Administrative

CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE/RESEARCH POSITIONS/EXTERNAL APPOINTMENT

* Director, UTM Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (UTM-CIAM). 1Jan 2013 – 31 Dec 2014; 1 Jan 2015 – 14 Feb 2017; 15 Feb. 2017 – 24 July 2017, 6 Aug. 2017 – 5 Aug. 2018 (in cooperation with Oxford Centre for Industrial & Applied Mathematics, Oxford University, UK)

*Professor of Applied Mathematics. 3 Jan. 2013 – 20 Oct. 2019.

* Head of Task Force, “Measuring on the Critical Thinking & Problem Solving (CTPS) Skills”: Office for Undergraduate Studies, UTM. 29/10/08 – currently
* Member, Steering Committee for UTM Scientists’ Programme with Nobel Agenda (2013-2015), UTM Johor Bahru.
* External Examiner-cum-Assessor, BSc (Computational Mathematics), Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu,
21030 Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia (Sept. 2013 – Aug. 2015); 24 Aug. 2016: Putrajaya.
* Member, UTM Task Force on KPI Setting for Research Alliances & COEs (1 Oct. 2013 – 2 Oct 2015), UTM Johor Bahru.
* Chairman, International Seminar on Mathematics in Industry 2013 (ISMI2013), 27-28 Nov. 2013, UTM Johor Bahru.
* External Examiner-cum-Assessor, MSc (Applied Mathematics), Faculty of Computer Science & Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia (1 Jan. 2014 – 31 Dec. 2016)
* Chairman, 2nd Mathematics in Industry Study Group (MISG) Malaysia 2014, 17-21 March 2014, UTM Johor Bahru.
* Interim Board Member/Council Member, Asia Pacific Consortium of Mathematics for Industry (APCMfI), 2014.
* Chairman, National Seminar on Mathematics in Industry 2014 :AISMM-UTMCIAM, 3 June 2014, UTM Johor Bahru.
* Member, UTM Task Force on Research, Development & Commercialisation, UTM Johor Bahru.
* Chairman, 3rd Mathematics in Industry Study Group (MISG) Malaysia 2015, 6-10 April 2015, UTM Kuala Lumpur.
* External Examiner-cum-Assesor, Institute for Teachers Education Malaysia, Malaysian Ministry of Education, Cyberjaya, Selangor
(2014-2016)

* Coordinator, National Council of Professors in the field of Science & Mathematics (UTM Chapter), 15 Mac 2017 -14 Mac 2019.

* Member, Administrative Committee, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 1 June – 31 December 2017.

* Member, Administrative Committee, Faculty of Science, 1June 2017 –

* Member, Task Force Smart Digital Community Research Alliance Blueprint, 1 August 2017 – 31 July 2018.

*Contract Professorship UTM, 6 August 2017 – 5 August 2018, 21 October 2018 – 20 October 2019.

*Director of Malaysian Hub for Industrial Mathematics and Statistics (MyHIMS), 14 Nov. 2017.

*Adjunct Professor UTM, 1 Nov. 2019 – 30 Oct. 2021.

Research Head of:

Mathematical Modelling of River Pollution by Determining the Level of DO and Pollutant Concentration Flagship Project Grant (UTM-CIAM) April 2013-March 2014, Vot No. PY/2013/00474, RM 50,000. Approximate Analytical Solutions of MHD Rotating Flow of Third and Fourth Grade Fluids in Porous Space, MOE Fundamental Research Grant, RM 110,000. Modelling & Optimization of MpHO Case Study: Taman Timor Oxidation Pond Flagship Project Grant (UTM-CIAM) April 2014-March 2015. RM 120,800. Quality Control of Bull’s Semen. Public-Private Research Network (PPRN), Ministry of Education, March 2015-Feb. 2016. RM 30,000.

Research Member of:

Free Vibration Analysis of Circular Cylindrical and Truncated Conical Shells with Fluid-Filled Vessel, MOE Fundamental Research Grant, RM66,000. (Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr K.K. Viswananthan)

Previous Administrative/Research Positions

* Chairman of the Mathematics Programme, Institute Ibnu Sina for Fundamental Science Studies (IIS), UTM: 28 Feb. 2003 – 27 Feb 2005,
28 Feb 2005 – 31 May 2007.
* Chairman, Regional Annual Fundamental Science Seminar 2007, IIS, UTM and Co-Chairman of 2nd ICOMs-RAFFS2007
* Founding Editor, Forum Matematik, (A Weekly Newsletter), Mathematics Dept., Sept. 1997 – Sept. 1999.
* Chief Editor, IIS Bulletin, Institute Ibnu Sina For Fundamental Science Studies (IIS), UTM: 2004 – 2005.
* Chairman, M.Sc Engineering Mathematics Curriculum Committee, Maths Dept. UTM. 2004- 2007
* Chairman, Quality Control of 100% Page Proof of Secondary Textbooks Form 2, 4 & 5, Ministry of Education, 2004-2006
* Head of MSIG (Mathematics & Statistics in Industry Group), ESciNano/Nanotech Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
24 June 2009 – 23 June 2011, 1 Nov 2011 – 31 Oct 2013
* Head of NLWMP (Nonlinear Waves & Mathematical Physics Group), MSIG, ESciNano/Nanotech Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 24 June 2009 – 23 June 2011, 1 Nov 2011 – 31 Oct 2013
* Chairman of the First Mathematics in Industry Study Group (MISG), Malaysia 2011 (14 – 18 March 2011) (UTM-Oxford-Massey-MIMOS Initiative)
* Council/Executive Member of ESciNano/Nanotech Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 3 August 2009 – 2 August 2011.
* Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2011.
* Principal Researcher, Ibnu Sina Institute for Fundamental Sciences Studies, UTM, Johor, 1 Oct. 2011 – 1 Sept. 2012
* Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 1 Jan 2012 – 30 Oct 2012, 1 Nov 2012– 31 Dec 2012. Acting Head of Department of Mathematical Sciences: 1 Jan 2013 – 30 April 2013.