Wishing every day of the new year to be filled with success, happiness and prosperity.
Quoting the 2019 NEW YEAR ADDRESS BY THE VICE CHANCELLOR of UTM, Prof. Datuk Ir. Dr. Wahid Omar, “What is needed is a continuous effort that is persistent and sincere that will lead us to more successes. This is the opportunity that we need to seize while stepping into the new year 2019.”
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
TriPreM is pleased to welcome 3 Professors of their respective field to the laboratory on 18 December 2018.
The distinguished guests are:
On 11th February 2015, TriPreM received guests from Chosei High School. From a group of 12 students, three students were delegated into TriPreM to present their school projects.
The visit to MJIIT is part of a week-long trip to Malaysia, where the students from Chosei High School visit various schools and tourism spots in Malaysia, exchanging knowledge and experience while broadening their horizons through inter-cultural exposure.
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The students were very impressive in both their presentation skills, and the amount of effort that were put in their projects. TriPreM hopes that the students would continue to work hard to improve themselves even further.
The following is a quote from the description of Chosei High School:
“One of the highlights of Chosei is the Super Science High School (SSH) program, which has been implemented here since 2010. SSH is a designation given to top-performing schools in the sciences by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology in Japan). Students study advanced topics in science. Some students have gone abroad to multiple countries to give scientific presentations and share scientific knowledge.”
The website for Chosei High School may be reached here.
TriPreM was honoured to receive Professor Ikuo Tanabe as visiting professor to Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (2nd October 2014 – 8th October 2014).
The objective of Prof Tanabe’s visit to MJIIT is to plan the establishment of collaboration between MJIIT and Nagaoka University of Technology, in the form of joint research and supervision of post-graduate student. He also reviewed the course content for the Precision Machining/Manufacturing course.
Prof Tanabe attended TriPreM’s rin-koh session for 3rd October 2014, and met with the Head of MPE, Dr Aminuddin Abu.
Prof Ikuo Tanabe with members of TriPreM, in front of MJIIT.
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On his third day of the visit, Prof Tanabe met Deputy Dean Prof Dr Takashi Yamamoto, and gave a public lecture for post-graduate students of IDS and TriPreM (Development of Innovative Tool Using Taguchi-methods).
Prof Tanabe returned to Japan on 8th October 2014.
All prospecting students, both undergraduate and post-graduate, are invited to attend a public lecture from a world-renowned tribologist. Details are as follows.
Lecture: Applying Microfabrication Technologies to Tribology Study
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Yasuhisa Ando, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Abstract: Recently, progress in micro/nano-tribology has grown considerably due to technologies on SPMs, including AFM (atomic force microscope), FFM (friction force microscope). There are, however, limitations in SPM. For example, there are no alternative to a piezoelectric actuator for the scanning device, and friction force can be only detected by torsion of the cantilever. Thus, micro-fabrication technologies were applied to enhance the potential of SPM for tribology study. In this presentation, the author introduces two kinds of micro devices in order to improve SPM measurement; FIB processed micro-cantilevers, micro lateral force sensors and three-dimensional (3D) micro stages. In addition, two kinds of micro/nano patterning for studying tribological properties will be introduced; periodic asperity arrays and nano-stripes.
Date: 1st August 2013
Time: 2.30pm
Venue: Mechanical Precision Laboratory, Level 4, MJIIT Building, UTM Kuala Lumpur, 54100 Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur
TriPreM pleased to welcome the visiting professors:
Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Associate Professor, Ph.D, Kyushu University.
Takahiro Hatano, Associate Professor, Ph.D, The University of Tokyo.
Yoshinori Sawae, Professor, Ph.D, Kyushu University.
Biography of Visiting Professors
Prof. Tetsuo Yamaguchi is an associate professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. He specializes in the fields of Tribology of Soft – Matter Physics.
Prof. Takahiro Hatano is an associate professor at Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. He specializes in the fields of Tribology of Geoscience.
Prof. Yoshinori Sawae is a professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. He specializes in the fields of Tribology of Bioscience.
Taking this opportunity, there will be a seminar and public lecture given by the visiting professor scheduled as below:
Wednesday 20th March 2013, TriPreM seminar
Venue: Meeting Room 2, Level 2, MJIIT Building.
Morning Session 10:00 to 12:00, Presentations by the visiting professors on their research activities.
Afternoon Session 14:00 to 16:00, Presentations by TriPreM members on their research activities.
Thursday 21th March 2013, Public Lecture
Venue: Dewan Jumaah, UTM Kuala Lumpur, 54100 Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 14:30 to 16:00
Speaker:
1.Kanao Fukuda, Professor, Ph.D.
2.Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
3.Takahiro Hatano, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
4.Yoshinori Sawae, Professor, Ph.D.
Topic: Tribology, Where Engineering Meets Science