UNIVERSITI PUTRA CURRICULUM VITAE

FACULTY : Environmental Studies Date : 22/09/2011

DEPARTMENT : Environmental Sciences

I. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Name : Dr.Mohammad Firuz Ramli

Present Post : Lecturer

Office Address :

Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Studies Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM-SERDANG, MALAYSIA

Tel. No : (603)-89466753

Fax : (603) 89438109

E-mail : [email protected]

Home Address :

F6-15 Tasik Height Apartment Bandar Tasik Selatan 57000 Malaysia

Tel. No. : (603) 89466753

Date of Birth : 13 August 1970

Nationality : Malaysian

Sex : Male

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II. EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1989-1993 : B.Sc (Hons) Earth Science. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

1997-2001 : Ph.D. specialised in Engineering Geology and Remote Sensing University of Portsmouth, UK.

Field of Specialisation : Environmental Geology, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System

III. PREVIOUS ACADEMIC AND OTHER RELEVANT APPOINTMENTS

24 September 2001 - present : Lecturer Department of Environmental Sciences Universiti Putra Malaysia

11 September 1995 -23 September 2001 : Tutor Department of Environmental Sciences Universiti Putra Malaysia

1 May 1993 - November 1993 : Research Assistant Department of Environmental Sciences Universiti Putra Malaysia

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IV. AWARDS

1. Training Award by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for seven weeks for Geographic Information System training in University of Mie, Japan. (2002)

2. Excellent Service Award in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) for 2002

3. Young Scientist Award for 2003 by Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia

4. Silver Medal in Exhibition of Invention, Research and Innovation, UPM 2005, 9 Mac 2005. Mohammad Abd Manap and Mohammad Firuz Ramli. 2005. The Application of Aerial Photographs and Digital Elevation Model for Terrain Mapping in Cameron Highland.

5. Bronze Medal in Exhibition of Invention, Research and Innovation, UPM 2005, 9 Mac 2005. Mohammad Firuz Ramli , Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Saari Mustapha, Choo Siet Mei and Ahmad Makmon Abdullah. 2005.The Application of Open Source Geographical Support System for Soil Erosion Assessment.

V. TEACHING EXPERIENCE

a. Bridging Program Course

1. E 0001 Introduction to Geology

b. Undergraduate Courses (Long-distance learning) 1. ESC 3003 Man and Environment

b. Undergraduate Courses

1. ESC 3003 Man and Environment 2. ESC 3004 Environmental Measurement Technique and Method 3. ESC 3006 Principles of Environmental Physics 4. ESC 4999 Project (Coordinator) 5. ESC 4001 Environmental Chemistry 6. ESC 3505 Environmental Information Systems 7. ESC 4202 Hydrogeology

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c. Graduate Courses

1. ESC 5908 Project 2. ESC 5004 Environmental Measurement Technique and Method

Bridging program

Subject Code/ Semester Contact Credit No. of Name of Subject Hours Hours Students

E 0001 2003/2004 20 6 40 Geology E 0001 2005/2006 20 6 36 Geology

Undergraduate courses (Long-distance learning)

Subject Code/ Semester Contact Credit No. of Name of Subject Hours Hours Students

ESC 3003 May 20 3 47 Man and Environment 2003/2004

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Undergraduate courses

Subject Code/ Semester Contact Credit No. of Name of Subject Hours Hours Student

ESC 3200 Nov 15 3 80 Principles of Environmental 2001/2002 Physics ESC 3003 May 21 3 316 Man and Environment 2002/2003 ESC4202 May 4 3 80 Hydrogeology 2002/2003 ESC4001 May 3 3 12 Environmental Chemistry 2002/2003

ESC 3003 Nov 42 3 100 Man and Environment 2002/2003 ESC 3004 Nov 4 3 80 Environmental Measurement 2002/2003 Technique ESC 3003 May 42 3 124 Man and Environment 2003/2004

