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  STAFF 

The Geology Department has 17 academic staff members, 5 tutors and 22 supporting staff .

Academic Staff
Head
 Azman Abdul Ghani ;

Professors
Wan Hasiah Abdullah; John Kuna Raj ;  Teh Guan Hoe  ;  Denis Tan Ngoh Keat ; Lee Chai Peng  ; 
Associate Professors
 Azhar Hj. Hussin;   Mustaffa Kamal Shuib ; Samsudin Hj. Taib ;  Ng Tham Fatt ;  Ismail Yusoff ; Mohamed Ragab Shalaby ;

Lecturers
Ahmad Tajuddin Hj. Ibrahim ; Che Noorliza Lat ; Nur Iskandar Taib ; Nuraiteng Tee Abdullah ;   Ros Fatihah Muhammad ;  Nur Islami Rahman


Tutors
 Jasmi Hafiz B. Abdul Aziz;  Mohd Azamie Wan Abd Ghani ; Nur Huda Bt. Mohd Jamin ; Khairul Azlan Mustapha ; Ahmad Farid Abu Bakar

PROFESSOR

  Azman Abdul Ghani (Prof., Dr.),  BSc (Mal), PhD (Liverpool)
  (  azmangeo@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 03-79674234 )
  Field of Research : Igneous Petrology & Geochemistry, Mineralogy and
  Metamorphic Petrology.
  Current Interest : Geochemistry of the Western Belt granite and the basaltic
  dykes in the Eastern belt and mineralogy & texture of the granitic rocks. 
  Magmatism of igneous rock from peninsular Malaysia.
  Publications

  John Kuna Raj (Prof., Dr.), BSc (Mal), PhD (Mal), MSc (ITC), DipPGeol (ITC)
  (  jkraj@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 03-79674225 )                                           
  Field of Research : Engineering Geology; Environmental Geology.
  Current Interest : Recent & historic coastal changes,geomorphology & Quarternary 
  history, Landslides; Geotechnical Properties; Weathering Profiles
  Publications  

  Teh Guan Hoe (Prof., Dr.), BSc (Mal), MSc (Mal), PhD (Heidelberg)
  (  tehgh@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 03-79674231 ) 
   Field of Research: EPMA Analaysis, Analytical Geochemistry, Economic  Geology,  
  Geochemistry, Mineralogy & Igneous Petrology, Ore Deposits.
  Current Interest: EPMA analysis of geological and industrial materials;
  geochemistry and characterisation of gold, tin and industrial mineral deposits of
  Malaysia; and igneous rock geochemistry.
  Publications

  Denis Tan Ngoh Kiat (Prof.),  BSc (Hons)(Mal), MSc (Mal)
  (  denis_tan@hotmail.com) ( Tel: 03-79677126 )
  Field of Research : Petroleum Geology
  Current Research: Regional Tectonic
  Publications

  Lee Chai Peng (Prof., Dr.), BSc (Mal), MSc (Mal), PhD (Liverpool)  
  (  leecp@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 03-79674233 )                          
  Field of Research : Paleontology, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Geoart, 
  Conservation Geology, Regional Geology and Geoscience  Religion.
  Current Interest : Documentation and study of Malaysian Palaeozoic to
  Cenozoic sedimentary formations and their fossil contents for the purpose
  of palaeogeographic reconstructions and conservation including the Madai
  Baturong Seamount Limestone of Sabah, Scyphocrinoids, Paleoczoic stratigraphy 
  and tectonics, Kinta Limestone Hills Conservaion, Caves, Potholes and Tafoni.
  ** Listed in People at THE PEAK (1st Edition, page 310) - The Who's Who of
      Malaysia.
  Publications   

 

  Wan Hasiah Abdullah (Prof., Dr.), BSc (Mal), MSc (Newcastle-upon Tyne),PhD (Newscastle upon Tyne)
  (  wanhasia@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 03-79674232 )
  Field of Research: Coal Petrology & Petroleum Geochemistry.  
  Current Interest : The relationship between depositional setting, maceral/kerogen
  composition,and hydrocarbon potential of NW Borneo coal-bearing sequences.
  Application of tropical peat composition in coal analogue studies.
  Publications   

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

  Azhar Hj. Hussin (Assoc. Prof., Dr.),  BSc (Mal), PhD (Lond), FGS
  (  azharhh@um.edu.my  )  ( Tel: 79674203 )
  Field of Research : Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. Regional, Marine 
  and Petroleum Geology.
  Current Interest : Reservoir Characterisation of Malaysian Petroleum Reservoirs,
  geology of Coral Reefs, Geological basis of Malaysian Maritime Space.To unravel
  the formation evolutionay history of sedimentarybasins.  This basin anaysis will 
  serve as a predictive tool for the assesment
  for their economic potential as well as a clue to the regional geological history.
  Publications

  Mustaffa Kamal Shuib (Assoc. Prof.), BSc (Mal), MSc (Lond), DIC
  (  mustaffk@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 03-79674227 )
  Field of Research : Structural Geology and Tectonics.
  Current Interest : Structures, tectonics and Geodynamics of Peninsular
  Malaysia.
  Publications

