Environmental Consultancy for Tok Fakir Bridge Upgrade, Marang, Terengganu

 I am delighted to highlight my recent appointment as the environmental consultant for the Tok Fakir Bridge upgrading project in Marang, Terengganu. My role, focused on the geological component of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Over the three-month contract period, I was responsible for preparing geology reports, analyzing potential impacts, recommending mitigation measures, and presenting findings to the Department of Environment (DOE). This assignment allowed me to apply my expertise in environmental geoscience to ensure that the bridge development is carried out responsibly, with due consideration for both engineering requirements and environmental sustainability.

Panel Review Accomplishment: Subsurface Dam Project in Langkawi

 I am pleased to share that I have successfully completed my role as an appointed engineer panel reviewer for the underground dam project in Langkawi. As outlined in my consultancy appointment, my responsibilities included conducting water quality analysis, groundwater mapping, and assessing pollution risks, alongside providing technical advice and report reviews throughout the project timeline. This assignment, carried out under UKM Pakarunding Sdn. Bhd. in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, allowed me to contribute my expertise in hydrogeology and environmental geoscience to ensure the project’s compliance with professional standards and sustainable design objectives.

Japan Geoscience Union JpGU 2026 Meeting in Japan

 At JpGU 2026 in Japan, I was honored to present my poster “Integrated Geological, Hydrogeological and Numerical Modelling Approach for Groundwater Seepage Risk and Mitigation Design in a Shallow Unconfined Aquifer, Putrajaya, Malaysia.” This study reflects my work in coupling field characterization, hydrogeological analysis, and MODFLOW Flex simulations to evaluate seepage risks and test French drain mitigation designs at a proposed burial ground in Presint 20, Putrajaya. I would also like to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of my co-authors from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Geoscience Consult Sdn. Bhd., Perbadanan Putrajaya, and IKRAM Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd., whose expertise and collaboration made this integrated research possible. Presenting our findings at JpGU was a rewarding opportunity to showcase Malaysia’s applied hydrogeology research and to engage with the international geoscience community.

Article reached 500 reads: Synthesis and Characterization of Marine Clay-Supported Nano Zero Valent Iron

My publication has a new achievement:

Synthesis and Characterization of Marine Clay-Supported Nano Zero Valent Iron

 

My Directory of Expertise (DOE) 2025

 

SPECIAL LECTURE IN A WORKSHOP ON CONTAMINATED LAND MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA

I gave a lecture on Contaminated Land and Environmental Site Assessment practices in Malaysia. This workshop is organized by TNB Labs Sdn. Bhd.  

Dr Mark Jeeva

Congratulations to Dr Mark Jeeva who has successfully defended his thesis during PhD Viva this morning.  Well done Dr Mark.  The title of the PhD thesis "The potential use of modified geo-sorbents to adsorb heavy metals and synthetic dyes in groundwater".  

Contaminated Land Awareness & Preparedness

 

Article Published at ASM Science Journal

My PhD student has successfully published an article in ASM Science Journal

Article Published in January 2021

New Software - SURFER 19.1.189

I have purchased a single - license education surfer for my class in UKM.  Surfer is a contouring and 3D surface mapping software program that runs under Microsoft Windows. The Surfer software quickly and easily converts your data into outstanding contour, surface, wireframe, vector, image, shaded relief, and post maps.

Just downloaded and purchased one single license of Surfer Software (20/09/2020)

 

Surfer is capable to plot 3-D surface elevation and topography 

Contaminant transport modeling (animation) using Modflow Flex 6.1

This animation shows chloride movements in sandy aquifer after 20 years.  It moves in a distance of 140 m from its source (i.e. leachate treatment pond).  

Groundwater Modeling Using Modflow Flex

Permodelan aliran air bawah tanah menggunakan perisian Modflow Flex (2D plan view & 3D view). Model output ini menunjukkan data flow velocity, hydraulic head dan particles. Ada 5 telaga pemantauan yang digunakan untuk kalibrasi model ini (tanda segiempat putih). Sementara Google Map di bawah menunjukkan peta dasar untuk kawasan kajian ini.

