Thein, S.Y. Pung, A. Aziz and M. Itoh (2015). Stacked ZnO nanorods synthesized by solution precipitation method andtheir photocatalytic activity study, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 74, pp.260-271.

1.532 Q2

91 Tuan Noraihan Azila Tuan Rahim, Abdul Manaf Abdullah, Hazizan Md Akil, Dasmawati Mohamad and Zainul Ahmad Rajion(2015). Preparation and characterization of a newly developed polyamide composite utilising an affordable 3D printer,Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 34(19), pp.1628-1638.

1.503 Q2

92 Hamma A, Kaci M, Ishak ZAM, Ceccato R, Pegoretti A (2015). Starch-grafted-polypropylene/kenaf fibres composites. Part 2:thermal stability and dynamic-mechanical response, Journal Of Reinforced Plastics And Composites, 34(24), pp.2045-2058.

1.503 Q2

93 Muhammad Ghaddafy Affendy, Muhamad Zamri Yahaya, Fakhrozi Che Ani, Ahmad Azmin Mohamad (2015). Corrosion meas-urement on shear strength of Cu/Sn-9Zn/Cu lap joints, Measurement, 66, pp.195-203.

1.484 Q2

94 R.Z. Khoo and W.S. Chow (2015). Mechanical and thermal properties of poly(lactic acid)/sugarcane bagasse fiber greencomposites, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials , DOI: 10.1177/0892705715616857.

1.250 Q2

95 W.L. Tham, B.T. Poh, Z.A. Mohd Ishak and W.S. Chow (2015). Effect of N,N-ethylenebis (stearamide) on the water absorp-tion and hydrolytic degradation of poly(lactic acid)/halloysite nanocomposites, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials,DOI: 10.1177/0892705715599435.

1.250 Q2

96 AO Alhareb, HM Akil, ZA. Ahmad (2015). PMMA Denture Base Composites Enhancement by Various Combinations of NitrileButadiene Rubber/Treated Ceramic Fillers, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials,doi: 10.1177/0892705715616856

1.250 Q2

97 M. S. Gorji, K. Abdul Razak and K. Y. Cheong (2015). Schottky Barrier Height Engineering of Al Contacts on Si by EmbeddedAu Nanoparticles, Microelectronic Engineering, 133, pp.110-119.

1.197 Q2

98 W.S. Chow, L.N. Chang and M. Jaafar (2015). Flame retardant epoxy hybrid composite laminates prepared by vacuum-assisted resin infusion technique, Journal of Composite Materials, 49(12), pp.1-11.

1.173 Q2

99 Mohd Firdaus Omar, Hazizan Md Akil, Mohd Fadli Ahmad Rasyid, Jamaliah Mohd Sharif (2015). Thermal properties ofpolypropylene/muscovite layered silicate composites: effects of organic modifications and compatibilisers, Journal ofComposite Materials, 49(10), pp.1195-1209.

1.173 Q2

100 Phua YJ, Lau NS, Sudesh K, Chow WS, Ishak ZAM (2015). A study on the effects of organoclay content and compatibilizeraddition on the properties of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate) nanocomposites under natural weathering, Journal ofComposite Materials, 49(8), pp.891-902.

1.173 Q2

101 W. H. Chan, M. N. Mazlee, Zainal A. Ahmad, J. B. Shamsul and M. A. M. Ishak (2015). The Development of Low CostAdsorbents From Clay and Waste Materials: A Review , Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management,DOI:10.1007/s10163-015-0396-5

0.950 Q2

102 H. Nabil, H. Ismail and A.R. Azura (2015). Optimization of accelerators on curing characteristics, tensile, and dynamic

mechanical properties of (natural rubber)/(recycled ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer) blends, Journal of Vinyl and

Additive Technology, 21(2), pp.79-88.

