CURRICULUM VITAE. Coating and Corrosion Research Alliance for Material and Manufacturing

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE ZALILAH SHARER (SAHIR) Ph.D. (Materials)(Oxford University) M. Sc. (Gas Eng and Management)(Salford University) B. Eng. (Chemical Engineering)(Leeds University) Coating and Corrosion Research Alliance for Material and Manufacturing Official Address: Department of Gas Engineering Faculty of Petroleum and Renewable Energy Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, MALAYSIA PROFILE Zalilah Sharer is a lecturer of Gas Engineering and a researcher at Gas Technology Centre (GASTEG). She received a BEng in Chemical Engineering from University of Leeds, MSc Gas Engineering and Management from University of Salford and PhD in Materials from University of Oxford. Zalilah started off her career in 1998 in one of the top household product manufacturing company as a Production Chemist. She was stationed in a Research and Development Department where she developed her skills in research, management, coordinating and ISO quality documentation. She was responsible for new product launching in terms of product formulation and packaging quality. She was also involved in securing accreditation for ISO 9001 for the company which she was responsible for quality assurance for laboratory practice, product formulation and packaging specification. In year 2000, the company built a new Gas Sulphonation Plant in which she was involved in plant design and assuring quality of the end product. After three years working in the industry she changed her working environment by applying for a post in a higher education institute. She was accepted as a Tutor in Gas Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, UTM Skudai, Johor in year 2001 before went to the UK to further her Master degree in Gas Engineering and Management. She choose to do a research in Pipeline Failure as her Master dissertation and passed successfully before resumed her tenure as a lecture in Gas Engineering Department, FKKKSA in She is attached as a staff and researcher at Gas Technology Centre (GASTEG) which specializes to provide training, accredited courses, seminar and education to related gas industry personnel. She was involved in two projects initiated by Gas Malaysia

2 regarding on Pipeline Failure Project. These projects had triggered her interest to do a PhD study in the area of pipeline failure research. In 2007, she was accepted at the University of Oxford under Professor John Sykes supervision who is an expert in corrosion and chemical metallurgy. Her work involved in testing pipeline and tank external coating systems using electrochemical techniques such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and scanning Kelvin probe (SKP). Her work is able to identify whether paint resistance controls corrosion, or not. She obtained her PhD in 2011 with specialization in coating and corrosion. PERSONAL DETAIL Date / Place of : 24 th January 1975 / Batu Pahat, Johor birth Citizenship : Malaysian Permanent address : 03-08, Blok 16, Taman Desa Kempas, Jalan Desa Kempas 1, Johor Bharu Johor Position : Lecturer zalilah@petroleum.utm.my Phone : Fax : Room : N ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION July 2011 : PhD. (Materials), University of Oxford, UK May 2003 : M.Sc. (Gas Eng & Management), University of Salford, UK July 1998 : B.Eng. (Chemical Engineering), University of Leeds, UK INDUSTRY Sept 1998-Sept 2001: Production Chemist, Southern Lion Sdn. Bhd. Laboratory Incharge ( ) Quality control of the raw materials Maintenance of documentation and laboratory records for ISO accreditation Product development In-charge ( ) Project coordinator of improved existing & new product launch Product formulation and new packaging study Production improvement In-charge ( ) Coordinate & guide production department in their test run Assist production in line trouble shooting

3 New Gas Sulfonation Plant Project (2001) Quality control of the raw feed materials Quality control of the surfactant middle and end products Plant Design team TEACHING Instrumentation Process Engineering Economy Thermodynamic Combustion Engineering and Gas Utilization Energy Balance Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Organometallic Chemistry Combustion and Gas Utilization Laboratory Gas System Laboratory Unit Operation Laboratory Mechanics of Material and Thermodynamic Laboratory SUPERVISION Undergraduate Final Year Project June Apr 2005: A Review on Gas Pipeline Leakage and Corrosion Problem Undergraduate Final Year Design Project Dec 2004 May 2005: Production of 10,000 MTA of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulphonate July 2005 Oct 2005: Production of 50,000 MTA of Sulphuric Acid CONSULTANCY 1. Pipeline Failure Investigation: Perai Industrial Estate, Gas Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Dec May Study on the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Distances, Gas Malaysia Sdn, Bhd., Jan 2006 Jan 2007 THESIS 1. Zalilah Sharer Sahir, Investigation of Protective Mechanisms of Organic Coatings by Thermal Testing and Electrochemical Techniques, PhD. Thesis, University of Oxford 2. Zalilah Sharer Sahir, Fracture Behaviour of Polyethylene Gas Pipeline: A Review of Relevant Study, MSC. Thesis, University of Salford

