Dr Ramesh Kasi graduated PhD from University of Malaya in 2007. His research interests focus on electrochemical applications of polymer materials which are used in energy storage systems and corrosion protection. He joined as Senior Lecturer in Physics Department in 2010 and got promoted as Professor in 2024. 25 PhD and 25 MSc have been graduated under the guidance of Dr Ramesh and currently 11 PhD and 2 Master degree students are pursuing their studies under his supervision. He has served in many administrative positions as Quality Manager, Programme Coordinator, Treasurer for the Centre for Ionics Universiti Malaya, Course file coordinator, Curriculum Review Committee for MSc Applied Physics and Industrial Training Coordinator. He has published more than 280 research papers in high ranked journals having 10,080 citations and h-index of 55. He has been successful in securing substantial funds for research from Universiti Malaya (UMRG and UMRP) and Malaysian government funding agencies (FRGS, PRGS), Tin Industry (Research and Development) Board , international funding like Erasmus+ (4 grants), Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation and ASEAN India Research Collaboration grant (2 grants). He has got 2 Malaysian patent granted and 2 patent filed for his credit. Dr Ramesh has been elected as the Fellow in Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and Institute of Materials Malaysia. He has received several awards and medals in participating international technological expo including ITEX, MTE, PECIPTA, IRIISE and BioMalaysia. He won Tun Lim Keng Yaik Award for best invention in technology reversing climate change (ITEX 2023), WINNER – category 1 - Gold Award - International Borneo Innovation, Exhibition & Competition 2023 (IBIEC 2023), Automotive Excellent Award (1st Place)- 12th Creation, Innovation, Technology & Research Exposition (CITREX 2022), Gold Award, and Best Award, AIIREX 2022, Asian Invention Excellence Award, ITEX 2021, Automotive Special Award – 1st Place- CITREX 2021, Special Award - MTE 2020 - Croatia Inova, Malaysian Technology Expo, 2020, Professional Special Award - International Research Innovation, Invention & Solution Exposition (IRIISE 2018), International Eureka Innovation Exhibition (iEIE 2017) Best Award in “Environmental Protection and Renewable Energy” category, CHAMPION – RM 50,000 Project Award, UTP Innovation Competition in conjunction with UTP 20th Year Anniversary Celebration, "The Best Award" in Malaysian Technology Expo (MTE 2016, Best Poster presentation ICFMD 2015, ITEX 2015 and Best Invention Award, Pecipta 2013 Gold Medal, Best of the Best Award in Electrical and Electronics Category. Dr. Ramesh has won the third prize with research grant award of RM 15000 in the Universiti Malaya Research Carnival 2022. He has been awarded as the Best Reviewer of the year 2015 by Emerald Publications. He has involved in organizing international conferences (ICFMD 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2024, Solar Asia 2013, CoMSE 2023. and international advisory committee in many international conferences) and participated as panel of judges in national science fair for children. Dr. Ramesh has been invited as keynote, plenary and invited speaker in various international conferences throughout the world. He has been awarded as Excellent Service Certificate in 2018 and 2024 at Universiti Malaya.
show more »Dr. Vandana Saxena is a scholar of South and Southeast Asian literature, postcolonial theory, memory studies, gender, and childhood studies, with two decades of teaching and research experience across Malaysia, Vietnam and India. She is the author of Memory and Nation-Building: World War II in Malaysian Literature and The Subversive Harry Potter, and has published widely in leading indexed journals. Recipient of multiple research grants and awards, she has supervised postgraduate work on literature, history, and cultural studies. Her work bridges literary scholarship and pedagogy, exploring the intersections of narrative, identity, and social change in transnational contexts.
show more »Dr Khoo Wee Vien is a clinical lecturer and Developmental Paediatrics Fellow at Universiti Malaya. Her areas of interest are child population health, Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning difficulties and long term developmental outcomes in children experiencing adversity. She has publications in a number of peer-reviewed journals and wrote a book chapter. Dr Khoo is very passionate in the area of child advocacy and believes in knowledge translation about child health to parents and caregivers. She also enjoys teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical students in the area of paediatrics. She is actively involved in planning, coordinating and examining at undergraduate and postgraduate theory and clinical examinations at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya. Dr Khoo was a recipient of JPA scholarship for undergraduate medical studies in the United Kingdom and received the Hilda Margery Cuff Prize for best student in the Medical posting. She furthered her training in Master of Paediatrics and obtained her membership with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. She is currently continuing her sub-specialty training in Developmental Paediatrics.
show more »RECENT PUBLICATION
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Wang, Hongbin; Mansor, Nurulafiqah Nadzirah Binti; Mokhlis, Hazlie Bin; Mashhadi, Arsam (2026). Optimal Size Selection of Combined Diesel Generator/fuel Cell/photovoltaic System Components Using a Multi-objective Strategy and Sea Lion Optimization Algorithm. Iet Renewable Power Generation
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Islam, Ameena; Md Syed, Md Azalanshah (2026). Journalistic Professionalism in a Time of Paradoxes: ntv Online and "alternative Voice" in Bangladesh. Journalism Practice
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Adams, Donnie; Sothinathan, Jayanti S.; Radzi, Norfariza Mohd (2026). Science Mapping The Evolution of Middle Leadership Research, 2002-2023. Educational Management Administration & Leadership
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Ooi, Ai-Yee; Lim, Kian-Ping (2026). Multiple Blockholders and Governance Through Voice: Evidence from Blockholder Board Representation. Applied Economics Letters
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Daghigh, Ali Jalalian; Guo, Lisha (2026). A Socio-cognitive Account of Ideological Manipulation in Chinese Translation of Political Opinion Articles. Journalism Practice
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS AS OF DATE 852
LATEST AWARDED GRANT
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Penerokaan Kesejahteraan Psikologi Dalam Kalangan Remaja Perempuan Di Taman Seri Puteri Kuching, Sarawak
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Kajian Tingkah Laku Politik Belia Di Kawasan Dun Dong, Raub, Pahang
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Taxonomy, Biology, and Distribution of Freshwater Pipefish (syngnathidae: Doryichthys) in Peninsular Malaysia
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Smartwatch-derived Photoplethysmography Waveform Morphology: a Head-to-head Comparison With The Gold Standard in Diabetes
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Amniteg?: Amniotic-derived Scaffold for Cartilage Regeneration
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Safety Protocol for The Reuse, Repurposing, and Disposal of Expired School Laboratory Chemical
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Arvision Lab
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Degreemate: Discover The Future Version of You
