Conference: Funding Research on a Changing Landscape (24-25 Aug Aug 2016)
September 9, 2016
On the 24-25 Aug 2016, in conjunction with MIDA (Malaysian Investment Development Authority), the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) held the inaugural “Funding Research on a Changing Landscape” conference. We were very fortunate to have an excellent line up of speakers, led by Prof Tan Sri Zakri, the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime …
MOA Signing between UNMC Green Plant Organic Fertilizer Sdn Bhd
September 8, 2016
It was our honour to recently sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Green Plant Organic Fertilizer Sdn Bhd and The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC). This research project is valued at about RM 500,000 Collaboration with industry is valued and we are very pleased to have this collaborative project with Green Plant Organic Fertilizer …
UNMC Three Minute Thesis Competition
September 7, 2016
The UNMC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition was held on the 8th Sep in the Great Hall. I always look forward to this event and I was fortunate enough to be invited as one of the judges again this year. From memory, this is the fourth or fifth year that I have been invited to …
UNMC is a key institution for Biodiversity Conservation in Asia
July 7, 2016
From 29th June to 2nd July Conservation Asia 2016, was held in Singapore. This is a joint meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology in Asia (Ahimsa Campos Arceiz is currently President of this society) and the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Asia-Pacific. The meeting was attended by 600 people, from around 40 countries, …
Computer program pins down carbon capturing ionic liquids
A recent paper (A systematic approach to design task-specific ionic liquids and their optimal operating conditions) by Nishanth G. Chemmangattuvalappil has recently been featured on Chemistry World. The piece starts: “Scientists have developed a computer-aided method that designs carbon capturing ionic liquids and at the same time finds their optimal operating conditions. Capturing and storing …
When Sports Rules Go Awry: How TheConversation led to a collaborative paper
July 3, 2016
Whilst looking through Conversation articles I came across an article entitled “When scoring an own-goal is the only way to win” by Liam Lenten. By coincidence, I had just read another article about an analysis of sporting rules from the perspecive of Operations Research, written by a good friend of mine – Mike Wright from …
Malaysia first Falling Walls Lab at AIMST invites applications
June 27, 2016
We have recently received this email, which might (should) be of interest to many of our researchers. Subject: Gentle Reminder : Malaysia first Falling Walls Lab at AIMST invite applications Salam Sejahtera & Salam Ramadhan, YBhg. Datuk/Dato’/Prof./Dr./Tuan/Puan, We are pleased to inform you that Malaysia will host its first Falling Walls Lab at AIMST University. We would like to …
UNMC Research on Graphene-based Nanolubricants featured in popular automotive blog
June 22, 2016
Research done at UNMC on Graphene-based Nanolubricants was recently featured in the popular automotive blog, Paultan.org. The article can be found at: http://paultan.org/2016/05/23/graphene-based-nanolubricants-a-performance-leap-from-current-motor-oils-malaysian-research-team-finds/
Research article in 2015 SST Highlights Collection
June 21, 2016
by Dr. T. Nandha Kumar The research article “Modeling of bipolar resistive switching of a nonlinear MISM memristor” by the doctoral research students Firas Odai Hatem and Patrick W. C. Ho and under the supervision of Dr. T. Nandha Kumar and Prof. Haider A. F. Almurib has recently been selected by the editorial board of …
Satellite remote sensing for monitoring construction project
June 1, 2016
Led by Dr. Tuong-Thuy Vu, School of Geography, a multidisciplinary team of UNMC developed an automated system for progress monitoring of key repetitive construction activities in linear infrastructure projects. Initiated from a brief chat between two old friends, Dr. Vu and Mr. Ioannes Tang, Department of Civil Engineering, the project idea was formulated on the …
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