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Curriculum Vitae CURRICULUM VITAE NAME AWENG A/L EH RAK TITLE INSTITUTION Universiti Malaysia Kelantan NATIONALITY Malaysian GENDER Male RACE Siamese ADDRESS (OFFICE) Karung Berkunci No. 100, Jeli 17600, Kelantan. TEL. NO. (OFFICE) 09-9450266 FAX NO. 09-771 7232 E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected] WEBSITE www.umk.edu.my DESIGNATION Pensyarah Kanan (DS52) APPOINTMENT STATUS Permanent Staff ADMINISTRATIVE POST . Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Agro Industry and Natural Resources . ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION 1. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. M.Eng. in Environmental Management, 2004- 2006. 2. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia . B.Eng. in Civil Engineering, 1999- 2002 PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT/WORK EXPERIENCE 01 Apr. Present Deputy Dean for the Faculty of Earth Science, Universiti Malaysia 2012 Kelantan 01 Feb. 01 Apr. Deputy Dean for the Faculty of Agro Industry and Natural Resources, 2011 2012 Universiti Malaysia Kelantan 01 01 Feb. Head of Department for the Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Agro Sept. 2011 Industry and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan. 2009 01 Feb. Present Senior Lecturer 2011 15 01 Feb. Sept. 2011 Lecturer 2008 1 14 Okt. 01 Sept. Environmental Control Officer 2002 2008 01 Jan. 14 Okt. Assisstant Environmental Control Officer 1998 2002 01 01 Jan. Nov. 1998 Technician 1993 AREAS OF EXPERTISE 1. River rehabilitation 2. Biological Indicator 3. Biodegradable method for waste disposal RESEARCH GRANTS 1. Bioremediation of Oily Waste Water from Automotive Workshop in Kota Bharu. (Short Term Grant - Project Co-Leader). 2. Distribution and concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS) in Soils by different land used in Kota Bharu District (Short Term Grant - Project Leader). 3. Using Geographical Information System (GPS) to estimate Vulnerable Urban Settlements for Flood Hazard and Risk Assessment in Kota Bharu District (Short Term Grant - Project Co-Leader ) CONSULTANCY 1. Kajian sosio-ekonomi penanam tembakau di Malaysia - Lembaga Tembakau Negara (01 Aug. 2009 – 01 Aug. 2010) 2. Kajian Sosio-Ekonomi Masyarakat Kelantan Secara Usahasama UMK-YKSM - Yayasan Kepimpinan dan Strategi Malaysia (YKSM) (17 May 2010 – 29 may 2010) 3. Kajian Status Pendidikan Keusahawanan di IPT: Satu Perbandingan Pelaksanaan Dalam Kalangan IPTA dan IPTS - Institut Penyelidikan Pendidikan Tinggi Negara (01 July 2010 – 01 Feb. 2011) 3. Penilai bagi Anugerah Sekolah Lestari Anugerah Alam Sekitar (SLAAS) Sesi 2011/2012 bagi Jabatan Alam Sekitar Malaysia. OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 1. Reviewer for the “World Applied Science Journal (WASJ)” 2. Reviewer for the “International Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Soil Science (IRJAS)” PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION 1. Council Member for the “Malaysian Nature Society (MNS)” State of Kelantan. 2. Member of Board of Engineer Malaysia - 39219R JOURNAL (INTERNATIONAL) 2 1. Aweng-Eh Rak, Ismid-Said, Maketab-Mohamed and Ahmad-Abas, (2010). Macrobenthic Community Structure and Distribution in the Gunung Berlumut Recreational Forest, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia. Australian Jurnal of Basic and Applied Science. 4(8):3904- 3908. 2. Aweng-Eh Rak, Ismid-Said, Maketab-Mohamed and Ahmad-Abas, (2010). An Analysis of the Relation Between Values of D50 and Discharge for Several Rivers in Endau River Catchment Area, Johor, Malaysia. Australian Jurnal of Basic and Applied Science. 4(8): 3900-3903. 3. Aweng-Eh Rak, Ismid-Said and Maketab-Mohamed (2010). Effect of River Discharge Fluctuation on Water Quality at Three Rivers in Endau Catchment Area, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia. Australian Jurnal of Basic and Applied Science. 4(9): 4240-4249. 4. Aweng, E. R., Ismid, S. and Maketab, M. (2011). Effects of land use on Benthic Macroinvertebrate assemblages at three rivers in Endau Catchment Area, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia. Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation. 6(2): 97–103. 5. Aweng, E. R., Ismid-Said & Maketab-Mohamed. (2011). Effect of Logging Activities on Water Quality and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages of Madek River Basin, Kluang Johor Malaysia. Journal of Applied Sciences & Environmental Management . 15(2): 337-340. 6. Aweng, E. R., Ismid, S. and Maketab, M. (2011). The Effects of land use on Physicochemical Water Quality at three rivers in Sungai Endau Watershed, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. 5(7): 923–932. 7. Azlan, A., Aweng, E. R., Ibrahim, C.O. (2011). The Correlation Between Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Organic Matter and Water Content in Soil Collected from Different Land Use of Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. 5(7): 915–922. 8. Aweng, E. R., Karimah, M. and Suhaimi, O. (2011). Heavy Metals Concentration of Irrigation Water, Soils and Fruit Vegetables in Kota Bharu Area, Kelantan, Malaysia. Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation. 6(4): 463–470. 9. Aweng, E. R., Suhaimi, O. and Nur Izzati, S. (2012). Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Structure and Distribution in Sungai Pichong, Gunung Chamah, Kelantan, Malaysia. American International Journal of Contemporary Research. 2(1): 163– 167. 10. Aweng, E. R., A. Anwar, I., Siti Rafiqah, M.I. and Suhaimi, O. (2012). Cassia alata as a Potential Coagulant in Water Treatment. Research Journal of Recent Sciences. 1(2): 28– 33. 11. Aweng, Eh Rak, Noor Azlina Ibrahim and Marina Bujang (2012). Potential of Chromolaena odorata and Indigenous Bacterial Consortium for Oily Wastewater Treatment. Journal of Basic & applied Sciences. 8: 196–201. 3 JOURNAL (NATIONAL) 1. Ahmad-Anwar Ismail, Aweng-Eh Rak and Kassim-Buhiran (2010). Merging Entrepreneurship Knowledge with Science and Technology-UMk initiatives: a drive to prepare employable graduates. Bioentrepreneurship Bulletin, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan. 1:11-14. 2. Aweng, E.R. and Maketab, M. (2011). Water quality and shellfish related gastrointestinal disease cases in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Journal of Bioentrepreneurship. 1(1): 9- 13. PROCEEDINGS 1. Aweng, E. R., Zainai, M. and Azlan, A. (2011). Compliance of EIA Approval Conditions for Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya-KLIA Highway Project. Proceedings of the 3st International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation 2011 combined with the 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Highway Engineering. 17-19 May. Semarang Central Java, Indonesia: IRDA of Central Java. Pp. 637 - 642. 2. Marina Bujang, Aweng Eh Rak and Noor Azlina Ibrahim (2011). Isolation and identification of oil degrading microoganisms from oily wastewater. Proceedings of International Congress of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2011. 8-11 December 2011. Bayview Beach Resort, Batu Ferringhi, Penang Malaysia. Pp. 392 - 396. 3. Aweng-Eh Rak, Ismid-Said, Maketab-Mohamed and Ahmad-Abas, (2010). Benthic Macro-invertebrate Composition in the Gunung Berlumut Recreational Forest, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia. Proceedings of the 7th IMT-GT UNINET and the 3rd Joint International PSU-UNS Conference on Bioscience for the Future 2010. 7-8 October. Prince of Songkhla University (PSU), Hat Yai, Thailand. Pp. 68 - 73 4. Aweng-Eh Rak, (2010). Preliminary Survey of Median Sediment Size Distribution for Buloh River in Jeli, Tanah Merah, Kelantan. Proceedings of the 1st National Conference on Natural Resources. 18-19 May. Reverview Hotel, Kota Bharu, Kelantan: UMK. Pp. 162 - 165 5. Aweng-Eh Rak, Ismid-Said, Maketab-Mohamed and Ahmad-Abas, (2010). Relationships of median sediment size (D50) and diversity indices (Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages) for rivers under different land uses. Proceedings of the 1st National Conference on Natural Resources. 18-19 May. Reverview Hotel, Kota Bharu, Kelantan: UMK. Pp. 92 – 95 6. Aweng Eh Rak, Julius Yong Fu Siong, Desy Fitrya Syamsumir, Wendy Wee and Lee Seong Wei, (2010). Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of Barringtonia racemosa leaf. Proceedings of the 1st National Conference on Natural Resources. 18-19 May. Reverview Hotel, Kota Bharu, Kelantan: UMK. Pp. 312 - 313 4 PAPERS PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 1. Aweng-Eh Rak, Ismid-Said, Maketab-Mohamed and Ahmad-Abas, (2010). Benthic macroinvertebrate composition and diversity in the Mengkibol River, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia. The 7th IMT-GT UNINET and the 3rd Joint International PSU-UNS Conference on Bioscience for the Future 2010. 7-8 October. Prince of Songkhla University (PSU), Hat Yai, Thailand. 2. Aweng-Eh Rak, Ismid-Said, Maketab-Mohamed and Ahmad-Abas, (2010). Benthic Macro-invertebrate Composition in the Gunung Berlumut Recreational Forest, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia. The 7th IMT-GT UNINET and the 3rd Joint International PSU-UNS Conference on Bioscience for the Future 2010. 7-8 October. Prince of Songkhla University (PSU), Hat Yai, Thailand. 3. Aweng, E. R., Zainai, M. and Azlan, A. (2011). Compliance of EIA Approval Conditions for Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya-KLIA Highway Project. The 3st International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation 2011 combined with the 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Highway Engineering. 17-19 May. Semarang Central Java, Indonesia: IRDA of Central Java. 4. Aweng, E.R., Karimah, M. and Suhaimi, O. (2011). Heavy metals concentration of irrigation water, soils and fruit vegetables in Kampung Badang, Pantai Cahaya Bulan, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. The 7th Asian Crop Science Association Conference. 27- 30 September. IPB, Bogor, Indonesia. 5. Marina Bujang, Aweng Eh Rak and Noor Azlina Ibrahim (2011). Isolation and identification of oil degrading microoganisms from oily wastewater.
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