CSNano

🌍 International Seminar on Sustainable Functional Materials and Nanoscience (SFMN 2026)

Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano), UTM dengan bangganya sebagai penganjur utama akan menganjurkan seminar antarabangsa ini pada:

📅 7 – 8 Mei 2026
⏰ 9.00 pagi – 5.30 petang
📍 Hybrid (UTM & Hainan Normal University, China)

Seminar ini akan menghimpunkan penceramah jemputan antarabangsa serta penyelidik dalam bidang bahan termaju dan nanoteknologi.

CSNano telah mengadakan sesi fotografi Hari Raya Aidilfitri bersama seluruh warga staf bagi memeriahkan suasana Syawal.

Pada kesempatan tersebut, Pengarah CSNano bersama pihak pengurusan turut menyampaikan sumbangan kuih raya dan duit raya kepada semua staf sebagai tanda penghargaan atas komitmen dan usaha yang diberikan.

Semoga sambutan ini terus mengeratkan hubungan silaturahim serta memupuk semangat kekeluargaan dalam kalangan warga CSNano.

Assalamualaikum and warm greetings,
Dear Prof./Dr./Sir/Madam,

The Faculty of Science, UTM, warmly invites researchers, academic staff, and students to join the upcoming Science Seminar Series and take advantage of this knowledge-sharing opportunity.

Talk title: 𝑶𝒍𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔: 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔
Date: 3𝒓𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 2026 (𝑻𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚)
Time: 2.30 𝑷𝑴 – 4.00 𝑷𝑴
Venue: 𝑨𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝑨𝒍 𝑹𝒂𝒛𝒊, 𝑻02, 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑼𝑻𝑴

Featuring Distinguish Speaker:
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇. 𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒐 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒐 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒐
Director, Centre for Advanced 2D Materials (CA2DM)
Co-Director, Institute for Functional Intelligence Materials (IFIM)
Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics, National University of Singapore

Prof. Castro Neto is an internationally recognised among the 𝐭𝐨𝐩 1% 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 , and H-index SCOPUS 118, which also well known for his contributions in materials physics and advanced functional materials, particularly in the field of sustainable and innovative material development.

The participation of academic staff and postgraduate students is highly encouraged, in line with the Ascend 2030 initiative which is grounded in knowledge sharing with leading researchers.

🎓 CPD (generic) and ACAD merit provided. We look forward to seeing you there.
#𝐮𝐭𝐦𝐟𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

Selamat Menyambut Tahun Baharu 2026

Sempena kedatangan tahun 2026, Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia merakamkan setulus penghargaan dan harapan agar tahun baharu ini membawa sinar kejayaan, kesejahteraan serta kecemerlangan berterusan dalam penyelidikan, inovasi dan pembangunan ilmu.

Semoga setiap langkah yang diatur sepanjang tahun ini terus menyokong aspirasi universiti serta memberi impak bermakna kepada masyarakat dan negara.

Bersama melangkah ke hadapan demi kecemerlangan berterusan.

Ikhlas daripada,
Staf Pengurusan dan Akademik
Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

𝐔T𝐌 𝐒T𝐄M O𝐔T𝐑E𝐀C𝐇:
𝐆R𝐄E𝐍 𝐂H𝐄M𝐈S𝐓R𝐘 𝐅O𝐑 𝐋I𝐅E S𝐔S𝐓A𝐈N𝐀B𝐈L𝐈T𝐘 𝐈N𝐒P𝐈R𝐄S Y𝐎U𝐍G S𝐂I𝐄N𝐓I𝐒T𝐒

𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐢 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐚, 𝟏𝟖 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 — Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), through the Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano) and the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, has successfully organized a STEM community engagement program titled “Green Chemistry for Life Sustainability” at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pulai Jaya.

The program, involving 3 lecturers, 67 UTM undergraduates from the Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) program, and 38 Form Four students, aimed to raise awareness of Green Chemistry and environmental sustainability while nurturing students’ interest in science and innovation.

𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔-𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 :

The day-long program featured a series of engaging activities — interactive talks, live demonstrations, and educational games — emphasizing the practical applications of Green Chemistry in daily life. Among the highlights were the “Nature Dye Experiment,” “Eco-friendly Plastic (DES) Demonstration,” and “Chemical Poison or Organic Solution?” talk, all designed to enhance scientific curiosity through experiential learning. Participants learned how simple, eco-friendly approaches can contribute to a cleaner environment and sustainable living practices.

𝑬𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 :

Post-program surveys revealed significant improvements:
- 61% increase in students finding science interesting.
- 70% improvement in understanding Green Chemistry concepts.
- 93% of participants agreed the program motivated them to pursue science actively.

The results clearly indicate that this initiative succeeded in transferring knowledge and inspiring sustainable thinking among young learners.

𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 :

Program coordinator Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. Lee Siew Ling expressed pride in the collaborative effort:

“𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚, 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒. 𝐼𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑈𝑇𝑀’𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒂 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 :

This outreach aligns with UTM’s mission to promote STEM education and supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). It also serves as a platform for UTM students to apply classroom knowledge in real-world contexts, strengthening leadership, teamwork, and communication skills. The event concluded with a closing ceremony and photo session, marking another successful UTM–community collaboration that reinforces science education for sustainability.

𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲:

𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 (𝐂𝐒𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐨)
𝐈𝐛𝐧𝐮 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 (𝐈𝐒𝐈-𝐒𝐈𝐑), 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢 𝐓𝐞𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚,
𝟏𝟖 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐒𝐌𝐊 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐢 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐚

𝑵𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊 𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒑 2025 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚: 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒊 𝑴𝒊𝒏, 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇. 𝑪𝒉𝑴. 𝑫𝒓. 𝑳𝒆𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒈

Johor Bahru, 15 August 2025 – To spark excitement and curiosity in science among primary school students, a STEM program titled “Mini Science Camp 2025” was organized by the Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano), Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), Faculty of Science (FS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), together with SJK(C) Woon Hwa, Kangkar Pulai, Johor on 6 August 2025 from 7.30 am to 10.00 am.

