Researcher

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Glass and ceramics research group is a team of scientists and engineers who are focused on studying the properties, behavior, and applications of glass and ceramics materials. These groups may be based in academic or industrial settings, and they typically have expertise in a range of fields, including materials science, chemistry, physics, and engineering. The research conducted by glass and ceramics research groups can encompass a wide range of topics, including the development of new materials, the optimization of existing materials, and the exploration of novel applications for glass and ceramics.

Staff 👨🏻‍💼

Prof. Madya Dr. Khamirul Amin Matori

Khamirul Amin Matori is an Associate Professor at Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He received the BSc in Physics and MSc in Materials Science from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 1995 and 2000 respectively. He attained his PhD from the University of Sheffield in Materials Engineering in 2007. He joined UPM after BSc at Matriculation Canter for 5 years before become UPM Science faculty member in 2000 until now. Due to his outstanding research activities, UPM have appointed him as a Head of Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory at Institute of Advanced Technology in 2012-2016 and Deputy Dean (Development, Finance & Industry Community Relations Staff) at Faculty of Science from 2016-2021. Locally, he has lead and secured 12 research projects as a main researcher with total research grants value of RM 2,277,000.00 and co researchers for 18 projects with total research grants value of RM 1,878,500.00 from various ministries and university. To-date, he had authored and co-authored more than 250 scientific publications. At the capacity of a project supervisor, to date he has 13 PhD students graduated and as for MSc, to date there were 13 MSc graduated as a main supervisor. In terms of professional extension and consultation, he has been invited by various local and international organizations as well as ministry for services and references such as MOE, KPT, AKEPT, JPA and MIGHT where he represented UPM well. He had been appointed as Member on Technical Committee on Fine Ceramics (IKM/ISC-B/TC14) by Institut Kimia Malaysia. Member/Consultant, Technical Assessment Panel for MiGHT Technology Nurturing (Biotechnology and Biotech industry cluster) from March 2013-February 2014.

Dr. Mohd Hafiz Mohd Zaid

Dr. Mohd Hafiz Mohd Zaid is a Senior Lecturer at Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He is actively conducting research in the field of materials science, glass, ceramics, and composites that have the potential to be used in the field of optoelectronics. During his 5-year working experience as a senior lecturer, he has led various research projects to produce glass, ceramic and composite materials, which have been funded through research allocations from the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (KPT), Universiti Putra Malaysia's special fund, Sakura Science Fund and also a ceramic glass-based tile research project funded by the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS), a ceramic products company based in Saudi Arabia. This success is the result of a UPM-SGS collaborative research project in 2018. He has written more than 200 high-impact journal papers at the international level, 15 presentations in conferences/seminars, and also several chapters in books related to glass and ceramics. Apart from that, he has also evaluated more than 100 journal papers. His current number of citations is 2451 with an h-index of 32 in the Scopus database and a number of citations of 3099 and an h-index of 35 in the Google Scholar database.

Postgraduates 👩🏻‍🎓

Farhad Gharavi, PhD

Corrosion Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Al 6061 Alloy Lap Joint (graduated: 2014)

Farhad Ostovan, PhD

Reinforcing of Aluminum Matrix by CNTs and Nano Alumina Using Powder Metallurgy Method (graduated: 2015)

Mohd Hafiz Bin Mohd Zaid, PhD

Structural, Optical and Photoluminescent Properties of Willemite Based Glass Ceramic Doped Manganese Oxide (graduated: 2016).

Zarifah Hj Nadakkavil Alassan, PhD

Fabrication of Mesoporous Hydroxyapatite Based Bioceramic Composite (graduated: 2016).

Idza Riati binti Ibrahim, PhD

Parallel Evolution of Microstructure, Thermophysical and Electrical Properties and Their Relationships Towards a Complete Polycrystalline Alumina and Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (graduated: 2017).

Firouz Fadaeifard, PhD

Mechanical, Microstructural and Ultrasonic Characterization of Aluminum Alloy 6061 Butt Welded via FSW and TIG (graduated: 2017)

Anwar Ali Baqer, PhD

Synthesis of Cerium Oxide and Copper Oxide Nanoparticales by Thermal Treatment Method and Their Characterization (graduated: 2018)

Engku Abd Ghapur Che Engku Ali, PhD

Preparation and Characterization of ZnO, SiO2, Zn2SiO4 and doped Zn2SiO4 nanoparticles by thermal treatment method (graduated: 2018)

Meysam Toozandehjani, PhD

Synthesis and characterization of CNTs and n-Al2O3 particulate-reinforced aluminum matrix Nano composites (graduated: 2018)

