Curtin Malaysia among five finalists vying for IChemE Malaysia Awards
MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia ( Curtin Malaysia) is among the five finalists in the inaugural category for Student Chapter for The Institution of Chemical Engineers Malaysia Awards ( IChemE Malaysia Awards) 2018
The other finalists are HeriotWatt University Malaysia, Monash University Malaysia, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman ( UTAR) and Universiti Teknologi Petronas.
The Institution of Chemical Engineers ( IChemE) Malaysia when announcing the 2018 finalists for the category said it was to recognise significant achievements by chemical engineering students’ chapter projects or teams in Malaysia
“The Student Chapter initiative was introduced to provide a platform for universities in Malaysia to promote the latest developments in the profession amongst chemical engineering students and provide professional networking opportunities,” said Curtin Malaysia in a press statement yesterday.
A total of 38 entries are vying for trophies for excellence in chemical and process engineering. The winners will receive their prizes on Oct 15 at the InterContinental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
Winners of the IChemE Malaysia Awards will automatically be entered into corresponding categories at the IChemE Global Awards to be held in Manchester, United Kingdom on Nov 1. Winners of the Global Awards are eligible for the overall Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemical and Process Engineering.
Curtin Malaysia pro vicechancellor, president and chief executive Professor Jim Mienczakowski said that an IChemE Student Chapter Award would be a welcome addition to the best student chapter awards the university has already won internationally, including the Society of Petroleum Engineer’s ( SPE) Gold Standard Student Chapter Award in 2014 and 2016.
Curtin Malaysia also won the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers’ ( IEEE) Region 10 Larry K. Wilson Exemplary Student Branch Award in 2014 and Outstanding Student Branch Award in 2016.
Curtin Malaysia won the IChemE, United Kingdom’s prestigious McNab Medal for Excellence in Design in 2007, being the first and only Malaysian university to do so. In 2014, Curtin Malaysia was conferred IChemE Malaysia’s Award for Innovation and Excellence.
Chemical engineering at Curtin Malaysia extends beyond its chemical engineering programme as chemical engineering elements are also to be found in its petroleum engineering and environmental engineering programmes.
Curtin Malaysia has the distinction of being the only university in East Malaysia to be recognised with a Tier 5: Excellent rating in the D-SETARA rating system for its engineering programmes.
Globally, Curtin University is ranked as a top 50 university for chemical engineering in ShanghaiRanking’s Global Rankings of Academic Subjects 2018 and top 100 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018-19.
In the institutional rankings, it is ranked in the top one per cent of universities in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2017.
The IChemE Malaysia Awards celebrate excellence, innovation and achievement in the chemical, process and biochemical industries. For more information on the Awards, visit www.icheme. org/malaysiaawards.