Fugro-Jason donates software worth USD17 million

ISSUE 41 • JAN – MAR 2012 • ISSN 1675-2023
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
• The Essence
HIGHLIGHTS
• Fugro-Jason donates software worth
USD17 million
EVENTS
• Student Representative Council and
International Student Council Election Day
2012
• UTP Welcomes New Students
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
• Protecting Intellectual Property via Patents
COLLABORATIONS
• Weatherford donates RM3 million worth of
software to UTP
• Senergy Forges Alliance to work with
UTP; donates software worth USD3
million
ACHIEVEMENTS
• UTP Won 19 Medals and 1 Special Award
at MTE 2012
• Asian English Olympics 2012
• Champion in the Karnival Wajadiri IPT
PSSCM 1 Malaysia Kali Ke-5
• Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Intellectual
Parade (OGIP) 2012
CSR
• Bakti Programme for 2012
Fugro-Jason donates
software worth USD17
million
Alumni
Fugro-Jason, the leader in reservoir characterization technology for the oil and
• Alumni Activities
gas industry, announced a major donation to the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
(UTP) in the form of Jason™ reservoir characterization software licenses at the
UTP Campus in Bandar Seri Iskandar on 14 March 2012. These licenses will be
used by students and faculty within the Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering
Department. Fugro-Jason will also provide initial training on all aspects of the
software, including petrophysics and rock physics analysis, geologic modeling,
and seismic inversion.
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the essence
UTP
places strong emphasis on Research and Development as it strives to
achieve the status of an internationally renowned Research University. In
its quest to attain academic and R&D excellence, UTP forged strategic alliances and
received significant software donations from several industry partners. Recently the
University received software donations from several industry partners namely FugroJason, EPS-Weatherford and Senergy International Sdn Bhd.
The University continues to maintain its excellence in the field of research where it won
medals at a national exhibition recently. UTP won 2 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze medals
at the 11th edition of the Malaysian Technology Expo (MTE) held from 16 – 18 February
2012 at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur.
Our students have also done the University proud by emerging as champions in both
national and international level competitions and tournaments in the areas of oil & gas,
speech and debate, broadcasting and multimedia as well as martial arts.
We had our student intake in January when the Minggu Aluan Siswa was held to
welcome new students to the campus. In February, a new line up of student leaders
were chosen in the Students Representative Council and International Students Council
Election Day.
Meanwhile, UTP continues to serve the community through its Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) projects such as the Program BAKTI Pendidikan PETRONAS and
a day at the Nur Kasih Orphanage Home in Taiping held by UTP Alumni and UTP SIFEYEC. UTP alumni members have also promoted the University through various talks
held in Miri and Bintulu, Sarawak.
We hope you enjoy your reading of the Quarterly!
Editorial team
EDITORIAL TEAM
Advisor
Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Hj Kasim
Editor-In-Chief
Shamsina Shaharun
Editors
M Zairee Shah M Shah
Juli Murshidah Ahmad Munassor
Staff Writer
Aslinda Jamaludin
Contributors
Suhana Albakri Abu Bakar
Ahmad PG Abdullah
Raja Shoman Raja Rosdin
M Thavasegaran
Photographers
Mohd Hazrin Ismail
Khalid Asyril Ismail
Circulation
Hafizah Hamzah
Nor’aini Ma’aros