Nur Fadilah Baharuddin Pallan, PhD

Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Glass-Reinforced Hydroxyapatite Composites from Vitreous Waste (graduated: 2018)

Noorfauzana Adnin, PhD

Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Glass-Reinforced Hydroxyapatite Composites (graduated: 2018)

Zamratul Maisarah Binti Mohd Ismail, PhD

Fabrication and Characterization of Willemite Glass Based Doped with Neodymium, (graduated: 2018)

Arshin Oskoueian, PhD

Fabrication and Characterization of HA/CNT Bioceramics (graduated: 2019)

Alibe Ibrahim Mustapha, PhD

Synthesis and Characterization of Willemite Doped with Manganese Nanoparticles via Simple Thermal Treatment Method (graduated: 2019)

Siti Nor Ain binti Rusly, PhD

A Study of Ferrite Polymer Composite Materials as Microwave Absorber, (graduated: 2020)

Mohammad Zulhasif bin Ahmad Khiri, PhD

Physical, Structural, Mechanical and Bioactivity Properties of Glass Ionomer Cement Derived from Vitreous Waste Material, (graduated: 2021)

Siti Aisyah binti Abdul Wahab, PhD

Fabrication and Characterization of Cobalt Oxide Doped Willemite Based Glass-Ceramics Derived from Waste Rice Husk (graduated: 2022)

S, PhD

A, (graduated: 2020)

Haslinawati Mohd Mustapha, MSc

Rare-earth-doped Silica-based for Optical Aplications (graduated: 2011)

Mohd Hafiz Mohd Zaid, MSc

Kinetics of Phase Formation, Crystallization and Elastic Properties of Willemite-Based Glass Ceramics (graduated: 2012)

Loy Chee Wah, MSc

Effects of Heat Treatment on Structure and Thermal Diffusivities of SiO2-Na2O-Al2O3 -CaO-CaF2 Glass-Ceramics from Waste Materials (graduated: 2013)

Nurzilla Mohamed, MSc

Physical, Structure and Thermal Properties of Mullite Based Ceramic from Black Rice Husk Ash and Alumina Mixture (graduated: 2014)

RabiatulAdawiyah Abdul Wahab, MSc

Physical and Thermal Properties of Mullite-Based Ceramic (graduated: 2014)

Nurfatin Syamimi Mohd Razali, MSc

Optical and Physical Studies of Eu-Doped Willemite-Based (graduated: 2014)

Firouz Fadaeifard, MSc

Effect of Friction Stir Welding on the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of AA6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy Lap Joint (graduated: 2014)

Gholamreza Vahedi Sarrigani, MSc

The Effect of Er2O3 on Physical, Optical and Photoluminescense of Willemite-Base Glass Ceramic (graduated: 2014)

Nur Farhana Samsudin, MSc

Optical Properties of Willemite-Based Glass Ceramic Doped with Manganese (graduated: 2016)

Alibe Ibrahim Mustapha, MSc

Nanoparticles from Simple Thermal Treatment Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide, Silicon Dioxide and Willemite Nanoparticles (graduated: 2016)

Ali Jabbar Abed Al-Nidawi, MSc

Physical and Optical Properties of Mn-Doped Zn2SiO4 Derived from White Rice Husks Ash, (graduated: 2017)

Mohammad Zulhasif Ahmad Khir, MSc

Optical Properties of Willemite-Based Glass Ceramic Doped with Manganese (graduated: 2016)

Lee Chee Sun, MSc

Physical, Structural, Optical and Elastic Properties of Zinc Silicate Glass and Glass Ceramic Derived from Rice Husk, (graduated: 2017)

Nadia Asyikin binti Abdul Rahman, MSc

Synthesis and Characterization of Alumina-Silica-Fluoride Based Bioglass-Ceramics, (graduated: 2018)

Aisyah Zakiah Khirel Azman, MSc

Fabrication and Characterization of Zinc Borosilicate Glass and Glass-Ceramics from Waste Rice Husk with Re-Melting Method (graduated: 2018)

Rohaniah binti Abdul Jalil, MSc

Influence of Glass Ceramic with Different Sintering Temperature Towards Glass Ionomer Cement Properties, (graduated: 2022)

Wan Nurshamimi binti Wan Jusoh, MSc

Effect of Incorporating Synthesized Hydroxyapatite into Glass Ionomer Cement on Their Physical and Mechanical Properties, (graduated: 2022)

A, MSc

F (graduated: 2018)