2022 Day 57 Task – Reviewed Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Manuscript

Posted on February 26, 2022 ·

I felt a little bit relaxed today. Perhaps it was from the sheer stress of preparing for the Centre for Engineering Education Strategic Plan 2022, which was help yesterday (for Day 1).

As I have received an interesting manuscript to be reviewed on Thursday, I thought that might as well I complete this task as soon as possible while at the same time learn something new from other researchers. The manuscript review invitation is from Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, where I am the associate editor as well. The topic of the manuscript is “Paper Cress Methyl Esters Synthesis and Structural Characterization Using a Novel Sulfur Doped Nano-Photocatalyst”. For this manuscript, at the moment I thing that it is ok to not make it confidential as upon acceptance and publication of the manuscript, the reviewers profile will be revealed.

Other tasks of the day:

  • Finalizing ITE marks
  • Finalizing ISP marks
  • Update website

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2022 Day 56 Task – Strategic Planning Centre for Engineering Education 2022 (SPC’22) – Online

Posted on February 25, 2022 ·

Alhamdulillah, after a long time, finally we managed to start with first day of CEE Strategic Planning.

We can only plan but Allah decides. We plan for a 3 days 2 night retreat for the strategic planning but due to sudden spike of omicron positive cases, we have to opt for an online workshop. The workshop is not over yet. We have to break it down into smaller segments due to online limitations (difficulty to focus long duration of time in front of laptop).

We believe that we are heading in the right direction,

In Syaa Allah. Towards a more quality engineering program and quality engineers in Malaysia…

This post is also published in FB.

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2022 Day 55 Task – Video Shooting for INATEX 2022, Progressive Freeze Concentration Research

Posted on February 24, 2022 ·

This is my wife’s research in which I am part of the team. Today I became the camera man, unlike yesterday where I was the presenter. The shooting take place in our N12 laboratory.

Other tasks of the day:

  • Preparation for SPC’22
  • Checked Abdelrahim’s Methodology for proposal
  • Request for permission to purchase rack for Anis’s furnace / reactor
  • Request for permission to purchase HSC Chemistry
  • Email TNCAA
  • Checked and commented on Wan Ting’s review paper
  • Pulang text book Zara (darjah 3), ambil buku teks darjah 4.
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2022 Day 54 Task – Video Shooting for INATEX Competition

Posted on February 23, 2022 ·

Today, I came to N10 lab to do the video shooting of my PhD student, Areen and Muhammad. Both of them became my student this year due to the migration of their original dedicated supervisor, Dr. Muhammad Tahir to Saudi Arabia exactly at the beginning of 2022.

I also received fantastic news that ShuChyi’s CHERD paper titled “Hydrogen production from steam and dry reforming of methane-ethane-glycerol: A thermodynamic comparative analysis” has been published in the proper typesetting.

Other tasks of the day:

  • Completed the marking of Learning Portfolio
  • ITE Meeting to discuss on the Learning Portfolio
  • Checked and commented on Izzati’s research
  • Provided sample of thesis to Azri Hanis, Faisal Ardiansyah (PSM Student)
  • Checked and commented on Anis’s Proposal and Review Paper
  • Resend Alphard to Workshop and took Kancil back
  • Followed up on Nazirul and Intan’s paper progress
  • Responded to SG’s paper draft
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2022 Day 53 Task – Submission of RAE SCEE Project Proposal

Posted on February 22, 2022 ·

Alhamdulillah, after hard work of designing, writing and filling up the online Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) Safety Champion in Engineering Education (SCEE) Project Proposal, I finally submitted it at about 6.35pm Malaysia time zone, today. It was about 5 hours plus the deadline of 4pm GMT. The preparation of this proposal was amazingly intense for me and I have been thinking about the preparation of this proposal even while sleeping.

Now I am just super glad that the proposal was successfully submitted and at the same time RAE acknowledged the my submission.

