2021 Day 74 Tasks – Meeting, Meeting, Meeting

Today, I have several meetings qued... will update this soonAmong the highlights for today: PSM meeting with new students for their PSM1 - 8amMeeting with Sham Shazid - 9.25amPlant Design Project (PDP) group 1st meeting - 11am. … [Continue reading]

2021 Day 73 Tasks – CEE Coffee Table Book Discussion

I was invited to this UTM-TORCH discussion 2 weeks ago. I have no idea what TORCH is but a brief query to the PIC revealed that it is something to do with Teaching. However, the meeting was postponed 45 minutes before it started, hence I changed the … [Continue reading]

2021 Day 72 Tasks – First MKKK Plant Safety and Health Class

I had my very 1st class for MKKK1653 today which started at 9am. There were only 3 students, one from Lotte Pasir Gudang Johor, One from Iraq and One from Libya. The session was fine, but it was quite difficult to conduct online class such as this. I … [Continue reading]

2021 Day 71 Tasks – Updating eLearning for the 2 Courses that I Teach This Semester

I was quite fully occupied today with social and family activities. But eventually at night I managed to update 2 of my elearning accounts. … [Continue reading]

2021 Day 70 Tasks – Checking my MKKK Student Disertation

I have quite a few tasks in line and one of it is this Thermodynamic study that my student is working for. It was a real challenge to read, review this manuscript because of some reason that I do not prefer to reveal here. But, Alhamdulillah, I … [Continue reading]

2021 Day 69 Tasks – Moderating the Distinguished Lecture Series #113

Done Moderating Distinguished Lecture Series #113 - Professor Cynthia J Atman, Human Centered Design & Engineering University of Washington.Such an amazing research sharing titled: Design Process Expertise: The Importance of Design Awareness. To … [Continue reading]

2021 Day 68 Tasks – Filling up and Submission of Individual Webometrics Award Form

I saw the advertisement in my mailbox few days ago and I took this opportunity to apply again for the Individual Webometric Award. Since this award was listed several years back, perhaps around 2015 (if not mistaken), I never won it at UTM level. The … [Continue reading]

2021 Day 67 Tasks – Rehearsal for the Coming Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS)

I was invited by Faculty Engineering Dean, Dato' Prof. Ir. Dr. MOHAMMED RAFIQ BIN ABDUL KADIR to be the moderator for USA Professor Cynthia Atman upcoming Distinguished Lecture Series which will take place this coming Thursday. But before that, we … [Continue reading]

2021 Day 66 Tasks – Plant Design Project Briefing for SV

The highlight for today is the Plant Design Project Briefing that I will be the supervisor beginning next week. It's kind of ironic because I was the Head Coordinator for this Capstone Course for 2019 and 2020. But then since I was recently appointed … [Continue reading]

2021 Day 65 Tasks – Entering CEE Director’s Office for the 1st Time

I was officially appointed to be the new Director for CEE, UTM on the 1st of February 2021. But then, it was the pandemic era and we are asked to work from home and because of that I have not been to my new office. However, the permission to WFH has … [Continue reading]