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No.Type of AppointmentMaster / PhDStudent NationalityProject TitleCategory Field of ResearchFacultySV NameStart Date (Grant)End Date (Grant)Duration MonthsMonthly Allowance (RM)Application Link
1Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianMECHANISM OF ADSORPTION ARSENIC-CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE MACROMOLECULAR COMPLEX ON POLYETHYLENE MEMBRANE IN COMPARISONS TO HUANG MODEL AND SIMULATION FOR METAL REMOVALF0707070000 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CHEMICAL & ENERGY ENGINEERINGDR. NURUL HUDA BINTI BAHARUDDIN10-January-202309-December-202647 monthsRM 2000 per monthApply Here
2Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysian OR InternationalDECIPHERING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHARACTERIZATION AND THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE PROPERTIES OF SHAPE-STABILIZED LAURIC ACID DOPED WITH MXENE/GO HYBRID PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL F0707030000 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGMALAYSIA-JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYDR. NORHUDA BINTI ABDUL MANAF01-November-202231-October-202536 monthsRM 2000 per monthApply Here
3Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysian OR InternationalDECIPHERING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHARACTERIZATION AND THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE PROPERTIES OF SHAPE-STABILIZED LAURIC ACID DOPED WITH MXENE/GO HYBRID PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL F0707030000 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGMALAYSIA-JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYDR. NORHUDA BINTI ABDUL MANAF01-November-202231-October-202536 monthsRM 1800 per monthApply Here
4Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)PhDMalaysianKNOWLEDGE-BASED ALGORITHM FOR PRODUCTION CONTROL IN SMART FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMF0707060000 - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGPROF.MADYA DR. NURUL ADILLA BT. MOHD SUBHA01-November-202231-October-202536 monthsRM 2300 per monthApply Here
5Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianGRAPHICAL MODELS OF SPLICING LANGUAGES FOR DNA SEQUENCE ASSEMBLYF0701020000 - COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICSFACULTY OF SCIENCEPROF. MADYA DR. FONG WAN HENG01-November-202231-October-202536 monthsRM 1800 per monthApply Here
6Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianSYSTEM-ON-CHIP ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE EMBEDDED AIF0707060000 - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGPROF. MADYA IR. DR. AB AL-HADI BIN AB RAHMAN20-November-202219-November-202536 monthsRM 1800 per month + Tuition FeesApply Here
7Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)PhDMalaysianLRGS-JSU 2021/2022-1: ELECTRODRIVEN TRANSPORT OF IONS ON A DRY-TO-TOUCH POLYMER INCLUSION MEMBRANEF0702020000 - CHEMISTRYFACULTY OF SCIENCEPROF. MADYA CHM. DR. SEE HONG HENG01-December-202230-November-202648 monthsRM 2500 per monthApply Here
8Nexus Young Researcher (NYR)MasterMalaysianSYNTHESIS OF POROUS MATERIALS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTUREF0707030000 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CHEMICAL & ENERGY ENGINEERINGIR. TS. DR. MUHAMMAD ARIF BIN AB AZIZ01-October-202330-September-202636 monthsRM 1500 per monthApply Here
9Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysian OR InternationalASSESSMENT OF NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION HOTSPOTS IN MACHAP DAM WATERSHEDF0707070000 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGTS. DR. JOSILVA A/L M MUNIANDY01-October-202330-September-202524 monthsRM 2000 per monthApply Here
10Nexus Young Researcher (NYR)PhDMalaysianSYNTHESIS OF BIO-BASED LUBRICANT TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TMP ESTER FROM STEARIC ACID THROUGH ESTERIFICATION PROCESSF0707020000 - MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGTS. DR. ZULHANAFI BIN PAIMAN01-October-202330-September-202636 monthsRM 1800 per month + Tuition FeesApply Here
