MOU concluded with University of Technology, Malaysia

2013.12.04
(2013.12.18 Update)

On December 4th, 2013, the High Temperature Materials Unit and the Environmental Remediation Materials Unit concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concerning “Fabrication of nano-particles and their environmental applications” with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology, Malaysia (UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia : UTM)

"From left to right: Dr. Nor AkmalBintiFadil (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering), Dr. Hideyuki Murakami, and Prof. Dr. RoslanBin Abdul Rahman (Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)" Image

From left to right: Dr. Nor AkmalBintiFadil (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering), Dr. Hideyuki Murakami, and Prof. Dr. RoslanBin Abdul Rahman (Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)

UTM, with two main campuses in Johor Bahru, the southern part of Malaysia, and Kuala Lumpur, the capital city, is one of the best universities in Malaysia. Its inception was in 1904 as a Technical School in Kuala Lumpur. In April 1st, 1975, it was officially established as UTM. As the former Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dato' Seri Ir. Dr. Zaini bin Ujang visited NIMS in June 2013. UTM is known to promote science and technology exchanges with Japan.


Under the MOU, NIMS and UTM will promote collaborations for fabricating nano-particle alloys, and using them as catalysts and environmental barrier coatings. As the MOU concluded, UTM was organizing the 1st International Materials, Industrial, and Manufacturing Conference 2013, indicating that materials science research attracts attention to UTM staff and students. It is expected that the MOU will trigger further collaborative activities.