On 17 February 2025, the Institute of High Voltage and High Current (IVAT) successfully held the second IVAT Colloquium at Fraser Place, Puteri Harbour, Johor. The event was organised specifically for IVAT’s postgraduate research students. About 37 students with different research projects participated either physically or online in the event to share their research findings. IVAT wishes to extend its sincere thanks to the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society Malaysia Chapter and Kelab Kebajikan Staf IVAT (KKSI) for sponsoring the event and making the event successful.
The main purpose of the event was to know the postgraduate student’s research progress during their research at IVAT. Meanwhile, the students could also share their findings and research with other students and gain more knowledge that might be useful in their research. The colloquium was also a platform to build the students’ confidence before they viva. Besides that, IVAT can also identify the student’s constraints during their research at IVAT and will try to give the best service to help the students during their research. Additionally, the event aimed to strengthen the relationship between IVAT’s staff and student members.
Siti NoorHazirah Kamarudin – Structure & Dielectric Properties of Polypropylene Blended with Ethylene-Octene Copolymers & Oxide Based Nanofiller
Salma Nurdina Mohammad Noor – Structure & Dielectric Properties of Thermally Aged Polypropylene/Zinc iron Oxide
During the event, two students were awarded for the Best Presenter Award and the 1st Runner-up Award, namely Presenter Award Siti Noorhazirah Kamarudin and Salma Nurdina Mohammad Noor, respectively. Both the awards were sponsored by the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society Malaysia Chapter.
IVAT hopes that the event can give motivation to postgraduate and other students who want to continue their studies at IVAT.