March 2018Volume 9, Issue (3)

Taylor’s University, Lakeside Campus JPT/BPP(D)1000-701/502(3) DU023(B)

No.1, Jalan Taylor’s, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

(603) 5629 5000 admissions@taylors.edu.my www.university.taylors.edu.my(603) 5629 5001

11-14MAR

School of Engineering students flourish in CDIORegional Meeting 2018

From right to left: Mohammad Ammar Zulsyahmi,A/P Dr. Hosseini, Prof. Ir Dr Satesh, Leong Chie Quen

and Mah Chee Hang.

From right to left: Mohammad Ammar Zulsyahmi,Leong Chie Quen, Mah Chee Hang and the representative

from CDIO Regional Meeting.

The CDIO regional meeting for Asia Pacific was held

on 11–14 March 2018 at Duy Tan University,

Vietnam. Academicians from 14 countries in the

region participated in the event and presented their

best CDIO practices. A group of School of

Engineering (SoE) students from Taylor’s University

showcased their project called ‘Utilisation of the

Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate Framework in

a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Project’ in the

event. The team members were Mohammad Ammar

Zulsyahmi, Leong Chie Quen, Mah Chee Hang and

Melanie Yong Ze Siin who were supervised by Prof. Ir

Dr Satesh Namasivayam.

The project was about using the CDIO framework to

improve the suspension system for Taylor’s Racing

Team Formula Style Race car. The main objective

was to ensure that the new suspension system has

good tire wear, tire heat distribution and light

components. These materials were manufactured

using space grade lightweight aluminium, and the

new design was approximately 5 kg lighter and 15%

more cost effective. The team managed to bag the

third prize, a trophy and a cash prize of 2,000,000

VND.

Dr. Mun Hou Kit from the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Programme at SoE.

15MAR

A new member to our family of CharteredEngineers—Dr. Mun Hou Kit

Dr. Mun Hou Kit from the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Programme has recently

obtained his Chartered Engineer status and become a member of the Institution of

Engineering and Technology, UK. He is also a Graduate Engineer of Board of Engineers

Malaysia. Before joining Taylor’s University, he was a research officer in Universiti Teknologi

Malaysia, specialising in acoustic panel analysis. Furthermore, he has more than four years of

teaching experience in higher education and was the head of the Electrical and Electronic

Engineering Department in an IHL. He was involved in several university-industry collaboration

projects related to the electrical and electronic industry. He is currently active in the research

areas of microwave sensors and their applications, material dielectric property measurement,

Field-Programmable Gate Array and Internet of Things implementation, as well as machine

learning and speech recognition.

New Evaluators for the Engineering AccreditationProgrammes in Malaysia

28-30MAR

Design of the pushrod suspension system to reducethe roll rate in Formula SAE vehicles.

22MAR

From left to right: Ms. Nurhazwani, Dr. Oh Kai Siang andDr. Yoon Li Wan from the Chemical Engineering

Programme at SoE.

From left: Mr. Reynato Andal Gamboa, Dr. Rashmi Gangasa Walvekar, Mr. CK Ashok Kumar,Dr. Chockalingam Aravind Vaithilingam and Mr. Barakath.

Letter to Editor for World Water Day

19MAR

Meeting between the CK College of Engineering andTechnology (CKCET) with the SoE

Four SoE staff attended the new panel of evaluator orientation training for the engineering accreditation programmes in Malaysia. Dr. Aravind from Electrical and Electronic Engineering Programme, Dr. Abdul Kareem and Mr. Douglas from the Mechanical Engineering Programme and A/P Dr. David from the Chemical Engineering Programme attended the three-day event organised by the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) from the 28th to 30th of March 2018 at the Engineering Accreditation Department, Kelana Jaya. The panel of evaluators plays a major role in visiting the institutions of higher learning (IHL), evaluating the programme according to the self-assessment report they submit and moderating the IHL outcomes in accordance with the EAC manual 2017.

International World Water Day is celebrated each year on 22 March. The theme for this year is ‘Nature for

Water’. Lecturers from Chemical Engineering Programme at SoE, Dr. Yoon Li Wan, Dr. Oh Kai Siang and Ms.

Nurhazwani Ismail, have written a letter to the Editor to discuss about this special day. This letter was

published in The Star newspaper, Star online and The Sun Daily online bearing the title of ‘Innovating to

Recycle Water’

CK Ashok Kumar, co-founder of Sachet Revolution of India, industrialist, educationist, TEDx speaker and

holistic wellness educator (Naturopathy & Yogic Science), visited Taylor’s University SoE as part of his

initiative towards research collaborative activities. The meeting included discussions on student/staff

participation in the upcoming EURECA conference 2018 and Engineering Fair, as well as setting up

research collaborations on Vetiver as a solution for the reduction of CO2 which is a major cause of global

warming. Dr. Chockalingam Aravind Vaithilingam initiates the course of action with research materials

from the CKCET. The research project work is supported by the research team of Dr. Rashmi Walvekar

with staff from the CKCET.

From left: Mr. Douglas Tong Kum Tien, Dr. Chockalingam AravindVaithilingam and Dr. Abdulkareem Shafiq Mahdi Al-Obaidi.