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Senior Lecturer @ Faculty of Science, UTM<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Research Platforms<\/strong><\/p>\n

Profile & Publications<\/p>\n

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    <\/span> Undergraduate @ UTM<\/span> Dec 2005<\/span> <\/span> <\/div>\n

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    June 2001 \u2013 December 2005:<\/b> Bachelor of Science (Industrial Chemistry), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MalaysiaTitle:<\/b> Possible Use of Cement and Kaolinite as Adsorption Material for Lead in Water Analysis <\/div>\n

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    <\/span> Master’s degree @ UTM<\/span> Dec 2008<\/span> <\/span> <\/div>\n

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    June 2006 \u2013 December 2008:<\/b> Master of Science (Chemistry), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MalaysiaTitle:<\/b> Modified Mesoporous Alumina Nanoparticles as Catalyst in Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Resorcinol <\/div>\n

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    <\/span> PhD @ Hokkaido University, Japan<\/span> Sep 2012<\/span> <\/span> <\/div>\n

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    October 2009 \u2013 September 2012:<\/b> Doctorate in Chemistry (Materials Science), Hokkaido University, JapanTitle:<\/b> Photocatalytic Properties of Titania Particles Encapsulated in Hollow Silica Shell <\/div>\n

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    <\/span> Back to UTM<\/span> May 2013 – Oct 2015<\/span> <\/span> <\/div>\n

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    May 2013 \u2013 October 2015:<\/b> Postdoctoral researcher at UTM <\/div>\n

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    <\/span> DAAD Visiting @ Germany<\/span> Jun \u2013 Jul 2015<\/span> <\/span> <\/div>\n

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    June 2015 \u2013 July 2015:<\/b> DAAD Visiting Researcher at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany <\/div>\n

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    <\/span> JASSO Visiting @ Japan<\/span> Sep – Nov 2015<\/span> <\/span> <\/div>\n

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    September 2015 \u2013 November 2015:<\/b> JASSO Visiting Researcher at the Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Japan <\/div>\n

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    <\/span> Senior Lecturer @ UTM<\/span> Apr 2016 \u2013 Present<\/span> <\/span> <\/div>\n

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    April 2016 \u2013 Present:<\/b> Senior Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, UTM <\/div>\n

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    My Expertise<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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    Heterogeneous Catalysis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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