Staff Directory
Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy (Materials and Mineral Engineering) - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
- Master of Science in Materials Enginnering - Masters Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
- Bachelor in Materials Engineering - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Ahmad Zahirani Bin Ahmad Azhar (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING
Other's position:
Head, Kulliyyah of Engineering
zahirani@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Dr. Ahmad Zahirani Ahmad Azhar, graduated with a Bachelor of Materials Engineering (Hons) degree and M.Sc in Materials Engineering from University Science Malaysia in 2007 and 2008, respectively. He subsequently worked in Intel Technology Sdn. Bhd. as a Quality and Reliability Engineer after his M. Sc graduation.
In 2009, he continued his Ph.D studies and graduated in 2013, with a Ph.D from University Science Malaysia. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor in Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM.
In 2009, he continued his Ph.D studies and graduated in 2013, with a Ph.D from University Science Malaysia. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor in Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM.
Area of Specialisation
- Natural Science ~ Material Sciences ~ Advanced Materials ~ Ceramics
- Natural Science ~ Material Sciences ~ Advanced Materials ~ Ceramics
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Engineering Materials ~ Ceramics
Teaching Responsibilities
CAD AND SIMULATION | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
Ceramics | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
CERAMICS AND GLASSES | 2018/2019 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
CERAMICS PROCESSING | 2014/2015 |
COMPUTER AIDED DRAWING | 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
ELECTROCERAMICS | 2015/2016 |
Electronic Packaging | 2019/2020 |
ENGINEERING DRAWING | 2023/2024 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
ENGINEERING MATERIALS | 2013/2014 |
FAILURE ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS | 2016/2017 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2019/2020 |
FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING | 2016/2017 |
HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM | 2024/2025 |
INTEGRATED DESIGN PROJECT | 2014/2015 2013/2014 |
MATERIALS ENGINEERING LAB 1 | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
MATERIALS ENGINEERING LAB I | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
MATERIALS ENGINEERING LAB IV | 2013/2014 |
MATERIALS FLUID DYNAMICS | 2021/2022 |
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 2014/2015 2013/2014 |
PROJECT & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 2022/2023 |
PROJECT I | 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
PROJECT II | 2014/2015 |
TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 2022/2023 |
THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS | 2015/2016 |
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
Supervision
Improvement In The Effectiveness Of Diamond As Reinforcement In Strengthening The Porous Alumni Composite.
Ph.D
Completed
2024
Co-supervisor
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Synthesis And Characterization Of Hybrid Nanofluids From Magnetite And Gold Nanoparticles.
Ph.D
Completed
2020
Co-supervisor
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Effect Of Binder On Microstructural And Mechanical Performance Of Cutting Tools Made Of Zirconia-Toughened Alumina With Infused Carbon From Empty Fruit Bunch
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Master
Completed
2023
Co-supervisor
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The Effect Of Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes (Mwcnts) Addition On The Physical Properties, Ardness And Toughness Of Zta-Mgo Cutting Tool.
Master
Completed
2021
Co-supervisor
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Preparation And Characterization Of Biopolymer Based On Mango Seed Starch.
Master
Completed
2019
Co-supervisor
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Harvesting Electricity From Agrowaste Using Biofuel Cell.
Master
Completed
2017
Main Supervisor
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Influence Of Post-Processing Techniques On 3d Printed Pla Copper Composite.
Master
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Mechanical Properties Of 3d Printed Product With Recycled Polylactic Acid..
Master
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
2022 - 2023 | Belajar dan berinovasi bersama konsep 3C (Cakna, Cipta dan Cartakan) untuk pembangunan kelestarian Setempat (Gombak Utara) |
2020 - 2022 | Characterisation of Mechanical and Structural Properties of 3D Printed Metal Composite via Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) |
2020 - 2021 | Design and Development of New Food Holder for Food Packaging Using 3D Printing Technology |
2019 - 2023 | Enhanced static and dynamic mechanical performance of Zirconia-Toughened Alumina infused with empty fruit bunch-derived solid carbon via chemical vapor infiltration technique for dual-use technologies |
2018 - 2022 | Environmental-friendly durable concrete bricks made with waste for sustainable construction with utilizing waste materials from Dalia Industries. |
2017 - 2021 | Properties improvement of ZTA-TiO2-Cr2O3 cutting insert through the optimization of powder compaction process |
2016 - 2019 | Performance Evaluation on Newly Developed ZTA Based Ceramic Cutting Tool for High Speed Machining Process |
2015 - 2018 | Surface Coating of Duplex Stainless Steel Using Nitriding and TIG Torch Melting Techniques - A Comparative Study |
2015 - 2018 | Development of Ceramic Membranes from Halal Sources Material for Removal of CO2 from Biogas Plant |
2014 - 2018 | Fundamental Mechanism and Activation of Nanoadd Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA) Cutting Insert via the Addition of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) for Machining Super Alloy Inconel 718 |
2014 - 2019 | Enhancing Tool Life with the Development of Silicon Nitride based Inserts for High Speed Machining of Inconel 718 using Hybrid Microwave Sintering |
