Best Paper Award (Science and Technology)

For the category of Best Conceptual/Review Paper for Science & Technology
in the iMaRCA Conference 2012: Towards a Sustainable Future, Auckland City, New Zealand

My paper: PHOTOVOLTAICS IN MALAYSIA: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES TOWARDS RESILIENT RURAL AREAS IN MALAYSIA

Me and my Supervisor, Prof Hugh Byrd and my friend, Huzeima Hussain who also won the Best Paper award, but for Science Social category

The most interesting part is, both of us comes from the same faculty in UiTM Perak =)
Alhamdullilah..

Best Paper Award (Architecture Category) ICBEDC 2011, Penang

Alhamdullilah, this is my recent achievement. My research paper has been awarded with the Best Paper Award for Architecture category in the ICBEDC 2011 Seminar. Thank you to my Supervisor, Pak Hugh for his continuous advice and guidance.

My passion in Innovation

Innovation can be described as the process that renews something that exists and not, as is commonly assumed, the introduction of something new..For me, my innovations are of course, prone to my nature of teaching in UiTM Perak - building services and environmental technology - two most lovable scope of Nur Azfahani's research!

My first starting gear is when I've been rewarded a Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) by MOHE in the year of 2007. The research-which was related with traditional and vernacular housing in Malaysia - completed in 2008. My first attempt in innovation is in the year of 2008 with several UKM and UM friends for UM Innovation Expo, and Alhamdullilah our project had won Bronze Medal. This success felts like a personal combat to me, as if I am in the military operations winning a strategic victory. haha..

This award had encouraged me to go more further.

Innovation can be seen as a change in the thought of process for doing something, or the useful application of new inventions or discoveries..So, in the year 2009, me and my group try to develop a ranking system to evaluate cross-ventilation in tropical houses using a computer software..

Alhamdullilah! who had ever wonder that this project won 5 awards so far since 2009 to 2010.

Thank you my team!! For a wonderful effort!

2009 
Best Poster    (UiTM Perak Innovation Expo 2009)
Gold Award   (UiTM Perak Innovation Expo 2009)
The Best Innovation Award  (UiTM Perak Innovation Expo 2009)

2010
Gold Award  (Innovation, Invention & Desigh (IID) 2010, UiTM Malaysia)
Silver Award (Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2010, PWTC, K.Lumpur)

Ever since that, I had also encouraged and supervised my students to participate in numerous Innovation competition. Recently,  2 groups of students had won awards in two events. Alhamdullilah..

Amir Asyura and Taufiq Ismail
Bronze Medal
ENVEX 2010 (Venue: Univ Malaysia Perlis)

Faisal Hafiz Anuar, Mohammud Nazirul Mohd Noh and Mohammad Helmi Nadzri
Silver Medal
IID SE 2010 (Venue: UiTM Malaysia)

 Winning team of Faculty Architecture, Planning and Surveying in IID 2010

 Me and Khairulliza, our group system analyst (IID 2010)

 Celebrating the winning team of my students project, together with our Dean, Prof Madya Dr Wan Mohd Naim Wan Mohd

 My students and their project (as young as Semester 03 Diploma students) competing with PhD students - They got Silver Award for this project. Well done guys!

 Another group of students (celebrating their victory of Bronze Medal in ENVEX 2010) held at UniMAP

 The entrance of the Exhibition - joyous moment for me, because back from this competition, I got another good news! I managed to get a MOHE/UiTM scholarships for my PhD in Auckland! Alhamdullilah..

 Another exhibition- this time is Malaysia Technology Expo held in PWTC

 Our booth at PWTC (MTE 2010)

 Gala Dinner - announcing the winners (MTE 2010)

 Me and my research team - Cik Nazhatulzalkis (MTE 2010)

 Moment of thruth - IID 2010 UiTM Shah Alam (awarding stage)

Glorious moment (three awards in a row for our CVRS project) -

Me; at the centre (leader of my team), with Nazhatulzalkis Jamaludin dan Khairulliza Ahmad Saleh

Thank You UiTM Perak! For everything!!
Especially to TP PJI, Prof Madya Dr Ismail Shamsuddin and PJI Team in UiTM Perak.



" Is all about passion and enthusiasm.."

Award for Quality : Active Lecturer for Publication Category 2009 (UiTM Perak)

Alhamdullilah, thanks to Allah..

There are no such words to describe but Alhamdullilah, syukran Ya Allah for my wonderful career and life.

I never want to be recognized for my work, I just put my whole effort and focus into it.

Students Participation in Innovation Competition

Alhamdullilah,thanks to Allah. Two students' projects from Building Surveying Department, UiTM Perak managed to won Silver and Bronze medal in various Innovation Competition in universities in Malaysia. The project is known as Domestic Water Tank Cleaning System which related with green technology and energy-efficiency concept.
Congratulations you guys for the great effort and team work.
I am so proud of you guys!

Picture 1: Bronze Medal (ENVEX 2010, Universiti Malaysia Perlis) Team: Amir Asyura and Taufiq

Picture 2: Silver Medal (IID SE 2010, UiTM Malaysia) Team: Faisal Hafiz Anuar, Mohammud Nazirul and Mohd Helmi)

Picture 3: From left (me-as the supervisor), the team, our Faculty's Dean, Deputy Dean (Innovation), my friend Sallehan (who also won) and his supervisor PM Dr Zaiton

Exhibition of Invention, Innovation and Design (IID) 2010

14th January 2010 (Venue: Mara University of Technology, Shah Alam, Malaysia)
Alhamdullilah, our group won the Gold Medal in this exhibition for our CVRS research funded by FRGS.
This project was designed for sustainability and passive design for Modern and Traditional houses in Malaysia.

Keep it up, Team!!
Gambatte Kudasai..

Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2010

Cross Ventilation Ranking System is an innovation from group of researcher of UiTM Perak ~ collaboration works under Department of Building Surveying and Department of Computer Science.
This research is fully funded by government under FRGS grant, and the project duration started from 2007 and accomplished on 2009.
Alhamdullilah, this project had won several awards in several exhibitions.

Our third exhibition is at PWTC Kuala Lumpur (4-6th February 2010)where
Participants are from severals public universities in Malaysia, Korea, Taiwan, Republic of Chezh, NGO and private sectors.
This time we won silver medal only..
Anyway, Alhamdullilah..

Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang 2007

Alhamdullilah.
Memberi pemangkin untuk terus berusaha ke arah kejayaan.

Invention and Innovation Expo 2009, UiTM Perak

Alhamdullilah, pray to Allah..my research in Cross Ventilation had won several awards since 2009 - 2010..
Thanks to my strong, charismatic group members whom had faith in our works..
Nazhatulzalkis Jamaludin and Khairulliza Ahmad Salleh

This is my starting point ~ The first exhibition..
Innovation and Invention Expo, UiTM Perak
14th of October 2009
Best Overall Awards
Gold Medal
Best Poster

Our research is fully funded by Government under Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) for Science and Technology section. This is all about sustainability and comfort living for tropical houses in Asia.

This award had qualified me and the team to act as a representative of UiTM Perak for Invention, Innovation and Design (IID 7th) in UiTM Malaysia.

Highest gratitude to PM Dr Mohd Sabrizaa and PM Sr Hj Fisal Ishak for 'lending' their house for our project.