Profile
Award and Honors Received
August 2014 - Awarded Elsevier Reviewer Recognition (Materials and Design)
January 2014 - Honoured with inclusion of biographical record in Marquis Who’s Who in the World.
July 2013 - Anugerah Penulis Jurnal Berindeks: In Construction (UTM Citra Karisma).
June 2013 - Best Paper (runner-up) Award in Civil Engineering (Materials) at the 4th International Conference of Euro-Asia Civil Engineering Forum (EACEF2013), National University of Singapore.
November 2012 - Best Researcher: Publication with Impact Factor, Construction Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
July 2012 - Anugerah Penulis Jurnal Berindeks: In Construction (UTM Citra Karisma).
June 2012 - Best Paper Presentation Award: 11th International Conference on Concrete Engineering and Technology (CONCET2012), Putrajaya, Malaysia.
April 2004 - Awarded Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, Mie University, Japan.
Plenary Lecture / Keynote Address
Keynote speaker on ‘Green Construction: The Role of Palm Oil Fuel Ash in Concrete’, First International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment, Mie, Japan, 21-23 Nov, 2011.
Invited / Guest Speaker
Speaker of the seminar on ‘Green Building Materials in Sustainable Construction’, Sto SEA Sdn Bhd, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, 18 December 2015.
Speaker of the seminar on ‘Concrete Technology: Past, Present and Future Trends’, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM Southern Branch), The Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru, 30 June 2012.
Postgraduate Examination / Viva
External Examiner
Appointed External Examiner of the Institute of Post Graduate Studies (IPS), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 2013.
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M.Eng. Internal Examiner
Sophia Anak Jimy, Engineering Properties and Thermal Behaviour of Sludge and Crumb Rubber Brick as Non-Load Bearing Unit, 24 November 2014.
Ph.D. Internal Examiner
Parham Forouzani, Development of Waste Tire and Palm Oil Fuel Ash Modified Concrete, 03 May 2016.
Nor Hasanah binti Abdul Shukor Lim, Engineering Properties and Microstructural Characteristics of Mortar Incorporating High Volume Palm Oil Bio Mass Waste, 19 April 2016.
Eeydzah binti Aminudin, Development of Aerated Concrete from Agro-Industrial Wastes for Thermal Reduction in Building, 20 November 2014.
Administrative Experience
Faculty Level
Member : Task Force Global Player, Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Jan 2013 to Dec 2013.
Head of Project : Intercultural Committee, Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Jan 2012 to Dec 2012.
Committee Member : Task Force PGSS, Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Jan 2012 to Dec 2012.
Member : Faculty Publication Committee, Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 2009 - 2011.
External Assessor : For promotion exercise to Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 2000.
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University Level
Head : Department of Farm Structure and Environmental Engineering, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh. 1990-1992 and 2003-2005.
Member : Research Advisory Committee, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, 2002-2003.
Member : Committee for Advanced Study and Research, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, 2006-2008.
Provost : Student Hall/College, Issa Khan Hall, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, 2002-2003.
Journal Editorial Board
Editor: Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (JSCMT), Yıldız Technical University, Turkey (Since 2015).
Associate Editor: International Journal of GEOMATE, Japan (Since 2011).
Member, International Editorial Board: Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering, MJCE (Since 2009).
International Journal Review
Reviewer:
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering.
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Reviewer:
Indian Journal of Science and Technology.
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Reviewer:
Iranian J. of Science & Technology: Transaction of Civil Engineering.
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Reviewer:
International Journal of Environment.
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Reviewer:
Int. Journal of Geotechnique, Construction Materials & Environment.
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Reviewer:
Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier.
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Reviewer:
Journal of Construction & Building Materials, Elsevier.
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Reviewer:
Journal of Hazardous Materials, Elsevier.
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Reviewer:
Journal of Materials and Design, Elsevier.
International Appointment/Committee
Member:
Organizing Committee, International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering, Cape Town, South Africa, 20-22 June, 2016.
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International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMATE2015), Osaka, Japan, 16-18 November 2015.
Member:
International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMATS2014), Johannesburg, South Africa, 24-26 November, 2014.
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International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMATE2014), Brisbane, Australia, 19-21 November 2014.
Information Chair:
Organising Committee, International Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Conference (InCIEC2014), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 28 September - 1 October 2014.
Member:
International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMATE2013), Nagoya, Japan, 13-15 November 2013.
Member:
International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMAT2011), Mie, Japan, 21-23 November 2011.
Partner Collaborator:
Holcim (Malaysia) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) for R&D Activities, October 2011.
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Member:
Technical Committee, 7th Asia Pacific Structural Engineering and Construction Conference and 2nd European Asian Civil Engineering Forum (APSEC/EACEF 2009), Awana Porto Malai Langkawi, Malaysia, 4-6 August 2009.
Research Activities
Research Project (UTM Fund)
Project Leader:
University Grant (GUP, Tier-1) Project Title - “Investigation of Strength and Durability Performances of Concrete Incorporating Waste Carpet Fibre”, Cost Centre No. Q.J130000.2522.10H06; Budget Approved RM 36,500; 01 May 2015 - 31 Oct 2016.
Project Leader:
University Grant (GUP, Tier-2) Project Title - “Development of Prepacked Concrete with Grout Incorporating Palm Oil Fuel Ash”, Vot: 06J80; Budget Approved RM 45,000; 01 Dec 2012 - 28 Feb 2014.
Project Leader:
University Grant (GUP, Tier-2) Project Title - “Investigation of Strength and Durability of High-Volume Palm Oil Fuel Ash Concrete”, Vot: 01J81; Budget Approved RM 40,000; 01 Apr 2011 - 30 Sep 2012.
Project Leader:
UTM R & D Project Title - “Investigation of Strength and Durability of Some Lesser Known Varieties of Malaysian Timbers”, Vot: 77529; Budget Approved RM 30,000; 01 Jan 2010 - 28 Feb, 2011.
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Fundamental Research Grant Scheme
(FRGS Fund)
Project Member:
FRGS 2014-1 Project Title - “Performance of Treated Rubberized Fibre Concrete Under Earthquake and Fire Loadings”, Ref: FRGS/1/2014/TK08/UTM/03/1, Budget Approved RM 99,900; July 2014 - June 2017.
Seminar/Workshop
One-Day Workshop on Effective Communication using Social Network, Organized by Centre for Teaching and Learning, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 27 May 2015.
One-Day Workshop on Interactive Online and Media Sharing, Organized by Centre for Teaching and Learning, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 30 April 2015.
One-Day Workshop on Outcome Based Education (OBE), Organized by Centre for Teaching and Learning, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 06 May 2013.
One-Day Seminar on Concrete Technology, Organized by The Institution of Engineers Malaysia, The Grand Paragon Hotel, Johor Bahru, 06 March 2010.
ICON Journal Publication Workshop (2), Organized by Innovative Construction Research Alliance, UTM, Mercure Johor Palm Resort & Golf, 17-18 Feb 2010.
ICON Journal Publication Workshop (1), Organized by Innovative Construction Research Alliance, UTM, Mercure Johor Palm Resort & Golf, 11-12 Nov 2009.
National Workshop on Learning from the Best Practices, Organized by The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre, Dhaka, 14 May 2006.
Second National Seminar on Ferrocement, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 9-10 August, 1993.