{"id":7950,"date":"2019-10-21T11:09:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T03:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\/?page_id=7950"},"modified":"2025-07-08T17:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T09:05:14","slug":"directors-message-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\/directors-message-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Director&#8217;s message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;179px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;DIRECTOR&#8217;S MESSAGE&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Albert Sans|700|||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#003b68&#8243; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;cubes&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-165px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/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 column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#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\/07\/Untitled-design-1-1.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Untitled design (1)&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/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>Director&#8217;s Message<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It is with great honour and a deep sense of responsibility that I step into the role of Director at the Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano). With a background in Chemistry\u2014holding both a Bachelor of Science and a PhD in Chemistry (Materials Science)\u2014my academic and research journey has been deeply rooted in understanding and innovating within the field of nanomaterials. My research focuses primarily on the design of nanostructured materials for applications in catalysis, renewable energy, and the medical sciences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As part of the Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (ISI-SIR) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), CSNano is driven by a strong mission: to grow into a centre of excellence for advanced research, development, and demonstration in both fundamental and applied materials science\u2014delivering impact on a national and global scale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Our core research at CSNano revolves around <strong>sustainable nanomaterials<\/strong>\u2014emphasizing both sustainable methods for synthesizing nanomaterials and their sustainable applications across various industries. Our multidisciplinary team engages in diverse research areas including heterogeneous catalysis, porous nanomaterials, supramolecular functional materials, nano\/molecular photochemistry, biomaterials, green biosynthesis of nanoparticles, semiconductor nanostructures, analytical science, separation chemistry, organometallic chemistry, low-dimensional physics, quantum chemistry, and fuzzy modelling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Beyond research and development, we are committed to disseminating knowledge in nanotechnology and its applications across sectors such as energy, environment, health, and industry. Through strategic collaborations with academic institutions and industry partners, both locally and internationally, CSNano aims to foster innovation, knowledge transfer, and the growth of sustainable nanomaterials research.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I invite you to explore more about our centre and ongoing activities by visiting our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\">https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Thank you for your continued support and interest in CSNano.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Warm regards,<br \/><strong>Assoc. Prof. ChM Dr. Lee Siew Ling, AMIC<\/strong><br \/>Director, Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano)<br \/>lsling@utm.my<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/lsling\">https:\/\/people.utm.my\/lsling<\/a><\/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. 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><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">For more information, please explore our website (<a href=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\/<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Director of CSNano,<\/strong><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"color: #ffffff\"> <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: #ffffff\">niknizam@utm.my<\/a><br \/> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">https:\/\/people.utm.my\/niknizam<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director&#8217;s Message It is with great honour and a deep sense of responsibility that I step into the role of Director at the Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano). 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My education background is chemistry (BSc\n(Industrial Chemistry), MSc (Chemistry), PhD (Chemistry)) and all of my tertiary level of\neducations are from Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. My main affiliate is\nDepartment of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, UTM and because of this, my research\nexpertise is applied materials science for biological and medical areas. I am professional\nchemist (ChM) under Malaysian Institute of Chemistry and Chartered Chemist (CChem)\nunder Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK. 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