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Ahmad Zahirani Bin Ahmad Azhar

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Materials and Mineral Engineering) - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Master of Science in Materials Enginnering - Masters Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Bachelor in Materials Engineering - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Ahmad Zahirani Bin Ahmad Azhar (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING

Other's position:

Head, Kulliyyah of Engineering


zahirani@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Dr. Ahmad Zahirani Ahmad Azhar, graduated with a Bachelor of Materials Engineering (Hons) degree and M.Sc in Materials Engineering from University Science Malaysia in 2007 and 2008, respectively. He subsequently worked in Intel Technology Sdn. Bhd. as a Quality and Reliability Engineer after his M. Sc graduation.
In 2009, he continued his Ph.D studies and graduated in 2013, with a Ph.D from University Science Malaysia. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor in Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM.


Area of Specialisation


  • Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Engineering Materials ~ Ceramics
  • Natural Science ~ Material Sciences ~ Advanced Materials ~ Ceramics
  • Natural Science ~ Material Sciences ~ Advanced Materials ~ Ceramics


Teaching Responsibilities


CAD AND SIMULATION 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
Ceramics 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
CERAMICS AND GLASSES 2018/2019 2016/2017 2015/2016
CERAMICS PROCESSING 2014/2015
COMPUTER AIDED DRAWING 2023/2024
ELECTROCERAMICS 2015/2016
Electronic Packaging 2019/2020
ENGINEERING DRAWING 2023/2024 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017
ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT 2019/2020 2018/2019
ENGINEERING MATERIALS 2013/2014
FAILURE ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS 2016/2017
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2023/2024 2022/2023 2019/2020
FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING 2016/2017
HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER 2023/2024 2022/2023
INTEGRATED DESIGN PROJECT 2014/2015 2013/2014
MATERIALS ENGINEERING LAB 1 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
MATERIALS ENGINEERING LAB I 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
MATERIALS ENGINEERING LAB IV 2013/2014
MATERIALS FLUID DYNAMICS 2021/2022
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2014/2015 2013/2014
PROJECT & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 2022/2023
PROJECT I 2018/2019 2017/2018
PROJECT II 2014/2015
TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2022/2023
THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS 2015/2016
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2023/2024 2022/2023
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2023/2024 2022/2023


Supervision


Synthesis And Characterization Of Hybrid Nanofluids From Magnetite And Gold Nanoparticles.
Ph.D Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
Investigation On The Effectiveness Of Diamond Reinforcement In Strenghthening Porous Aluminium.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Effect Of Binder On Microstructural And Mechanical Performance Of Cutting Tools Made Of Zirconia-Toughened Alumina With Infused Carbon From Empty Fruit Bunch .
Master Completed 2023 Co-supervisor
The Effect Of Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes (Mwcnts) Addition On The Physical Properties, Ardness And Toughness Of Zta-Mgo Cutting Tool.
Master Completed 2021 Co-supervisor
Preparation And Characterization Of Biopolymer Based On Mango Seed Starch.
Master Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
Harvesting Electricity From Agrowaste Using Biofuel Cell.
Master Completed 2017 Main Supervisor
Improving The Bees Algorithm For Large Scale Optimization Problem.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2022 - 2023 Belajar dan berinovasi bersama konsep 3C (Cakna, Cipta dan Cartakan) untuk pembangunan kelestarian Setempat (Gombak Utara)
2020 - 2022 Characterisation of Mechanical and Structural Properties of 3D Printed Metal Composite via Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
2020 - 2021 Design and Development of New Food Holder for Food Packaging Using 3D Printing Technology
2019 - 2023 Enhanced static and dynamic mechanical performance of Zirconia-Toughened Alumina infused with empty fruit bunch-derived solid carbon via chemical vapor infiltration technique for dual-use technologies
2018 - 2022 Environmental-friendly durable concrete bricks made with waste for sustainable construction with utilizing waste materials from Dalia Industries.
2017 - 2021 Properties improvement of ZTA-TiO2-Cr2O3 cutting insert through the optimization of powder compaction process
2016 - 2019 Performance Evaluation on Newly Developed ZTA Based Ceramic Cutting Tool for High Speed Machining Process
2015 - 2018 Surface Coating of Duplex Stainless Steel Using Nitriding and TIG Torch Melting Techniques - A Comparative Study
2015 - 2018 Development of Ceramic Membranes from Halal Sources Material for Removal of CO2 from Biogas Plant
2014 - 2018 Fundamental Mechanism and Activation of Nanoadd Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA) Cutting Insert via the Addition of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) for Machining Super Alloy Inconel 718
2014 - 2019 Enhancing Tool Life with the Development of Silicon Nitride based Inserts for High Speed Machining of Inconel 718 using Hybrid Microwave Sintering
2013 - 2016 Development of High Wear Resistent Nano Add ZTA Ceramic Cutting Insert for High Speed Machining Application
On-Going
2023 - Present Development of an Automated Solder Joint Defect Detection System
2022 - Present Food Security for People at Remote Area - Implementation of Symbiotic System of Fish and Vegetable Farming
2021 - Present Self Healing Mechanism of Nitinol (Ni60Ti40) Enhanced Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA) Ceramic Cutting Tools for High-Speed Machining
2009 - Present Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering (AMSERU)


