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DATO' PROF. DR. MOHD JAMIL BIN MAAH

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Prof Dato’ Dr Mohd Jamil Maah

Graduated with BSc(Hons) in Chemistry from UM in 1979 and started his academic career as a chemistry tutor at PASUM and later went to University of Sussex, UK to do his MSc in Organometallic Chemistry. This was the year he worked collaboratively with the late Prof Sir Harry Kroto, a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. In 1985 he went again to Sussex University for his DPhil - continuing on the pioneer work he initiated during MSc on the coordination chemistry of ligands containing P-C multiple bonds under the supervision of Prof John Nixon. Other than research, he is actively involved in chemical education and had been consultants to several ministries and industries in Malaysia. He held several academic administrative positions in UM like Head of Dept, Directors, Dean of several establishments in UM and DVC(Research & Innovation) and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & International). He is Chairman of Malaysia Chemistry Olympiad Committee and heading several scientific committees involving government ministries and societies. He was seconded to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) as Undersecretary of BIOTEK Division. Currently, he is Honorary Professor of Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya and Director of Centre for Foundation Studies in Science, UM. He was also a member of Board of Trustee for National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia (NIBM) and chaired the Management Committee since March 2014. Internationally, he is a member of the Advisory Board on Education and Outreach (ABEO) of the OPCW.

Last 5 Projects

Grant	Progress	Status
PG025-2016A		end
RP018A-14AFR		end
RP018C-14AFR		end
PG009-2012B		end
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