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HUMAN RESOURCE
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WELCOME ABOARD
Prof Dr Mustafa Onur
Schlumberger Chair in Petroleum
Engineering
Dr Mohd Nur Fitri bin Ismail
Lecturer, Petroleum Engineering
Dr Khisbullah Hudha
Associate Professor, Mechanical
Engineering
Dr Dennis Ling Chuan Ching
Lecturer, Fundamental and Applied
Science
Prof Dr Manuel Pubellier
Dean, Faculty of Geosciences and
Petroleum Engineering
Dr Turnad Lenggo Ginta
Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering
Siti Nuralia binti Mohamad Nazor
Lecturer, Geosciences
Tang Tong Boon
Associate Professor, Electrical and
Electronic Engineering
Dr Ahmed Abdelaziz Ibrahim
Elrayah
Senior Lecturer, Petroleum Engineering
Dr Yeong Yin Fong
Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
January – March 2012
Dr Oh Pei Ching
Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
Dr Iqbal Ahmed
Senior Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
Dr Yuli Panca Asmara
Post Doctoral Researcher, MOR: CO2
Management
Chun Wai Kwan
Manager, Finance and Asset Management
Dr Noridah binti Osman
Post Doctoral Researcher, Centre of
Biofuel & Biochemical
Mohd Hanif bin Mohd Rozali
Technologist, Information Technolgy and
Multimedia Services
Nur Hidayah binti Abdul Karim
Administration Assistant, Petroleum
Engineering
Tan Lian See
Research Scientist, MOR: CO2
Management
Mohd Redzuan bin Abdul Rahim
Technologist, Laboratory Facilities
Services Unit
Muhammad Aqram bin Shahidan
Executive, Geosciences
Dr Jayita Pal
Post Doctoral Researcher, MOR: CO2
Management
Ahmad Wardi bin Abdullah
Executive, Yayasan UTP, Finance & Asset
Management
Dileep Kumar
Research Scientist, MOR: Biomedical
Technology (CISIR)
Mazdiana binti Mazlan
Clerk, Student Industrial Internship Unit
Dr Vahideh Angardi
Post Doctoral Researcher, MOR: Green
Technology
Nurul Husna binti Muhayaddin
Technologist, Chemical Engineering
Visit by Lehigh University, USA
Visit by Ministry of Higher Education, Saudi Arabia
Visit by Faculty of Architecture & Environment
Design, Geomatika International College, KL
14 UTP Ambassadors Motivational Talk
17-22 Minggu Aluan Siswa 2012 – Orientation Week
for New Students
17-18 Registration of New Student – Undergraduate
19 Registration for New Students – Postgraduate
30 Visit by Legal Unit of MMU & UNITEN
31 Visit by SNL
Visit by Delegates from Petroleum Brunei
February 2012
10
11 13 17
18 Dalila Diyana binti Hj Azhar
Clerk, Registry
Che Rafidah binti A Aziz
Administration Assistant, Geosciences
Mior Maarof bin Mior Mokhtar
Research Scientist, MOR: Hybrid Energy
System
11
13
3
Thareq Ariffin bin Mohd Tajmi
Executive, Advanced Technology and
Innovation Centre (ATIC)
Mohd Adli bin Mohd Yusof
Technologist, Laboratory Services
Facilities Services Unit (EE)
January 2012
2-3 Zariz Ain Sofia binti Alias
Technologist, Laboratory Facilities
Services Unit (GPE)
Shahridzuwan bin Shahbudin
Clerk, Student Industrial Internship Unit
DIARY
1
2
Muizzah binti Zolkepli
Executive, Human Resource
Management and Administration
Oath Taking Ceremony for January 2012 Intake
Session with Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic MAS
Presentation by DIA Brand Consultant Sdn Bhd and
TNS International Market Research
Blood Donation Campaign in conjuction with
PETRONITA AGM
Anugerah Kecemerlangan PETRONITA Cawangan
Perak 2011 (UPSR-PMR)
Mesyuarat Agong PETRONITA Wilayah Utara Perak
Visit by Alfa International College Subang
Forum “Bila Baju Melayu bertemu Baju Kurung”
bersama Ustaz Damni Hashim, Timbalan Mufti
Perak & Ustazah Norakhilah Baharin
BAKTI Programme 2012
Visit by Deputy Minister of Higher Education,
YB Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah
Visit by Egbert Imomoh, SPE President 2013
