WORKING EXPERIENCE
Career - At Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) (Formerly known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia)
- Professor 1993 - present
- Associate Professor 1988 - 1992
- Lecturer 1977 - 1987
- Tutor 1976 - 1977
- Deputy Dean,
Teaching - At UPM Degree courses in Fish Pathology/Diseases, since 1977
- Fisheries undergraduate
- Veterinary undergraduate
- Postgraduate Tropical Fish Health Programme
- Short courses for fish farmers, Fish. and Vet.
Teaching - As an invited resource person
In Brunei, India, Indonesia and the Philippines
Established & coordinated postgraduate program in Tropical Fish health (1988-1994).
Procured funds from International Development Research centre Canada and Network of Aquaculture centres in Asia to sponsor 27 students from 11 countries in Asia
Supervising Postgraduate Students.
Considerable experience in supervising postgraduate students. Was the main supervisor for 10 masters and five doctorate students who have successfully completed their degrees and currently the main supervisor fo
Transfer of Technology .
Played an active role in establishing the new centre of Innovation and Commercialisation and formed policy guidelines. As director of the University Centre I was involved in evaluation of R&D technologies for patent filing
Coordination - Asian Fish Health Network (1988-1995)
Project sponsored by International Development Research Centre of Canada (IDRC). Responsible for monitoring research on fish health and organizing workshops, training courses and seminars for mem
Formation of Malaysian Fisheries Society.
Played key role in the formation of the MFS and has been the president for various terms.
Chairman of the organising committees
Asian Fisheries Society Fish Health Section
Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture I (1990 - Bali, Indonesia) and II (1993 - Phuket, Thailand).
Chairman of the organising committees
Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science
Seminars related to fish diseases, under sponsorship of IDRC, Canada.
Editor
Asian Fisheries Society Fish Health Section Newsletter. 1987-1995.
Scientific Advisor
to the International Foundation for Science since 1994.
Member, Board of Trustees of WorldFish Center (formerly International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM. Also played a key role in negotiations with the Malaysian Government to provide headquarter site for the WorldFish Center
Consultant: International Development Research Centres (IDRC)
- Consultant for monitoring IDRC funded regional fish health projects in Southeast Asia. 1980 - 1988.
- Resource person for training course in fish pathology. 1990, Bogor, Indonesia.
Consultant: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Shrimp Health Expert for FAO mission to Iran 1998.
- International Consultant on Fish Health Management Indonesia - 2003
Consultant: Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia Pacific (NACA)
Resource person for Workshop on Relationship between EUS and the Environment. 1989, Bangkok.
Consultant: Department of Fisheries, Brunei.
Resource person for the training programme in fish health and advisor on fish disease control in Brunei. 1992 & 1994.
Consultant: Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Technical Advisory Services for Fisheries Products in the Asia and Pacific Region (INFOFISH)
Resource person for workshop on Aquaculture and Value Addition. 1993, Sri Lanka.
Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR)
Review of ACIAR Project Improving fish production in freshwater aquaculture and in estuaries by reducing losses due to epizootic ulcerative syndrome. 1996.
Consultant: ICLARM - The World Fish Center
Science & Government Liaison Advisor - 2003
Consultant: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Consultant on Fish Health Management Indonesia - 2003.
Consultant: University of Stirling/Commonwealth Secretariat
Consultant on Fish Health Management Brunei - 2003.
Consultant: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Invited Speaker "Funding Knowledge Led Growth" - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 2007
- Evaluate Moroccan Strategy Torwards Innovation & lecture on The Development of Innovation : The Malaysia
COMMITTEE
Malaysian Fisheries Society (Council Member 2001 - 2003)
Asian Fisheries Society (Council member 1998 - 2001 )
Malaysian Fisheries Society (Council Member 1996 - 1997 )
Asian Fisheries Society (President 1995 - 1998)
Asian Fisheries Society (Vice President 1993 - 1995 )
Malaysian Fisheries Society President (1993 - 1995 )
Malaysian Fisheries Society President ( 1990 - 1991 )
Malaysian Fisheries Society (Vice President 1988 - 1989 )
Malaysian Fisheries Society (Vice President 1988 - 1989 )
Malaysian Fisheries Society ( Founder President 1987)
Malaysian Fisheries Society President (1987 - 1988 )
Asian Fisheries Society (Member since 1986)
AWARD AND ACHIEVEMENT
Royal Award
Conferred the award Darjah Kebesaran Dato Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (DSIS)
Invention Exhibition, Pittsburgh, USA
2 Silver Medals (Science and Food Category)
Innovative Excellence
Vice Chancellor Fellowship
Award Excellence in Research 2002
Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions
New Techniques and Products (Bronze Medal)
Board of Trustees Award
International Center for Aquatic Living Resource Management -The WorldFish Center
World Intellectual Property Organisation
Gold Medal Award (Outstanding Inventor)
ITEX 2000
Malaysian Invention and Design Society
Gold Medal Award (Overall Best Invention)
ITEX 2000
P. Kandiah Award (Gold Medal)
Drafting of Patent Specification
ITEX 2000
First Prize (Best invention)
UPM Invention and Research Exhibition 2000
Listed in :
- Who`s Who in Asia and the Pacific Nations
- Who`s who in Malaysia and Singapore
- Who`s who in ASEAN
- Who`s Who in INDO-ASEAN
- Reference Asia: Asia`s Who`s Who of Men & Women of Achievement
- Who`s Who Asian/American