By Abd Ghani Nasir
Pix by Saliman Leman
BANGI, 19 April, 2011 –UKM’s News Portal setup within the university’s website since May last year to publicise the university’s research findings has been given the Innovation of Management and Administration Award at the 6th UKM Innovation Awards Ceremony.
The Award was presented by Chairman of the UKM Board of Directors Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Dr Mazlan Ahmad at the Awards Night in Puri Pujangga here on Friday night.
Two groups from the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Centre for Research and Instrumentation Management received awards for the Group Category.
They were the Microscopic Group from the Faculty of Science and Technology for their Drying Process of Samples of Bacteria for Microsopic Electron Imaging Project headed by Normala Hj. Shamsudin and a Group from the Research Management and Instrumentation Centre headed by Dahliya Abdul Kadir for their Guidelines to Prepare Report and Rubric and Marking Valuation Forms (PPKCoE‐UKM) 2010 project.
The Vice Chancellor Quality Award went to the Laboratory Diagnostic Services Department of the UKM Medical Centre headed by Dr Hanita Othman while the Citra UKM Award went to the UKM Accreditation Committee.

Full List of Winners of 6th UKM Innovation Awards:
THE VICE CHANCELLOR QUALITY AWARD
1. Laboratory Diagnostic Services Department –
Head of Dept : Dr. Hanita Othman
UKM Medical Centre
UKM CITRA AWARD
2. UKM Accreditation Committee
Chairman of Documentation Committee : Prof. Dr. Che Husna Azhari
Chairman of Internal Audit Committee : Prof. Dr. Nabishah Mohamad
Chairman of Publicity and Awareness Committee : Prof. Ir. Dr. Riza Atiq Abdullah O.K. Rahmat
INNOVATION AWARD E-LEARNING
Individual
3. Dr Ahmad Zamri Mansor
Centre for General Studies
Group
4. Dr Afendi Hamat
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
RESEARCH INNOVATION AWARD
5. Prof Dr Kamaruzzaman Sopian and Dr Hafidz Ruslan
Field of Expertise: Renewal Energy
6. Asso Prof Dr Mohammad Tariqul Islam
Field of Expertise: Advanced Nano Technology
7. Asso Prof Dr Rokiah Omar
Field of Expertise: Health and Medical Technology
EDUCATION INNOVATION AWARD
Individual
8. Encik Nasri Nasir
Faculty of Engineeering and Built Environment
Group
9. Prof Dr Lilia Halim and Asso Prof Dr Nor Aishah Buang
Faculty of Education
ICT INNOVATION AWARD
Individual
10. Project Entitled: Scheduling and Management System for Streams & Webstreams
Mohamad Hanif Md. Saad
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
Group
11. Title of Project: One Stop Centre for e-Journal of High Impact Texts
Head of Group: Wan A’sah Wan Abdul Aziz
Tun Seri Lanang Library
Certificate of Appreciation
12. Title of Project : e-Information System
Head of Group : Encik Anthony Ulek Anak Jeti
Centre for Corporate Communcations
INNOVATION OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AWARD
Individual
13. Title of Project: UKM News Portal
Prof Dr Mohd Safar Hasim
Centre for Corporate Communcations
Certificate of Appreciation
14. Title of Project : Power On PC Automatic and Remote Shutdown
Puan Jamilah Abu Bakar
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
Group
15. Microscopic Group
Title of Project : Drying Process of Samples of Bacteria for Microsopic Electrone Imaging
Head of Group: Puan Normala Hj. Shamsudin
Faculty of Science and Technology
16. Title of Project : Guidelines to Prepare Report and Rubric and Marking Valuation Forms (PPKCoE‐UKM) 2010
Head of Group: Puan Dahliya Abdul Kadir
Research Management and Instrumention Centre
INTERNATIONALISATION AWARD
17. Prof Dr Andanastuti Muchtar
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
PUBLICATION AWARD
Books and Monograf Category
In Social Science and Humanities
18. Asso Prof Dr Mawar Shafei