Award & Recognition


15 Dec, 2020 ACERS Journal Reviewer - The American Ceramic Society Journals International


Publications


Article

2023 Effects of coating and lubrication on friction and wear for metal-to metal application. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Mechanics, 110 (1) pp. 52-62
2023 Improvement in effectiveness of diamond in strengthening the porous aluminium composite. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 25 () pp. 25-37
2022 A review study on the effect of printing parameters of fused deposition modelling (fdm) metal polymer composite parts on mechanical properties and surface roughness. Malaysian Journal of Microscopy, 18 (1) pp. 281-297
2022 A review study on the effect of printing parameters of fused deposition modelling (FDM) metal polymer composite parts on mechanical properties and surface roughness. Malaysian Journal of Microscopy, 18 (1) pp. 281-297
2022 Biodegradation of mango seed starch films in soil. IIUM Engineering Journal, 23 (1) pp. 258-267
2022 Comparison study on mechanical properties of 3d printed pla and pla/aluminium composites using fused deposition modeling method. Malaysian Journal of Microscopy, 18 (1) pp. 1-11
2022 The effect of carbon infiltration through CVI techniques on the physical properties of ZTA. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 28 (2) pp. 291-300
2021 Implementation of 3D Printing Technology in the Food Industry. Scientific Review, 7 (4) pp. 50-54
2021 Modeling humanizing education through newly reviewed materials engineering curriculum. IIUM Journal of Education Studies, 9 (3) pp. 63-79
2019 The effects of CeO2 addition on the physical and microstructural properties of ZTA-TiO2 ceramics composite. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 773 () pp. 27-33
2018 Effect of banana peel fiber as reinforcement in low density polyethylene/durian seed starch blends. International Journal of Current Research in Science & Technology, Special issue () pp. 191-196
2018 Effect of calcination temperature on the silica ceramic membrane synthesized via sol-gel dip-coating method. International Journal of Current Science, Engineering & Technology, Special issue () pp. 63-67
2018 Effect of single walled carbon nanotube addition to the physical properties of monolithic alumina. International Journal of Current Science, Engineering & Technology, 1 (Special Issue 1) pp. 585-590
2018 Enhancing tool life of hot isostatically pressed silicon nitride inserts in machining inconel 718 with different susceptors through hybrid microwave post sintering. International Journal of Engineering Research and Application, 8 (12 Part I) pp. 51-56
2018 Improvements in the development of silicon nitride inserts using hybrid microwave energy for machining Inconel 718. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), 7 (10) pp. 244-247
2018 Influence of water molar ratio on fabrication of silica ceramic membranes via sol-gel dip-coating method. International Journal of Current Science, Engineering & Technology, 1 (Special Issue 1) pp. 378-383
2018 The effects of glycerol addition to the mechanical properties of thermoplastic films based on jackfruit seed starch [Kesan penambahan gliserol pada sifat mekanik filem thermoplastik berdasarkan kanji biji nangka]. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 22 (5) pp. 892-898
2018 The relationship of cutting chip type, length and thickness to wear of Zirconia Toughened Alumina Added with Magnesium Oxide (ZTA-MgO) cutting tool. International Journal of Current Science, Engineering & Technology, 1 (Special Issue 1) pp. 452-457
2017 Effect of dipping number on the fabricated silica ceramic membranes via sol dip-coating method. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 7 (Issue 1) pp. 19-24
2017 Microwave sintering of zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA)-TiO2-Cr2O3 ceramic composite: the effects on microstructure and properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 722 () pp. 458-466
2017 Synthesis and characterization of silica ceramic membranes via sol-dip coating. Journal of Advanced Research in Materials Science, 39 (1) pp. 1-7
2017 Tetragonal and monoclinic phase transformation of ZTA-MgO ceramic cutting tool by machining process. Materials Science Forum, 888 () pp. 108-111
2016 Effect of titania and magnesia on the physical properties of zirconia toughened alumina. Materials Science Forum, 840 () pp. 82-86
2016 Effects of Cr2O3 addition on the phase, mechanical properties, and microstructure of zirconia-toughened alumina added with TiO2 (ZTA–TiO2) ceramic composite. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 61 () pp. 40-45
2016 Role of MgO nanoparticles on zirconia-toughened alumina-5 wt-% CeO2 ceramics mechanical properties. Materials Science and Technology, 32 (13) pp. 1316-1322
2015 Effect of Titania (TiO2) Addition to Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA) Phases, Hardness and Microstructure. Advanced Materials Research, 1087 () pp. 293-298
2015 Effect of voltage on colloidal gold (Au) nanoparticles produced using electro-dissolution-reduction method. Advanced Materials Research, 115 () pp. 386-386
2015 Transition metal oxide (TMO) thin film memristor on cu substrate using dilute electrodeposition method. Materials Transactions, 56 (8) pp. 1302-1306
2015 Wear analysis of ZTA-Mgo ceramic cutting inserts on stainless steel 316L machining. Advanced Materials Research, 1087 () pp. 101-105
2014 Effects of MgO addition on the phase, mechanical properties, and microstructure of zirconia-toughened alumina added with CeO2 (ZTA–CeO2) ceramic composite. Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, 595 () pp. 18-24
2014 Effects of TiO2 addition on the phase, mechanical properties, and microstructure of zirconia-toughened alumina ceramic composite. Ceramics International, () pp.
2014 The influence of in-situ formation of hibonite on the properties of zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) composites. Ceramics International, 40 (4) pp. 6211-6217
2013 The relationship between microstructure and fracture toughness of zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) added with MgO and CeO2. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 41 () pp. 522-530
Conference or Workshop Item

2023 Microstructure and mechanical properties of porous aluminium composites reinforced with diamond particles. In: 5th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME),
2022 Comparative study on the wears of ZTA-TiO2-Cr2O3 ceramic cutting tool and commercial ceramic cutting tool. In: 10th International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry (ICXRI 2021),
2022 Effect of pressure load on the physical properties of ZTA-TiO2-Cr2O3. In: 10th International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry, ICXRI 2021,
2022 The effect of polyvinyl alcohol addition on the solid carbon infusion in zirconia-toughened alumina. In: 10th International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry, ICXRI 2021,
2022 The effects of MWCNT addition to physical properties of ZTA-MgO cutting tool. In: 10th International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry (ICXRI 2021),
2021 Waqf Room Project; towards better sustainability approach for room renovation. In: International Seminar on Student Housing and Development (ISHAD 2021),
2020 Comparative study on the performance of zta cutting tool with the addition of different particle size of mgo additive. In: 3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (AMCT 2019),
2020 Estimating suitable starch extraction from mango seeds using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method. In: 3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (AMCT 2019),
2019 Analysis on physical and microstructural properties of ZTA-SWNT ceramic cutting tool. In: International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry 2018 (ICXRI 2018),
2019 Comparison of zirconia toughened alumina fracture toughness obtained from Vickers indentation by applying various equations. In: International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry 2018, ICXRI 2018,
2019 Hardness and fracture toughness analysis of ZTA–SWCNT ceramic cutting inserts. In: International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry 2018 (IXCRI 2018),
2019 Sustainable lightweight composite materials. In: Tech Plan Demo Day in Malaysia 2019,
2019 The effect of dolomite addition onto the phases and hardness of zirconia toughened alumina. In: International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry 2018, ICXRI 2018,
2018 Fabrication of silica ceramic membrane via sol-gel dip-coating method at different nitric acid amount. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2017, ICAMME 2017,
2018 Konsep perlaksanaan pengasingan kolej kediaman pelajar di Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia mengikut fakulti. In: Konvensyen Kepengetuaan & Felo Penghuni Kolej-kolej Kediaman Peringkat Kebangsaan 2018,
2018 Optimizing the synthesis of alumina inserts using hot isostatic pressing (HIP). In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME 2017),
2018 Preparation and characterization of jackfruit seed starch/poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) blend film. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2017, ICAMME 2017,
2018 The effect of cutting parameters on the performance of ZTA-MgO cutting tool. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2017, ICAMME 2017,
2018 Thermal conductivity of water based magnetite ferrofluids at different temperature for heat transfer applications. In: International Conference on Sustainable Materials, ICoSM 2018,
2018 XRD investigation of the effect of MgO additives on ZTA-TiO2 ceramic composites. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2017, ICAMME 2017,
2017 Effects of TiN single layer coating on the wear of ZTA cutting inserts and surface roughness of workpiece. In: International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry, ICXRI 2016,
2017 Optimizing the synthesis of alumina inserts using hot isostatic pressing (HIP). In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME 2017),
2017 Tetragonal and monoclinic phase transformation of ZTA-MgO ceramic cutting tool by machining process. In: International Conference of X-Ray and Related Techniques 2016 (ICXRI 2016),
2016 Effect of citrate concentration on colloidal gold (Au) nanoparticles produced using electro-dissolution-reduction method. In: Seminar on Advanced Materials haracterization Techniques in Research, Industry and Nuclear Applications, AMCT 2015,
2016 Effect of Cr2O3-TiO2 addition on the physical properties of zirconia toughened alumina. In: Advanced Materials Characterization Technique,
2016 Preparation of modified ceramic membranes with silica sol-dip coating for separation biogas application. In: 4th International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering 2016 (ICBioE 2016),
2015 Fabrication of flexible Au/ZnO/ITO/PET memristor using dilute electrodeposition method. In: 4th International Conference on Electronic Devices, Systems and Applications 2015 (ICEDSA),
Book

2023 Proceeding of 5th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering. Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-981-19-9508-8
2023 Proceeding of 5th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering. Springer, ISBN: 978-981-19-9508-8
2018 International Journal of Current Research in Science & Technology. UR Publishers, ISBN: 2581-4311 (ISSN)
Monograph

2018 Development of modified ceramic membranes by silica dip-coating method for removal of co2 from biogas plant. In: ,
2018 Enhancing tool life with the development of silicon nitride based inserts for high speed machining of Inconel 718 using hybrid microwave sintering. In: ,