ESC 3505 May 5 3 40 Environmental Information 2003/2004 System ESC 4999A May Coordinator 3 79 Project 2003/2004 ESC 3003 Nov 42 3 63 Man and Environment 2003/2004 ESC 4999B Nov Coordinator 3 79 Project 2003/2004 ESC 3003 May 42 3 177 Man and Environment 2004/2005 ESC 4999A May Coordinator 3 81 Project 2004/2005 ESC 4999B May Coordinator 3 8 Project 2004/2005 ESC 3505 May 3 3 40 Environmental Information 2004/2005 Systems ESC 3003 Nov 42 3 102 Man and Environment 2004/2005 ESC 4999B Nov Coordinator 3 86 Project 2004/2005 ESC 3006 Nov 12 4 117 Principles of Environmental 2004/2005 Physics ESC 3003 June 42 3 113 Man and Environment 2005/2006 ESC 4999A June Coordinator 3 86 Project 2005/2006 ESC 3004 June Environmental Measurement 2005/2006 2 3 106 Technique

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D. Graduate courses taught

Subject Code/ Semester Contact Credit No. of Name of Subject Hours Hours Student

ESC 5004 May 3 4 25 Environmental Measurement 2003/2004 ESC 5004 May 3 4 40 Environmental Measurement 2004/2005 ESC 5908 May Coordinator 3 22 Project 2004/2005 ESC 5908 November Coordinator 3 20 Project 2004/2005 ESC 5908 June Coordinator 3 28 Project 2005/2006 ESC 5004 June 3 3 28 Environmental Measurement 2005/2006

Language

No. Language Exam Year Grade 1. Bahasa Malaysia SPM 1987 C3 2. English SPM 1987 A2 3. English GCE 1119 1987 C6 4. English IELTS 1995 7.0

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VI. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

2002

No Administrative duties and other responsibilities Level 1. Coordinator for Geology Course for Bridging University Programme for Laboratory Staff 2. Committee Member of Infosains Faculty 3. Committee member for” Sambutan Bulan Department Kemerdekaan” 4. Committee Member for “Majlis Anugerah Sijil Department Kepujian Dekan”

2003

No Administrative duties and other responsibilities Level 1. Coordinator for Geology Course for Bridging University Programme for Laboratory Staff 2. Committee Member of Infosains Faculty 3. Committee Member of “Pepandu Penilaian Kendiri” Faculty 4. Committee Member of Environmental Science Seminar Department 5. Coordinator of Geographic Information System Lab Department

2004

No Administrative duties and other responsibilities Level 1. Coordinator for Geology Course for Bridging University Programme for Laboratory Staff 2. Committee Member of Infosains Faculty 3. Committee Member of “Pepandu Penilaian Kendiri” Faculty 4. Internal Auditor for ISO 14001 Faculty 5. Committee Member of Hari Q 2004 Faculty 6. Committee Member of Hari Perlancaran Fakulti Faculty 7. Committee Member of Chimatra Conference Department 8. Coordinator of Geographic Information System Lab Department

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2005

No Administrative duties and other responsibilities Level 1. Coordinator for Geology Course for Bridging University Programme for Laboratory Staff 2. Committee Member of Professional Services Faculty 3. Committee Member of “Pameran Rekacipta, Faculty Penyelidikan dan Inovasi UPM” 2005 4. Internal Auditor for ISO 14001 Faculty 5 Committee Member of “Pengurusan Master Alam Faculty Sekitar” 6 Committee Member of “Minggu Alam Sekitar” Faculty 7 Committee Member of Chimatra Conference Faculty 8 Committee Member of “Teknologi Maklumat dan Faculty Komunikasi” (ICT) 9 “Timbalan Pengarah Seminar Alam Sekitar II “(Final Faculty Year Project) 10 Committee Member of “Sosial dan Kebajikan” Department 11 Coordinator of Geographic Information System Lab Department

VII. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

i. Research (National Funding - IRPA)

