Farewell party to UTM alumnus from Indonesia at Banquet Hall, Chancellery Building, UTM Johor Bahru.
Year: 2013
UTM International Advisory Panel Meeting
Prof. Dr. Fasli Jalal, former Deputy Minister of Education, Republic of Indonesia, has been attending the first UTM International Advisory Panel Meeting in Johor Bahru.
University Presidents Forum 2013
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia organized the University Presidents Forum 2013 on 5th May 2013. This is a gathering of Presidents and Vice Chancellors of selected universities that aims to provide a platform to discuss current and pertinent issues related to higher education and strengthen the collaboration among participating universities, especially in the area of academic and research.
Indonesia Festival 2013 and forum group discussion
For 4 days from 24 to 27, April 2013, the Indonesian student council at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has successfully held the Indonesia Festival 2013, in Dewan Sultan Iskandar UTM (24 to 26 April 2013) and Focus Group Discussion on 27 April 2013 at Indonesian Consulate in Johor Bahru. These events were attended by the Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Jonas L. Tobing and the Education Attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuala Lumpur, Prof. Dr. Rusdi.
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The power of ideas in scientific research
One believes that the use of the sophisticated equipment is an important factor in the success of the scientific research particularly in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Not all the good research depends solely on modern equipments. Sometimes, in my opinion, the idea of research is the most determining factor compared to the equipment to produce high impact researches. I always tell my students that the scientist is a ‘problem seeker‘, not ‘problem solver‘. Below (please click the link at the end of this article) is the publication was published when I was a postdoctoral researcher at Hokkaido University. Through a good idea the research was published in a prestigious journal. Here, we only use a gas chromatograph as the only one analytical instrument. This proves that this manuscript published not based on the use of sophisticated equipment but based on a novel idea. In this research, we proposed a new concept in heterogeneous catalysis termed as as ‘Phase Boundary Catalysis‘. Another example of our research was powered with a novel idea was ‘Synthesis of well-aligned titanium dioxide with very high length to diameter ratio synthesized under magnetic field‘. In this paper, we demonstrated for the first time to control the synthesis of titanium dioxide containing surfactant by a simple technique under a magnetic field. This research was a topic of my PhD student.
Visiting Bandung and Surabaya
For five days, I have been visiting Bandung and Surabaya, Indonesia. On March 4, 2013, I attended the 7th South East Asian Technical Universities Consortium (SEATUC) meeting at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia. On March 5, 2013, I spoke as a Keynote Speaker at the 7th SEATUC symposium at ITB. On March 7, 2013, I flew to Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, as an external examiner of a proposal examination of a Ph.D. student there.
I felt like returning home to Bandung. I met my relatives who worked there, Dr. Rino Rakhmata Mukti (chemistry lecturer at ITB), Dr. Afnimar (geophysics lecturer at ITB), Dr. Irdam Adil (geodesy lecturer at ITB), Dr. Erhamwilda (counseling lecturer at UNISBA) and Dr. Rizal Sani (lecturer at Pusat Pengembangan Penataran Guru Teknologi).
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Half-day workshop on research progress
I was invited as a facilitator in the half-day workshop on research progress with Dr. Hendra Hermawan’s students. Research topics of Dr. Hendra’s students are on the design and synthesis of degradable implant biomaterials.
11th Symposium of Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, Osaka University
I was invited to speak at the 11th Symposium of Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, Osaka University which was held at Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University on 20 February 2013.
It is also interesting to note that I and Prof. Michio Matsumura (Director of Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry) have initiated the collaboration between UTM and the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University when I invited him to UTM in 2006. The Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions was signed in 2008. Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University has sent nine professors to the UTM as visiting professors and UTM sent its staff to pursue their Ph.D. study at Osaka University. UTM has also sent students for attachment and a short visit to Osaka University under UTM Global Outreach Program.
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Huda Nur – Kakak yang tidak pernah bertemu
# إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ # Huda Nur Lahir 12 Mei 1967 – 2 Shafar 1387 (Kamis) dj. 10.00 WIB Wafat 24 Djan 1968 – 24 Sjawal 1387 (Rabu) dj. 16.15 WIB Di RSUP Bukitinggi Sejak lahir s/d 19 Djan 1968 setahu keluarganya belum pernah sakit. Umur 7 bln telah kuat menelungkup dan merasa senang duduk dengan pertolongan atas pangkuan. Karena kesehatannya yang baik tidak menyusahkan keluarganya. Mudah ketawa biasa bersuara sendiri karena riang. Tgl 19 Djan 68 mentjret, besoknya sekali2 disertai muntah. Petang minggu 20-1-68 telah diobati sebelum kedokter dgn beras rendang dan ubat udanya dari dokter. Tgl 22-1-68 ke dokter Suhadi. Tgl 23-1-68 kembali ke Suhadi untuk disuntik. Tgl 24-1-68 hari Rabu ke dokter Jasmiar karena sakitnya semakin bertambah. Petang selasa stuip 2 x dj. 1.00 dan dj. 4.00. Hari Rabu stuip kembali dj. 8.00 dj 9.00 ke Jasmiar. Dj 10.00 stuip lagi dan lebih lama / mengchawatirkan. Dj. 11.30 ke RSU B.Tinggi dikasi obat tetes kelidahnya anti kram 1 x 5 menit dan obat indjeksi segera dibeli di apotik luar. Dj. 16.15 wafat dihadiri oleh orang tua dan kedua udanya. (Keterangan di bawah foto) Gambar Huda Nur tgl 31-12-67 bertepatan dengan hari berlimau akan memasuki Ramadhan 54 hari sebelum wafat.
Catatan: Menurut keterangan dokter, Huda Nur meninggal dunia karena meningitis.
Gong Xi Fa Cai
February 2013, the shopping mall is filled with red, color that indicate economic dominance. Location is at Tebrau City Shopping Centre, Johor Bahru.
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