Name: Irfan Bin Abd Rahim Date of Birth: 16 April 1977 Designation: Lecturer. Phone No : +60195186139, Fax No: +6049885034 E-mail: irfanrahim@unimap.edu.my Web: http://cegeogtech.unimap.edu.my/index.php/expertise-groups/gdmgreentiger/ Address: School of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Main Campus, Jalan Arau-Changlun, 02600 Arau, Perlis. MALAYSIA Education Background 1. Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang Selangor. 2006 2. Bachelor (BEng) of Mechanical Engineering (Hons.), Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (KUiTHO), Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor. 2002 3. Diploma Mechanical Engineering, Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (Polimas) Jitra, Kedah. 1998 Professional Memberships 1. Graduate Member, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), 82606R. 17 January 2013 2. Graduate Member, The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), G 47638. 16 April 2011 Working Experiences 1. Research Assistant (RA), Unit Aero-Termodinamik, Jabatan Kejuruteraan Aeroangkasa, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang Selangor. July 2003 - Nov 2005 2. Lab Demonstrator KEE 3011 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering Jabatan Kejuruteraan Aeroangkasa, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang Selangor. July 2005 - Nov 2005 3. Research Assistant (RA), Jabatan Kejuruteraan Kimia dan Sekitaran, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang Selangor. Sept. 2005 - Nov 2005 4. Lab Demonstrator KAA 3516 - Material and Aircraft Structure, Jabatan Kejuruteraan Aeroangkasa, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang Selangor. Dis 2005 - Jan 2006 5. Research Assistant (RA), Jabatan Kejuruteraan Komputer dan Komunikasi, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang Selangor. Dis 2005 - Jan 2006 6. Tutor (DA41) Department Plan and Automotive Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (FKMP), Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussien Onn (UTHM), Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor. Feb 2006 - Jun 2006 7. Lecturer, School of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Pauh Putra Arau, Perlis. August 2006 until now. 1
Grants Acquired 1. Title : Design and Development of Thermoacoustic Refrigerator for Air Conditional Awarded : UniMAP Short Term Grant (STG) 9001-00382 Amount : RM 12,000 Duration : Januari 2008 - Jun 2009 Main Researcher : Irfan bin Abd Rahim Member : Prof Dr Zaki bin Ab Muin 2. Title : Theoretical Study of Waste Heat Oscillation for Thermoacoustic Piezoelectric Prime Mover Awarded : Fundamental Research Grant (FRGS) Ministry of Education Higher Education (KPM) and Ministry of Energy, Telecomunication and Environment (KeTTHA) (FRGS-KeTTHA) 9003-00352 Amount : RM 42,400 Duration : 12 July 2012-11 July 2014 Main Researcher : Irfan bin Abd Rahim Member : Prof Dr Zaki bin Ab Muin 3. Title : Fundamental Study of Thermoacaoustic Effect on Stack Materials and Sound Waves Awarded : Fundamental Research Grant (FRGS) Ministry of Education Higher Education (KPM) (FRGS) 9003-00321 Amount : RM 45,200 Duration : 26 Mac 2012-24 Sept 2014 Main Researcher : Mokhtar bin Salleh Member : Irfan bin Abd Rahim 4. Title: Skill Development in Product Design Engineering. Awarded by: National Special Grant: 9004-00035. Amount: RM 30,000. Research Member: Irfan Bin Abd. Rahim. Co-Researchers: Mohd Nasir Mat Saad, Professor Dr. Kamaruddin Hussin, Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah, Mohamed Faisol Bin Mohamed Nor, Mohd. Hazwan Hussin, Mohd. Fathullah Ghazli@Ghazali, Irfan Abd. Rahim, Norshah Afizi Shuaib. Duration: April 2013 April 2016. 