19 August 2024 – Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) succeed in obtaining two prestigious grants during the Petronas-Academia Collaboration Dialogue 2023 (PACD2023) Award Ceremony, held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. The awards were presented by Datuk Ir. Bacho Pilong, Senior Vice President of Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), PETRONAS, to Associate Prof. Datin Dr. Norazida Mohamed, Assistant Vice-Chancellor (International) of UiTM.
The projects are led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhamad Kamil Yaakob (Graphene enhanced flexible hybrid piezoelectric-solar cells: An integrated development using density functional theory (DFT) + experimental approaches) and Assoc. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Syed Abdul Mutalib Al Junid Syed Abdul Rahman (Self-sustaining energy storage system for wellhead, satellite, and remote oil rig platform application).