{"id":67,"date":"2026-02-02T09:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T09:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/akhmalsidek\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:32:17","slug":"ir-dr-mohd-akhmal-bin-muhamad-sidek","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/akhmalsidek\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Prof. Madya<\/strong> <strong>Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohd Akhmal bin Muhamad Sidek<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Senior Lecturer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Head of Petroleum Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manager Experiential Learning, School of Undergraduate Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research Interest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geophysics, Petroleum Engineering, Material Surfactant, Petroleum Geology, Carbon Storage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/ifog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UTM \u2013 MPRC Institute for Oil and Gas (IFOG)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pure.utm.my\/research-groups\/396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Petroleum Engineering Group (PEG)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Membership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professional Engineers, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM): P126788<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional Geologist, Board of Geologist Malaysia (BOG): PG1361<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional Technologist: Malaysia Board of Technologist (MBOT): PT20100077<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Academic Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD in Geology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.Sc in Engineering Geology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.Eng Petroleum Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lieutenant, Rejimen Askar Wataniah (ROD: 19 Mei 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:akhmalsidek@utm.my\">akhmalsidek@utm.my<\/a> (primary) <a href=\"mailto:makhmal@petroleum.utm.my\">makhmal@petroleum.utm.my<\/a> (secondary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Office<\/strong> L52, School of Undergraduate Studies, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mailing Adress<\/strong> Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/akhmalsidek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2456\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-02-at-20.44.14.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102\" style=\"width:350px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/akhmalsidek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2456\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-02-at-20.44.14.jpeg 621w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/akhmalsidek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2456\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-02-at-20.44.14-244x300.jpeg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>ALHAMDULLILAH..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are proud to announce that UTM remains globally recognized in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.&nbsp; Our Petroleum Engineering program has shown an impressive improvement, now ranked 46th in the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/akhmalsidek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2456\/2026\/02\/46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\" style=\"width:307px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/akhmalsidek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2456\/2026\/02\/46.png 535w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/akhmalsidek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2456\/2026\/02\/46-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/akhmalsidek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2456\/2026\/02\/46-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Madya Ir. Ts. 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