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Title : Novel Intertekstualiti Melayu
Articles/Journal Category
In Social Science and Humanities
19. Prof Dr Nor Hashimah Jalaluddin
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
20. Dr Aisyah Abdul Rahman
Faculty of Ecnomics and Management
In Medical Science Technology
21. Prof Dr Anuar Mohd Ishak
Faculty of Science and Technololgy
GENERAL CATEGORY
Newspaper
22. Encik Abd Razak Hussin
Centre for Corporate Communcations
YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD
Winner
23. Asso Prof Dr Nor Bahiah Misran
Fakulti Kejuruteraan
Certificate of Appreciation
24. Dr Chia Chin Hua
Faculty of Science and Technology
25. Dr Chan Kok Meng
Faculty of Health Sciences
RESEARCH AWARD (INDIVIDUAL)
Winner
26. Prof Dr Ruszymah Haji Idrus
Tissue Engineering Centre, UKM Medical Centre
Certificate of Appreciation
27. Asso Prof Dr Mohammad Tariqul Islam
Angkasa
RESEARCH AWARD (GROUP)
Winner
28. Research Group: Research on West Asia Region
Group Leader: Prof Dr Siti Rugayah Hj. Tibek
Research Niche: Challenges to Nation Building
29. Research Group: Integrated Water Management
Group Leader: Prof Dr Salmijah Surif
Research Niche: Sustainable Development
30. Research Group: Solar Cell Fabrication and PV system
Group Leader: Asso Prof Dr Nowshad Amin
Research Niche : Renewal Energy
31. Research Group: Adaptation and Climate Change
Group Leader: Prof Dr Joy Jacqueline Pereira
Research Niche : Climate Change
32. Research Group: Organic Electronic
Group Leader: Prof Dr. Muhammad Mat Salleh
Research Niche: Nano Technology and Advanced Material
33. Research Group: Plant System Biology
Group Leader: Prof Dr Normah Mohd. Noor
Research Niche: Biological Diversity in Biotechnology Development
Certificate of Appreciation
34. Research Group: Chemical Material Management
Group Leader: Prof Dr Mazlin Mokhtar
Research Niche : Sustainable Development
35. Research Group : Eco-system Management
Group Leader: Dr Sohif Mat
Research Group: Sustainable Development
36. Research Group: Global Warming
Group Leader: Prof Dr Mastura Mahmud
Research Niche: Climate Change
37. Research Group: MEMS Nano-electronic
Group Leader : Prof Dato’ Dr Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis
Research Niche : Nanotechnology and Advanced Material
38. Research Group: Advanced Materials Processing and Intergrity (AMPI)
Group Leader: Prof Dr Che Husna Azhari
Research Niche: Nanotechnology and Advanced Material
39. Group Leader: Advance Manufacturing
Group Leader: Prof Dr Che Hassan Che Haron
Research Niche: Nanotechnology and Advanced Material
40. Research Group: Product Engineering
Group Leader: Prof Dr Abdul Amir H. Kadhum
Research Niche: Nanotechnology and Advanced Material
41. Group Leader: Food Antioxidant
Group Leader: Prof Dr Aminah Abdullah
Research Niche: Nanotechnology and Advanced Material
42. Research Group: Polymer Science and Technology
Group Leader: Prof Dr Ibrahim Abdullah
Research Niche: Nanotechnology and Advanced Material
LABORATORY RESEARCH SERVICES
Laboratory that can generate income and have accredited management and heading towards accreditation.
43. Biocompatibility Laboratory
Head: Asso Prof Dr Md. Anuar Osman
Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS)
44. Sitophatology and Sitogenetic Service Laboratory
Head: Prof Dr Sharifah Noor Akmal Syed Hussin
Diognastic Laboratory, UKM Medical Centre
45. Toxicology Research Laboratory
Head: Prof Dr Salmaan Hussain Bin Inayat Hussain
Biomedical Department , Health Sciences Faculty,
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QIT)
Certificate of Appreciation
46. Project Title: Training Project of National Standard
Group Leader: Puan Rosnah Suliman
EXCELLENT LECTURERS AWARD
Individuals that show quality teaching encompassing effective planning and presentation and had received favourable comments in SPPK.
