DR ELANGO WINS BEST PAPER AWARD AT INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ROBOTICS AND MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION (IEEE ROMA 2018)
Assistant Professor Dr Elango Natarajan |  Head of Research, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment.Winning the Best Paper Award at the 2018 IEEE 4th Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation (IEEE-ROMA 2018), was truly a memorable moment for Assistant Professor Dr Elango Natarajan, Head of Research from the Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment.
The awards presentation was held at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College, Perambalur, TN, India with around 110 participants.
Dr Elango’s paper was entitled “Design and Development of A Robot Gripper For Food Industries Using Coanda Effect”. The Coanda principle uses the pressure changes locally present inside the gripper to handle soft objects such as meat, vegetables, paper or fabric. It is a new idea applied in robotics for handling these fragile and soft objects.
DR GAILANI SELECTED AS BEST PRESENTER AT INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
Dr Mohammed Al-Gailani |   Lecturer. Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built EnvironmentUCSI’s Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment lecturer Dr Mohammed Al-Gailani won the best presenter award in the 2nd International Symposium on Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences 2018.
His paper was entitled “Saving Energy Cost By Combining Air-Conditioning and Air-Circulation Using CFD to Achieve Thermal Comfort In The Building.” The paper had practical significance in that it illustrated the method in which to retain our ‘comfort zones’ in terms of temperature while paying less for electricity.
DR KHAN AWARDED IEEE RAS MALAYSIA CHAPTER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Dr MKA Ahamed Khan |  Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built EnvironmentUCSI’s Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment Assistant Professor Dr MKA Ahamed Khan was recently awarded the prestigious IEEE RAS Malaysia Chapter Award of Excellence.
The award recognises individuals for their outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) in Malaysia in terms of conferences and meetings, publications, editing, administration, chapter services, or other distinguished service and activities.
DR ANG AWARDED CERTIFICATE OF BEST PRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Assistant Professor Dr Ang Chun Kit |  Deputy Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built EnvironmentUCSI’s Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment deputy dean Assistant Professor Dr Ang Chun Kit has been awarded the Certificate for Best Presentation in the 2018 International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environment Engineering held in Paris, France.
His paper entitled ‘Development of a Footstep Power Generator In Converting Kinetic Energy to Electricity’ demonstrates how a simple yet low cost mechanism can enhance the performance and efficiency of energy conversion from kinetic energy to electrical energy.
DR YU RECEIVES CHARTERED ENGINNER QUALIFICATION
Assistant Professor Dr Yu Lih Jiun |  Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built EnvironmentFaculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment’s Assistant Professor Dr Yu Lih Jiun received the Chartered Engineer qualification awarded by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on 24th July 2018.
This professional qualification enables her to register under the Engineering Council, United Kingdom.
This qualification is the reflection of a professional registered engineer and marks commitment to professional standards and to exercising responsibilities in an ethical manner.
BEST PAPER AWARD PRESENTED TO TEY WAH YEN FOR CONTRIBUTION IN COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Tey Wah Yen |  Lecturer. Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built EnvironmentFaculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment’s lecturer Tey Wah Yen received the Best Paper Award conferred by the Technical Committee of International Conference on Aviation Technology and Management 2018 conducted at Sri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 13th September 2018.
He received the Best Paper Award for the submitted conference paper entitled “Numerical Modelling of Convective Wave Using Fractional-Step Method”.
This award is an international recognition from the conference’s technical committee to acknowledge the substantial research contributions of Tey in the Computational Fluid Dynamics field.
ASSISTANT PROF DR SATVINDER KAUR SPREAD THE MESSAGE ON HEALTHY DIET AND IMPROVED NUTRITION IN INDIA.
Assistant Professor Dr Satvinder Kaur |  Head of Nutrition with Wellness Programme, Faculty of Applied SciencesAssistant Professor Dr Satvinder Kaur Head of Nutrition with Wellness Programme, Faculty of Applied Sciences, received the second prize award for Best Oral Presentation at the Second International NIN Centenary Conference in Hyderabad, India. This Conference is intended for students, researchers, industry professionals and regulators with an interest in the changing food system and its impact on health and nutrition.
NG CHOON MING GOT TRAVEL GRANT FROM INDIA
Ng Choon MingNg Choon Ming, a PhD candidate, received a travel grant award for the recent Second International National Institute of Nutrition Centenary Conference in Hyderabad, India. She was among the top 3 out of the total 30 abstracts received for this award. She presented her idea on improving healthy diets in the Young Person Unique Idea category.
MALAYSIA'S RESEARCH STAR AWARD 2018
PROFESSOR DR OOI KENG BOON |  Dean, Faculty of Business and Information ScienceCongratulations to Professor Dr Ooi Keng Boon on receiving The Malaysia's Research Star Award 2018 as Top Peer Reviewer presented by the Ministry of Education and Clarivate Analytics.