The involved UTM committees were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lee Siew Ling, Programme Director, Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. See Hong Heng, Vice Programme Director, Dr. Koh Meng Hock, Head of Programme Unit, Ms. Nur Isarah binti Che Raimi, Secretary, Ms. Nurul Adhah binti Saini, Head of Publicity Unit, Mr. Shahrul Nizam Mahmood, Head of Technical Unit, and Mr. Mohammed Rafiq Aziz, Technical Unit. Meanwhile, the postgraduate and undergraduate students involved as program committees were Lee Ching Shien, Program Chair, Ling Chui Min, Gan Kai Xuan, Tan Chee Chuan, Lua Yu Hui, Bon Shin Er and Ho Jin Hong.

Led by Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. Lee Siew Ling, the STEM program, part of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative for CSNano, aimed to spark curiosity and build motivation for science among primary school students. A total of 52 students from Primary 4 and 6 at SJK(C) Woon Hwa, Kangkar Pulai, Johor took part in engaging hands-on experiments and demonstrations on topics such as Archimedes’ Principle, carbonation reactions, and surface tension. The Mini Science Camp was uniquely designed, with Primary 6 students serving as facilitators for their younger peers, guided by the moderators from Faculty of Science, UTM. These interactive sessions not only sparked curiosity but also helped students connect scientific concepts to real-life applications. Following each demonstration, participants conducted the experiments themselves, providing a fun and hands-on learning experience.

Both the organizing committee and the school administration expressed their satisfaction with the success of Mini Science Camp 2025. The hands-on experiments and interactive sessions of the program strengthened the students' interest in and understanding of science, inspiring them to explore beyond the classroom. Mini Science Camp 2025 exemplified CSNano’s and the Faculty of Science’s ongoing commitment to advancing science education in local communities, nurturing curiosity, and cultivating the next generation of scientists.

Courtesy Visit of CSNano UTM to Sunway University and Management & Science University on Research Collaboration

Assoc. Prof. Dr. See Hong Heng, Research Fellow of the Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), recently paid a courtesy visit to Prof. Dr. Norfilza Mohd Mukhtar, Vice President of Research at Management & Science University (MSU), and Prof. Dr. Raja Affendi Raja Ali, Dean of the Sir Jeffrey Cheah Sunway Medical School, Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University.

The visits aimed to strengthen academic and research collaboration between the institutions. Discussions focused on advancing a trilateral research partnership to assess the risk exposure of microplastics on human health and the environment, aligning with the shared commitment to sustainable and impactful scientific research.

🎉 Tahniah daripada Pentadbiran CSNano, UTM! 🎉

Warga Pusat Bahan Nano Termampan (CSNano), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐲𝐚 𝐃𝐫. 𝐍𝐢𝐤 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐤 dari Fakulti Sains, UTM atas kejayaan menerima Dana Penyelidikan Strategik Request for Proposal (RFP) Malaysia-China bagi projek bertajuk “4𝑫 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆-𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑻𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔” dengan jumlah pembiayaan sebanyak 𝐑𝐌𝟏,𝟎𝟏𝟑,𝟔𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎.

Kami warga CSNano amat berbangga dengan kejayaan beliau sebagai Felo Penyelidik CSNano yang terus menyumbang kepada kecemerlangan penyelidikan dan mengharumkan nama CSNano dan UTM di peringkat antarabangsa. 🌟

#𝑪𝑺𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒐𝑼𝑻𝑴 #𝑼𝑻𝑴𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 #𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 #𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒂𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑹𝑭𝑷 #𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝑰𝒏𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 #𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅𝑶𝒇𝑶𝒖𝒓𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔

🎓 Visiting Professor di CSNano & Fakulti Sains,UTM

Pusat Bahan Nano Termampan (CSNano), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) mengalu-alukan kehadiran 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒓. 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑪. 𝑯𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒓, Emeritus Professor dari 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒍, 𝑺𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 sebagai Visiting Professor ke Fakulti Sains, UTM.

Beliau merupakan pakar dalam bidang Kimia Analisis dengan tumpuan penyelidikan terhadap kaedah pemisahan, pengecaman dan penentuan kuantitatif bahan kimia merangkumi pelbagai aplikasi saintifik dan industri.

Program jemputan ini dilaksanakan di bawah 𝑮𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒏 𝑳𝑹𝑮𝑺-𝑱𝑺𝑼 yang diketuai oleh 𝑷𝑴 𝑫𝒓. 𝑺𝒆𝒆 𝑯𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒆𝒏𝒈.

Kehadiran Prof. Hauser dijangka membuka peluang baharu dalam kolaborasi penyelidikan, perkongsian kepakaran, serta memperkukuh jaringan antarabangsa antara UTM dan University of Basel.

Selamat datang dan semoga kolaborasi ini membawa impak besar kepada pembangunan sains dan teknologi di Malaysia! 🇲🇾✨

#𝐂𝐒𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐔𝐓𝐌 #𝐔𝐓𝐌𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 #𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 #𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 #𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐎𝐟𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐥 #𝐋𝐑𝐆𝐒𝐉𝐒𝐔 #𝐔𝐓𝐌𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 #𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

UTM Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Laser Center UTM
Centre of Research for Fiqh Science & Technology - Cfirst UTM
Centre of Lipids Engineering and Applied Research- CLEAR, UTMCSNano
UTM Big Data Centre
Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research