NOTABLE MENTIONS
NANO RESEARCH
Top Paper Award
Professor Chai Siang Piao
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND
INFORMATION
Outstanding Paper Award for ‘Encouraging responsible
computer consumption at the disposal stage’
Associate Professor Paul Yeow
Top Research Scientists Malaysia 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC HEALTH
Session Best Presentation
Professor Chai Siang Piao was one of 24 recipients of the 2018
Top Research Scientists Malaysia from the Academy of
Sciences Malaysia. Dr Ahmad Munir Qureshi
12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MANAGEMENT
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
Nominated Prize for ‘Agent-based computer modeling for
understanding organisational dynamics’
Associate Professor Motoki Watabe
13TH INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION
CONFERENCE
Best Poster Presentation
Dr Amreeta Dhanoa
MONASH MEDICAL CURRICULUM CONFERENCE
Best Poster Award
Associate Professor Sharifah Syed Hassan
National Outstanding Researcher Award
Two of our researchers received the National Outstanding
Researcher Award from the Private Education Cooperative of
Malaysia. Associate Professor Adeline Ting Su Yien was
honoured in the field of Biological Science and Professor Chai
Siang Piao in Chemical Engineering.
APPOINTMENTS
Academy of Sciences Malaysia Fellowship
Professor Mahendhiran Nair was conferred a Fellow of the Academy of
Sciences Malaysia (ASM) by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
He is one of 352 Fellows of ASM and one of seven Fellows in the Social
Sciences and Humanities area. He is the first econonomist/econometrician
in the country to be a member of this prestigious Academy. His nomination
was based on his high-impact research publications and translational
research work for government agencies, industry associations, industry
and community organisations in the areas of science, technology and
innovation, and sustainable economic development.
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SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITI SAINS
MALAYSIA
Excellent Researcher Award and Quality Publication Award
Professor Gan Siew Hua