{"id":16360,"date":"2025-09-30T09:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\/?page_id=16360"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T02:39:27","slug":"xrd-workshop-for-pharmaceuticals-principles-practice-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\/xrd-workshop-for-pharmaceuticals-principles-practice-application\/","title":{"rendered":"XRD Workshop For Pharmaceuticals : Principles, Practice &amp; Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;179px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_header _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Albert Sans|700|||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#9e9000&#8243; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;cubes&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-161px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>XRD WORKSHOP FOR <\/strong><strong>PHARMACEUTICALS :<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong> <\/strong><strong>PRINCIPLES, PRACTICE &amp; APPLICATION<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|50px|50px|50px|50px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2025\/09\/XRD-WORKSHOP-FOR-PHARMACEUTICALS-Revised_page-0001-1-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;XRD WORKSHOP FOR PHARMACEUTICALS- Revised_page-0001 (1)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; min_height=&#8221;828.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-47px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Catamaran||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-51px|||||&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Play&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The XRD Workshop for Pharmaceuticals: Principles, Practice &amp; Application will provide participants with in-depth exposure to the principles, practices, and applications of X-ray Diffraction (XRD) in the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n<p>This one-day workshop will cover oversight and compliance of pharmaceutical solids in generics, introduce fundamental and advanced XRD techniques, highlight practical applications in quality control and research, and feature a special session on sulphated ashing in pharmaceuticals. A live demonstration of the Rigaku Miniflex 600C, including sample measurement and data analysis, will give participants hands-on experience with state-of-the-art instrumentation. <\/p>\n<p>The program will be enriched by talks from Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. See Hong Heng (UTM Johor Bahru), an award-winning researcher and expert on nitrosamines in pharmaceuticals; Dr. Muhammad Firdaus Omar (UTM Johor Bahru), a specialist in XRD analysis of active pharmaceutical ingredients; Mr. Kuzumaki (Rigaku Corporation, Japan), who brings expertise in HRXRD applications for epitaxial layers and crystalline analysis; and Ms. Gail Ng (CEM Corporation), a technical product specialist with extensive experience in microwave technology for safe and efficient sulphated ashing.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#95d4cb&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|50px|50px|50px|50px&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-47px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;206px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Bismillahirahmanirahim,<\/strong><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"color: #000000\"> <strong> In the name of Allah, the Almighty.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alhamdulillah. It is my responsibility becoming a new director of Centre for Sustainable\u00a0Nanomaterials, or it is well-known as CSNano. My education background is chemistry (BSc\u00a0(Industrial Chemistry), MSc (Chemistry), PhD (Chemistry)) and all of my tertiary level of\u00a0educations are from Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. My main affiliate is\u00a0Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, UTM and because of this, my research\u00a0expertise is applied materials science for biological and medical areas. I am professional\u00a0chemist (ChM) under Malaysian Institute of Chemistry and Chartered Chemist (CChem)\u00a0under Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK. Being a director for CSNano, my main aim for\u00a0this centre is to lead a re-known centre for research and development in sustainable\u00a0nanomaterials area nationally and globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/research.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2019\/10\/Dr_NikNizam-282&#215;500.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#95d4cb&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/research.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-21-at-6.34.53-AM.png&#8221; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;75%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-3px||12px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#95d4cb&#8221; min_height=&#8221;486px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-234px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">CSNano is under Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), UTM\u00a0and the mission is to grow into a centre-of-excellence for conducting advanced research,\u00a0development, and demonstration of fundamental and applied science research in materials\u00a0sciences for the global impact. Our main R&amp;D is focusing on sustainable nanomaterials <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">where the development of nanomaterials are based on sustainable approaches and also, the\u00a0sustainable application of nanomaterials. The research areas in CSNano includes but not\u00a0limited to heterogeneous catalysts, porous nanomaterials, supramolecular functional nanomaterials, nano\/molecular photochemistry, biomaterials, green biosynthesis\u00a0nanoparticles, semiconductor nanostructures, analytical science, separation chemistry,\u00a0organometallic chemistry, physics of low dimensional structure, quantum chemistry and\u00a0Fussy modelling. Beside R&amp;D, our aim include dissemination of knowledge related to\u00a0nanotechnology, nanomaterials, nanoparticles, nanocomposite etc. and their application in\u00a0various fields. CSNano will grab possible opportunities and works together in various\u00a0partnership in enhancing our fields and fostering the growth of nanomaterials at national\u00a0levels as well as international levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">For more information, please explore our website (<a href=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\/\" style=\"color: #000000\">https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Director of CSNano,<\/strong><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"color: #000000\"> <span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><em><strong>Assoc Prof ChM Dr Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, PhD, CChem, MRSC, MMIC<\/strong><\/em><br \/> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><a href=\"mailto:niknizam@utm.my\" style=\"color: #000000\">niknizam@utm.my<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/niknizam\">https:\/\/people.utm.my\/niknizam<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/research.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2019\/10\/Dr_NikNizam.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(18,135,111,0.45)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/research.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-21-at-6.34.53-AM.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;107px|||||&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|100px|100px|100px|100px&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;double&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#008d8e&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||-26px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;19px|15px|22px|13px||&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Bismillahirahmanirahim,<\/strong><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"color: #ffffff\"> <strong> In the name of Allah, the Almighty.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Alhamdulillah. It is my responsibility becoming a new director of Centre for Sustainable\u00a0Nanomaterials, or it is well-known as CSNano. My education background is chemistry (BSc\u00a0(Industrial Chemistry), MSc (Chemistry), PhD (Chemistry)) and all of my tertiary level of\u00a0educations are from Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. My main affiliate is\u00a0Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, UTM and because of this, my research\u00a0expertise is applied materials science for biological and medical areas. I am professional\u00a0chemist (ChM) under Malaysian Institute of Chemistry and Chartered Chemist (CChem)\u00a0under Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK. Being a director for CSNano, my main aim for\u00a0this centre is to lead a re-known centre for research and development in sustainable\u00a0nanomaterials area nationally and globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">CSNano is under Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), UTM\u00a0and the mission is to grow into a centre-of-excellence for conducting advanced research,\u00a0development, and demonstration of fundamental and applied science research in materials\u00a0sciences for the global impact. Our main R&amp;D is focusing on sustainable nanomaterials<\/span><br \/> <span style=\"color: #ffffff\"> where the development of nanomaterials are based on sustainable approaches and also, the\u00a0sustainable application of nanomaterials. The research areas in CSNano includes but not\u00a0limited to heterogeneous catalysts, porous nanomaterials, supramolecular functional nanomaterials, nano\/molecular photochemistry, biomaterials, green biosynthesis\u00a0nanoparticles, semiconductor nanostructures, analytical science, separation chemistry,\u00a0organometallic chemistry, physics of low dimensional structure, quantum chemistry and\u00a0Fussy modelling. Beside R&amp;D, our aim include dissemination of knowledge related to\u00a0nanotechnology, nanomaterials, nanoparticles, nanocomposite etc. and their application in\u00a0various fields. 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