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UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur Campus (North Wing)

Lot 12734, Jalan Choo Lip Kung,

Taman Taynton View, 56000 Cheras

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel: (+603) 9101 8880 Fax: (+603) 9102 3606 www.ucsiuniversity.edu.my

Chartered Engineer Status Awarded to

Mr Ehsan AmiriMr Ehsan Amiri, a Mechanical

Engineering Programme

lecturer at UCSI University, hasbeen awarded the prestigious

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

status by the Institution of

Mechanical Engineers (IMechE),

United Kingdom. The Chartered

Engineer the professional title

fo r en gine ers is recognition of

pr of es si on al co mp ete nc e fo r

undertaking significantpo st grad ua te wo rk in the

industry/ engineering

consultancy and/ or research

and development. Mr Ehsan

Ami ri ha s al so en co uraged hi s

pe er s to ap pl y fo r CE ng by

organising a talk titled,

Submitting a Successful

Chartered Engineer Application through IMechE and Its Criteria on June 7, 2013

by Ir Mathew Thomas, the current Hon. Treasurer of IMechE (Malaysia Branch).

The talk was well received, raising many questions from the audience. In the end,

both staff and students alike gained valuable insight and experience from the

speaker.

Volume 1 MayJune 2013


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Dr Tan KhangWei Secures

RM130, 000 Exploratory Research Grant

SchemeDr Tan Khang Wei, a Chemical and Petroleum Engineering lecturer at UCSI

University, secured an Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS) worth

RM130,000 for his project titled, Ultrasound Assisted Isolation and

Functionalization of Nano crystalline Cellulose (NCC) from Oil Palm Biomass for

Better Hydroquinone

Delivery. The projects co-

researchers include Dr

Irene Chew Mei Ling and

Dr Edward Ooi Chen Wei,

both from the School of

Engineering, Monash

University, SunwayCampus; and Assoc Prof Dr

Irene Lee Chew Kek from

the School of Anti-aging,

Ae st he ti cs an d

Regenerative Medicine,

UCSI University.

The study proposes a new method of oil palm biomass NCC extraction usingultrasonic cavitation and the potential being biodegradable drug carrier for

hydroquinone delivery in dermatology. NCC offers abundant opportunities and a

pr om is in g al te rn at iv e an d ef fe ct iv e ap proa ch fo r derma to lo gi c ther ap y.

Conventional extraction of NCC that relies on strong acid (H2SO4) hy drol ys is wit h

mechanical stirring is environmentally hazardous, energy inefficient and time

consuming. Furthermore, the most challenging task remains: To harvest the


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extracted nanoparticles with narrow particle-size distribution, and also drug

loading on the NCC product. The study intends to solve these critical problems by

employing an external physical energy namely, ultrasonic cavitation during

the breakdown process of the cellulose complex matrices, and also the drug

intergrading procedure for water soluble hydroquinone.

ACCREDITATION VISIT FOR CIVIL &

MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING

PROGRAMMESMay 8 9, 2013

In line with the efforts of

UCSI Universitys Faculty of

Engineering, Technology

and Built Environment to

improve the quality of its

Civil and Mechatronic

Engineering programmes,

a two-day audit was

carried out by the

Engineering Accreditation

Council (EAC) panelists,

namely, Ir Assoc Prof

Bahardin Baharom,

Universiti Teknologi MARA;

Ir Assoc Prof Mohammed Alias Yusof, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia; Ir

Dr Goh Teik Cheong, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, practicing engineer at M.E.I

Project Engineers Sdn. Bhd.; Ir Assoc Prof Shuib Sahudi, Universiti Kebangsaan

Malaysia; and Prof Dr Mohd. Syuhaimi Abdul Rahman, Universiti KebangsaanMalaysia. The accreditation benefits UCSIUniversitys engineering graduates; the

accredited institution and programme is recognised, which enables graduates to

not only register with professional societies and licensing bodies, but also

enhances their employability and mobility. During the visit, the panelists also

shared valuable knowledge on how the Faculty of Engineering, Technology &


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Built Environment can continue to advance the quality of its programmes for the

benefit of its students.

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