Main Award
Social Sciences Cluster
47. Prof Dr Idris Zakaria
Faculty of Islamic Studies
48. Asso Prof Dr Fariza Md. Sham
Faculty of Islamic Studies
49. Asso Prof Dr Imran Ho Abdullah
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
50. Asso Prof Datin Noor Aziah Mohd. Awal
Faculty of Law
Science Cluster
51. Asso Prof Dr Dzuraidah Abd. Wahab
Faculty of Engineering and Built Evironment
52. Asso Prof Dr Zulkifli Mohd. Nopiah
Faculty of Engineering and Built Evironment
53. Asso Prof Dr Mohammad Khatim Hassan
Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Health Cluster
54. Dr Badiah Baharin
Faculty of Dentistry
55. Prof Dr Yasmin Anum Mohd. Yusof
Faculty of Medicine
56. Prof Dr Kamsiah Jaarin
Faculty of Medicine
57. Asso Prof Dr Srijit Das
Faculty of Medicine
Consolation
58. Asso Prof Dr Kadir Ariffin
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
59. Dr Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
60. Dr Shahidi A. Hamid
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
61. Puan Hamezah Md. Nor
Faculty of Economics and Management
62. Asso Prof Dr Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah
Faculty of Engineering and Built Evironment
63. Dr Zainol Mustafa
Faculty of Science and Technology
64. Dr Elankovan a/l Sundararajan
Faculty of Information Science and Technology
65. Prof Dr P.T. Thomas
Faculty of Pharmacy
66. Dr Safura Anita Baharin
Faculty of Dentistry
67. Dr Norzana Abd. Ghafar
Faculty of Medicine
68. Puan Hng Siew Hong
Faculty of Medicine
Certificate of Appreciation
69. Dr Mohd. Radzani Abdul Razak
Faculty of Education
70. Encik Jamalul Lail Abdul Wahab
Faculty of Education
71. Puan Maznah Hj. Ibrahim
Centre for General Studies
72. Puan Normilah Abd. Wahab
Centre for General Studies
73. Asso Prof Dr Zaidi Isa
Faculty of Science and Technology
74. Dr Faizal K.P. Kunchi Mohamed
Faculty of Science and Technology
75. Dr Abdullah Samat
Faculty of Science and Technology
76. Asso Prof Dr Harlina Halizah Siraj
Faculty of Medicine
77. Asso Prof Dr Nor Azlin Mohamed Ismail
Faculty of Medicine
78. Asso Prof Dr Ahmad Rohi Ghazali
Faculty of Health Sciences
79. Dr Goon Jo Aan
Faculty of Medicine
80. Encik Che Salim Sulaiman
Faculty of Medicine
CULTURE OF QUALITY AWARD
Individuals with exemplary characteristics who through their own initiatives have contributed to the appreciation and need for quality in the Faculties/ Institutes/Centres/Departments.
Academic Group
81. Dr. Hanita Othman
UKM Medical Centre
Management and Professional Group
82. Dr. Abdul Rashid Abdul Kader
UKM Medical Centre
Support Group
83. Puan Wan A’sah Wan Abdul Aziz
Tun Seri Lanang Library
INDUSTRIAL PARTICIPATION AWARD
Innovative UKM‐Industrial Participation Project/Programme
84. Dr. Nazaruddin Ramli
Faculty of Science and Technology
Research and Innovation with the Industri
85. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Wan Zurinah Wan Ngah
Faculty of Medicine
Achieved Success in Industry Organised Contests
86. UKMCAR2 group, Automotive Research Centre
Faculty of Engineering and Built Evironment
EXCELLENT INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION (Limited to the Industry )
87. Sime Darby Foundation
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Academic Staff
88. Prof. Datin Dr. Zuriati Zakaria
Faculty of Science and Technology
Non Academic Staff
89. Encik Zameri Ramli
Student Affairs Department
Group/Team Work
90. Project : Microcontroller School Mentoring Project
Group Leader: Prof. Madya Dr. Hafizah Hussain
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Association /Club /Group /Excellent Undergraduate Project
Entrepreneurial Category
91. Nescafe UKM Kiosk
Sport Category
92. International Invitation Pencak Silat Championship Festival for Public Universities
Organiser : Kelab Pencak Silat UKM
Culture/Arts Category
93. ASEAN University Orchestra (AUO)
Organisor: ARTISUKMA UKM
Research and Innovation Category
94. UKM Shell Eco‐Marathon
Organiser : Faculty of Engineering and Built Evironment
Community Service Category
95. Seri Perpatih III Exploration
Organiser : Persatuan Mahasiswa Negeri Sembilan (PERMANIS) UKM
Self Development and Professional Ccategory
96. The 23rd East Asian Medical Student’s Conference (EAMSC) 2010
The 31st Medical Student Conference
Organiser : Asian Medical Students Association Malaysia
UNDERGRADUATE EXEMPLARY DEED AWARD
Mohd. Shah Mokhtar
Faculty of Islamic Studies