UNIMAS STEM ENGINEERING CONFERENCE 2017

Faculty of Engineering | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 1

Date: 11– 14 September 2017

Venue: Imperial Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

First Day: 11th September 2017 (Monday)

Pre-Conference Workshop

Time Activity

0800 –

0830

Arrival and Registration of Participants

0830 –

1700

Danum 3 Danum 4

Workshop 1

Title: Introduction to Traffic Crash Investigation and Reconstruction: Towards

healthier, safer and more environmental friendly traffic safety system

Speakers:

Mr Iskandar Abdul Hamid & Mr. Ahmad Noor Syukri Zainal Abidin

(MIROS)

Workshop 2

Title: Introduction to Building Services

Speakers:

Prof Ir. Dr. Andrew RH Rigit (UNIMAS)

Second Day: 12th September 2017 (Tuesday)

Pre-Conference Workshop

Time Activity

0830 –

1700

Danum 3 Danum 4

Workshop 1 (continued)

Title: Introduction to Traffic Crash Investigation and Reconstruction: Towards

healthier, safer and more environmental friendly traffic safety system

Speakers:

Mr Iskandar Abdul Hamid & Mr. Ahmad Noor Syukri Zainal Abidin

(MIROS)

Workshop 3

Title: ASHRAE Lectures on Efficient HVAC System

Speakers:

Ir. Chen Thiam Leong (ASHRAE)

Ir. CK Tang (MGBC)

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Third Day: 13th September 2017 (Wednesday)

Time Activity

0800 – 0845 Arrival and Registration of Participants

0845 – 0900 Arrival of Guest of Honour and VIP

0900 – 1000 Opening ceremony

Venue: Ballroom 1

• Negaraku

• Doa Recitation

• Speech by Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

• Officiating Speech by Datuk Amar Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Abang Hj Openg, Chief Minister of Sarawak

• MoU/ MoA Exchange

• Souvenir Presentation

1000 –1030 Venue: Danum 7

• Press Conference

1000 – 1030 Tea Break

Venue: Foyer

Ballroom 1 Foyer (Next to Ballroom 1)

1030 – 1120

Keynote Session1

Keynote Speaker : YBhg. Prof. Dato Dr. Kamaruzzaman Sopian

Director, Solar Energy Research Institute, UKM

Topic: Recent Advances in Solar Thermal Assisted Air Conditioning

Systems for Hot and Humid Areas

International Science, Technology and Engineering Expo

1120 -1220

Keynote Session 2

Speaker: Prof. Mustafizur Rahman, National University of Singapore

(NUS), Singapore

Topic: Innovations in Tool-based Hybrid/Compound Micro/Nano-

machining for Sustainable Manufacturing

– An Integrated Approach

1220– 1400 Lunch Break

Venue: Ballroom 2

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Third Day: 13th September 2017 (Wednesday) (Cont.)

EnCon 2017 STEM Track iSTEEx

TIME

Parallel Sessions Ballroom 1 Foyer (Next to

Ballroom 1) Danum 2

ChE

Danum 3

CE 1

Danum 4

EE 1

Danum 5

ME 1

1400

1420 P1 P2 P3 P4

STEM Keynote Session

Keynote Speaker:

Prof. Dr. Khairiyah Mohd. Yusof

Director

Centre for Engineering Education,

UTM

Topic: STEM and Engineering

Education: What will an effective

learning environment look like in the

4th Industrial Revolution?

International

Science,

Engineering

and

Technology

Expo

(iSTEEx)

1420

1440 P5 P6 P7 P8

1440

1500 P9 P10 P11 P12

1500

1520 P13 P14 P15 P16

Tea Break

Venue: Foyer

1520

1540 P17 P18 P19 P20

Ballroom 1

STEM Workshop 1

Speaker:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ramlah Zainudin,

Dean,

Centre of Pre-University Studies,

UNIMAS

Topic:

Institutions of Higher Learning

Intake Criteria

1540

1600 P21 P22 P23 P24

1600

1620

Evening Tea Break

Venue: Foyer

1620

1640 P25 P26 P27 P28 Closing

Ceremony for

iSTEEx 1640

1700 P29 P30 P31 P32

End of Day 3

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Fourth Day: 14th September 2017 (Thursday)

EnCon 2017 STEM Track

TIME

Parallel sessions

Ballroom 1 Danum 2

ChE

Danum 3

CE 1

Danum 4

EE 1

Danum 5

ME 1

0830

0850 P33 P34 P35 P36

STEM Workshop 2

Speaker:

Prof. Dr. Rohaida Mohd. Saat

Dean

Faculty of Education, University of Malaya

Topic: STEM Pedagogical Approach

0850

0910 P37 P38 P39 P40

0910

0930 P41 P42 P43 P44

0930

0950 P45 P46 P47 P48

0950

1010 P49 P50 P51 P52

1010

1030

Tea Break

Venue: Foyer

1030

1130

Danum 6

STEM Workshop 3

Speaker:

Pn. Yusma Yusof

Deputy Director (Academics)

Politeknik Port Dickson

Topic: Accessing Polytechnic Malaysia – The

Preferred TVET Institution

Keynote Session 3

Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pierre Barroy,

University of Picardies Jules Verne, France

Topic: Surface Engineering Plasmas for Enhanced Technologies and Greener Societies

1130

1230

Keynote Session 4

Speaker: Prof. Ir. Dr. Farid Nasir bin Haji Ani

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical Engineeirng,

UTM

Topic: Microwave Induced Thermal Processing of Bioresources

1230

1400

Lunch Break

Venue: Imperial Garden restaurant

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Fourth Day: 14th September 2017 (Thursday) (Cont.)

EnCon 2017 STEM Track

TIME

Parallel sessions Ballroom 1

Danum 2

ChE

Danum 3

CE 1

Danum 4

EE 1

Danum 5

ME 1

1400

1420 P53 P54 P55 P56

STEM Session with Guru Cemerlang:

Session 1 1420

1440 P57 P58 P59 P60

1440

1500 P61 P62 P63 P64

STEM Session with Guru Cemerlang:

Session 2 1500

1520 P65 P66 P67 P68

1520

1540

Evening Tea Break Venue: Foyer

1540

1600 P69 P70 P71 P72

STEM Session with Guru Cemerlang:

Session 3 1600

1620 P73 P74 P75 P76

1620

1640 P77 P78 P79 P80

STEM Session with Guru Cemerlang:

Session 4 1640

1700

END OF CONFERENCE

Fifth Day: 15th 2017 (Friday)

0900-1700

Cultural & Technical Visit to:

1. Sarawak Biodiversity Centre

2. Semenggoh Wildlife Centre

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Imperial Hotel: Plan Lay out