Staff Directory
Academic Qualification
- DPhil Life Sciences Interface - Condensed Matter Physics - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford
- Master of Agricultural Science - Masters Degree, Kyoto University
- of Engineering Biotechnology - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
Mohd. Firdaus Bin Abd. Wahab (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING
Other's position:
Deputy Dean, Kulliyyah of Engineering
firdaus@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation
- Natural Science ~ Physical Sciences ~ Cross Disciplinary Physics ~ Biophysics - PhD in Life Sciences Interface - Electrophysiology
- Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Agricultural Engineering ~ Other Agricultural Engineering n.e.c. - Master of Agricultural Science
Teaching Responsibilities
BIOINFORMATICS | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
BIOLOGY | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
BIOPROCESS CONTROL | 2010/2011 2009/2010 |
BIOPROCESS CONTROL & INSTRUMENTATION | 2018/2019 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING LAB III | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS | 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING | 2020/2021 |
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I | 2019/2020 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2023/2024 2018/2019 |
Integrated Design Project | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING | 2022/2023 |
PROJECT I | 2023/2024 |
SEMINAR I | 2010/2011 2009/2010 |
THERMODYNAMICS | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
THERMOFLUID ENGINEERING | 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
Supervision
A Stable Solid Contact Transducer And Ionophore-Free All-Solid-State Ammonium Ion-Selective Electrode For Mobile Sensor Application In Aqueous Media.
Ph.D
Completed
2022
Co-supervisor
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Semi-Rational Design Study Of Beta-Glucoside Kinase For Phosphorus-Sulfur Bond Formation In Thiosugar Model.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Harvesting Electricity From Fungal Fuel Cell Fed With Lignocelullosic Waste.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Bioremediation Of Pome Using White-Rot Fungus Phanerochate Chrysosporium.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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The Integration Of Turbulence Promoter And Iot In Tubular Photobioreactor For The Cultivation Of Scenedesmus Sp Microalgae.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Effectiveness Of Plant Esterase Immobilized On Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Screen-Printed Electrode For Detection Of Pesticides.
Master
Completed
2024
Co-supervisor
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All-Solid-State Ion-Selective Sensors For Measurement Of Potassium Ions In Aqueous Media
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Master
Completed
2022
Co-supervisor
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Zinc-Air Microbial Fuel Cell From Fungal Degradation Of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch.
Master
Completed
2021
Co-supervisor
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Risk Prediction Analysis For Classifying Type 2 Diabetes Occurrence.
Master
Completed
2020
Main Supervisor
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Development Of Graphene- Conductive Polymer- Based Electrodes For Noninvasive Glucose Biosensor
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Master
Completed
2020
Co-supervisor
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Comparative Study Of Electrochemical Transducer Fabrication Methods With Glucose Oxidase As Recognition Layer.
Master
Completed
2020
Co-supervisor
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Study Of Nonspecific Binding Of
Escherichia. Coli O157:H7 On Igg Immobilized On Reduced Graphene Oxide Electrodes With Linear Sweep Voltammetry
.
Master
Completed
2019
Co-supervisor
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Characterization Of Reduced Graphene Oxide Conductive Polymer Composites Towards The Development Of Non-Invasive Glucose Biosensors.
Master
Completed
2018
Co-supervisor
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Structure-Function Study Of Beta-Glucokinase Directed Evolutionary Library For Catalysing Phosphorothioate Bond Formation.
Master
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Numerical And Experimental Analysis Of Flat Panel Photobioreactor For Microalgae Cultivation,.
Master
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Exploring Chitin-Based Compounds As Inhibitors Of Bacterially-Expressed Human Hexokinase Isoform 2 As Potential Dengue Treatment
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Master
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Development Of Life Cycle Assessment Framework For Green Hydrogen And Blue Hydrogen For Malaysian Sustainability Pathways.
Master
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
2022 - 2024 | Online Carbon Offset Monitoring Platform Powered by IOT Blockchain |
2019 - 2023 | Development of nanocomposite hydrogel reinforced with nanocellulose of empty fruit bunch (EFB) incorporated with natural antimicrobial agent potential for wound healing dressing |
2019 - 2022 | Conversion of Agrowaste into Electricity via Microbial Electrochemical System |
2019 - 2023 | Investigating the Detection of Antibiotic Residual in Dairy Product using Printed Electrodes |
2018 - 2020 | Investigation of Electrosprayed Carbon-based Nanomaterials as Electrodes in Energy Storage Devices for Improved Microbial Fuel Cell |
2017 - 2021 | Investigating the development of ion selective electrode for e.coli O157:H7 detection |
2017 - 2020 | Investigation of Electrosprayed Carbon-based Nanomaterials as Electrodes in Energy Storage Devices for Improved Microbial Fuel Cell |
2010 - 2012 | Harvesting Green Energy From Microbial Zine-Air Electrochemical System |
On-Going
2023 - Present | Deciphering the Mechanism of Chitin as a Potent Inhibitor of Human Hexokinase Isoform 2 for Improved Anti-Dengue Therapeutics |
2023 - Present | The Integration of Turbulence Promoter and IoT in Tubular Photobioreactor for The Cultivation of Scenedesmus Sp Microalgae |
2022 - Present | Directed Evolution library construction of kinase enzyme for the mediation of phosphorothioate bond formation using Molecular Dynamics and Machine Learning-assisted Fitness Analysis |
2022 - Present | Investigation of Water Quality Monitoring Using IoT and Machine Learning Techniques "Sungai Pusu River IIUM Gombak Case study" |
2022 - Present | Elucidating the Inhibitory Effects of Chitin on Human Hexokinase Isoform 2 as a Lead Compound for Dengue Treatment |
2022 - Present | CO2 Capture and Utilization by Cyanobacteria and Value-added Products from the Biomass |
2016 - Present | Decolorization of Cationic Dyes by Freely-Suspended and Immobilized Microfungi |
2006 - Present | Bio-Process and Molecular Engineering Research Unit (BPMERU) |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book Section
2018 | Cyclic voltammetry and electrical impedance spectroscopy of electrodes modified with PEDOT:PSS-reduced graphene oxide composite. In: Intech Open, ISBN: , pp. 1-10 |
2018 | Electrochemical methods to characterize nanomaterial-based transducers for the development of noninvasive glucose sensors. In: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN: 978-3-319-99601-1, pp. 423-439 |
Monograph
2020 | Investigation of electropolymerized carbon-based nanomaterials as electrodes in energy storage devices for improved microbial fuel cell. In: , |