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G16. Competitive Adsorption Isotherms of Protic Ionic Liquid and Organic Friction Modifier for Effective Boundary Friction Control under Moisture Attack in Palm Trimethylolpropane Ester, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Education, Malaysia, Phase 1-2023, 2023-2026.
G15. Development of An Energy Efficient Industrial Scale Microwave-based Ice-Melting System for Thawing Frozen Marine By-Products, Contract Research (Educess Corp), 2023-2024.
G14. Development of An Energy Efficient Industrial Scale Microwave-based Drying System for Plant Fibers, Contract Research (Educess Corp), 2023-2024.
G13. Modelling Lubricant Film Formation Mechanism of Protic Ionic Liquid-based Polytetrafluoroethylene Grease for Electric Vehicles, Research University Grant (UTM Fundamental Research – UTMFR), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, 2022-2024.
G12. Influence of Intermediate Esters towards Thermoelastohydrodynamic Lubricity of Palm-Based Fatty Acid Methyl Ester For Automotive Applications, Research University Grant (Industry/International Incentive Grant), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, 2020-2021.
G11. Reversed-hierarchical Multiscale Analytical Approach to Elucidate Micro-contacts Separated by Liquid Nano-films, 2020 TTRF First Research Grant Scheme, Taiho Kogyo Tribology Research Foundation (TTRF), Japan, 2020-2021.
G10. A Molecular-Level Study on the Influence of Fatty Acid Polyol Ester Composition on Bound- ary Lubrication of Trimethylolpropane Ester (TMPE), Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Education, Malaysia, Phase 1-2018, 2019-2021.
G9. High Performance Perfluoropolyether-based grease lubrication system, Research University Grant (Transdisciplinary Research Grant Programme- Innovative Materials for Resilient Contacts), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, 2018-2022.
G8. Evaluation of the Bioenergy content of Horse Manure through Thermal Degradation Technique, Research University Grant (Industry/International Incentive Grant), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, 2018-2020.
G7. Development of Crude Glycerol-derived Biofuels for gas turbine application, Research University Grant (Tier 1), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, 2018-2019.
G6. Liquid Aerosol-Flame Interaction on Flame Propagation, Reaction Rate and Extinction, Newton- Ungku Omar Fund, 2018-2019
G5. Modeling adsorption of nano-confined Methyl Oleate molecules between smooth rigid ferric oxide walls. Short-term Research Program to Japan (SRJP), AUN-SEED/Net, 2017.
G4. A nano-tribological study on the interaction between zinc dialkyldithiophosphate and palm oil methyl ester (n-ZIME). UTMShine Flagship Grant, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, 2016-2018.
G3. Atomic Force Microscopy investigation of nano-tribological properties of vegetable oil derived biodiesel. Potential Academic Staff (PAS) Research Grant, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, 2015-2016.
G2. The Design of Lubricant and Surface Interaction for Reduced Boundary Friction and Wear, Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS), Ministry of Education, Malaysia, 2013-2015 – University of Southampton Malaysia Campus (USMC).
G1. A Numerical Method for Simultaneous Prediction of Wear and Friction Along Nano-Scale Dry Asperity Contact (n-SIMPAC), Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Education, Malaysia, Phase 1, 2013-2015 – University of Southampton Malaysia Campus (USMC).