Shell Management Skills Game for Final Year
Students
Shafarina binti Muhammad Fauzi
Clerk, Research and Innovation Office
Kamal Azreel bin Kamarudin
Executive, Corporate Services
Ho Guan Yih
Senior Executive, Faculty of Engineering
Sharizul Azlan bin Mohd Azizi
Executive, Research and Innovation
Office
Nurul Huda binti Zainal
Executive, An-Nur Islamic Centre
Munizuraida binti Mat Yusof
Administration Assistant, Chemical
Engineering
Raja Moha Haekal bin Raja
Jamaludin
Executive, Research and Innovation
Office
January – March 2012
20-21 Accreditation Assessment for MSc Electronics
Systems Engineering
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Visit by Osaka University, Japan
Talk by Prof Dato’ Dr Rosli Md Yunus, Deputy Vice
Chancellor, Research & Innovation UMP: “Patent &
Research Commercialisation from Laboratory Into
Plant”
22 Senergy Forges Alliance to Work with UTP to
Develop Future Programme
MOU Signing Ceremony Between UTP and Senergy
International
25
Kursus Pengurusan Jenazah
26
Engagement Session between Officers from
Department of Public Service (JPA) with JPA
sponsored students in UTP
25-26 Event Management Seminar
28 Visit by UNISEL
Software Handover Ceremony by Weatherford
29 Student Representatives Council and International
Student Council Election Day 2012
Delta-Tau Research Seminar Series
Visit by Prof Ian Allison, RGU
Program Wira Wawasan 1 Malaysia, Negeri Perak
2012
March 2012
1-2 7-8 9-11
10 12 14 SPE-UTP-SC Life Aid Day
SITDG Professional and Communication Programme
Income Tax Assessment e-Filling Workshop
Workshop on Credited Co-Curriculum
Program Bakti Pendidikan PETRONAS
Visit by Mr Karl Muhbauer from Marathon Oil
Software Handover Ceremony by Fugro-Jason
Delta-Tau Seminar Series (FSIT) – The New
Electrical Conductor Based on Carbon
15 Ceramah Maulidur Rasul “Perlaksanaan Syariat
Satu Tuntutan”
16-17 MSSM Tennis Tournament
16 i-Fest : Forum Baitul Muslim “Kau PilihanKu” with
Ustaz Hasrizal Jamil, Ustazah Fatimah Syarha &
Ustaz Pahrol Mohd Juoi
17 Corporate Grooming – Corporate Wear
Communication Skills Etiquette Health & HiTea
i-Fest : Chill Floor with Wardina Safiyyah
i-Fest : Kempen “In The Pink”
18
i-Fest : Inspirasi Motivasi Jiwa “Let’s Re-Brain”
with Prof Muhaya
20 Seminar by Prof Neville Jackson, Chief Technology
& Innovation Officer, Ricardo PLC UK
Visit by Civil Engineering Department Politeknik
Ungku Omar, Ipoh
Seminar on Advanced Engine & Fuel Technology
Mini Ujibakat Imam Muda 3
20-23 Collaboration Lecture Programme by Total
Professor Association
24 i-Fest: Islamic Issue “We Share” with Bro. Lim Jooi
Soon
24-25 i-Fest: Seminar Fiqh Dakwah with Bro. Lim Jooi
Soon, Ustaz Mohd Amin bin Yaacob & Dr Zainal
Mohammad
28 UTP Quality Day 2012
30 i-Fest: Forum Selebriti Hijrah with Sham Kamikaze
& Catriona Ross
Visit by The Petroleum Institute Abu Dhabi
31
i-Fest: Seminar “Heart fo Islam” with Imam Muda
Hassan, Ustazah Fatimah Syarha, Dr Farhan Hadi,
Ustaz Abdullah Khairi, Ustaz Zahazan, Dr Raja
Iskandar & Ustaz Akhwan.
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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UTP Won 19 Medals and 1
Special Award at MTE 2012
UTP participated in the 11th Edition of the Malaysian Technology
Expo (MTE) from 16 – 18 February 2012 at the Putra World Trade
Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur.
This year, organisers of MTE, the Malaysian Nuclear Agency and
MALAYSIAN Association of Research Scientist (MARS) in support
of MOSTI (Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation), MITI
(Ministry of International Trade and Industry and Ministry of Domestic
Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism (MDTCC) received 558
entries from local and international participants showcasing their
science and innovation products.
