Senior Lecturer, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics
We went to Pusat Gelandangan Medan Tunku last night. We were there to see what we as UTM’s lecturers can help the NGOs there. Last night was Kaseh4u and Pustaka Jalanan turn to manage the activities there. Different NGOs in charge of distributing foods and handling activities to the gelandangan each day. Such a startling and eye-opening experience to me personally.
Today we brought the man who is going to build the water tank tower to MANHAJ, Batang Kali. Paktok and his team will build the tower with two of his workers at an estimated time of two weeks. We also went to several hardware shops in Batang Kali to buy building materials. This water tank is one of the important parts of the ram pump system where it will store the pumped water. The tanks need to be at least at a similar height to the building where the water is going to be supplied. In this case, the water tank will be at least 9 m of height.
Several UTM lecturers are working together with NAHRIM to establish a better protection for mangrove seedlings planted at the coastal area of Sg. Haji Dorani, Sabak Bernam, Selangor. The current barrier used has actually submerged the seedlings with sediments. New design need to be used to provide effective protection for these seedlings.
The third week in our STEM mentor-mentee program at SK Padang Tembak. The topic for this week is solid geometry.
On 26th October 2017 we went for a visit to an Orang Asli kampung in Cameron Highlands. Kampung Rening is an Orang Asli kampung located at Pos Telanok, Cameron Highlands about 40 km from Ringlet. Its inhabitants are made up of the Semai people who lived in this village since the time of their ancestors. Kampong Rening consists of 150 people of Semai community. Out of these 150, 6 people have converted to Islam.
A resort at Kampung Rening called PEKA Resort was built by the Orang Asli under the guidance of Persatuan Kembara Amal (PeKA), a registered NGO. This resort is now managed by the Orang Asli guided by PeKA members.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=993cjM3PiXo
The first meeting of students that will involve in STEM Literacy programmes this year. We have 28 students who are going to be mentors for our programme at Sekolah Menengah Padang Tembak.
The launching of STEM Mentor-Mentee program was held today at SMK Padang Tembak, Kuala Lumpur. This program will involve the students of UTMKL mentoring students of SMK Padang Tembak in science and mathematics subjects so that they can pursue science subjects in their upper secondary school.
We have this forum last saturday. Very eye opening and interesting especially for parents who have children in secondary school.Educators and parents now are very concern on the small number of students taking STEM subjects at school. Therefore UTM Razak School has set-up a task force to open the KL Chapter of National STEM movement to promote STEM at schools in Kuala Lumpur.
Dr. Mohamed Azlan Suhot
B. Eng. (Materials Eng.) (USM), M. Sc. (Materials Eng.) (USM), Ph.D (Uni. of Southampton)
Research in:
Composite Manufacturing, testing and defect analysis.
Materials Characterisation, Scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, image analysis and 3D X-ray microtomography.
Experimental Mechanics, Fatigue crack initiation and growth, SN testing and acoustic emission.
Programme Coordinator:
Executive Diploma in Engineering Business Management 
email me azlans.kl@utm.my
Shamsul Sarip (PhD, P. Eng MIEM, Assoc. Professor)
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