  Samsudin Hj. Taib (Assoc. Prof., Dr.), BSc (Mal), MSc (Brussels), MSc (Lond),    PhD (Durham), DIC
  (  samsudin@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 03-79674235 )       
  Field of Research : Geophysics & Geology
  Current Interest :  Application of Geophysics to solve geotechnical (engineering)
  problems and to delineate local and regional geology.  Determination of weathering
  zones using the seismic methods.  Microgravity in geotechnical works.  Separation
  of long and short wavelength magnetic anomaly. 
  Publications

  Ng Tham Fatt (Assoc. Prof., Dr.), BSc (Mal), MSc (Mal), PhD (Mal) 

(  ntf@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 03-79674153 )   

  Field of Research : Engineering Geology

Current Interest :  Engineering Geology

  Ismail Yusoff (Assoc. Prof., Dr.), BSc (Mal), MSc (Norwich, UK),

  PhD (Norwich, UK)
  (  ismaily70@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 03-79674141 )
  Field of Research : Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology.
  Current Interest : Hydrogeology, Natural groundwater chemistry, Groundwater
  contamination and Groundwater modelling, climate change and water resources.
    Publications

  Mohamed Ragab Shalaby (Assoc. Prof., Dr.), 

(  mshalaby@um.edu.my , mshalaby2004@yahoo.com ) ( Tel: 03-79674156 )   

  Field of Research : Petroleum Geology

Current Interest :  Borehole logging, Reservoir Characterization, Petrophysics, Organic Geochemistry and source rock maturity.

 

Publications

SENIOR LECTURER

 Ros Fatihah Muhammad (Dr.) BSc, Phd (Mal)
 ( rosfmuhammad@um.edu.my) ) (Tel: 0379674155)
 Field of Research :  Karst Geomorpholohy, Environmental & Conservation Geology
 Current Interest :  Karst & Conservation Geology
 Publications

  Nur Iskandar Taib (Dr.), BSc , MSc, PhD (Indiana)
  (  ntaib@alumni.indiana.edu ) (Tel: 03-79674154)
  Field of research : Igneous Petrology, Economic Geology & Geochemistry.
  Current Interest :  Layered intrusions, Geochemistry of igneous rocks and sulfide 
  ore  deposits, stable isotope geochemistry.
  Publications

  Nuraiteng Tee Abdullah (Dr.) , BSc (Mal), PhD (Lond), DIC
  (  naiteng@um.edu.my ) ( Tel: 03-79674229 )
  Field of Research :  Micropaleontology & Carbonate Sedimentology.
  Current Interest :  Carbonate Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the Central Belt 
  of peninsular Malayasia.
  Publications

LECTURER

  Ahmad Tajuddin Hj. Ibrahim (Dr.), BSc (Mal), MSc (Brussels),MSc(Leeds),
  PhD (Newscastle upon Tyne)
  (  ahmadt@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 03-79674230 ) 
  Field of Research : Engineering Geology & Geology.
  Current Intererst : Engineering geological properties of the Malaysian rocks
  and the suitability of the various weathered rocks for unbaked bricks.
  Publications

  Che Noorliza Lat (Mrs.),  BSc (Reno), MSc (Reno)
  (  noorliza@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 0379674157 )
  Field of Research : Seismology & Geophysics.& 
  Current Interest : Delineating crustal structures and tectonic boundaries
  using intergrated geophysical data besides studying local and regional seismic
  activity. reservoir Induced seismicity (RIS).
  Publications

Nur islami  Rahman (Mr.),  BSc , MSc (Bandung)
  (  nris@um.edu.my  ) ( Tel: 0379674152 )
  Field of Research :  Geophysics. 
  Current Interest : intergrated geophysical data analysis

SLAB Tutors

 Mohd Azamie Wan Abd. Ghani (Mr.), BSc (Mal)
 ( m_azamie@um.edu.my) (Tel: 03-79677105)
 Field of Research : Metamorphic Petrology
 Current Interest :  Geochemistry and petrology of metamorpic rocks 

Meor Hakif Amir Hassan (Mr.), BSc (Mal)
 ( meorhakif@um.edu.my) (Tel: 03-79677105)
 Field of Research : Petroleum, Clastic Sedimentology
 Current Interest :  Petroleum, Clastic Sedimentology

Tutors

 Jasmi Hafiz Bin Abdul Aziz (Mr.), BSc (Mal)
 ( jasmihafizabdulaziz@yahoo.com)  (Tel: 019-3894163)
 Field of Research : Ecconomic Geology, geochemistry and EPMA Analysis
 Current Interest : geochemistry and Characterization of gold, Electron Microscopy and Microbeam Analysis Techniques (EPMA, SEM, TEM, SIMS)
 Publications

 Nur Huda Bt. Mohd Jamin, BSc (UKM)
 ( Nurhuda_ude@hotmail.com ) (Tel : 03-79674138 )
 Field of Research :  Shallow Geophysics and Engineering Geology
 Current Interest :  Integration of geophysical techniques and engineering geology to
 quantify shallow subsurfaces around Kalng Valley.
 
 

Ahmad Farid Abu Bakar, BSc (Mal)
 ( a_farid@um.edu.my ) (Tel : 03-79674203 )
 Field of Research :  Environmental Geoscience
 Current Interest :  Soil erosion, sediment transport and surface water hydrology.

Khairul Azlan Mustapha, BSc (Mal)
 ( azlan_0401@um.edu.my ) (Tel : 012-9742310 )
 Field of Research :  Petroleum Geology
 Current Interest :  Petroleum Reservoir Characterisation, Hydrocarbon generation, basin modeling 

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