| R & D |
Facult
y of Engineering
(Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Ma
laysia Fax: 603-9488939)
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Introduction
The Faculty of Engineering was established as place of higher learning and research on the realization that engineers are required in almost every industry since they contribute substantially to the design, manufacturing, and maintenance of practically everything that society needs. Moreover, to sustain
the industrial growth and competitiveness in the international scenario, a large number of engineers are required.
The main objective of the faculty, thus, are to provide higher education and training, to conduct research, and to become a reference and consultancy centre for industry in varied areas of engineering. In achieving these onjectives, the faculty recognizes the importance of antive and close cooperation with the industry and hence work as and considers itself a partner to industry.
Research
Research activities are carried out in the Faculty by the academic staff in almost all major areas of engineering. Besides individual research, the staff members are engaged in joint research with industry and in consultancy projects.
The faculty is equipped with excellent state-of-the-art research facilities.
The faculty has a General and Research Services Unit which offers services in construction and fabrication works.
Several laboratories provide sophisticated equipment for use by graduate students and also R&D activities. These include laboratories for:
- Process Engineering and Postharvest Technology
- Food Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Farm Structure
- Farm Power
- Farm Machinery
- Soil Dynamics
- Farm Machinery Design
- Automation and Robotics
- Irrigation and Drainage
- Concrete Technology
- Structure
- Soil Mechanics
- Survey
- Traffic
- Electronics
- Computer
- Robotics and Microprocessor
- Communication
- Image Processing and Multimedia
- Science and Strength of Materials
- Metrology
- Dynamic and Control
- Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
- Production Technology and Automation
Research Areas
The faculty has identified several research areas. The scope of both basic and applied research in engineering is very diversified and highly complex. This is attributable to a number of factors, industrial scenario, rapid development in technology, the changing demands for industrial products and national aspirations.
The faculty has therefore tailored research activities to address these issues in line with national aspiration and expectations. The research thrust is on the following areas:
Sector : Agro Industry
- Water Management Performance Criteria and Efficiency for Irrigated Rice : Associate Professor Kwok Chee Yan
- Development of An Automated Irrigation System for Commercial Production of Advance Planting Materials: Dr Abdul Aziz Zakaria
- Mechanization of Sweet Potato and Groundnut Production : Associate Professor Dr Ir Desa Ahmad
- Characteristics, Properties and Packaging of Local Fruits : Dr Wan Mohamad Hj Abdullah
- Design and Development of an Infield Collection Trasportation Machine for Oil Palm Fresh Bunches : Muhammad Salih Hj Jaafar
- Power and Energy Demand Maping of Agriculture Operation in Malaysia : Dr Azmi Dato' Yahya
- Design and Development of an Automatic Spray Depositions Collecting and Analysis Machine : Dr Jamarie Othman
- Application of Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques in Fish Forecasting : Dr Shattri Mansor
Sector : Science & Engineering
- Finite Element Modelling and Advanced Computation of Hard and Soft Rolling Processes : Associate Professor Dr Ir ShahNor Basri
- Aerodynamic and Dynamics Analyses of Vehicle Body : Associate Professor Dr Ir ShahNor Basri
Sector : Manufacturing
- Intelligent Control of an Ohmic Heated Fruit Juice Sterilizer and Concentrator : Hishamuddin Jamaluddin
- Design and Development of Remote Multi Agent Mobile Robotic Systems : Associate Professor Dr Iskandar Baharin
- Finite Element Modelling of Casting Process : Dr Shamsuddin Sulaiman
Sector : Information Technology
- Comprehensive Expert Systems for EIA Evaluations, Approval and Monitoring : Dr Ir Mohamed Daud
Sector : Energy
- Clean Power from Medium Size Solid Waste Incineration : Ir Fuad Abas
Sector : Mineral
- Groundwater Utilization from Density-Saturated non-Homogenous Unconfined Aquifers : Abdul Halim Ghazali
- Surface and Groundwater Budgeting in Relation to the Changing land use Patten : Assoc Prof Dr Salim Said
Further Informations obtainable from
- Deputy Dean (Research)
- Faculty of Engineering
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
- 43400 UPM Serdang
- Selangor, MALAYSIA
- Tel: 603 - 948 6101 ext 2010 Fax: 603 - 948 8939
- e-mail: tdp@eng.upm.edu.my
