Awards / Honors
[2019] Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE)
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Awarded to the Civil & Structural Engineering Technical Division for being the 2nd Runner-Up in the Best Technical Division Award for the year 2018
(Committee Member of C&S TD for the 2018/2019 Session)
[2018] Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
[2018] Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE)
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Awarded to the Civil & Structural Engineering Technical Division for being the 2nd Runner-Up in the Best Technical Division Award for the year 2017
(Committee Member of C&S TD for the 2017/2018 Session)
[2017] Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE)
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Awarded to the Civil & Structural Engineering Technical Division for being the 1st Runner-Up in the Best Technical Division Award for the year 2016
(Committee Member of C&S TD for the 2016/2017 Session)
[2016] Best Paper Award at the 13th International Conference on Concrete Engineering and Technology 2016 (CONCET2016)
31 May – 2 June 2016, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Awarded for the paper titled “Manufacturing of Ultra High-Performance Cementitious Composite incorporating Carbon Nanotubes under Normal Curing Conditions”, authored by J. G. L. Lim, S. N. Raman, R. Hamid, F. C Lai & M. F. M. Zain Role: Corresponding Author, Presenter & Project Principal Investigator
[2015] Best Presentation Award at the 7th Asia Pacific Young Researchers and Graduates Symposium 2015 (YRGS2015)
20-21 August 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Awarded to Masoud Abedini for the paper titled “Numerical Analysis of the Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Columns subjected to Blast Loading”, authored by M. Abedini, S. N. Raman & A. A. Mutalib
Role: Research Supervisor & Project Co-Investigator
[2015] Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE)
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Awarded to the Civil & Structural Engineering Technical Division for being the 1st Runner-Up in the Best Technical Division Award for the year 2014
(Committee Member of C&S TD for the 2014/2015 Session)
[2014] Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
[2014] Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE)
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Awarded to the Civil & Structural Engineering Technical Division for being 2nd in the Best Technical Division Award for the year 2013
(Committee Member of C&S TD for the 2013/2014 Session)
[2014] Gold Medal & Special Mention at the Future Scientists Conference 2014
24-26 June 2014, Bangi, Malaysia
Awarded to Amir Fikri Bin Abdull Khalil for the project on the “Effect of Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) on the Strength Characteristics of Ultra High-Performance Concrete (UHPC)”
Role: Research Supervisor & Project Principal Investigator
[2013] UKM Research Award
8th UKM Innovation Award Ceremony, 26 June 2013, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Awarded to the Sustainable Construction Materials and Building Systems (SUCOMBS) Research Group as the Recipient of the UKM Research Award (for Group Research)
[2009] WE & CHH Cook Memorial Fund
Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia
[2008] Best Poster Award (Stream B – Civil & Structural Engineering)
2008 Civil & Environmental Engineering Postgraduate Conference
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia
[2007] KPT/UKM SLAI Scholarship Award
Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia & Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
[2007] Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE)
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Awarded to the Civil & Structural Engineering Technical Division for being Third in the Best Technical Division Award for the year 2006
(Committee Member of C&S TD for the 2006/2007 Session)
[2006] Silver Award, The 17th International Invention, Innovation, Industrial Design & Technology Exhibition 2006
For the invention/innovation of “High Strength High Performance Rice Husk Ash Concrete” (with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hilmi Bin Mahmud)
[2006] Silver Medal, Malaysian Technology Expo 2006
For the invention/innovation of “High-Strength Concrete Incorporating Rice Husk Ash”
(with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hilmi Bin Mahmud & Koay Yew Chin)
[2005] Excellent Service Certificate
University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[2004] Excellent Service Certificate
University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[1999] EMKAY Award
(Best Undergraduate Dissertation)
Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
[1999] Excellent Student Award
Perwakilan Agama Hindu (Hindu Student’s Representation), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
[1999] Dean’s Award
(Semester 2, Session 1998/1999)
Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
[1998] Dean’s Award
(Semester 1, Session 1998/1999)
Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia