Geohydrology and Environment Research Group

Members:

1. Dr. Lin Chin Yik 
2. Dr. Mohd Talha Anees 

Collaborators: 

1. Chemical Engineering Department, University of Malaya
 2. Civil Engineering Department, University of Malaya
 3. National Hydraulic Research Institute Malaysia (NAHRIM)
 4. Mineral and Geoscience Department, Malaysia (JMG)
 5. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
 6. Terrain Resource Sdn Bhd.
 7. Geo solution resources
 8. University of Bengkulu, Indonesia

Research Areas:        

1. Hydrology and Environmental Sciences
2. Hydrogeology
3. Groundwater Modelling
4. Multiphase Flow
5. Performance and Risk Assessment
6. Recharge
7. Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Waters
8. Vadose Zone
9. Water Resource Management
10. Watersheds
11. Application of remote sensing & GIS in hydrology

Ongoing Research Projects:                          

1. Development of a Hydrogeological Modeling and Artificial Intelligence-Based Framework for Assessing Surface and Groundwater Quality in areas affected by Rare Earth Element Leaching. Grant No. UMREG-2024, Research Grant Management Division, Universiti Malaya. RM 99,900, 1st October 2024 to 31st July 2027.
2. Enhancement in the spatio-temporal estimation of river bathymetry using multi-spectral satellite data in downstream turbid Kelantan River. Grant No. FRGS/1/2024/WAS13/UM/03/1 by Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. RM145825, 1st August 2024 to July 2027.
3. A Pixel-Based Spatio-Temporal Approach Integrating High Intensity Rainfall and Artificial Intelligence for Landslide Prediction. Grant No. BKP002-2023-ECR, Research Grant Management Division, Universiti Malaya. RM 49900, 15th December 2023 to 14th December 2025.

Major Research Findings:

Objectives of on-going project are (i) Numerical model development of REE leaching in surface and subsurface flows, (ii) River bathyrmetry estimation enhancement using remote sensing techniques (optical and hyperspectral) in turbid river, and (iii) Numerical model development of daily rainfall induced landslide prediction. Major findings of abovementioned research will be updated in future. 

 

Research Outputs:

A. Ongoing Ph.D students:

1. Muhammad Zamir Bin Rashid
2. Ribie Bin Arif
3. Irfan

B. Ongoing Master's students:

1. Manauwar Bin Ehsan
2. Nuriffa Syahira Binti Mohd Najib

C. Completed Ph.D students:   

1. Nur Hayati Hussin
2. Azalea Binti Kamalia
3. Rizwana Naureen
4. Ayesha Masood Khan
5. Shanaz Jahan
6. Fatimah Az Zahra Abdul Hamid
7. Adamu Usman
8. Abdul Rasheed Olaniyan
9. Samavia Batool

D. Completed Master's students:   

1. Nagaiah Pooveneswary

E. Completed Post-Doc:   

1. Dr. Mohd Talha Anees

Research Field Work Photos:

Publications:

1. Anees, M.T., Abu Bakar, A.F.B., Khan, M.M.A., ... Khan, M.R., Khan, M.S. (2025) Spatial distribution of heavy metal assessment in beach sediment due to bauxite mining in Kuantan, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2025, 47(2), 42.
2. Mohd Harun Abdullah, Zulherry Isnain, Kam-Cheng Yeong, Thor-Seng Liew, Mohd Talha Anees, Lin Chin Yik (2024). Spatial tropical island database of Northern Borneo, Malaysia using Google Earth. Malaysian Journal of Science, 43(4), 31-37.
3. Ismanto, R. D., Vatresia, A., Wahyuni, I. N., Utama, F. P., Gusmanto, R., & Anees, M. T. (2024, October). Spatio-Temporal Clustering of Forest Fire Hotspots in the Wallacea Region in 2012–2022 Using Chronnet. In 2024 International Conference on Computer, Control, Informatics and its Applications (IC3INA) (pp. 428-433). IEEE.
4. Anees, M.T., Abu Bakar, A.F.B., Khan, M.M.A. (2024) Regional Rainfall-Induced Landslide Risk Assessment Using Susceptibility Mapping and Unexpected High-Intensity Rainfall. BIO Web of Conferences, 2024, 131, 04020.
5. Akhtar, N., Syakir, M.I., Ahmad, M.I., ... Khan, M.M.A., Yusuff, M.S.M. (2022) Upscaling of Surface Water and Groundwater Interactions in Hyporheic Zone from Local to Regional Scale. Water (Switzerland), 2022, 14(4), 647.
6. Mohd Talha Anees, Mohammad Muqtada Ali Khan, Mohd Omar Abdul Kadir, Kamal Abdelrahman, Ahmed M. Eldosouky, Peter Andráš, Nasehir Khan Bin E. M. Yahaya, Zubaidi Johar, Mohammed S. Fnais and Fatehah Mohd Omar. (2022) A New Scenario-Based Approach for Water Quality and Environmental Impact Assessment Due to Mining Activities. Water, 14, 2117 (1-21). 
7. Batool, S., Shah, A.A., Abu Bakar, A.F., Maah, M.J., Abu Bakar, N.K. (2022) Removal of organochlorine pesticides using zerovalent iron supported on biochar nanocomposite from Nephelium lappaceum (Rambutan) fruit peel waste, Chemosphere, 2022, 289, 133011.
8. Anees, M.T., Abu Bakar, A.F.B., Khan, M.M.A., ... Mohd Omar, F., Abdul Kadir, M.O. (2022) An alternative approach to estimate river cross-sections using LIDAR-based digital elevation model Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2022, 67(6), pp. 996–1010.
9. Osman, N., Mansor, N.S.S., Zainudin, F.H., Halim, A., Abu Bakar, A.F.(2022) UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF ELECTROKINETIC (EK)-ASSISTED PHYTOREMEDIATION ON ACIDIC SLOPE SOIL. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 2022, 20(2), pp. 995–1008.
10. Mohammad Nishat Akhtar, Mohd Talha Anees, Emaad Ansari, JazminaBinti Ja’afar, Mohammed Danish, Elmi Abu Bakar. (2022) Baseline Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution during Covid-19 near River Mouth of Kerian River, Malaysia. Sustainability 14(7), 3976.
11. Anees, M.T., Bakar, A.F.B.A., Zaid, M. (2022) Soil Erosion Risk Analysis in Landslide Zones Using Remote Sensing, GIS and RUSLE. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2022, 171, pp. 781–790.
12. Olaniyan, A., Abu Bakar, A.F., Yusoff, I., ... Alfaifi, H., Alzahrani, H. (2022) Physical, geochemical, and clay mineralogical properties of unstable soil slopes in the Cameron Highlands. Open Geosciences, 2021, 13(1), pp. 880–894.
13. Hossain, K., Anees M.T., Bin Abu Baker, A.F., Khan, M.M.A., Khalil A. E., Ishola, K.S.  Abdullah K., Nawawi M. N. M., Mohd. Omar A. K. (2021) Application of geo-electrical methods for estimating water infiltration in soils. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 21(3), 1279-1288. 
14. Akhtar, N., Syakir M.I., Ahmad M.I., Yusuff M.D., Anees M.T., Abdul Qadir, Almanasir Y.K.A., Shahadat M., Umar K. (2021) Modification in water quality index (WQI) using simple calculations via multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method: A review. Water 13(7), 905. 
15. Jahan, S., Salman, M., Alias, Y.B., ... Mansoor, F., Kanwal, S. (2020) Polymer-modified mesoporous silica microcubes (P@MSMCs) for the synergistic oxidative entrapment of Ag(i), Ti(iv), and Zn(ii) from natural river water. Dalton Transactions, 2020, 49(24), pp. 8265–8273.
16. Pooveneswary, N., Bakar, A.F.B.A., Wei, B.C., ... Yunus, R.M., Zakaria, M.P. (2020) Contamination status and ecological risk of heavy metals in surface sediment of Kelantan River and its nearshore area, Malaysia. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 2020, 20(1), pp. 103–117.