No Year Designation Project Title Source of Fund/ Result Amount 1 2003 Project Landslide hazard Fundamental 1 journal Leader mapping for (RM 30000) I MSc project Cameron Highland I BSc project 1 award 2 2003 Project Land use change in UPM 2 BS project Leader Cameron Highland (RM 10,000) 1 proceeding 3 2003 Researcher Low flow analysis Fundamental 1 journal of selected river (RM 28,000) catchments during intermonsoon season

Note : * IRPA - Intensified Research in Priority Areas, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment

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VIII. PROJECT/THESIS SUPERVISION a. Completed Undergraduate Program : B.S. (Environment)

March 2003

Name 1 Haslida binti Ismail Project Title Perbandingan sifat-sifat fizikal tanah pada gred luluhawa berbeza

2 Izzatul Nissa Abd Halim (Co-supervisor) Pandangan orang awam terhadap perkhidmatan bekalan air di negeri . Kajian kes: Arau

3 Janizan Abu Kassim Potensi kehakisan tanah di Subang Jaya menggunakan USLE

4 Mohd Shamsul Mohd Osman Ramalan kadar kehakisan tanah di UPM

5 Mohamad Khaironi bin Mohamad Khotaib Kajian perbezaan sifat fizikal antara dua profil luluhawa berbeza di kawasan Bukit Jalil

6 Mohammad Khuzairi bin Ismail Kajian sifat fizikal tanah di

7 Norelawati binti Abdul Rahman Kajian sifat fizikal tanah bagi dua profil luluhawa berbeza

8 Norlaili binti Nor Kajian sifat fizikal tanah bagi dua profil luluhawa berbeza

9 Rafidah Begum bin Abdul Kadir Kajian sifat-sifat fizikal tanah pada cerun bukit di UPM

10 Sheikh Abdul Razak Sheikh Abdul Kadir Ramalan hakisan tanah di Bukit Besar, Kuala

11 Tengku Nurzaheran bt Tengku Hisham Kajian luluhawa batuan granit di Taman Negeri Perlis

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March 2004 Name Project Title 12 Majilah Basiron Kajian Ramalan Hakisan Tanah dengan Menggunakan Persamaan Menganggar Kehilangan Tanah (RUSLE) dan Sistem Maklumat Geografi (GIS) di Utara Daerah Barat Daya, Pulau Pinang.

13 Choo Siet Mei Assessment of Erosion Hazard with the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and Geographic Information System (GIS) in Island

14 Low Yoke Yee Landslide Hazard Assessment Using Geographic Information System (GIS) in ,

15 Ying Siew Chin Land Cover Mapping for Cameron Highlands Using Satellite Imagery

16 Mohammad Faizal Kamarul Zaman (Co-supervisor) Kajian sosial mengenai tahap pemahaman konsep 3R di kawasan perumahan Taman Sri Muhibbah, .

March 2005

17 Aida Rahayu Ahmad Dalail Erosion Potential Assessment using Open Source Geographical Resources Analysis Support System for Pulau Perhentian, Terengganu

18 Cheong Sue Jen Accuracy assessment of LANDSAT TM for landuse studies

19 Toh Swee Hiang Accuracy assessment of digital elevation model derived from topographic map

20 Nur Mazrah Mat Isa Landslide hazard assessment using GIS

21 Nor Suzilah Mohd Zin Landuse change using LANDSAT TM for Cameron Highland

22 Yusnieza Mohamed Noor Erosion Potential Assessment using Open Source Geographical Resources Analysis Support System for Pulau Redang, Terengganu

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b. On-going Undergraduate Student: Program : B.S. (Environment)

March 2006

Name 23 Gan Khan Hoi Project Title Landuse change in Sungai Terengganu basin using Landsat TM

24 Nurul Ain Zulhaimi Scale factor in digital elevation model for landslide studies

25 Hanna Hasanah Musa Landuse change of Sungai Terengganu basin using GIS

26 Jennifer Neoh Wei Lin Landslide hazard assessment for

27 Noorlin Mohamad Soil erosion study for Brinchang, Cameron Highland using GIS

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a. M.Sc (Alam Sekitar)

