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MMJD Master of Disaster Risk Management
Meet the MDRM Lecturers
Dr. Nurul Zainab binti Along
Senior Lecturer (DS51)/ MDRM Programme Coordinator
Ph.D. (Architecture – Disaster Management)
M.Sc. (Applied Marine Science)
B.Sc. (Aquatic Resource Science Management)
Room No.:
Email: nurulzainab.along@utm.my
Area of Expertise: Disaster Risk Management, Community based Disaster Risk Reduction, Indigenous Local Knowledge
Core Courses:
MMJD1113: Natural Hazards & Integrated Disaster Risk Management
MMJD1263: Disaster Education & Preparedness for Social Resilience
Ts. Dr. Faizah bt Che Ros
Senior Lecturer (DS51)
Ph.D. (Systems Innovation)
M.Eng. (Civil)
B.Eng. (Civil)
Room No.: 04.07.01
Email: crfaizah@utm.my
Personal Website
Google Scholar
Area of Expertise: Flood, Hydrology, Debris Flow, Dam Break, Sediment
Core Course:
MMJD1153: Recovery & Reconstruction Management
Elective Course:
MMJD1223: Flood Forecasting & Hazard Mapping
Dr Khamarrul Azahari bin Razak
Senior Lecturer (DS51)/ DPPC Director
Ph.D. (Remote Sensing)
M.Sc. (Geomatics Engineering)
B.Eng.
Room No.: 6.32.01
Email: khamarrul.kl@utm.my
Area of Expertise: Geohazard & Disaster Risk Reduction, Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment, Landslide Mapping, Sediment-related and Climateinduced Disaster Risk Management, Geospatial & Earth Observation, Multi-Sensory Remotely Sensed Data Analytics, Resilience Strategy, Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction; Disaster Informatics; Disaster Resilient Cities; Risk-Informed Sustainable Development
Core Course:
MMJD1133: Control Measures & Mitigation Planning
Elective Course:
MMJD1234: Geohazard Information for Disaster Risk Assessment
Dr Wan Nurul Mardhiah Wan Mohd Rani
Senior Lecturer (DS52)
Ph.D. Urban Studies
M.Sc. (Built Environment)
B. Urban and Regional Planning
Room No.:
Email: wnurul.kl@utm.my
Area of Expertise: Urban Studies, Sustainability, Sustainable Cities, Climate and Disaster Resilient Cities
Core Course:
MMJD1143: Emergency Response Planning & Communication
Sr. Dr. Shuib bin Rambat
Senior Lecturer (DS52)
Ph.D. (Surveying Engineering)
M.Eng. (Surveying)
B.Eng. (Surveying)
Room No.: 05.19.01
Email: shuibrambat@utm.my
Area of Expertise: Low-Cost Remote Sensing System, GIS, Parallel Processing
Elective Course:
MMJD1123: Disaster Data Management & Forecasting
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aznah binti Nor Anuar
Associate Professor (DS54)/ Deputy Director of Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center
Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering)
M.Eng. (Environmental)
B.Eng. (Environmental)
Room No.: 05.31.01
Email: aznah@utm.my
Personal Website
Google Scholar
Area of Expertise: Water and Wastewater Engineering, Natural and Low Cost Water Supply/Treatment, Engineering Education
Elective Course:
MMJD1223: Flood Forecasting & Hazard Mapping
Research Course:
MMJD1226: Master Project 1
MMJD1376: Master Project 2
Ts. Dr. Abd Halim Md Ali
Senior Lecturer (DS13)/ Head of Malaysia-Japan Advance Research Centre
Ph.D. (Chemical Eng.)
M.Sc. (Environmental Eng.)
B.Sc. (Biological and Agricultural Eng.)
Room No.: 05.15.01
Email: abd.halim@utm.my
Personal Website
Google Scholar
Area of Expertise: Environmental Engineering, Plasma Catalysis, Non-thermal Plasma, Agricultural Waste Management, Safety and Health
Core Course:
MMJD1143: Emergency Response Planning & Communication
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