11Nexus Young Researcher (NYR)PhDMalaysian OR InternationalSTRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TI-CR ALLOYS IN METAL ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGF0708070000 - MATERIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING ENGINEERING MATERIALSFACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGIR. TS. DR. WAN FAHMIN FAIZ BIN WAN ALI04-April-202430-September-202630 monthsRM 1800 per month + Tuition fees (fully cover for Malaysian candidate and partially covered for international candidate)Apply Here
12Nexus Young Researcher (NYR)PhDMalaysianELUCIDATION OF PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION PROPERTIES OF TITANIUM OXIDE (TIO2)-ENHANCED NOVEL PALM OIL FUEL ASH (POFA) GEOPOLYMER MEMBRANE FOR POME WASTEWATER TREATMENTF0708070000 - MATERIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING ENGINEERING MATERIALSFACULTY OF CHEMICAL & ENERGY ENGINEERINGPROF. MADYA DR. NORHANIZA BINTI YUSOF01-October-202330-September-202636 monthsRM 1800 per monthApply Here
13Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysian OR InternationalSHORT-TERM NETWORK RECONFIGURATION AND DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SCHEDULING IN POWER OUTAGE STRATEGIES FOR MINIMUM POWER-NOT-SUPPLIEDF0707060000 - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDR. MADIHAH BINTI MD RASID01-October-202330-September-202524 monthsRM 1500 per monthApply Here
14Nexus Young Researcher (NYR)MasterMalaysianINVESTIGATING THE POTENTIAL OF ACTIVATED CARBON DERIVED FROM PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT (POME) ACTIVATED SLUDGE FOR OIL AND COLOUR REMOVAL F0707030000 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CHEMICAL & ENERGY ENGINEERINGDR. NUR HAFIZAH BINTI AB HAMID01-October-202330-September-202524 monthsRM 1500 per month + Tuition fees is coveredApply Here
15Nexus Young Researcher (NYR)MasterMalaysianSUSTAINABLE ADSORBENT OF ZNAL LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE/BIOCHAR COMPOSITES FOR THE ADSORPTION OF HEAVY METALS FROM WASTEWATERF0707030000 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CHEMICAL & ENERGY ENGINEERINGDR. WAN NORHARYATI BINTI WAN SALLEH01-October-202330-September-202524 monthsRM 1500 per monthApply Here
16Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianRISK CONSEQUENCE ASSESSMENT OF ONSHORE PIPELINE EXPLOSION INCORPORATING GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)F0707050000 - CIVIL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGDR. LIBRIATI BINTI ZARDASTI01-October-202330-September-202524 monthsRM 1500 per month + Addition of three to four semester's tuition fees is covered (RM3097.50 per semester within the project duration)Apply Here
17Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianDEVELOPING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR PLATFORM WORKERS IN DIGITAL WORKPLACE PLATFORMF0709080000 - LAWFACULTY OF MANAGEMENTDR SITI SURAYA BINTI ABD RAZAK01-October-202330-September-202524 monthsRM 2000 per monthApply Here
18Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)PhDMalaysianPHOSPHATE BIOGLASS CONTAINING SILVER AND CHITOSAN FOR SELF-CLEANING MATERIALSF0702010000 - PHYSICSFACULTY OF SCIENCEDR. NURHAFIZAH BINTI HASIM01-October-202330-September-202636 monthsRM 1800 per monthApply Here
19Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianCHARACTERIZATION OF MEDICAL BANDAGE MATERIALS AS A NEW SUBSTRATE FOR A UWB WEARABLE ANTENNA TOWARDS 5G AND BEYOND TELEMEDICINE SYSTEMF0707060000 - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDR. NOOR ASMAWATI BINTI SAMSURI01-October-202330-September-202524 monthsRM 2000 per monthApply Here
20Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianREMOVAL HEAVY METALS FROM WASTEWATER USING POLYMER ENHANCED ULTRAFILTRATIONF0707070000 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CHEMICAL & ENERGY ENGINEERINGDR. NURUL HUDA BINTI BAHARUDDIN01-August-202431-July-202512 monthsRM 2000 per monthApply Here
21Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianELUCIDATING THE EFFECTS OF NANOSIZED SILICON PRECIPITATION IN THIN-FILM IRON DISILICIDE COMPOSITES FOR ENHANCED WASTE HEAT RECOVERYF0701010000 - MATHEMATICAL SCIENCESMALAYSIA-JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYDR. FARAH LIANA BINTI MOHD REDZUAN01-October-202330-September-202524 monthsRM 2000 per monthApply Here
22Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)PhDMalaysianREPAIR INTEGRITY OF DED PRINTED STRUCTURE F0707020000 - MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGIR. TS. DR. WAN FAHMIN FAIZ BIN WAN ALI01-September-202431-August-202736 monthsRM 3000 per monthApply Here
23Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysian OR InternationalSTRATEGIES FOR EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF CORROSION UNDER INSULATION IN PIPELINES USING ACOUSTIC EMISSION MONITORINGF0707020000 - MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGIR. TS. DR. WAN FAHMIN FAIZ BIN WAN ALI01-June-202413-May-202623 monthsRM 2000 per monthApply Here
24Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianLOW-COST POCKET-SIZED ELECTRONIC BRAILLE EBOOK FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIREDF0707020000 - MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDR. MUHAMMAD DANIAL BIN ABU HASAN01-January-202431-December-202524 monthsRM 1800 per monthApply Here
25Nexus Young Researcher (NYR)PhDMalaysianF4+ 1.2.2: A SOLAR-POWERED AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT FOR AMORPHOPHALLUS MEULLERI CULTIVATIONF0707160000 - INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGPROF. MADYA IR. DR. KUMERESAN A/L A.DANAPALASINGAM01-February-202431-January-202736 monthsRM 1800 per monthApply Here
26Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianTHE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF ECOTOURISM FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODF0708100000 - REAL ESTATEFACULTY OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT & SURVEYINGDR. NURUL HANA BINTI ADI MAIMUN01-July-202430-June-202624 monthsRM 1800 per monthApply Here
27Nexus Young Researcher (NYR)PhDMalaysianDEVELOPING THE POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR THE UTILIZATION OF REAL ESTATE RESOURCES FOR NATIONAL FOOD SECURITYF0708100000 - REAL ESTATEFACULTY OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT & SURVEYINGPMGR SR DR. AZIZAH BTE ISMAIL01-September-202431-August-202736 monthsRM 1800 per monthApply Here
28Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)PhDMalaysianADVANCED DAMAGE DETECTION ALGORITHM FOR OFFSHORE PLATFORM UNDER CONCURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL LOADSF0707050000 - CIVIL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGDR. SAREHATI BINTI UMAR01-August-202431-July-202736 monthsRM 2500 per monthApply Here
29Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)PhDMalaysianSYNTHESIS AND PARAMETRIC STUDY OF METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK HETEROSTRUCTURES FOR STIMULATING PHOTOTHERMAL CO2 HYDROGENATION TO RENEWABLE METHANEF0707030000 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CHEMICAL & ENERGY ENGINEERINGPROF. MADYA DR. HAJAR BINTI ALIAS01-August-202431-July-202736 monthsRM 2800 per monthApply Here
30Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)PhDMalaysianDYNAMIC BEHAVIOR AND PLANT-WIDE CONTROL PROTOCOL OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL-DRIVEN POST-COMBUSTION CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEMSF0707030000 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGMALAYSIA-JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYDR. NORHUDA BINTI ABDUL MANAF01-August-202431-July-202736 monthsRM 2800 per month + NOApply Here
31Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)PhDMalaysianFORMULATION OF STOCHASTIC DEPTH-OF-DISCHARGE TRACKING BASED PREDICTIVE HYBRID PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM FOR BATTERY-PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMF0707150000 - ENERGY RESOURCES AND ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDR. MADIHAH BINTI MD RASID01-August-202431-July-202736 monthsRM 2800 per monthApply Here
32Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysian ELUCIDATING THE EFFECTS OF LASER IRRADIATION ON THE DEGRADATION KINETICS OF MAGNESIUM (MG)-IRON (FE) ELECTRODE IN IMPLANTABLE BATTERY FOR BONE APPLICATIONSF0708070000 - MATERIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING ENGINEERING MATERIALSFACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDR. ABDUL HAKIM BIN MD YUSOP01-August-202431-July-202624 monthsRM 2300 per monthApply Here
33Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianPHEROMONE-BASED BEES ALGORITHM FOR PATTERN RECOGNITION IN THE MAHALANOBIS-TAGUCHI SYSTEMF0701020000 - COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICSFACULTY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCETS. DR. FAIZIR BIN RAMLIE01-August-202431-July-202624 monthsRM 2300 per monthApply Here
34Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysian OR InternationalURBAN RESILIENCE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: INNOVATING COST-EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIVE HOUSING DESIGN SOLUTIONSF0708120000 - ARCHITECTUREFACULTY OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT & SURVEYINGDR. IZIQ EAFIFI BIN ISMAIL01-August-202431-July-202736 monthsRM 2300 per monthApply Here
35Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)PhDMalaysianELUCIDATING THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND ADSORPTION MECHANISM OF MAGNETIC NANOCELLULOSE EXTRACTED FROM OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH (OPEFB) VIA GREEN-SYNTHESIS HYDROLYSIS METHOD TO ADSORB OIL FROM POMEF0707160000 - INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CHEMICAL & ENERGY ENGINEERINGPROF. MADYA DR. NORHANIZA BINTI YUSOF01-September-202231-August-202424 months (0 m'th left)RM 2300 per monthApplication Close
36Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianSTUDY ON THE EFFECT FERRUM III CHLORIDE CATALYST ON THE SINGLE LAYER OF RICE HUSK BASED GRAPHENE SYNTHESIZED VIA PYROLYSISF0707030000 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CHEMICAL & ENERGY ENGINEERINGDR. NORHANA BINTI MOHAMED RASHID01-June-202231-May-202424 months (-3 m'th left)RM 1800 per monthApplication Close
37Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianEPIPOLAR GEOMETRIZED RAY-CASTING FOR SMALL SCALED 3D OBJECTS SELECTION IN HANDHELD MOBILE AUGMENTED REALITYF0708010000 - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)FACULTY OF COMPUTINGTS. DR. GOH EG SU01-September-202231-August-202536 monthsRM 2000 per monthApplication Close
38Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianEFFECT OF WATER STRESS AND PLANTING DENSITY ON METABOLITE PROFILE AND GLUCOMANNAN CONTENT IN AMORPHOPHALLUS MUELLERIF0708050000 - BIOTECHNOLOGYFACULTY OF CHEMICAL & ENERGY ENGINEERINGDR. ZANARIAH BINTI HASHIM01-February-202431-January-202624 monthsRM 1800 per monthApplication Close
39Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianSMART FARMING AND ENERGY MONITORING WITH IOT FOR AMORPHOPHALLUS SP. CULTIVATIONF0707060000 - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGPROF. MADYA IR. TS. DR. DALILA BINTI MAT SAID01-May-202430-April-202736 monthsRM 2000 per month + Tuition fees are fully sponsored (2 years) Application Close
40Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysian CLASSIFICATION OF PHYSICAL FRAILTY IN OLDER PERSONS USING MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHF0704010000 - MEDICAL SCIENCESFACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDR. SITI RUZITA BINTI MAHMOD01-January-202401-December-202411 months (3 m'th left)RM 2000 per monthApplication Close
41Nexus Young Researcher (NYR)MasterMalaysian OR InternationalASSESSMENT OF NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION HOTSPOTS IN MACHAP DAM WATERSHEDF0707050000 - CIVIL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGTS. DR. JOSILVA A/L M MUNIANDY01-October-202330-September-202524 monthsRM 1500 per month + Tuition FeesApplication Close
42Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianMATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION AND FABRICATION OF HYBRID SOLAR CELLS BASED ON NANO-COMPOSITE ACTIVE LAYERSF0708070000 - MATERIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING ENGINEERING MATERIALSFACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGPROFESOR DR MOHD YAZID BIN YAHYA29-March-201624-October-202055 months (-47 m'th left)RM 1500 per monthApplication Close
43Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)MasterMalaysianELUCIDATING THE MECHANISM OF NUTRIENT UTILIZATION THROUGH MORPHO- PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PROTEOMICS: RESPONSES OF BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS TO INSECT-DERIVED FRASS. F0708050000 - BIOTECHNOLOGYFACULTY OF SCIENCEDR. FAZILAH BINTI ABD MANAN01-August-202431-July-202624 monthsRM 2300 per monthApplication Close
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