Centre for Water Research

Centre for Water Research

Profile

The Centre for Water Research is an interdisciplinary organisation that brings together knowledge from several disciplines to address water and the environment issues.

Leader

Dr. Aida Isma Mohamad Idris

Team Members

  • Datin Munira Mohammad
  • Ir. Kenneth Yeoh Tiong Kim
  • Ir. Choo Chee Ming
  • Ir. Dr. Lim Mee Wei
  • Dr. Chan Mieow Kee

Projects

Research areas include:

  1. Wastewater treatment and reuse
    • Research advanced technologies for wastewater treatment
    • Explore safe methods for reusing treated wastewater in agriculture and industry
    • Assess the environmental impact of wastewater discharge
  2. Water quality and pollution control
    • Investigate methods for monitoring and improving water quality
    • Develop technologies for treating and purifying polluted water
    • Assess the impact of industrial, agricultural and urban activities on water quality
  3. Water resource management
    • Explore sustainable water resource management strategies
    • Develop models for efficient allocation and distribution of water resources
  4. Cross-disciplinary research
    • Encourage collaboration between scientists, engineers and policymakers
    • Explore interdisciplinary approaches to address complex water challenges

Research Grants

RESEARCH TITLE RESEARCHER FUNDING (RM) EXTERNAL COLLLABORATOR
OPTIMISATION OF AMMONIA OXIDATION PROCESS VIA MACHINE LEARNING CHAN MIEOW KEE, CHOO CHEE MING 100,000 CURTIN UNIVERSITY
MEMBRANE FOULING IN ANOXIC-OXIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS COUPLED WITH ANAEROBIC SIDE STREAM REACTOR SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER AIDA ISMA MOHAMAD IDRIS
MUNIRA MOHAMMAD
CHOO CHEE MING
NUR FATEHA MD NOR
XINGQIANG NING LING BAI		 30,000 SICHUAN UNIVERSITY, CHINA
STUDY OF OVERALL GROWTH EFFECTIVENESS AND ANTIOXIDANT CONTENT OF RED LEAF LETTUCE CULTIVATED IN FISH WASTEWATER HYDROPONIC SYSTEM USING VARIOUS LIGHT QUALITY AND QUANTITY LIM MEE WEI
CHAN MIEOW KEE		 100,000 OMNICARE FARM SDN. BHD.
SURFACE MODIFICATIONS OF TITANATE NANOTUBES (TNTS) USING DIFFERENT CHEMICAL FUNCTIONAL GROUP NAZLINA ZULBADLI
AIDA ISMA MOHAMAD IDRIS		 25,000 NA
FORWARD OSMOSIS FOR CONCENTRATING TROPICAL JUICE AIDA ISMA MOHAMAD IDRIS
MUNIRA MOHAMMAD		 100,000 UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
AMMONIA REMOVAL USING NANOTECHNOLOGY APPROACH CHAN MIEOW KEE
TEE YI SHEN
KENNETH YEOH TIONG KIM
JAMAIATUL LAILA MOHD JAIS		 500,000 INDAH WATER KONSORTIUM