{"id":3961,"date":"2026-06-30T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T03:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/?p=3961"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T03:26:54","slug":"2025-what-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/2025-what-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2025, What a year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There were many things worth remembering in 2025, but I just wanted to keep this post about two milestones that meant a lot to me personally.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2nd APC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some might see it as a routine cycle award, just a small win, but hey i&#8217;m proud of it \ud83d\ude42<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.06-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" data-id=\"3963\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.06-AM-1024x553.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.06-AM-1024x553.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.06-AM-300x162.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.06-AM-768x415.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.06-AM-1536x829.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.06-AM.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.24-AM-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3965\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.24-AM-1-658x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.24-AM-1-658x1024.jpeg 658w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.24-AM-1-193x300.jpeg 193w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.24-AM-1-768x1196.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.10.24-AM-1.jpeg 822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>End of my 7+ years as Director, Department of Geotechnics &amp; Transportation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started this role rather reluctantly, but looking back, it turned out to be one of the most meaningful chapters of my academic journey. Now it&#8217;s time to pass the baton to <strong>Dr. Idham<\/strong>, and I wish him all the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.12.11-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.12.11-AM-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.12.11-AM-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.12.11-AM-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.12.11-AM.jpeg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.09.39-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.09.39-AM-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.09.39-AM-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.09.39-AM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.09.39-AM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nzurairahetty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1786\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-30-at-11.09.39-AM-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cheers to new beginnings. 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