FBE won Silver Medal Award at Invention, Innovation and Design (IID) Competition

FBE won Silver Medal Award at Invention, Innovation and Design (IID) Competition

FBE won Silver Medal Award at Invention, Innovation and Design (IID) competition held 9th March 2017 in Amansari Residence Resort, Johor Bahru Malaysia.

Invention, Innovation and Design (IID) competition was first mooted by the UiTM main campus in Shah Alam in an effort to promote innovations in all faculties and campuses as feeders for participations at the university level IIDEX (Invention, Innovation and Design Exposition). IID Johor was first organised in compliance with this requirement from the Research Innovation Business Unit (RIBU).

Nurshikin Mohamad Shukery who has developed A Flexible Multi-Criteria Integrated Performance-based Decision Making: A Prototype, won Silver Medal Award under Professional Level for Social Sciences category. The research has developed a significant tool for contractor selection, by helping organizations to select a competent contractor and decreasing the subjectivity of the decision-making process. The advantage as gave by the system favour a reliable indicator to predict performance of construction project by selecting a contractor based on his best performance. The team members are also participated in the IIID Johor 2017 are Dr. Hamizah Liyana Tajul Ariffin, Dr. Nafisah Abdul Rahiman and Syamsul Hendra Mahmud.

PAM ZSR Architectural Students Awards 2016

PAM ZSR Architectural Students Awards 2016

11 finalists for the LAM Part 1 category 3 are from UTM. Out of the 4 Main winners who each received RM3000, 2 are from UTM. They are Rashidah bt. Jimi Sham who was supervised by En. Yusri, and Yap Shook Yen who was supervised by Assoc. Prof Dr. Mahmud Jusan. Yeow Yann Herng who was supervised by Dr. Doris Toe was the 3rd finalist who won RM500.

For the LAM Part 2 category, 3 of the 8 finalists are from the Master of Architecture program in UTM. Yet again 2 of the 4 main winners who each received RM5OOO are from UTM. They are Lam Chee Hau supervised by Assoc. Prof Dr. Dilshan Remaz, and Phuah Chu Yin who was supervised by Dr Khairul Anwar. Geraldine Teoh Pei Lynn who was supervised by Ar Samsiah also won RM1000 as the 3rd finalist from UTM.

The Award ceremony was held at the new PAM centre in Bangsar Kuala Lumpur on Thursday 9 March 2017.

UTM researchers win multiple awards in Korea

Prof Dr Muhd Zaimi (left) won gold medal, Prof Dr Mahmood Md. Tahir silver, and Dr. Mohammadamin Azimi gold

JOHOR BAHRU, 19 December 2016 – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) researchers have won multiple awards in three invention festivals in Seoul, Korea, early this month.

SIIF2016 (Seoul International Invention Fair 2016) is an International level competition which in year 2016, 639 inventions from 31 countries were participated. UTM researchers manage to win 3 medals (Prof Dr Muhd Zaimi (FKA) won gold medal, Prof Dr Mahmood Md. Tahir (FKA) silver, and Dr. Mohammadamin Azimi (FAB) gold) in this competition.

SIIF, KIAF, WIAF and WSA serve as the best platform for rewarding inventors, researchers, scientists, doctors, technical authors, teachers, professors and all other professionals in diverse occupations from around the world who deal and work with invention, innovation, creativity and new technology.

The winner with most awards was the Dean of School of Post Graduate Studies (SPS) Prof. Dr. Zaidatun Tasir, who won four awards: the Korean Inventor Award in Education Top Merit & Innovative Inventor Grand Award and Korean Inventor Award in Invention Academic Top Merit & 

Gold Peacock Grand Award at KIAF 2016, and World Inventor Award in Education Development Top Merit & Alfred Nobel Grand Award at WIAF 2016. Following her footsteps were Research Officer Rozita Abdul Jalil and Senior Lecturer from Faculty of Civil Engineering Dr Ali Keyvanfar which received two awards respectively.

Rozita received the Korean Inventor Award in Education Top Merit & Innovative Inventor Grand Award at KIAF 2016 and World Inventor Award in Education Development Top Merit & Alfred Nobel Grand Award at WIAF 2016, meanwhile Dr Ali Keyvanfar received the World Inventor Award in Environmental Design Top Merit & Innovative Inventor Grand Award at WIAF 2016 and World Material Science Award & Visiting Professor appointment to Korea Invention Academy KIA WSA 2016.

Other UTM recipients were the Dean of the Institute for Smart Infrastructure and Innovative construction (ISIIC) Prof. Dr. Muhd. Zaimi Abd. Majid, who was awarded the World Inventor Award in Construction Top Merit & Gold Peacock Grand Award and Senior Lecturer from the Faculty of Civil Engineering Arezou Shafgaht, who received the World Inventor Award in Environmental Design Top Merit & Innovative Inventor Grand Award at WIAF 2016.

Prof. Dr. Mohd Warid Hussin from the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasanuddin Lamit of the Faculty of Built Environment received the World Scientist Award & Visiting Professor appointment to Korea Invention Academy KIA at SWA 2016.

Four members of Institute for Smart Infrastructure and Innovative Construction (ISIIC) of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) were well awarded at the World Scientist Award (WSA) 2016 which held at Seoul, South Korea.
 
Prof. Dr. Muhd Warid Hussin, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasanuddin Lamit, Dr. Ali Kayvanfar and Dr. Arezou Shafaghat are members of ISIIC.

Dr Abdul Halim Abdullah and Dr Mahani Mokhtar, Senior Lecturers of Faculty of Education received the Korean Inventor Award in Education Top Merit & Gold Peacock Grand Award at KIAF 2016.

The event organised by Korea Invention News (KINEWS) and Korea Invention Academy (KIA) sets its goal towards discovering those who deserve to be recognized for their excellent career with successful highlights, achievements, contributions made in their region and global society.

WIAF is recognized by several organisations including the International Federation of Inventors Associations (IFIA), Asia Invention Association (AIA) and International Intellectual Property Network Forum (IIPNF).

The award recognizes outstanding performance and achievement by classified researchers who have passion in creating novel inventions and innovations based on top order of merit in division categories which contribute to the global community.

More than 50 researchers and scientists from different countries worldwide attending this award included Malaysian researchers representing among others, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT).

Source: UTM researchers win multiple awards in Korea

Seoul International Invention Fair 2016 (SIIF2016)

Seoul International Invention Fair 2016 (SIIF2016)

  • Gold Prize for LOCKBLOCK (Multi-Functional, Green Interlocking Mortar-Less Concrete Block)

Seoul International Invention Fair 2016 organized by the Korea Invention Promotion Association in Seoul, Korea, December 1st – December 4th, 2016

LOCKBLOCK

(MULTI-FUNCTIONAL GREEN INTERLOCKING MORTARLESS CONCRETE BLOCK)

LOCKBLOCK, is a new generation of mortar-less concrete blocks with specific and multi-functional engineering features. LOCKBLOCK design is unique and there is no similar shape in compare with others. Low Carbon issue, Green and Environment Friendliness and high quality IBS concept are some features of LOCKBLOCK.

Congratulations Dr. Mohammadamin Azimi & team!