The judging for the products was held on 16 February and the
results are as follows:
Inventor
Product
Results
1
AP Dr Abdul Rashid
Syaifuddin bin Mohd
Ir Dr Masri bin Baharum
Mui’nuddin
Saiful Azrin
Compact In-Wheel Motor System for Retrofit
Hybrid Electric and Electric Vehicles Applications
GOLD +
MTE THE BEST AWARD
(Special Award with RM
1000 Prize Money)
2
Prof Ir Dr Ahmad Fadzil Hani
Hermawan Nugroho
Esa Perkasa
Hurriyatul Fitriyah
Computerized System for Monitoring and Scoring of Psoriasis
Area and Severity Index
GOLD
3
Prof Ir Dr Ahmad Fadzil Hani
Leena Arshad
Assessment of Chronic Ulcers Using Digital Imaging
Technology
SILVER
4
AP Dr Abdul Rashid bin Abdul Aziz
Firmansyah
Time Resolved Velocity, Temperature and Concentration
Measurement Using Quantitative Schlieren Method
SILVER
5
AP Dr Hussain Al-Kayeim
Engine Overheat Re-Cooler
SILVER
6
Dr Lau Kok Keong
AP Dr Azmi Shariff
Faizan Ahmad
HFM3P: Hollow Fiber Membrane Module Performance
Prediction Program
SILVER
7
AP Dr Fakhruldin Mohd Hashim
Conceptual Design Support Tool for Subsea Systems
SILVER
8
Dr Wong Peng Wen
µ-DUMORE
µ-TRIMORE
µ-WIT
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
9
AP Dr Suzana Yusup
Dr Murni Melati
Zakir Khan
Integrated Steam Catalytic Adsorption Gasification System for
Enriched Hydrogen Production from Oil Palm Waste
SILVER
10
AP Dr Faiz Ahmad
Wan Farhana binti Mohamad
Malaysia Mineral Based Intumescent Coating
SILVER
11
AP Dr Hasnain Isa
Edward Nixon
LOTDEP – A Novel Low Temperature PAH Thermal
Degradation Procedure
SILVER
12
AP Dr Faiz Ahmad
Ali Samer Mohsan
Nano Heat Sink Material for Electronic Industry
BRONZE
13
AP Dr Wan Fatimah Wan Ahmad
Ainol Rahmah Shazi
Shafitra Afrizal
SPELL IT: Mobile Language Translation Game
BRONZE
14
AP Dr Hussain Al-Kayeim
Eye Therapy Device
BRONZE
15
AP Dr Shamsul Rahman
Gasim Hyder
GASIM-SHARK PROCESS- A Multi-Stage Biological Reactor
BRONZE
16
Prof Dr Fadhil Nuruddin
AP Dr Nasir Shafiq
Novel Superplasticised GP Concrete
BRONZE
17
Syaifuddin bin Mohd
Portable Advanced Lighting Application Module (ALAM)
BRONZE
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EVENTS
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Student Representative Council and
International Student Council Election
Day 2012
The Elections for UTP’s Student Representative Council (SRC) and International Student Council (ISC) 2012 was held simultaneously on 29
February 2012. For this year, electronic voting (E-Voting) was introduced to students for casting their votes. The casting process was carried
out from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm at the Chancellor Hall.
One of the main objective of establishing both councils is to provide a platform for potential leaders to develop their leadership and
communication skills in order to acquire the necessary capabilities to be future leaders of the industry and nation. For this year’s elections,
only seven (7) candidates contested for the SRC General Constituency and five (5) candidates contested for ISC High Committee posts.