Other tasks of the day:

  • Mesyuarat surau to discuss on Ramadhan prepration – after Isya
  • Start marking Introduction to Engineering (ITE) Learning Portfolio
  • Copyediting proof of CHERD paper – Hydrogen production from steam and dry reforming of methane-ethane-glycerol: A thermodynamic comparative analysis
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2022 Day 52 Task – MCED Project Meeting

Posted on February 21, 2022 ·

This is a meeting that gathered numerous big shots in engineering program to discuss on the future direction of engineering program in Malaysia. The title of this project is “Kajian Hala Tuju Program Kejuruteraan di Universiti Awam di Malaysia dalam Mendepani Era Revolusi Industri 4.0.

The project is a 6 month project duration that made this project schedule very tight, and I can say going to bit a bit stressful.

Other tasks of the day:

  • Still working on SCEE RAE proposal
  • Search Safety Journal for publication
  • Submitted article proof for CHERD journal Shuchyi’s paper
  • Completed review for Drone Education paper that was submitted to RCEE2021
  • Followed up on the “pengisian” for SPC’22 this coming Friday
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2022 Day 51 Task – Improving Safety Champion in Engineering Education (SCEE) RAE Proposal

Posted on February 20, 2022 ·

I can say this is like a last minute job too, but at least it is in progress. There are so many thing to be done but yet there’s so little time. After a brief meeting with Prof. Khairiyah at 11am yesterday, I can only edit and improve the proposal now. Yesterday, afternoon, I had a meeting at Sekolah Agama Kangkar Pulai and subsequently after that I visited my parents and brother’s family who just arrived from Kuala Lumpur the day before. I was with them till nearly 11pm.

Other tasks of the day:

  • Submit MKKH student marks to Coordinator (Nazirul, Intan Nordiana, Hidayah and Fateha)
  • Update website
  • Shared some articles to SG – Narrative inquiry (2) and engineering identity (2) papers.
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2022 Day 50 Task – Mesyuarat Badan Kebajikan Sekolah Agama Kangkar Pulai

Posted on February 19, 2022 ·

I attended Mesyuarat AJK Badan Kebajikan Sekolah Agama Kangkar Pulai. During the meeting, I just realized that the last time I attended the meeting was in 2020. This was because no meeting was held in 2021.

Other tasks of the day:

  • Meeting with Prof Khairiyah to discuss on SCEE RAE
  • Sent Alphard for servicing due to auto oil leakage
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2022 Day 49 Task – Delivering Goods to Asnaf

Posted on February 18, 2022 ·

This community service task has been pending for perhaps 1 month or more. Finally today, we managed to deliver the goods that consist of rice (5 kg), cooking oil (5 kg) and a box of dry cooking material to 14 out of 20 asnafs. Thanks a lot to Hj Samiin and also En. Wagiman for assisting. All of the goods were loaded into my 19 years old White Toyota Alphard. Alhamdulillah the white giant managed to perform the job.

This is my duty as a Muslim, as a human being, to help others. This is also part of my duty as an academia, where it is considered as serving the public / community service.

Other tasks of the day:

  • Grading ITE students video
  • Grading ITE students Meta-Reflection journal
  • Insert marks for ITE and ISP students
  • Duty at Surau Jumaat
  • Evaluated and submitted PSM (FYP) marks
  • Evaluated and submitted Plant Design Project Interim marks
  • Emailed slide presentation PSM to 2 of my students
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2022 Day 48 Task – Grading Reflection Journal & Meta-Reflection of My ITE Students

Posted on February 17, 2022 ·

I spent majority of today to do most of the grading of my ITE student’s Reflection Journal and also Meta-Reflection Journal assignment. Since the reflections were submitted online in e-learning, I did all the readings, evaluation and commenting online as well.

I love reading student’s reflection. Besides knowing what and how they feel, I can also learn something new from the students as well. I have been reading reflection journal for quite a number of years already, perhaps since 2014, if I am not mistaken. That means I have been reading reflections for 7 years already. Phewww….

Other tasks of the day:

  • EE Research discussion with CEE RO
  • Discuss on rack purchase and also miscellaneous research matter with my Master student
  • Discuss on Thermodynamic paper project
  • Complete marking MKKL student marks
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