Master Committee (Co-supervisor) Name 1. Sharifah Fatimah Matric No. GS 14274 Project Title Hydrologic regime of Sungai Weng Catchment in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah

Graduate Student a. M.S. and Ph.D. Programs

Master Committee (Chairman) Name 1. Ngeow Kin Voon Matric No. GS 14274 Thesis Title Water quality assessment of Sungai using Geographic Information System Status On-going

Master Committee (Member) 2. Ramin Safamanesh GS 12242 Validation of the MPSIAC model for sediment yield prediction in Zargeh Watershed, Iran Completed

3. Kho Hiaw Gaik GS 11896 Composition and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS) in landfill leachates in selected location in Malaysia Completed

4. Mohd Norli bin Abdullah GS 14545 Water quality study and criteria for monitoring stations in Sungai Terengganu Basin On-going

5. Zalilah bt Selamat GS 14513 Hidrologi, kualit air, pengurusan sumber air dan kajian hakisan tanah On-going

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Graduate Student a. M.S. and Ph.D. Programs

1. Ph.D (Committee Member) Name Maznah Mahali Matric No. GS 13058 Thesis Title The Dynamic Relationship Between Hydrological and Water Quality Parameters in Disturbed Forested Status Catchments. On-going

2. Abd Galeel Ali Yousif GS 10476 Operationalisation of a Real-time Chlorophyll-a Mapping Using Remote Sensing On-going

3. Amran bin Abd Malek GS 12145 Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessment using Geographical Information System: A case study in District, Malaysia On-going

4. Shaharuddin Mohd Sham GS 14091 Flouride concentration in drinking water and its relationship with the prevalence of dental fluorisis On-going

5. Hazilia binti Hussain GS 14391 Impact of nitrate in groundwater on the occurrence of methemoglobinemia in an irrigated agricultural area On-going

6. Nhakorn Somchit GS 14139 Development and application of HEC-HMSmodel for urban flood studies On-going

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IX. PUBLICATIONS

1) Published Works International refereed journals or publications

1) Ramli, M.F ., Petley, D.N., Murphy, W., and. Inkpen, R. 2000. The detection of relict landslides using Airborne Thematic Mapper Imagery. In Bromhead, E., Dixon, N. and Ibsen, M-L. Landslides In Research, Theory and Practice. Thomas Telford, London, 1269-1274.

2) Mohammad Firuz Ramli , Mohd Kamil Yusoff , Saari Mustapha and Choo Siet Mei. 2005. Erosion Potential Assessment using Open Source Geographical Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) for Langkawi Island, Malaysia. International Journal of Geoinformatics . Vol 1,No 1, 91-94.

3) Ramli, M.F, and Petley, D.N. 2005. Image filtering of Airborne Thematic Mapper for landslide delineation. Journal of Ultra Scientist of Physical Sciences .17,2, 221-228.

4) Mohammad Firuz Ramli , Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman, Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Low Yoke Yee and Mohammad Abdul Manap. 2005. Open Source Geographical Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) for landslide hazard assessment. Disaster Prevention and Management, 14(4), 522-532.

5) Ramli, M.F, and Petley, D.N. 2005. Best band combination for landslide studies in temperate environments. International Journal of Remote Sensing . Accepted for publication.

6) Ramli, M.F, and Petley, D.N. 2004. The application of tasseled cap transformation for landslide studies in temperate environments. Submitted to Journal of GIS, Remote Sensing and Dynamic Modelling. Accepted for publication.

7) Ramin Safamanesh, Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman and, Mohammad Firuz Ramli . 2004. Validation of the MPSIAC for sediment yield prediction in Zargeh Watershed, Iran utilising Open Source Geographic Information System. Submitted to Journal of Spatial Hydrology.

8) Mohammad Firuz Ramli , Toh Swee Hiang Mohd Kamil Yusoff and Saari Mustapha. 2005. Scale factor in digital elevation model for soil erosion studies: Case study in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. Submitted to Journal of Environmental Hydrology.

