Courses & supervision

Undergraduate chemistry from first-year general and organic chemistry through separation methods, environmental and water chemistry to final-year research. Postgraduate supervision in areas ranging from water quality and electrochemical sensors to natural product extraction and biomaterials.

Undergraduate courses

7 courses at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, set out by the year of study they are taken in.

  1. Year 1

    2 courses

    • SSCD 1413General Chemistry
    • SSCD 1423Organic Chemistry
  2. Year 2

    3 courses

    • SSCC 2723Separation Methods in Chemical Analysis
    • SSCC 2813Environmental Chemistry
    • SSCC 2912Undergraduate Research 1Continues in SSCC 3912, Year 3
  3. Year 3

    2 courses

    • SSCC 3833Water Chemistry
    • SSCC 3912Undergraduate Research 2Follows SSCC 2912, Year 2

Postgraduate supervision

Masters and PhD students supervised as main supervisor or co-supervisor: 8 graduated, 6 in progress and 1 cross-campus.

PhD: 9 students, 3 graduated between 2022 and 2025, 5 in progress and 1 cross-campus. Masters: 6 students, 5 graduated between 2019 and 2024 and 1 in progress.

In progress

6 students
  • PhD

    Wan Nur Aqilah binti Wan Mohd Samsudin

    Main supervisor

    Phytochemicals, Molecular Docking and Bioactivity Studies of Leucas zeylanica

  • PhD

    Magda A Mo Al Ahmmar

    Co-supervisor

    Anticancer Effects of Electrospun Polycaprolactone (PCL) Nanofibers Loaded with Cerium Oxide and Retinoic Acid Against Breast Cancer

  • PhD

    Mohd Aminul Izmeer bin Ab Ghafar

    Co-supervisor

    Integral of 3D Printable Concrete (3DPC) Mix Proportion Based on Rheological and Mechanical Properties Using Response Surface Method

  • PhD

    Nur Syazwani binti Mohd Hanafiah

    Co-supervisor

    Analisis Terhadap Phoenix dactylifera dan Produk Berasaskannya Berdasarkan Halalal Toyyiban

  • PhD

    Siti Rohaida bt Muhammad Nor

    Co-supervisor

    Optimisation of Haematococcus pluvialis Astaxanthin and Its Recovery Using Modified Supramolecular Solvents Method

  • Masters

    Zulfa Annisa binti Mohd Noor

    Main supervisor

    Fabrication of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Sensor for Determination of Oleic Acids in Used Cooking Oil (UCO)

Cross-campus

1 student

Registered at another UTM campus.

  • PhD

    Mustapha Mukhtar

    Main supervisor

Graduated

8 students
  • 2025

    Muhammad Aiman bin Abdull Rahim

    PhD, Co-supervisor

    Kerangka Kerja Kelestarian Pengurusan Air Sisa Rumah Sembelihan Halal dalam Perspektif Maqasid Al-Shari'ah

  • 2024

    Muhammad Faiz bin Md Shakhih

    PhD, Co-supervisor

    Synthesis of Non-Enzymatic Sensor via Electropolymerization of o-Phenylenediamine Functional Monomer for Determination of Lactate in Sweat

  • Garba Umar

    Masters, Main supervisor

  • Muhammad Luqman bin Selahuddeen

    Masters, Main supervisor

    Response Surface Methodology Optimization of Flavonoid Extraction from Leucas zeylanica for Potential Anthelmintic Activity

  • 2023

    Rabbilu Dahiru

    Masters, Main supervisor

  • 2022

    Mohammed Bello

    PhD, Main supervisor

    Electrospun Poly(caprolactone) Nanofiber Membranes Blended with Natural Antibacterial Agents for Potential Wound Dressing Applications

  • 2021

    Marouane Dhia Eddine Bouguerra

    Masters, Main supervisor

  • 2019

    Abdul Mubasher Furmuly

    Masters, Main supervisor