Visiting National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC

I had the opportunity to visit National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C on October 12, 2019.  It was actually part of my trip attending ASTM Workshop in Philadelphia.  I spent a whole day exploring several museums in D.C.  The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution. I shared here some good photos of some specimens showing at this Museum.  Worth a visit if you had the opportunity to come here one day.

National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C, 

Beautiful crystals of Quartz

Specimen of Beryl crystal from Zambia

Fossil - Early rhinoceros and chalicothers skeletons from Agate Springs Quarry.  Lived 25-21 Million years ago.  Specimen was found in Nebraska

ROCKWORKS software

I have purchased a RockWork software to assist me in my work.  RockWorks is a comprehensive software program for creating 2D and 3D maps, logs and cross sections, geological models, and general geology diagrams for the environmental, geotechnical, mining and petroleum industries.

Rockworks 3-D model created using data from drilling borelog 

Cross section that was produced using RockWorks Software 

Completed a training on Environmental Site Assessments for Commercial Real Estate

I have completed my training on Environmental Assessment (ESA) for Commercial Real Estate which was held from October 8 - 10, 2019.  The training was organised by ASTM at their head office in Conshohocken, Philadelphia, United States.

Attending MODFLOW FLEX Workshop at Delft, Netherland.

Visual MODFLOW FLEX groundwater modeling software is the industry standard for simulating groundwater flow and contaminant transport.  I have been using the old Visual MODFLOW PRO software since 2004.   The new Visual MODFLOW FLEX was first introduced in December 2016 by Waterloo Hydrogeologic.  This new software has a different interface and so much different to the old version of Visual Modlfow Pro.   Hence, I have decided to learn this software by attending a 3-day workshop hosted and organised by Waterloo Hydrogeologic and VanEssen Instruments in Delft, Holland from September 25-27th, 2019.

Visual Modflow Flex door sign welcomes the participants to the training workshop 

Training material provided for the workshop as a printed document

A new interface of Modflow flex

Participants in the workshop came from various countries  from Asia, Europe and United States.  

A visit to Centrifuge facility at TU Delft

I visited a centrifuge facility at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) on September 24th, 2019.  The visit was hosted by Dr. Amin Askarinejad, an Assistant Professor from TU Delft.  I was given explanation by the Dr Askarinejad on how the centrifuge was firstly built and then also given a short tour of the centrifuge facility.  It was a memorable and informative visit as we at UKM also planning to build similar centrifuge in the future.  There is also a potential research collaboration with TU Delft especially in helping and consulting UKM to build our own centrifuge facility.  

Civil Engineering and Geosciences Faculty of TU Delft

Dr Amin Askarinejad from TU Delft 

A photo of Geotechnical Centrifuge facility at TU Delft in Holland

A photo of myself and the centrifuge 

International Conference on Nanotechnology 2019

I have attended a 3rd International conference on Nanotechnology Based Innovative Applications  for the Environment (NINE2019) which was held in Naples, Italy.  The event was scheduled from April 14-17, 2019 for 4 days.  NINE2019 was organised and promoted by The Italian Association of Chemical Engineering (AIDIC). 

NINE2019

A great hall in Naples that hosted the NINE2019

One of the interesting research presented as Poster Presentation at NINE2019

Nice scenery of Vesuvius mountain (an active volcano) captured from Naples bay

IN-HOUSE TRAINING : Environmental Site Assessment & Geophysics

Happy New Year 2017 !. Two day In-House training was conducted at TNB Research Sdn Bhd located in Bangi, Selangor on 24 & 25 January 2017.  I was requested to give my input on Environmental Site Assessment (ESA).  I have used three volumes of Contaminated Land and Management Guidelines that were published by Malaysia DOE as main resources of my lecture.  It was then followed by two case studies on remediation of contaminated land (Case studies from Nagoya Japan on the construction of Eco-Clay Wall, bio remediation and Air Sparing technique.   Two local conference papers on two successfully ESA projects that have been conducted in Malaysia were also presented.  

In-House Training for TNB Research Sdn Bhd in Bangi

Participants and speakers of the training