EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• Bachelor Degree (Nuclear Science), School of Applied Physics, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia (2009)

• Ph. D Degree (Materials Science), School of Applied Physics, National University of Malaysia , Malaysia (2013)

   

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Low Dimensional Materials Research Centre, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2013-2016)

• Visiting scholar, BioMagnetics Research Group, University of Western Australia, Australia (2010, 2011)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia (Sept 2016 – now)

• Teaching assistant, Low Dimensional Materials Research Centre, University of Malaya (Sept 2013- Aug 2016)

• Lecturer in Chemistry, Foundation in Science, SEGi College University (Aug 2012 – Sept 2013)

HONORS/AWARDS/GRANTS

• National Science Fellowship (NSF) – awarded by Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)

• Visiting Scholar to University of Western Australia (UWA) – awarded by UKM-Global Student Mobility Partnerships Programme (Outbound)

LIST OF PUBLICATION

1. Abdul Rahman MA, Goh, B.T., Chiu, W.S., Haw, C.Y., Mohamad Rusop Mahmood, Khiew, P.S., Saadah Abdul Rahman, (2018). Aging- and Thermal-Annealing Effects on the Vibrational- and Microstructural-Properties of PECVD Grown Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Carbon Nitride Thin Films. Vibrational Spectroscopy, 94, 22-30.

2. Siti Nur Haslinda Mohd Daud, Haw, C.Y., Chiu, W.S., Zarina Aspanut, Nur Aimi Jani, Khiew, P.S., Lim Y.C., Muhammad Azmi Abd Hamid, A. M. Alif, (2017). 3D hyperbranched heterostructures of Ag nanocrystals-decorated ZnO nanopillars: controlled growth and characterization of the optical properties. CrystEngComm, 19, 5591-5603.

3. Mohd Azam Abdul Rahman, Chiu, W.S., Haw, C.Y., Ragib Badaruddin, Fatemeh Shariatmadar Tehrani, Mohamad Rusop, Khiew, P.S., Saadah Abdul Rahman. (2017). Multi-phase structured hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbon nitride thin films grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 721, 70-79

4. Nur Maisarah Abdul Rashid, Haw, C.Y., Chiu, W.S., Noor Hamizah Khanis, Aliff Rohaizad,Khiew, P.S., & Saadah Abdul Rahman. (2016). Structural- and optical-properties analysis of single crystalline hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) nanocubes prepared by one-pot hydrothermal approach.RSC CrystEngComm, 18(25), 4720-4732.

5. Siti Nur Haslinda Mohd Daud, Haw, C.Y., Chiu, W.S., Zarina Aspanut, Chia, M.Y., Noor Hamizah Khanis, Khiew, P.S., & Muhammad Azmi Abd Hamid. (2016). ZnO nanonails: Organometallic synthesis, self-assembly and enhanced hydrogen gas production. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 56, 228-237.

6. Haw, C.Y., Chiu, W.S., Noor Hamizah Khamis, Saasah Abdul Rahman, Khiew, P.S., Shahidan Radiman, Roslan Abd-Shukor., & Muhammad Azmi Abdul Hamid. (2016). Tin stearate organometallic precursor prepared SnO₂ quantum dots nanopowder for aqueous-and non-aqueous medium photocatalytic hydrogen gas evolution. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 25(4), 691–701.

7. Haw, C.Y., Chiu, W.S., Saasah Abdul Rahman, Khiew, P.S., Shahidan Radiman, Roslan Abdul Shukor, Muhamad Azmi Abdul Hamid, & Naziri Ghazali. (2016). The design of new magnetic-photocatalyst nanocomposites (CoFe₂O₄–TiO₂) as smart nanomaterials for recyclable-photocatalysis applications. RSC New Journal of Chemistry, 40, 1124-1136. 

8. Haw, C.Y., Chia, C.H., Zakaria, S., Mohamed, F., Radiman, S., Teh, C.H., Khiew, P.S., & Huang, N.M. (2011). Morphological studies of randomized dispersion magnetite nanoclusters coated with silica.  Ceramics International, 37(2), 451-464.

9. Goh, S.C., Chia, C.H., Zakaria, S., Yusoff, M., Haw, C.Y., Ahmadi, Sh., Huang, N.M., & Lim, H.N. (2010). Hydrothermal preparation of high saturation magnetization and coercivity cobalt ferrite nanocrystals without subsequent calcination. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 120(1), 31-35.

10. Chia, C.H., Zakaria, S., Yusoff, M., Haw, C. Y., Ahmadi, Sh., Huang, N.M., & Lim, H.N. (2010). Size and crystallinity-dependent magnetic properties of CoFe₂O₄ nanocrystals. Ceramics International, 36(2), 605-609.

11. Haw, C.Y., Mohamed, F., Chia, C.H., Radiman, S., Zakaria, S., Huang, N.M., & Lim, H.N. (2010). Hydrothermal synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles as MRI contrast agent. Ceramics International, 36(4), 1417-1422.