Seats allocated for the SRC General Constituency and ISC High Committee posts are as follows:
Seven (7) candidates contested in the SRC General Constituency and the six (6)
elected members are as follows:
No. of Votes
Percentage
1
No Name
Nurizzati binti Ramli 1572
15.23%
2
Wan Ibrahim bin Wan Mamat
1533
14.85%
3
Naily Akmal binti Mohd Zamri
1522
14.75%
4
Syed Muhammad Abdul Haq bin Syed Mat Daud
1521
14.74%
5
Muhammad Nabil bin Mohamed Yusoff
1477
14.31%
6
Muhammad Qaeyyum Hiffnie bin Mahadzir
1439
13.94%
Five (5) candidates contested in the ISC High Committee and the result of the five (5) elected
members with portfolio are as follows:
No Name
No. of Votes
Percentage Portfolios
1
Djengomemgoto Gerard
110
23.50%
President
2
Labina Bongiria Patricia Kenyi
101
21.58%
Vice President
3
Motasem Abd Algader Alhaj Mustafa
87
18.59%
Secretary I
4
Mir Muhammad Sohaib
86
18.36%
Secretary II
5
Khaled Mohamed Naji Alrowaishan
84
17.95%
Treasurer
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COLLABORATIONS
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Weatherford donates RM3 million
worth of software
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS signed a
software license academic agreement with
Weatherford (M) Sdn Bhd on 28 February
2012 at the UTP campus in Bandar Seri
Iskandar. In the ceremony, UTP received from
Weatherford a donation of 25 PanSystem
licenses for 25 users and upgrading of 30
WellFlo licenses with a total estimated value
of about RM3 million.
At the ceremony Weatherford was
represented by Ir Roslin Rozani, Executive
Director of Weatherford Malaysia while UTP
was represented by its Vice Chancellor
Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin bin Haji Kasim.
The partnership between EPS-Weatherford
and UTP started way back in October 2004.
The primary objective of the collaboration
was to gain EPS-Weatherford interest to
support the delivery of the MSc. PE modules:
Production Technology II and Reservoir
Engineering II by providing its widelyused and up-to-date software applications:
WellFlo and PanSystem. Subsequently,
Software License Academic Agreements
were signed in 2005, followed by the UTPWeatherford Signing Ceremony on 15
November 2006.
On 28 April 2009, Mr. Martin McMyler,
Weatherford Country Manager, Malaysia
visited UTP and officially signed and
exchanged a software agreement on
Petroleum Engineering Software: WellFlo
– where Weatherford gave an additional
25 WellFlo licenses to UTP. As of 2009,
Weatherford had donated 35 licenses (30
for WellFlo and 5 for PanSystem Software),
estimated to be RM5.1 million worth of
software licenses in total.
WellFlo is a Petroleum Engineering Software
which is used to design, model, optimize and
troubleshoot naturally flowing or artificially
lifted wells while PanSystem is well test
analysis software which is applied to obtain
important reservoir parameters.
The University’s Petroleum Engineering
students have been using both software in
their study modules, Field Development Plan
(FDP) exercises and Final Year Projects.
With the increase in the number of students,
there was a need for more PanSystem
licenses and Weatherford has topped up
the numbers.
Besides donating software licenses,
Weatherford has continuously provided
UTP with excellent technical support such
as organising user training courses for its
undergraduate and post-graduate students
as well as lecturers to get familiarised with
the software.
Weatherford is one of the largest global
providers of products and services that
span the drilling, evaluation, completion,
production and intervention cycles of oil and
natural gas wells.
Senergy Forges Alliance to work with UTP;
donates software worth USD3 million
Global energy services company Senergy International Sdn Bhd
forged an alliance with Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) that
will see the two organisations collaborate to develop research
programmes, including the connection of renewable energy sources
to the national electricity grid. To meet the increasing energy
demands, it is hoped the research will find a solution for future
sustainable electricity supply.
Prof McCallum also presented the software licences for Senergy’s
petrophysics analysis tool IP™ (Interactive Petrophysics), which
will be used by students and researchers. IP was developed by
Senergy’s team of petrophysicists as a versatile and portable
technology to enable fast and accurate multi-zone, multi-field well
analysis. The software is currently used by over 500 companies in
over 70 countries across the world.
In addition, Senergy has donated software licences worth more than
US$3 million to UTP to equip geosciences petroleum engineering
students and researchers with industry standard evaluation
capabilities.
Prof McCallum said, “Senergy has been committed to investing in
Malaysia and the Malaysian energy industry since its foundation
here in 2004, and Kuala Lumpur forms our base for the Asia Pacific
region. Agreements such as these are a tremendous way of bringing
together the skills, expertise and resources of two parties to help
achieve a common goal more efficiently.”
