Attending 15th Japan-Korea-France-Canada Joint Seminar on Geo-Environmental Engineering

I had the opportunity to attend GEE2016 Joint Seminar that was held at Nantes National University, Nantes, France.  The seminar was conducted for two days from 2-3 June 2016.

I have presented one case study about the Environmental Site Assessment at Spent Transformer Oil Contaminated Site in Shah Alam, Selangor.

Seminar on Effective Microbe (EM) Enzyme and Development of Physical Separator for Oil contaminated Soil

Satu seminar telah diadakan bersama dengan pihak TNBR untuk membentangkan hasil kajian yang bertajuk "Environmental Site Assessment & Effective Microbe (EM) Enzyme and Development of Physical Separator for Oil Contaminated Soil".  Seminar ini telah berlangsung di Hotel Bluewave, di Shah Alam Selangor.

Rajah 1.  Peserta Seminar yang hadir 

Rajah 2.  Memberikan penerangan kepada peserta berkaitan dengan topik Environmental Site Assessment di Malaysia

On Site Seminar - Environmental Site Assessment of Oil contaminated Site in Shah Alam, Selangor

Perkongsian beberapa gambar semasa siri seminar di tapak kajian selepas operasi perawatan tapak tercemar di Shah Alam.  Dalam kajian ini, tiga skop besar kajian telah berjaya dijalankan iaitu :-

(i) Penilaian Tapak Tercemar minyak (Environmental Site Assessment) telah dijalankan yang melibatkan pengerudian dan pembinaan telaga pemantauan air bawah, persampelan media seperti air bawah tanah, air permukaan, tanah dan udara.  Kajian ini dijalankan oleh pasukan dari UKM yang diketuai oleh Prof Madya Dr Wan Zuhairi Wan Yaacob

Foto 1. Dr Wan Zuhairi sedang memberikan penerangan berkaitan dengan kaedah ESA

 (ii) Kajian geofizik bertujuan untuk mengesan pengaliran dan pergerakan bahan pencemaran minyak menggunakan kaedah resistivity di lapangan.  kajian ini dijalankan oleh pasukan dari UKM yang diketuai oleh Prof Dr Abdul Rahim Samsudin

Foto 2.  Prof Rahim sedang menjelaskan teknik resistiviti untuk kajian tapak tercemar

(iii) Kajian perawatan pencemaran minyak menggunakan enzim dari bakteria yang diekstrak dari kawasan kajian.  Kajian ini telah berjaya dilaksanakan oleh pasukan penyelidik dari USM yang diketuai oleh Prof Dr Amirul Ashraf Abdullah.

Foto 3.  Prof Amirul sedang memberikan taklimat berkaitan teknik pemulihan tapak tercemar menggunakan enzim dari bakteria

A Visitor from Hong Kong University

Dr Zulfahmi and I had a visitor from Hong Kong University, Prof Dr Sergio Leurenco.  He visited several laboratories during the visit such as our new centrifuge facility and  Geoenvironmental Research Laboratory, located at Geology Building of UKM.  Soon after the visit, we took Prof Sergio for lunch at Arabic Restoran.   

Picture with Prof Sergio Leurenco during his visit to Centrifuge Lab

Lunch together with Dr Zulfahmi and Prof Sergio at Arabic Restoran in Bandar Baru Bangi

Congratulations my research students

Congratulations to my research students who have successfully defended their thesis.  May the knowledge gained under my supervision and guidance during your research period will be beneficial to all of you.

Mrs Nur Athirah Md Basir (Standing far left)

Title of research: The use of geosorbents to treat acid mine drainage (MSc)

Mrs Nur Aisyah Zarime (standing next to me)

Title of research: The use of small centrifuge to investigate the migration of heavy metals (MSc)

Mrs Zainab Asry (right of photo)

Title of research: Groundwater modeling of Sg Udang aquifer using Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) Software (PhD)

EIA Consultant for the Proposed Development of Lido Waterfront Boulevard

I have been appointed by UKM Pakarunding as an EIA consultant for the proposed development of Lido Waterfront in Johor.  The subject matter that was given to me was geology.  This project involves the reclamation of some part of Johor Straights using sand material that will be brought in from Pengerang area (located on the South East tip of Malaysia).  A fieldwork was completed, conducted for three days to do a geological study and to grab some sediment samples from the Johor Straights using grab sampler apparatus.

My research officer investing the geology of a cut slope near the proposed project site

Close up view of the geology comprising of an old alluvium.  Coarse grain quartz can be seen very clearly on the surface of the outcrop

Sediment grab sampler was used to grab sediment samples from the bed bottom of the straight.  

Two of my research assistants pulling the heavy cable attached to the grab sampler apparatus.  

Scoping and sampling for the dredged sample.  It is a black clay, and has a strong odour (rich in organic matter).  

Photo taken on the boat after the completion of sampling.  Everyone was happy!

Transfer of Technology at USM Penang

Topic : Enzymatic Bioremediation of Used Transformer Oil by Effective Microbe

Place: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang

Photo captured with Prof Amirul of USM and Prof Abdul Rahim Samsudin (UKM) before the workshop

Hands on experience - bacteria culture in petri dish 

Certificate for participating the workshop is provided by USM