5. Title: Design and Development Automated Bottle Filling and Capping System Awarded by: Ministry of Education Higher Education (KPM)- Demand Driven Innovation Project by Public Private Research Network (PPRN)Grant No. 9002-00041. Company : Syarikat Gah Global Enterprise, (SA0003541-A), N0 3-905 Jalan Matahari U5/117 Block 3, Seksyen U5, 4170 Shah Alam, Selangor. Amount: RM 48,000. Duration: 1 Jan 2016-30 September 2016 6. Title: Design and Development Low Pressure Boiler for Ultra High Temperature for Dadih and Milk Industries. Demand Driven Innovation Project by Public Private Research Network (PPRN) Awarded by: Ministry of Education Higher Education (KPM) Grant No. 9002-00055. Company : Syarikat Faza Marketing (RA0026743-X)No 15F (HQ) Kg. Behor Lateh Jalan Kuala Perlis, 02000 Kuala Perlis, Perlis. Amount: RM 49,350. Duration: 15 July 2017-30 April 2018 2
Research Awards and Medals (International) 1. Special Award, Honor of Invention from World Invention Intelectual Property Associations (WIIPA), H2E Charger, Thailand Inventors Day 2015, 2-5 February 2015, Thailand. 2. Silver Medal, H2E Charger Thailand Inventors Day 2015, 2-5 February 2015, Thailand. 3. Leading Innovation Award from International Intelectual Property Netwrok Forum, (GSM X1 Smart Home Automation System) Thailand Inventors Day 2015, 2-5 February 2015, Thailand. 4. Silver Medal. (GSM X1 Smart Home Automation System)Thailand Inventors Day 2015, 2-5 February 2015, Thailand. 5. Gold Medal. (A new Innovation of Fire Alarm System) European Exhibition Of Creativity And Innovation (EUROINVENT), 14-16 May 2015,Lasi, Romania. Muhamad Farizuan Bin Rosli, Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim, Irfan Bin Abd Rahim, Badrul Azmi Abdul Holed, Mohd. Nasir Mat Saad, Amarul Talip, Mohd Khairul Fadzly Bin Abu Bakar, Mohd 6. Special Award from Korea Invention News in Euroinvent (A new Innovation of Fire Alarm System). European Exhibition of Creativity And Innovation (EUROINVENT) 14-16 May 2015, Lasi, Romania Muhamad Farizuan Bin Rosli, Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim, Irfan Bin Abd Rahim, Badrul Azmi Abdul Holed, Mohd. Nasir Mat Saad, Amarul Talip, Mohd Khairul Fadzly Bin Abu Bakar, Mohd 7. Gold Medal (A New Design of Thermoacoustic Energy Converter-WH2E). European Exhibition of Creativity And Innovation (EUROINVENT) 14-16 May 2015, Lasi, Romania Irfan Bin Abd Rahim. 8. Special Award from Korea Invention News in Euroinvent.(A New Design of Thermoacoustic Energy Converter-WH2E). European Exhibition of Creativity And Innovation (EUROINVENT) 14-16 May 2015, Lasi, Romania Irfan Bin Abd Rahim. 9. Special Award from "Gheorghe Asachi"-Technical University of Iasi (A New Design of Thermoacoustic Energy Converter-WH2E). European Exhibition of Creativity And Innovation (EUROINVENT) 14-16 May 2015, Lasi, Romania Irfan Bin Abd Rahim. 3
10. Gold Medal (Roadside Wind & Pressure Energy Harvester)European Exhibition of Creativity And Innovation (EUROINVENT) 14-16 May 2015, Lasi, Romania Norshah Afizi Shuaib, Muhamad Farizuan Bin Rosli, Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim, Irfan Bin Abd Rahim, Badrul Azmi Abdul Holed, Mohd. Nasir Mat Saad, Amarul Talip, Mohd Khairul Fadzly Bin Abu Bakar, Mohd Effendi Bin Muhammad Suandi, Mohd Sazli Saad 11. Silver Medal. (GSM Temperature Alert System to Detect Human Body Temperature) (EUROINVENT) 14-16 May 2015, Lasi, Romania Mohd Khairul Fadzly Bin Abu Bakar, Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim, Muhamad Farizuan Bin Rosli, 12. Gold Medal. (The New Invention of Alarm, Reminder, Locking (ARL) Security System) 40 th International Invention Show (INOVA) 2015, 5-7 November 2015, Karlovac, Croatia. Mohd Effendi Bin Muhammad Suandi, Mohd Sazli Saad, Mohd Khairul Fadzly Bin Abu Bakar, Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim, Mohd. Nasir Mat Saad, Amarul Talip, Irfan Bin Abd Rahim, Badrul Azmi Abdul Holed, Muhamad Farizuan Bin Rosli, Norshah Afizi Shuaib 13. Gold Medal (A New Design of Thermoacoustic Energy Converter WH2E)IPITEX 2016 Bangkok International Intellectual Property, Invention, Innovation and Technology Exposition BITEX, Thailand, 2-6 Feb 2016 Irfan bin Abd Rahim, Mohd Zarhamdy Md Zain, Norzelawati Asmuin Research Awards and Medals (National) 1. Silver Medal & CIIS Taiwan Special Award, Design & Development of Automated UHT Boiler for Dadih & Milk -CEGeoGTech UniMAP and School of Manufacturing Engineering- Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE 2018) 22-24 March 2018 Muhamad Farizuan Bin Rosli, Irfan Bin Abd Rahim, Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim, Mohd. Nasir Mat Saad, Amarul Talip, Mohd Khairul Fadzly Bin Abu Bakar, Mohd Effendi Bin Muhammad Suandi 2. Silver Medal - A New Method Energy Harvested from Waste Heat to Sound using a Linear Alternator. CEGeoGTech UniMAP and School of Manufacturing Engineering- Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE 2017) 16-18 Feb 2017 PWTC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Irfan Abd Rahim, Mohd Zarhamdy Md zain, Norzelawati Asmuin, Mohd Sazli Saaad 3. Gold Medal - A new method energy harvested from waste heat to sound using a linear Alternator. School of Manufacturing Engineering and CEGeoGTech UniMAP - UniMAP Researcher Expo 2016 Irfan Bin Abd Rahim,Badrul Azmi Abdul Holed, Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim, Muhamad Farizuan Bin Rosli, Mohd Sazli Saad, Mohd. Nasir Mat Saad, Amarul Talip, Mohd Khairul Fadzly Bin Abu Bakar, Mohd Effendi Bin Muhammad Suandi 4. Gold Dried Chilli Seeds Separating Machine V2 (DCSSM V2), Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2015, 12-14 Februari 2015 PWTC Kuala Lumpur Badrul Azmi Abdul Holed, Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim, Muhamad Farizuan Bin Rosli, Irfan Bin Abd Rahim, Mohd Sazli Saad, Mohd. Nasir Mat Saad, Amarul Talip, Mohd Khairul Fadzly Bin Abu Bakar, Mohd Effendi Bin Muhammad Suandi. 4
5. Bronze Medal Award Automation on Hacthing Machine for Small Farming Industry, Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2011. Zaki Ab. Muin, Irfan Abd Rahim, Mohd Nor Ismail Mohammad, Zulkifli Hussein 6. Gold Medal Award, Automation on Hacthing Machine for Small Farming Industry, UniMAP Researcher Expo 2010. Zaki Ab. Muin, Irfan Abd Rahim, Mohd Nor Ismail Mohammad, Zulkifli Hussein Publications (Non-Indexed) 1. Jaafar A.A., Abu Talib A.R., Mokhtar A.S., Abd.Rahim I., Arora P.R., and Megat Ahmad M.M.H.,(2005). "Combined Experimental and Numerical Investigation on a Film Cooling Flow over a Flat Surface". Proceedings, National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Kuala Lumpur. 2. A.R Abu Talib1, A.A Jaafar, A.S Mokhtar, I. Abd. Rahim and M.S Abdul Karim, (2006). "Effects of blowing ratio on the heat transfer coefficient distribution downstream of a single film cooling hole". Federation Engineering International Islamic Country, Seminar on Engineering and Technology.(International Journal- No Citation) 3. M.A.H. Mohamad, S.Basri, I.Abd. Rahim and M.Mohamad, (2006). "An ausm-based third-order compact scheme for solving euler equations". Federation Engineering International Islamic Country, Seminar on Engineering and Technology. (International Journal- No Citation) 4. A.A. Jaafar1, A.R. Abu Talib, I. Abdul Rahim, M.N. Fillipski and S.M. Sapuan, (2006). "Development of a testing facility for modelling cooling technique".federation Engineering International Islamic Country, Seminar on Engineering and Technology. (International Journal- No Citation) 5. R. Usubamatov, S. Hussain, H. Yee Nean, F. Hamid Mohd and I. Abdul Rahim, (2008). "Labour and Industrial Productivity in Improving Economical Development, Proceedings of International Conference on the Roles of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Engineering, ICOHSE. Publications (Scopus Indexed) 1. Normah M.G., Irfan A.R., Koh K.S., Manet A. and Zaki Ab.M. "Investigation of a portable standing wave thermoacoustic heat engine", Procedia Engineering, ElSevier 56 ( 2013 ) 829 834 2. Normah M.G., Irfan A. R, Quenet T. and Zaki Ab.M. "Investigation of the Velocity Profiles in a Ninety-Degree Curved Standing Wave Resonator with Particle Image Velocimetry", Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 388 (2013) pp 8-12 3. Irfan A.R., Mohd Zarhamdy M. Z,. and Nor Zelawati A., "Study on Energy Converter from Waste Heat of Automobile Engine", Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 663 (2014) pp 317-321 4. Irfan A. R., Mohd Saidin Ab.W., Mohd. Zubir Y. and Mohd. Zarhamdy M.Z., "Investigation performance of heat exchanger on thermoacoustic heat engine for harvesting a waste heat", Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 465-466 (2014) pp 1262-1266 5. Irfan A.R, Mohd Zarhamdy M. Z, Nor Zelawati A. and Mohd Sazli M.S. "Determination Performance of Thermoacoustic Heat Engine Simulation by Delta EC Software", Key Engineering Materials Vol 660 (2015) pp 311-316 6. Mohd Sazli S., Hishamuddin J., Intan Zaurah M. D., and Irfan A.R., "Experimental Study of Active Vibration Control of a Flexible Beam System Using Iterative Learning Algorithm", Key Engineering Materials Vol 660 (2015) pp 356-360 5
Book Publications 1. Amarul Talip, Mohd Sazli Saad, Irfan Abdul Rahim, Mohd Fathullah Ghazali@Ghazli, Mohd Khairul Fadzly Abu Bakar, Nur Ismalina Haris, Asas teknologi Elektrik untuk Pelajar Mekanikal, UniMAP, 2015, ISBN 978-967-0922-09-6 2. Mohd Khairul Fadzly Abu Bakar, Mohd Nasir Mat Saat, Shayfull Zamree Abd Rahim, Irfan Abd Rahim & Norshah Afizi Shuaib, Asas Sistem Pneumatik dan Hidraulik, 2015, ISBN 978-967-0922-10-2 Other Involvements 1. Committee Member, The 3rd International Conference on Green Design and Manufacture (IConGDM) 2017, 29-30 April 2017, Krabi, Thailand. 2. Committee Member, The 4th International Conference on Green Design and Manufacture (IConGDM) 2018, 29-30 April 2018, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. 3. Committee Member of Formula UniMAP 2013, UniMAP International Circuit, 13-15 September 2013. Industrial Exposure/Consultantcy 1. Design and Development Power Plant Simulator for Maju Naka Biomass Plant Sdn Bhd with Center of Excellence (COE) Renewable Energy, School of Electrical Engineering and School Manufacturing Engineering Mei 2018 until now Supervisor : Ir. Zaki bin Anhar (Executive Director IFME Consultant) 2. Design and Development Low Pressure Boiler for Ultra High Temperature for Dadih and Milk Industries. Company: Syarikat Faza Marketing (RA0026743-X)No 15F (HQ) Kg. Behor Lateh Jalan Kuala Perlis, 02000 Kuala Perlis, Perlis. Supervisor : Ir Dr Norshah Hafiz bin Shuaib (Executive Director / Chief Technical Officer at MTC Group) 3. Design and Development Automated Bottle Filling and Capping System Company : Syarikat Gah Global Enterprise, (SA0003541-A), N0 3-905 Jalan Matahari U5/117 Block 3, Seksyen U5, 4170 Shah Alam, Selangor. Supervisor : Ir Nik Ahmad Faris (Head Deparment of Mechanical Engineering, POLIMAS) 4. Design and Analysis Cooling System for FRUITENIA Industry, Jejawi, Perlis 2008 UniMAP. Degree Thesis on The Design and Analysis Performance. Supervisor : Prof Dr Zaki bin Ab. Muin (School of Manufacturing Engineering, UniMAP) 5. Facilitator on Industrial Skill Enhancement Program (INSEP) 2006 KUiTTHO. Field :Technology in Power Plant. Supervisor : Prof Dr Sulaiman bin Hassan (Faculty Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering UTHM) 6. Experimental Work Heat Flux Measurement on Gas Turbine Engine Casing Collaboration work Roll-Royse Gas Turbine Engine, Oxford University UK and UPM 2006. Supervisor : Ir. Prof Dr. Abd Rahim bin Abdul Mutalib (Aerospace Engineering, UPM) 6