UTP Vice Chancellor, Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Haji Kasim and
Senergy CEO James McCallum (who is also Professor of Energy
at Strathclyde University in Scotland), witnessed the signature of a
Memorandum of Understanding between Senergy and UTP at the
campus in Bandar Seri Iskandar on 22 February 2012 to promote
collaborative links which will enhance the scientific, technical and
engineering competencies of both parties.
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“I am delighted that Senergy and UTP have forged this understanding
and I look forward to seeing the fruits of this labour, both with regards
to the grid integration of renewable energy sources and other
programmes, in years to come.”
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From page 1
UTP places strong emphasis on research and development with
specific value to industry and nation,” said Eric Adams, Fugro-Jason
Managing Director. “Our hope is that this donation of leading edge
geoscience software will inspire creativity, innovation and leadership in
UTP students and prepare them for a bright future in the oil and gas
industry.”
This is invaluable for the geoscience students to have access to
technology so crucial to oil and gas development. This donation by
Fugro-Jason will enable them to become more proficient at oilfield
assessment and advanced in their analyses.
Jason reservoir characterization software is well suited for the
challenges routinely faced in Malaysia and the region. Many companies
in Malaysia have been using Jason technology since the 90’s and it has
become their standard software and workflow.
The handover ceremony was held in Senate Hall of UTP. In attendance
were Mr Jimmy Ting, Region Manager, Fugro-Jason, UTP Management
Committee, Faculty Members of UTP Geoscience and Petroleum
Engineering Department and executives from Fugro-Jason.
Fugro-Jason (www.fugro-jason.com) delivers innovative software
products and services to help clients identify and produce hydrocarbon
deposits by integrating information from the various geoscience
disciplines. Fugro-Jason software applications make it possible to
integrate geological, geophysical, geostatistical, petrophysical and
rock physics information into a single consistent model of the earth.
From page 6
UTP is renowned for the provision of high quality education to
ensure that students will develop their maximum potential and to
meet the demanding needs of the Malaysian energy industry. Its
programmes are designed and developed in consultation with
the relevant industry authorities and professional bodies. The
research programmes covered by the MoU will be developed and
implemented by Senergy’s Power Engineering, Asia Pacific business
and UTP’s Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department.
Both parties also discussed a proposed technical capability and
development programme. This would see Senergy work with UTP to
develop a student internship initiative, as well as offering associated
software training and technical support.
Senergy International Sdn Bhd delivers fully integrated project and
asset development services across the energy industry, and has
rapidly emerged as a global leader in diversified energy services
through organic growth and a series of acquisitions.
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RESEARCH & INNOVATION
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Protecting Intellectual Property via Patents
The Patents Act 1983 (the “Patents Act”) and the Patents Regulations
1986 (the “Patents Regulations”), which came into force on 1 October
1986, govern the grant and validity of patent rights for inventions
in Malaysia. These statutes provide an independent patent system
for Malaysia under which an application must be filed with the
Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) to secure the
grant of a Malaysian patent. The earlier system of re-registering UK
patents has been repealed.
On 16 May 2006, Malaysia acceded to the Patent Cooperation
Treaty (PCT). As a result, the PCT entered into force for Malaysia
with effect from 16 August 2006. The PCT provides a new avenue
for Malaysian individuals and companies to initiate the complex
process of securing patents overseas, by allowing them to file an
international patent application. It also simplifies the process of
applying for a Malaysian patent for overseas applicants that have
filed a PCT application on or after 16 August 2006.
Definition of invention
The Act defines an invention as an idea of an inventor which
permits in practice the solution to a specific problem in the field of
technology. An invention may be, or relate to, a product or process.
