Saturday, June 30, 2012

Prof Kenichi Soga Visits to GERG

Prof. Kenichi Soga from Cambridge University has visited GERG centrifuge facility at Geology Programme of UKM.  He was accompanied by his former student, Dr. Hisham Mohamed from University Teknologi Malaysia.  Prior to that, Prof. Soga has delivered a special lecture at The Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) in Petaling Jaya.  The lecture was entitled "Landslides - Physical and Numerical Modeling of Large Ground Movements".  It is a great honored to have Prof Soga and Dr Hisyam to our research laboratory in UKM.  The visit was also accompanied by Prof. Raihan Taha from Civil Engineering Department of UKM.  -- Wan Zuhairi Yaacob
Prof Kenichi Soga and Dr Hisham Mohamad who were accompanied by Prof. Raihan Taha in Geotechnical Centrifuge facility at UKM in Bangi, Selangor.  
Another photo captured during the visit with Prof Kenichi Soga and Prof. Raihan Taha. 
Attending Prof. Soga special lecture at IEM Petaling Jaya.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Hi-Tea Talk on Groundwater Resources and Contamination

Teknik Edisi Sdn Bhd has organised a talk on The Application of Contaminated Land Management in Malaysia very recently.  I was invited to give a seminar on "Groundwater Resources, Exploration and Contamination".  The lecture was held at Equatorial Hotel in Penang and most of the participants were a member of Industrial Society in Penang.  -- Wan Zuhairi Yaacob
Presenting my lecture on Groundwater in Equatorial Hotel Penang