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9) Ramli, M.F. , Petley, D.N., Inkpen, R. J., Payne, D. 1, and Murphy, W.2005. Accuracy assessment of digital elevation model using automatic strategy of Helava Softcopy Exploitation Tools digital photogrammetry system. Submitted to the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.

Local refereed journals or publications

10) Nasiman, S., Raja Zainariah, A. and M.Firuz Ramli . 1997. Soil erosion of a logged-over tropical forest, Pasoh, Negeri Fracture pattern and its relationship to groundwater in hardrocks of Sembilan. Bulletin of Geological Society of Malaysia , 40, 113-118.

11) Mohammad Firuz Ramli and Petley, D.N. 2002. Morphological mapping : It’s subjectivity and application to the delineation of relict landslides. Science Putra , 10, 2, 22-26.

12) Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Mohammad Firuz Ramli , Law Jiun Tau and Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman. 2003. Soil erosion of a logged-over tropical forest, Pasoh, . Bulletin of Geological Society of Malaysia , 46, 111-114.

13) Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman, Mohammad Firuz Ramli , Mohd Khaair Kamaruddin and Mohd Kamil Yusoff. 2003. Preliminary analysis of recession flow characteristics of granitic catchments, Bulletin of Geological Society of Malaysia , 46, 291-293.

14) Mohamad, A. M. and Mohammad Firuz, R. and Zakaria, M . 2005. Terrain Features Mapping Using Aerial Photographs and Digital Elevation Model in Cameron Highlands, Pahang. Bulletin of Geological Society of Malaysia , 51, 143- 152.

15) Mohammmad Firuz Ramli , Majilah Basiron, Mohd Kamil Yusoff, and Mohamad Abd. Manap. 2005. Kajian Ramalan Hakisan Tanah Menggunakan Perisian Terbuka ‘Geographical Resource Analysis Support System’ (GRASS) di Daerah Baratdaya, Pulau Pinang. Submitted to the Tropical Environment: Research Bulletin of Faculty of Environmental Studies.

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Proceedings and conferences

International

16) Ramli, M. F ., Petley, D.N., Murphy, W., and. Inkpen, R. 2002. Integration of high resolution thematic mapper and digital elevation model for landslide mapping. Proceedings of the Regional Symposium on Environmental and Natural Resources, Kuala Lumpur, 647-653.

17) Ramli, M. F ., Petley, D.N., Murphy, W., and. Inkpen, R. 2002. Optimum band selection evaluation for landslide studies in temperate environments. Proceedings of The 2 nd International Symposium on Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS applications and Geology, Greece, 342-350.

18)Ramin Safamanesh , Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman and, Mohammad Firuz Ramli . 2004. Application of Open Source GIS (GRASS) For Erosion Prediction of Zargeh Watershed, Iran. Proceedings of the Map Asia, Beijing.

19) Mohammad Firuz Ramli , Choo Siet Mei, Mohd Kamil Yusoff and Ahmad Makmom Abdullah.2004. Preliminary Assessment of Erosion Hazard using Open Source Geographical Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) GIS for Langkawi Island. Proceedings of the FOSS/GRASS Users Conference - Bangkok, Thailand.

20) Mohammad Firuz bin Ramli , Ying Siew Chin, Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman and Rosta Harun. 2005. Land Cover Mapping for Cameron Highlands Using Satellite Imagery. Proceedings of the Second Regional Symposium on Environmental and Natural Resources, Kuala Lumpur. 22-23 March. Vol:1, 108-113.

21) Mohamad, A. M. and Mohammad Firuz, R. 2005. Preliminary Terrain Features Mapping Using Aerial Photographs and Digital Elevation Model in Cameron Highlands, Pahang. Proceedings of the Second Regional Symposium on Environmental and Natural Resources, Kuala Lumpur, 22-23 March.. Vol:1, 103- 107.

22) Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Mohamad Khairri Arshad, Mohammad Firuz Ramli , Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman and Rosta Harun. 2005. Use of river water quality indices in detemining the quality of water within the Perlis Watershed. Proceedings of the Second Regional Symposium on Environmental and Natural Resources, Kuala Lumpur, 22-23 March.. Vol:1, 258-262.