Patentable inventions
To be patentable, an invention must:
• be new, i.e. not disclosed to the public in Malaysia or anywhere
else, before the priority date of the application;
• involve an inventive step, i.e. not be obvious to a person reasonably
skilled in the art, having regard to what was already in the public
domain as of the priority date;
• have industrial application, i.e. be capable of being made or used
in any kind of industry;
• be capable of definition, in one or more claims of the patent
application, in terms of its technical features; and
Patent Granted UTP for 2012 (January – March)
AP Dr Abdul
Rashid
Free Piston
Linear Generator
Prof Dr Noorhana, Enhanced Curved Dr Afza, Electric Dipole for Dr Hasnah
Surveying &
Detecting Electrical
Resistivity of the
Subterranean Earth
Strata
GRANTED MY-145260-A
(FY2012)
GRANTED MY-145401-A
(FY2012)
Prof Ir Dr
A Methodology and GRANTED MY-145600-A
Ahmad Fadzil
Apparatus for objective (FY2012)
assessment and rating
of psoriasis lesion
thickness using digital
imaging
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• be supported by an enabling description and any necessary
drawings that teach others how to make and work the invention,
and disclose the best mode of doing so that is known to the
applicant.
Applicant and inventor
An inventor (i.e. the person who actually created the invention)
is entitled to apply for a patent. If there is more than one inventor
involved, a joint application may be made which allows each inventor
to claim an equal share in the patent rights. However, in cases where
the invention was created by an employee in the course of his/her
employment or made pursuant to a commission, the patent rights are
deemed to accrue to the employer or the commissioner respectively.
Priority claim
As Malaysia is a member of the Paris Convention, an applicant can
claim the priority date of a first application in respect of the invention
that was filed in another Paris Convention country. A priority claim
may also now be made in respect of a first application made in a
World Trade Organization (WTO) member country. In either case, the
application in Malaysia must be filed within a period of 12 months
from the earlier application’s filing date.
The effect of a priority claim is that the novelty and inventive step of
the invention will be determined relative to the state of the art (i.e.
what was in the public domain) as of the priority date instead of the
filing date of the application. As a result, any relevant publications
that occurred after the priority date do not need to be taken into
account when assessing patentability.
EVENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
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UTP Welcomes New Students
The University organised an Orientation Week or better known as “Minggu Aluan Siswa
(MAS) from 17 – 22 January 2012 to welcome 891 postgraduate and undergraduate students
to the university. This year’s intake also included a total of 220 international students from
Sudan, India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Chad, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia who
registered for UTP’s programmes.
An oath taking ceremony was held for all new students at the Chancellor Hall on 1 February
2012.
At the ceremony, the Vice Chancellor, Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Hj Kasim urged the students to
prove themselves while at the university through their excellent performances and enhance
their capabilities in various aspects which will develop them into becoming well-rounded
individuals. This is in line with UTP’s mission to produce well-rounded graduates who are
creative and innovative with the potential to become leaders of industry and the nation.
During the orientation programme, there were briefings for the students by the respective
departments, interactive group activities and sports. They had a week of comprehensive,
informative yet exhilarating orientation activities which embrace all elements of becoming
well-rounded personalities.
Asian English Olympics 2012
UTP took second place overall among 94 institutions that took part in the Asian English
Olympics 2012 held at Binus University, Jakarta, Indonesia from 13 -17 February 2012.
Six students represented UTP in the competition which saw participants from Indonesia,
Singapore, Philippines and Thailand. The event was organised by the Binus Nusantara
English Club.
There were six categories, but the UTP team competed in only 4, i.e. Speech, Short Movie
making, Debate and News-casting. The institutional ranking is awarded based on the
total points collected from all 6 categories, thus the University’s accumulated points were
acquired from these 4 categories only.
UTP achievements are as follows:
• Overall – 1st runner-up
• 3rd placing in the speech category – Melvinderit Singh
• Best “On The Spot Video” Category – Mohamad Masyar Mohamad Said (Medtech Club)
• 3rd placing in the Short Movie Making (Medtech Club)
• Quarter final in Debate (Debate Club)
• Quarter final in Broadcasting
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ACHIEVEMENTS
Champion in the Karnival Wajadiri
IPT PSSCM 1 Malaysia Kali Ke-5
The Persatuan Seni Silat Cekak Malaysia Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (PSSCM UTP) emerged champion in
the “Karnival Wajadiri IPT PSSCM 1 Malaysia”, an annual martial arts tournament organised by Persatuan Seni
Silat Cekak Malaysia (PSSCM) involving the participation of public and private Universities in Malaysia.