4 PAPERS Refereed Journals 1. Z. Sharer Sahir, J.M.Sykes, Insight into Protection Mechanisms of Organic Coatings from Thermal Testing with EIS, Progress of Organic Coating (submitted) Conference Paper 2. Z. Sharer Sahir, J.M.Sykes, Insight into Protection Mechanisms of Organic Coatings on Mild Steel, AETOC 2011, Mons, Belgium, April Z. Sharer Sahir, J.M.Sykes, Effect of Temperature on the Impedance Behaviour of Coated Metals in 3% Sodium Chloride Solution, EUROCORR 2010, Moscow Russia, September Z. Sharer Sahir, J.M.Sykes, Exposure Tests on Marine Coating at Elevated Temperature, NACE Corrosion 2010, San Antonio Texas, USA, March 2010 APPOINTMENTS AT NATIONAL/UNIVERSITY/FACULTY 1. Faculty Magazine Committee, FPREE, Committee, New Undergraduate Program for Gas Engineering Department, Treasurer Gas Engineering Department, 7 December Oct Instructor for Gas Fitter III, GASTEG professional courses, Students Academic Advisor- Bachelor of Gas Engineering, Assistant Head of Gas Flow Laboratory, 7 Dec Oct Committee Penyediaan Dokumen Jaminan Kualiti Jabatan Gas, 7 Dec Oct Committee, Pembangunan E-Learning Jabatan Gas, 7 Dec Oct Committee, Silibus & Kurikulum Jabatan Gas, 7 Dec Oct Committee, Pameran dan Promosi Fakulti, 7 Dec Oct Committee, Jamuan Makan Malam FKKKSA, 2 Jan Committee, Industrial Advisor for FKKKSA Program, 20 May Committee, UBRP FKKKSA, 8 Oct 2003 AWARDS 1. NACE Travel Award, San Antonio Texas, USA Mar NACE Britain Travel Award, San Antonio, Texas, USA Mar SLAB Scholarship Award ( ) 4. SLAB Scholarship Award ( ) 5. JPA Scholarship Award ( ) PROFESSIONAL COURSE/SEMINAR/FORUM/TRAINING/CONFERENCE ATTENDED RELATED TO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 1. International Workshop Application of Electrochemical Techniques to Organic Coatings, Mons, Belgium, April DSC & FTIR Training by Polymer Department Technician, FKKKSA, Nov 2010

5 3. The European Corrosion Congress, Moscow, Russia, September st Corrosion Science Symposium and UR Evans Award, Southampton, UK, 1 4 Sept Conference NACE Corrosion 2010, San Antonio, Texas, USA, Mar Conference, Advances in Corrosion Protection by Organic Coating, Christ s College, Cambridge 13th-17th Sept Training on Scanning Electron Microscopy, Materials Laboratory, Oxford University, Jan Workshop on Research Student Skill Toolkit, OUCS, Oxford University, June Training on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Corrosion Laboratory, Oxford University, Mar Training on Scanning Acoustic Microscopy, Corrosion Laboratory, Oxford University, Mar Training on Scanning Kelvin Probe, Corrosion Laboratory, Oxford University, Mar Seminar on Separating Reactors under Cyclic Operation and Waterloo Green Process for Synthetic Detergent, Sept Course on Quantitative Analysis on Research, Jun Workshop on Proposal for Long Term Research Colloboration between Gas Technology Centre (GASTEG) and Gas Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (GMSB), Kayangan Suite, Pulai Spring Resort. 12th Apr Course on Fundamental of Pipeline Engineering, Nov A Short Talk in Steam Turbine Advancement by Dr. Freddy Bakhtar, Aug Conference on Japan-Malaysia Experience on Energy Efficiency for the Process Industry, Dec Workshop on Lego Bomb Calorimeter, Feb Workshop on Pneumatic and Electro-Pneumatic Aug Workshop on Programmable Logic Controller, Sept 2005 PROFESSIONAL COURSE/SEMINAR/FORUM/TRAINING/CONFERENCE ATTENDED RELATED TO TEACHING & LEARNING 1. Workshop on HYSIS Aug Teaching and Learning Colloquium Regional Workshop, Open University Malaysia, May Workshop on Aspen Plus, Sept Workshop on Academic Advisor for New Student Dec Workshop on Teaching with Technology, July Workshop on Batch Process Simulation, Jun Workshop on Book Translation, May Workshop on Learning Outcome, June Workshop on Problem Based Learning and Cooperative Learning, Jun Workshop on Journal Writing, Dec 2004

6 PROFESSIONAL COURSE/SEMINAR/FORUM/TRAINING/CONFERENCE ATTENDED RELATED TO SELF-DEVELOPMENT 1. Workshop on Presentation Skill and Power Point, OUCS, Oxford University, Nov Managing Your Thesis, Research in the Mathematical, Physical & Life Sciences, Oxford University, Oct Workshop on Writing Skill, Research in the Mathematical, Physical & Life Sciences, Oxford University, Sept Time Management for DPhil Student, OUCS, Oxford University, May IELTS Preparation Course, Administration Building UTM, Apr Workshop on Stress Management, Aug 2005 PROFESIONAL MEMBERSHIP National Association Corrosion Engineer, Member, since 2007 COMMUNITY SERVICE Participant of International Coastal Cleanup organized by the Ocean Conservancy & the Body Shop, Pantai Lido, Johor Bharu, Sept 2005 REFEREES Prof. Dr. Ariffin bin Samsuri Dean Faculty of Petroleum and Renewable Energy Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai UTM Johor Bahru Associate Professor Dr. Zainal Zakaria Head of Gas Engineering Department Faculty of Petroleum and Renewable Energy Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai UTM Johor Bahru

CURRICULUM VITEA. B. Sc. Industrial Engineering (Hons: Cum Laude), University of Miami, Florida, U.S.A, 1986

CURRICULUM VITEA. B. Sc. Industrial Engineering (Hons: Cum Laude), University of Miami, Florida, U.S.A, 1986 CURRICULUM VITEA Name Address Adnan Bin Hassan Office Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Faculty of Engineering-Rabigh King Abdulaziz University Rabigh, P.O.Box 344 Rabigh 21911 Saudi Arabia Malaysia Department of