23) Rosta Harun, Wan Hilmizi Wan Aziz, Mohammad Firuz Ramli and Mohd Kamil Yusoff. 2005. Use of role playing game as an approach in natural resource management planning. Proceedings of the Second Regional Symposium on Environmental and Natural Resources, Kuala Lumpur, 22-23 March. Vol:1, 296- 298.

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24)Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman, Siti Mastura Oyop, Mohammad Firuz Ramli and Mohd Kamil Yusof. 2005. Dissolved heavy metal concentrations in Linggi River Basin. Proceedings of the Second Regional Symposium on Environmental and Natural Resources, Kuala Lumpur, 22-23 March. Vol:1, 190-195.

25)Abdul Galeel Ali Yousif, Ibrahim H.M., Shatri, M. and Mohammad Firuz R. 2005 Remotely-sensed Chlorophyll-a variability in Strait. Proceedings of the Second Regional Symposium on Environmental and Natural Resources, Kuala Lumpur, 22-23 March. Vol:2, 264-267.

Abstract

26) Ramli, M. F ., Petley, D.N., Murphy, W., and Inkpen, R. 2000. Delineation of morphological changes in Airborne Thematic Mapper imagery. Abstract in 22 nd Postgraduate Symposium of British Geomorphological Research Group, Glasgow, 22. . 27)Mohammad Abd Manap and Mohammad Firuz Ramli. 2005. The Application of Aerial Photographs and Digital Elevation Model for Terrain Mapping in Cameron Highland. Abstract in Research Summary, Faculty of Environmental Studies. Vol 1, 28.

28) Mohammad Firuz Ramli , Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Saari Mustapha, Choo Siet Mei and Ahmad Makmon Abdullah. 2005.The Application of Open Source Geographical Support System for Soil Erosion Assessment. Abstract in Research Summary, Faculty of Environmental Studies. Vol 1, 29.

Unpublished reports

29) Mohammad Firuz Ramli. 1993. The General Geology and Applied Geochemistry of Southwest Bidu-Bidu Area, Sandakan, . Unpublished B.Sc. thesis, University Kebangsaan Malaysia.

30) Mohammad Firuz Ramli . 2001. The use of remotely-sensed imagery for investigating landslides in temperate environment.Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Portsmouth.

Magazine

31) Mohammad Firuz Ramli, Arif Zain dan Rosta Harun. Mac/Jun 2005. Orkestra Semulajadi. Era Hijau .

32) Mohammad Firuz Ramli dan Rosta Harun. September/Disember 2005. Tsunami. Era Hijau .

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Technical Reports

33)Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Mohammad Firuz Ramli et al . 1997. Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed Cyberjaya for Multimedia Development Corporation/Department of Country and Town Country Planning 34)Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Mohammad Firuz Ramli et al . 1997. Environmental guidelines for Multimedia Super Corridor for Multimedia Development Corporation/Department of Country and Town Country Planning 35)Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Mohammad Firuz Ramli et al . 2002. Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed mixed development in , Pahang for Sri Alam Sdn. Bhd. 36)Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Mohammad Firuz Ramli et al . 2003. Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed training center in , for KADA 37)Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Mohammad Firuz Ramli et al . 2004. Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed oil palm plantation in Terengganu for Ladang Rakyat Terengganu Sdn. Bhd.

Poster presentation

Ramli, M.F ., Petley, D.N., Murphy, W., and. Inkpen, R. 1999. Landslide detection and Airborne thematic mapper. British Geomorphological Mapping Meeting, Dorset.

Galeel,A.A., H.M.Ibrahim, M.Shatri and R.Firuz. 2004. Seasonal and interannual variability distribution of Chlorophyll-a in Malacca Straits Using Remote Sensing. Pameran Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan IBS UPM, 19-20 August 2004.