0.859 Q2

103 Nor Fasihah Zaaba, Hanafi Ismail, Mariatti Jaafar (2015). A study of the degradation of compatibilized and uncompatibilized

peanut shell powder/recycled polypropylene composites due to natural weathering, Journal of Vinyl and Additive

Technology,DOI: 10.1002/vnl.21504

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104 H Ismail, BK Tan, Neng Sri Suharty, Salmah Husseinsyah, AG Supri (2015). Effects of halloysite nanotubes on the propertiesof polypropylene/(recycled natural rubber gloves)/(halloysite nanotubes composites), Journal of Vinyl and AdditiveTechnology, DOI: 10.1002/vnl.21473

0.859 Q2

105 Hazwani Syaza Ahmad, Hanafi Ismail, Azura A. Rashid (2015). Ethylene vinyl acetate as compatibilizer on cure characteris-tics and mechanical properties of (natural rubber)/(Recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber) blends, Journal of Vinyl andAdditive Technology,DOI: 10.1002/vnl.21478

0.859 Q2

106 Amal SM Bashir, Yamuna Manusamy, Thiam Leng Chew, Hanafi Ismail, Shamala Ramasamy (2015). Mechanical, thermal,and morphological properties of (eggshell powder) filled natural rubber latex foam, Journal of Vinyl and AdditiveTechnology,DOI: 10.1002/vnl.21458

0.859 Q2

107 Shamala Ramasamy, Hanafi Ismail, Yamuna Munusamy (2015). Soil burial, tensile properties, morphology, and biodegrad-ability of (rice husk powder) filled natural rubber latex foam, Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, 21(2), pp.128-133.

0.859 Q2

108 Norjulia Ahmad Mahir, Hanafi Ismail (2015). Study of mangosteen (garcinia mangostana) peel powder as antioxidant in nat-ural rubber compound, Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, DOI: 10.1002/vnl.21483

0.859 Q2

109 M Sharmeeni, Y Munusamy, H Ismail (2015). The effect of blending sequence on the structure and properties of poly (vinylchloride)/chicken eggshell powder composites, Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, DOI: 10.1002/vnl.21503

0.859 Q2

110 Santiagoo Ragunathan, Zainal Mustaffa, Hussin Kamarudin, Sung Ting Sam, Hanafi Ismail (2015). The effect of polypropy-lene maleic anhydride on polypropylene/(recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber)/(sugarcane bagasse) composite, Journal ofVinyl and Additive Technology, DOI: 10.1002/vnl.21493

0.859 Q2

111 H. Ismail, S. Ishak, Z.A.A. Hamid (2015). Effect of blend ratio on cure characteristics, tensile properties, thermal andswelling properties of mica-filled (ethylene-propylene-diene monomer)/(recycled ethylene-propylene-diene monomer)(EPDM)blends, Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, 21(1), pp.1-6.

0.859 Q2

112 Hussain, Zuhailawati; Loy, Liang Soon; Ismail, Suhaina; Dhindaw, B (2015). Prediction of Compressive Strength ofBiodegradable Mg-Zn/HA Composite via Response Surface Methodology, Acta Metallurgica Sinica,21(1), pp.1-6.

0.859 Q2

113 AR Azrin Hani, MS Hashim, TY Lim, M Mariatti, R Ahmad (2015). Impact behavior of woven coir-epoxy composite: Effects ofwoven density and woven fabric treatment, Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, DOI: 10.1177/1464420714567744

0.859 Q2

114 Ahmad Kamal Ismail, Abdul Rashid Jamaludin, Mohammed Zubair, Zainal Arifin Ahmad, Mohd Zulkifly Abdullah (2015).Effect of Ceramic Coating in Combustion and Cogeneration Performance of Al2O3 Porous Medium, Journal of the EnergyInstitute, 89(1), pp.81-93.

0.727 Q2

115 Chantara Thevy Ratnam, Norazrini A Ramlee, Sivanesan Appadu, Siti Maryam Manshor, Hanafi Ismail (2015). Preparationand Electron Beam Irradiation of PVC/ENR/CNTs Nanocomposites, Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 54(2),pp.184-191.

- Q2

116 Muhamad Idham Mohamed, Mohd Khairul Amran Mohammad, Hairil Rashmizal Abdul Razak, Khairunisak Abdul Razak, andWan Mazlina Md Saad (2015). Nanotoxic Profiling of Novel Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Functionalized with Perchloric Acid andSiPEG as a Radiographic Contrast Medium, BioMed Research International, 183525, pp.1-8.