This year, 56 teams from 37 universities around the country took part in the tournament which was held from
10 - 11 February 2012 at the Dewan Canselor Tun Abdul Razak Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) . The
event was organised for the 5th time by Persatuan Seni Silat Cekak Malaysia Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
(PSSCM UKM).
PSSCM UTP was represented by 2 teams (male & female) where each team consisted of 10 pesilat. The UTP
team managed to bag 5 medals:
i. Champion (Gold Medals) for Overall Male Team
ii.3 Gold Medals (Category 2: Male, Category 3: Male, Category 4 : Male)
iii.1st Runner Up (Silver Medals) for Overall Female Team
The closing ceremony was officiated by YAB Dato’ Seri Ali bin Mohd Rustam, the Chief Minister of Malacca, also
the President of Persekutuan Silat Kebangsaan (PESAKA) with the presence of Yang Mulia Guru Utama and the
President of PSSCM, Dato’ Haji Maideen bin Kadir Shah and the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and
Alumni, UKM, Prof Dr Ir. Othman A. Karim.
Asia Pacific Oil and
Gas Intellectual
Parade (OGIP) 2012
Irshad Fajar, UTP Petroleum Engineering student emerged Champion in the Student Paper
Competition category at the Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Intellectual Parade (OGIP) 2012 held
in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 29 February – 3 March 2012. 7 UTP students represented the
university in the competition organised by the Petroleum Engineering Department, Universitas
Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) in cooperation with SPE-SC UPN Veteran Yogyakarta.
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Bakti Programme for 2012
Officially launched in 2010, Program Bakti Pendidikan PETRONAS or known as BAKTI
programme is a structured programme which focuses not only on the academic performance
but also on developing students’ soft skills. SK Felcra Nasaruddin is the school which has
been officially adopted by UTP under this programme.
Going into its third year, the first session for year 2012 commenced on 11 February 2012 with
the first ‘Fun Learning’ session for the BAKTI students held simultaneously with a talk for the
parents. The talk entitled “Komunikasi yang Berkesan dengan Anak-anak’ was delivered by Pn
Mazni Dato’ Zainal Abidin, a Child Play Specialist.
It was a half day programme which ended with a lunch treat for all.
Alumni Activities
With the increasing number of graduates
each year, UTP alumni nowadays have
pursued their career at various organisations
all over the country. The alumni members
also act as ambassadors in promoting the
University to the public. One of their current
activities is visiting schools to conduct talks.
On February 21st and 23rd, the UTP Alumni
branches in Miri and Bintulu conducted a
career talk at SMK Bintulu and Kolej Tun
Datu Tuanku Haji Bujang, Miri.
Speakers involved were several alumni
members currently pursuing their careers
at MLNG, Bintulu as well as PETRONAS
Carigali Sarawak (SKO).
Alumni members involved:
Bintulu
1. Lim Hun Pin (PLM / MLNG)
2. Syafirul Ezwan bin Hishamuddin (CSvD /
MLNG)
3. Abang M Zayd bin Abang Othman (FIM /
MLNG)
Miri
4. Aliff Omar bin Sawalludin (SKO / PCSB)
5. Larissa Manyie Dasan (SKO / PCSB)
Besides enticing students to join UTP, this
initiative will help strengthen the existence of
UTP Alumni branches at various states.
The involvement in the CSR programme is
also part of the UTP Alumni Association’s
agenda in contributing back to society, thus
several such activities were conducted. This
included a day at the Nur Kasih orphanage
home, Taiping on 17 February 2012.
This CSR project was organised together
with the UTP SIFE – YEC with the objective
to identify potential issues that can provide
an opportunity for both parties to bring long
term benefits to the orphanage. Lead by
Alumni members En Azizi Ahmad and Puan
Mazuin Jasamai together with En Mohd
Syahiruddin Khirrul Anuar of UTP SIFE, this
collaboration will be a continuous effort from
the members of both parties.
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