Mohammad Firuz Ramli , Mohd Kamil Yusoff, Saari Mustapha, Choo Siet Mei and Ahmad Makmon Abdullah. 2005.The Application of Open Source Geographical Support System for Soil Erosion Assessment. Exhibition of Invention, Research and Innovation, UPM 2005, 9 Mac 2005.

Mohammad Abd Manap and Mohammad Firuz Ramli. 2005. The Application of Aerial Photographs and Digital Elevation Model for Terrain Mapping in Cameron Highland. Exhibition of Invention, Research and Innovation, UPM 2005, 9 Mac 2005.

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X. CONSULTANCY WORKS

No Year Designation Project Title Client (All by invitation) 1 1997 Consultant EIA of the proposed Department of Town and Cyberjaya Country (RM 180,000) Planning/Multimedia Development Corporation 2 1997 Consultant Preparation of Department of Town and environmental Country guidelines for Planning/Multimedia Multimedia Super Development Corporation Corridor (RM 20,000) 3 2002 Consultant EIA of the proposed Sri Alam Sdn. Bhd. mixed dev elopment in Bentong, Pahang (RM 75,000.00) 4. 2002 Consultant EIA of the proposed Kemubu Agricultural KADA’s training center Development Authority in Lojing, Kelantan (RM 80,000.00) 5. 2004 Consultant EIA of the proposed oil Atmostech Management palm plan tation in and Services Consultancy/ Kemaman, Terengganu Ladang Rakyat Terengganu (RM 48,000.00) Sdn. Bhd. 6 2005 Consultant Coastal Resources Risk National Hydraulic Index for water Research Institute of pollution effect to the Malaysia natural resources productivity in Coastal Areas (RM 790,000)

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XI. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND COURSES ATTENDED Conferences/SeminarsWorkshops/Courses

1 The New Energy and Industrial Technology Title Development Organisation Program. Organiser Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship Date 5-16 November 2001 Place Yokohama, Japan Capacity Participant

2 Kursus Aplikasi Kuliah Online. UPM . Bahagian Teknologi Maklumat, UPM 28-29 March 2002 Bahagian Teknologi Maklumat, UPM Participant

3 Regional Symposium on Environmental and Natural Resource.Kuala Lumpur. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 10-11 April 2002 Hotel Renaissance, KL Poster presenter

4 Bengkel Intensif MS ISO 9001:2000 . Fakulti Sains dan Pegajian Alam Sekitar, UPM Hotel Century, Melaka 10-12 May 2002 Participant

5 Bengkel Penulisan Modul MASPUTRA, Jabatan Sains Alam Sekitar BSAS 1,Jabatan Sains Alam Sekitar 20-21 July 2002 Participant

6 International Symposium on Remote Sensing. International Society of Optical Engineering 22-27 September 2002 Crete, Greece Paper presenter

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Conferences/Seminars/ Workshops/Courses

Title 7 Geographical Information System Training (Open Organiser Source GRASS software) Date Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Place 8 October 2002 to 23 November 2002 Capacity Mie University, Japan Participant

8 Japan Geographic Information System Annual Conference Japan Geographic Information System Associations 22 October 2002 Tokyo, Japan Participant

9 English Language Course for Academic Staff Fakulti Sains dan Pengajian Alam Sekitar, UPM 28 July 2003-1 August 2003 IDEAL, UPM Participant

10 Third Country Training Programme on Marine Ecosystem and Pollution Management. UPM/JICA 10 August 2003-28 September 2003 Jabatan Sains Alam Sekitar, UPM Instructor for one day GIS session.

