Department of Chemistry UTM

05/10/2026

🧑🏻‍🔬👩🏻‍🔬 Department of Chemistry Booth at the Tenby STEAM Carnival, Sri Tenby School 🧪✨

A wonderful opportunity to share the excitement of chemistry and inspire young minds to explore science. 💙

05/10/2026

Congratulations to Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. Fazira Ilyana binti Abdul Razak on her promotion to Associate Proffessor

The Faculty of Science extends its warmest congratulations to Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. Fazira Ilyana binti Abdul Razak (Department of Chemistry) on her promotion to Associate Professor (DS14), effective 27 August 2026.

This achievement reflects her dedication and valuable contributions to academic excellence, research, and the university community. May this new milestone bring further opportunities for impactful research, academic leadership, and continued success.

Congratulations on this well-deserved promotion! 🌟🎓

02/10/2026

Congratulations to Mr. Azani bin Ishak on his promotion under the Time-Based Excellence Scheme (TBK1) to the position of Assistant Science Officer (Grade C6) 🎉

The Faculty of Science extends its heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Azani bin Ishak (Department of Chemistry) on his promotion under the Time-Based Excellence Scheme (TBK1) to the position of Assistant Science Officer (Grade C6), effective 19 April 2026.

May this well-deserved promotion inspire continued excellence, dedication, and meaningful contributions to the Faculty of Science and UTM.

Congratulations and best wishes for continued success! 🌟

02/10/2026

Congratulations to Mr. Dinda Ahmad Hairol bin Rosdi on his promotion under the Time-Based Excellence Scheme (TBK1) to the position of Assistant Science Officer (Grade C6) 🎉

The Faculty of Science extends its heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Dinda Ahmad Hairol bin Rosdi (Department of Chemistry) on his promotion under the Time-Based Excellence Scheme (TBK1) to the position of Assistant Science Officer (Grade C6), effective 24 April 2026.

May this well-deserved promotion inspire continued dedication, excellence, and valuable contributions to the Faculty of Science and UTM.

Congratulations and best wishes for continued success! 🌟

02/10/2026

Congratulations to ChM. Dr. Nurul Nabila Rosman for successfully securing the ASCEND Research Prominence Grant 🎉

The Faculty of Science extends its warmest congratulations to ChM. Dr. Nurul Nabila Rosman (Department of Chemistry) for successfully securing the ASCEND Research Prominence Grant, with a funding amount of RM149,166.00.

Her research project, entitled “Interfacial Modulation of Direct Z-Scheme Bi₃O₇I/Fe₂WO₆ Heterojunction Photoanodes for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting,” will be conducted from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2028.

Congratulations on this remarkable achievement, and best wishes for a successful and impactful research journey! 🌟🔬

02/10/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Susilawati Toemen for successfully securing the ASCEND Research Prominence Grant 🎉

The Faculty of Science extends its warmest congratulations to Dr. Susilawati Toemen (Department of Chemistry) for successfully securing the ASCEND Research Prominence Grant, with a funding amount of RM150,000.00.

Her research project, entitled “Elucidating the Dual Catalytic Action of Potassium Oxide Chitosan-Derived Magnetic Carbon Catalyst for High Free Fatty Acid Biodiesel Conversion with Artificial Neural Network Modelling,” will be conducted from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2029.

Congratulations on this outstanding achievement, and best wishes for a successful and impactful research journey towards advancing sustainable energy and innovative catalytic technologies! 🌱🔬✨

02/10/2026

Congratulations to Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. Aemi Syazwani Abdul Keyon for successfully securing a research grant from the Kurita Water and Environment Foundation (KWEF) 🎉

The Faculty of Science extends its warmest congratulations to Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. Aemi Syazwani Abdul Keyon (Department of Chemistry) for successfully securing a research grant from the Kurita Water and Environment Foundation (KWEF), amounting to JPY 400,000.

Her research project, entitled “Deep Eutectic Solvent-Based Phase Separation and Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometry Workflow for Nanoplastics Analysis in Malaysian Environmental Waters,” will be conducted from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Congratulations on this excellent achievement, and best wishes for a successful and impactful research journey towards advancing environmental monitoring and sustainable water research! 🌏💧🔬

02/10/2026

The Management Team and staff of the Faculty of Science extend our heartfelt appreciation to Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. Jafariah binti Jaafar for her valuable contributions and dedicated service throughout her appointment under the Flexible Academic Scheme (SAF), Department of Chemistry, from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.

Your commitment, expertise, and contributions to the Faculty of Science are sincerely appreciated and have enriched our academic community.

Thank you for your dedication and service. We wish you continued success and all the very best in your future endeavours. 🌷✨

02/10/2026

Congratulations to ChM. Dr. Nur-Fadhilah Mazlan for successfully securing the Geran Penyelidik Baharu 🎉

The Faculty of Science extends its warmest congratulations to ChM. Dr. Nur-Fadhilah Mazlan (Department of Chemistry) for successfully securing the Geran Penyelidik Baharu, with a funding amount of RM20,000.00.

Her research project, entitled “Profiling Freshwater Diatom Assemblages Via Spectroscopy Techniques for Forensic Site-Specific Database,” will be conducted from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.

Congratulations on this achievement, and best wishes for a productive and impactful research journey in advancing spectroscopy-based forensic research and scientific innovation! 🔬🌿✨

02/10/2026

congratulations to ChM. Dr. Nurul Nabila Rosman (for successfully securing the Geran Penyelidik Baharu 🎉

The Faculty of Science extends its warmest congratulations to ChM. Dr. Nurul Nabila Rosman (Department of Chemistry) for successfully securing the Geran Penyelidik Baharu, with a funding amount of RM20,000.00.

Her research project, entitled “Interfacial Charge Transfer Modulation ZnO Photoelectrodes Using Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting,” will be conducted from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.

Congratulations on this achievement, and best wishes for a productive and impactful research journey in advancing photoelectrochemical materials and sustainable energy technologies! 🔬💧🌱✨