KUALA NERUS—A team of UMT researchers won a Special Award, two Gold medals, and a Silver medal at the Seoul International Invention Fair 2018 (SIIF’18) that took place 9 December in Coex,Seoul.

The Special Award was won by Dr Md Uwaisulqarni Osman, lecturer from the School of Fundamental Science, through his product Synthetic Conductive Polymer.

Synthetic Conductive Polymer was made of biodegradable thin chitosan films that were lightweight, cost effective and easily produced at laboratories, and capable of conducting electricity, according to Dr Uwaisulqarni.

The mixture had the potential as biodegradable electrolyte in solid form to replace the liquid electrolyte to be used in commercial batteries, he said.

“I hope that the recognition given will create more opportunities for research and development to improve the  so that it can be commercialised,” said Dr Uwaisulqarni.

Gold medal was won by Dr Lee Oon Jew from the Schoolgirl of Fundamental Science while Silver medal by Dr Wan Rafizah Wan Abdullah, from the School of Ocean Engineering.

More than 700 innovative products from 32 countries were showcased at SIIF’18 and juried by a panel of international judges and agencies based on originality, innovativeness and potential for commercialisation.

The fair provided a platform for researchers to set up collaboration with external agencies to help commercialise their products.

Meanwhile UMT Vice Chancellor Professor Dato’ Dr Nor Aieni Mokhtar, when informed of the good news, congratulated the researchers on their success.

The feat certainly would promote UMT and make it more well-known at the global level, she said.

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