2013 - 2016 | Development of High Wear Resistent Nano Add ZTA Ceramic Cutting Insert for High Speed Machining Application |
On-Going
2023 - Present | Development of an Automated Solder Joint Defect Detection System |
2022 - Present | Food Security for People at Remote Area - Implementation of Symbiotic System of Fish and Vegetable Farming |
2021 - Present | Self Healing Mechanism of Nitinol (Ni60Ti40) Enhanced Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA) Ceramic Cutting Tools for High-Speed Machining |
2009 - Present | Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering (AMSERU) |
Award & Recognition
15 Dec, 2020 | ACERS Journal Reviewer - The American Ceramic Society Journals | International |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
2023 | Microstructure and mechanical properties of porous aluminium composites reinforced with diamond particles. In: 5th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME), |
2022 | Comparative study on the wears of ZTA-TiO2-Cr2O3 ceramic cutting tool and commercial ceramic cutting tool. In: 10th International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry (ICXRI 2021), |
2022 | Effect of pressure load on the physical properties of ZTA-TiO2-Cr2O3. In: 10th International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry, ICXRI 2021, |
2022 | The effect of polyvinyl alcohol addition on the solid carbon infusion in zirconia-toughened alumina. In: 10th International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry, ICXRI 2021, |
2022 | The effects of MWCNT addition to physical properties of ZTA-MgO cutting tool. In: 10th International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry (ICXRI 2021), |
2021 | Waqf Room Project; towards better sustainability approach for room renovation. In: International Seminar on Student Housing and Development (ISHAD 2021), |
2020 | Comparative study on the performance of zta cutting tool with the addition of different particle size of mgo additive. In: 3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (AMCT 2019), |
2020 | Estimating suitable starch extraction from mango seeds using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method. In: 3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (AMCT 2019), |
2019 | Analysis on physical and microstructural properties of ZTA-SWNT ceramic cutting tool. In: International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry 2018 (ICXRI 2018), |
2019 | Comparison of zirconia toughened alumina fracture toughness obtained from Vickers indentation by applying various equations. In: International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry 2018, ICXRI 2018, |
2019 | Hardness and fracture toughness analysis of ZTA–SWCNT ceramic cutting inserts. In: International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry 2018 (IXCRI 2018), |
2019 | Sustainable lightweight composite materials. In: Tech Plan Demo Day in Malaysia 2019, |
2019 | The effect of dolomite addition onto the phases and hardness of zirconia toughened alumina. In: International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry 2018, ICXRI 2018, |
2018 | Fabrication of silica ceramic membrane via sol-gel dip-coating method at different nitric acid amount. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2017, ICAMME 2017, |
2018 | Konsep perlaksanaan pengasingan kolej kediaman pelajar di Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia mengikut fakulti. In: Konvensyen Kepengetuaan & Felo Penghuni Kolej-kolej Kediaman Peringkat Kebangsaan 2018, |
2018 | Optimizing the synthesis of alumina inserts using hot isostatic pressing (HIP). In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME 2017), |
2018 | Preparation and characterization of jackfruit seed starch/poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) blend film. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2017, ICAMME 2017, |
2018 | The effect of cutting parameters on the performance of ZTA-MgO cutting tool. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2017, ICAMME 2017, |
2018 | Thermal conductivity of water based magnetite ferrofluids at different temperature for heat transfer applications. In: International Conference on Sustainable Materials, ICoSM 2018, |
2018 | XRD investigation of the effect of MgO additives on ZTA-TiO2 ceramic composites. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2017, ICAMME 2017, |
2017 | Effects of TiN single layer coating on the wear of ZTA cutting inserts and surface roughness of workpiece. In: International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry, ICXRI 2016, |
2017 | Optimizing the synthesis of alumina inserts using hot isostatic pressing (HIP). In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME 2017), |
2017 | Tetragonal and monoclinic phase transformation of ZTA-MgO ceramic cutting tool by machining process. In: International Conference of X-Ray and Related Techniques 2016 (ICXRI 2016), |
2016 | Effect of citrate concentration on colloidal gold (Au) nanoparticles produced using electro-dissolution-reduction method. In: Seminar on Advanced Materials haracterization Techniques in Research, Industry and Nuclear Applications, AMCT 2015, |
2016 | Effect of Cr2O3-TiO2 addition on the physical properties of zirconia toughened alumina. In: Advanced Materials Characterization Technique, |
2016 | Preparation of modified ceramic membranes with silica sol-dip coating for separation biogas application. In: 4th International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering 2016 (ICBioE 2016), |
2015 | Fabrication of flexible Au/ZnO/ITO/PET memristor using dilute electrodeposition method. In: 4th International Conference on Electronic Devices, Systems and Applications 2015 (ICEDSA), |
Book
2023 | Proceeding of 5th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering. Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-981-19-9508-8 |
2023 | Proceeding of 5th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering. Springer, ISBN: 978-981-19-9508-8 |
2018 | International Journal of Current Research in Science & Technology. UR Publishers, ISBN: 2581-4311 (ISSN) |