11 Advanced Training Workshop on Regional Carbon Issues in Taiwan Southeast Asian Regional Committee for START 15-29 November 2003 Taiwan Participant

12 Geographical Information System using ArcView software GIS Laboratory, Jabatan Sains Alam Sekitar 1-5 December 2003 Jabatan Sains Alam Sekitar, UPM. Participant

13 Remote Sensing Techniques for Determining Coastal Parameters and Coastal Zone Mapping Seameo-Biotrop 13-22 January 2004 Indonesia Participant

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Conferences/Seminars/ Workshops/Courses

14 Kursus Induksi Umum dan Khusus Title Pendaftar, UPM Organiser 23 March-10 April 2004 Date Bilik Seminar Fakulti Kejuruteraan, UPM Place Participant Capacity 15 Kursus Aplikasi Kuliah On-line (E-Sprint) Bahagian Teknologi Maklumat, UPM 14-15 April 2004 Jabatan Sains Alam Sekitar, UPM. Participant

16 Postgraduate Teaching and Supervision Course Sekolah Pengajian Siswazah dan PACE, UPM 15-16 June 2004 Fakulti Pertanian 2, UPM. Participant

17 Bengkel Pemasangan, Penyelenggaraan dan Pembaikpulih komputer Jabatan Fizik, FSAS. 9-10 August 2004 Jabatan Fizik, UPM. Participant

18 Bengkel Hala Tuju dan Pelan Strategik Fakulti Pengajian Alam Sekitar Jabatan Sains Alam Sekitar, FSAS. 20-22 August 2004 Hotel Century Mahkota Participant

19 Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Geoinformatics Users Conference Chulalongkorn University 12-14 September 2004 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Paper presenter

20 Bengkel Pengenalan MS ISO 9001:2000 . Bahagian Korporat Pusat Islam 3 dan 16 February 2005 Participant

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Conferences/Seminars/ Workshops/Courses

Title 21 Experimental design for social sciences, education, Organiser health sciences, biology, engineering and industries Date Research Centre, IIUM Place 1-3 March 2004 Capacity Research Centre, IIUM Participant

22 The Second Regional Symposium on Environmental and Natural Resources UKM 22-23 March 2005 Hotel , KL Poster presentation

23 Bengkel Training of Trainers UPM KM Portal Pusat Pembangunan Akademik 27 April 2005 Bahagian Teknologi Maklumat Participant

24 Bengkel Latihan Audit Dalaman Fakulti Sains dan Fakulti Pengajian Alam Sekitar 3-4 May 2005 Fakulti Sains, UPM. Participant

25 Bengkel Hala Tuju Penyelidikan Fakulti Pengajian Alam Sekitar 2-5 June 2005 Century Hotel, Melaka. Participant

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XII. EXTENSION AND PUBLIC SERVICES

a. Professional i) Reviewer for Pertanika Journal – Urban forestry planning using remote sensing and GIS technique (2003) ii) Chairman of the Examiner Committee (Master)

1. Name : Irene Chung Matric No. : GS10921 Faculty : Science and Environmental Studies Date : 3 June 2004 Thesis Title : Estimation of carbon stock and emission, and life cycle assessment (LCA) of Malaysian Hevea for establishing National Carbon Inventory

2. Name : Radin Diana Radin Ahmad Matric No. : GS09973 Faculty : Science and Environmental Studies Date : 9 June 2004 Thesis Title : Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Transport and Residential Sectors in Malaysia using Asia-Pacific Intergrated Model

iii) Internal examiner (Master)

1. Name : Ismail bin Mohamed Matric No. : M-51510 Faculty : Science and Environmental Studies Date : 12 September 2004 Thesis Title : Air tanah sebagai sumber alternatif bekalan air domestik:Kajian kes di jajahan Pasir Putih, Kelantan

2. Name : Lau Kien Liong Matric No. : GS07202 Faculty : Science and Environmental Studies Date : - Thesis Title : Application of Geophysical and direct shear methods to study in hilly areas.

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b. Academic Services

1. Student Academic Advisor (2001 - present)

XIII. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

a. Professional Affiliation

1. Member of Malaysian Geological Association (1995-present)

2. Member of Japan Geographic Information System Association (2002-2003)

3. Member of British Geomorphological Research Group (1999-2001)

4. Member of British Geological Remote Sensing Group (1999-2001)

5. Member of Alumni of Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship, Japan.

6. Member of The Japan International Cooperation Agency Alumni Society of Malaysia (2002-present)

7. Member of International Association for Environmental Hydrology (2005- present)

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