1.579 Q3

117 GN Makhadmeh, AA Aziz, KA Razak, OA Noqta (2015). Encapsulation efficacy of natural and synthetic photosensitizers bysilica nanoparticles for photodynamic applications, IET Nanobiotechnology, 9(6), pp.381-385.

1.500 Q3

118 Nabil Hayeemasae, Hanafi Ismail (2015). Thermo-Mechanical Performance of Natural Rubber/Recycled Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Rubber Blends in the Presence of ZnO Nanoparticles, International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization,20(6), pp.514-528.

1.264 Q3

119 W. F. Lim, H. J. Quah, S. Sreenivasan and K. Y. Cheong (2015). Investigation of Aloe Vera as an Active Layer forDevelopment of Organic-Based Memory Devices, Materials Technology: Advanced Performance Materials, 30(1), pp.A21-A29.

1.227 Q3

120 M.R. Marks, Z. Hassan, and K.Y. Cheong (2015). Effect of nanosecond laser dicing on the mechanical strength and fracturemechanism of ultrathin Si dies with Cu stabilization layer, IEEE Transaction on Components, Packaging and ManufacturingTechnology, 12(5), pp.1885-1987.

1.180 Q3

121 Chai Yan Ng, Khairunisak Abdul Razak, Zainovia Lockman (2015). Effect of annealing temperature on anodized nanoporousWO3, Journal of Porous Materials, 22 , pp.537-544.

1.108 Q3

122 Nguyen Van Thuong, Hussain Zuhailawati, Anasyida Abu Seman, Tran Duc Huy, and Brij Kumar Dhindaw (2015). Effects ofProcessing Parameters on Microstructure Evolution of Al-7Si-Mg Alloy by Cooling Slope Casting, Journal of MaterialsEngineering and Performance, 24, pp.2108-2116.

0.998 Q3

123 H. J. Quah and K. Y. Cheong (2015). Effects of annealing time on the electrical properties of Y2O3 gate on silicon, Journal ofExperimental Nanoscience, 10(1), pp.19-28.

0.981 Q3

124 Yim-Leng Chan, Swee-Yong Pung, Srimala Sreekantan, Fei-Yee Yeoh (2015). Photocatalytic activity of β-MnO2 nanotubesgrown on PET fibre under visible light irradiation, Journal of ExperimentalNanoscience,DOI:10.1080/17458080.2015.1102342

0.981 Q3

125 M. Zulkarnain, M. A. Fadzil, Husaini Abu Bakar, M. Mariatti and I. Azid (2015). Development of particle dispersion techniquefor hybrid size conductivity model, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 11(1), pp.124-139.

0.789 Q3

126 Zamri MH, Osman MR, Akil HM, Ishak ZAM, Shahidan HA (2015). Properties of Pultruded Natural Fiber ReinforcedComposites : Effect of Different-Kenaf-Fiber Yarn Tex, Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, 9(2), pp.128-135.

0.653 Q3

127 Norhuda Hidayah Nordin and Zulkifli Ahmad (2015). Monitoring Chemical Changes on the Surface of Borosili, Journal of

Physical Science, 26(2), pp.11-22.

0.600 Q3

128 A. S. Siti Nuraya, A. Baharin, A. R. Azura (2015). Influence of banana stem powder on knotty tear behaviour of prevulcan-

ised natural rubber latex, Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 44(7), pp.265-270.

0.583 Q3

129 N Hidayah, M Mariatti, H Ismail, M Kamarol (2015). Evaluation of PP/EPDM nanocomposites filled with SiO2, TiO2 and ZnOnanofillers as thermoplastic elastomeric insulators, Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 44(7), pp.259-264.

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130 Hazwani Syaza Ahmad, Hanafi Ismail, Azura Abd Rashid (2015). ENR-50 Compatibilized Natural Rubber /Recycled AcrolonitrileButadiene Rubber Blends, Sains Malaysiana, 44(6) , pp.835-842.

0.446 Q3

131 Boon Peng Chang, Hazizan Md Akil and Ramdziah bt Md Nasir (2015). Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of Talc-Reinforced UHMWPEComposite for Implant Application, Sains Malaysiana, 44(6), pp.819-825.

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