An Integrated Investigation Of Hydrocarbon Pollution In Ahoada Area, Niger Delta Region, Nigeria – a journal article by my 1st PhD student Dr Hafiz Aminu Umar from Nigeria – Feb 23

Posted on April 22, 2024 · Leave a Comment

An article by Dr Hafiz Aminu Umar, also the correspondence. Co authored by me, myself, Sanusi Shiru, Prof Anuar Ahmad FABU UTM, PM Dr Zulkarnain Abd Rahman FABU, PM Dr Ami Hassan Md Din FABU. Published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, WoS-indexed, impact factor 5.19. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-023-25144-z

Dr Hafiz started his journey in UTM in 2015 doing M.Sc (Geoinformatics). I taught him the Geospatial Database course. He was then awarded the prestigious Petroleum Technological Development Fund (PTDF) from Nigeria to pursue his PhD. The fund was intended for him to pursue his PhD in the western countries. Instead, UTM was chosen by him. ALhamdulillah I am so glad with the choices he made, proving that UTM is competent against the western higher learning institutes. He manages to GoT. Now he is the lecturer at The Federal University Dutse in Nigeria.

Filed Under: Journal paper, PhD student, Research

A visit to Sireh Park, JB for consultation work on slope mitigation – Jun 22

Posted on April 22, 2024 · Leave a Comment
We went there with Prof Azman Kassim FKA, PM Dr Rini Asnida FKA, PM Dr Zulkarnain FABU and Dr Irfan FKA. Allahyarham Muhammad Azril Hezmi can be seen at the back. Abg Khairul from Sireh Park can be seen as well.
One of the slope failure mitigation
One of the map product that we manage to produce in the report. So glad the report is given the green light by the board of SIreh Park, chaired by MBIP mayor
Filed Under: Consultation, Research

Engagement Meeting with MySA – Oct 22

Posted on April 22, 2024 · Leave a Comment

On Oct 22, three representatives from UTM FABU headed by Dr Imzan Hassan, Mr Wan Hazli Wan Kadir and me, myself went to MySA in KL for an engagement meeting. Chairing the meeting is Mr Azlikamil Napiah, the Director General himself. We discussed some way forward for both UTM FABU and MySA to foster more research and project in the field of GIS and Remote Sensing.

Filed Under: Engagement, Research

Accompanying Umar Jambo, MSc Student for his fieldwork in Sireh Park – Jan 23

Posted on April 22, 2024 · Leave a Comment

On Jan 23, I accompanied Umar for capturing the landslide vulnerability data of physical infrastructures around Sireh Park, JB and its surrounding areas. Sireh Park is thought to be the largest urban park in Malaysia and few incidents of landslides and slope failure are really alarming. This is due to the availability of a lot of houses and roads around Sireh Park. Alhamdulillah, the findings of this study is conveyed to the SIreh Park authority for further consideration.

Filed Under: Research

Joining PSM students and Amos, PhD student for their Bukit Antarabangsa fieldwork – May 23

Posted on April 22, 2024 · Leave a Comment
At Taman Bumit Mewah where in 2008 there was a major landslide here, several casualties
One of the TNB’s sub-station in Bukit Antarabangsa
Near Ampang’s LRT line
Spring Ville Apartment, Ukay Perdana where a major landslide mitigation wall is in place

Amos is doing something on landslide hazard while Intan is focusing on landslide vulnerability towards TNB’s assets.

Filed Under: Research, Supervision, Teaching

Sending off Umar Jambo after Completing his M.Sc (Geoinformatics) – May 2023

Posted on April 22, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Alhamdulillah. Umar completed his masters with flying colours. He started his 1st semester abroad as the MCO made it still stringent to enter the country, only during the 2nd semester he came here. Umar received a scholarship from his country, Nigeria to pursue his masters here, given he is the lecturer in one of the college there.

I was given the opportunity to supervise his Master’s project which managed to publish one journal article in Geografia, WoS indexed for his work on the landslide vulnerability at Sireh Park. Hard work paid off.

Filed Under: Research, Supervision

Appointed Research Fellow at Yayasan Strategik Lestari (YSL) – Sept 2022

Posted on April 22, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Thank you for the opportunity. Find out more on YSL at https://www.yslestari.org.my/

Filed Under: Engagement, Research

Securing UTM Matching Grant When Receiving External Grant – May 23

Posted on April 22, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Alhamdulillah, I received an external grant from Yayasan Strategik Lestari (YSL) with the amount of MYR 33k with the proposed research titled “QUANTIFYING CLIMATE CHANGES EFFECT TOWARDS LANDSLIDE HAZARD ZONATION FOR URBAN COMMUNITY”. On top of that, I am also one of their research fellow.

Given the small amount of which I cannot provide a monthly allowance for my student, I have applied UTM Matching Grant (UTM MG). At UTM, you are given the opportunity to apply for the MG amounting up to MYR 50k when you received an external grant (if I am not mistaken, only if the source is from the private sector). Therefore, I proposed another grant application with the title “QUANTIFYING CLIMATE CHANGES EFFECT TOWARDS LANDSLIDE HAZARD ZONATION”. Alhamdulillah it was approved.

More details on the UTM MG can be found here https://rmc.utm.my/download-research-funding/

Filed Under: Research, Research Grant

Participating in the Inatex 2023, Kuala Lumpur – Oct 23

Posted on April 21, 2024 · Leave a Comment
With Juhaida my PhD student. The participation was based on her PhD topic – GIS for radicalism location prediction.
With PM Dr Tajul Ariffin Musa, our Director during that time, and of course none other than Ami Hassan 🙂
Filed Under: Event, Research

Malaysia Happiness Index Components Which can Be Geospatialized

Posted on April 21, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Following the recent announcement of KPKT Minister which ranks the top 3 city with are the happiest – Cameron Higlands, Jeli and Jerantut, the above are the components of the said index. These components can be transformed into a geospatialized indicators which must be specific according to the smallest possible geographical (mukim perhaps?). These indicators can later on be incorporated into a geospatial model for facilitating the future prediction of the happiest areas.

This is what is partially done by my PhD student Juhaida, of which she uses the geospatial model of IBM, AHP and ANP to predict the potential of radicalism for Peninsular Malaysia.

Filed Under: Research