Mohd Armi Abu Samah obtained his Dip (Forestry), B.Sc (Env), M.Sc and Ph.D from University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Solid Waste Management. Before he joined IIUM Kuantan, he was a senior research officer at University Putra Malaysia.
He has been active in research activities at UiTM Shah Alam, and at UPM. In terms of publishing, he has contributed to books, magazines, proceedings and journals and has been invited reviewer of international and local journals. He has won several medals during research and innovation expo such Malaysia Technology Expo, International Exhibition of Innovative Higher Learning Research Initiatives, Research and Innovation Expo 2013, UTeMEX 2013 and Exhibition of Invention, Research & Innovation UPM. The latest award he won is a Silver medal on Expert System of Solid Waste Composition Malaysia (ES-Waste) at Invention, Innovation & Design Exposition (iidex) 2015 organised by UiTM Shah Alam.
Presently, Dr. Mohd Armi is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Kulliyyah of Science, IIUM, Kuantan Campus.

• Natural Science ~ Environmental Sciences ~ Environment Management and Bioremediation ~ Solid Waste Management - Solid Waste Management, Environmental Studies and Law, Basic Environmental Safety

ENTREPRENEUR 1	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
ENTREPRENEUR 2	2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
Environmental and Industrial Toxicology	2022/2023
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND POLICIES	2016/2017 2015/2016
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I	2021/2022 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II	2020/2021
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT	2018/2019
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE	2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
INDUSTRIAL TOXICOLOGY	2017/2018
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY	2016/2017
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	2020/2021
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY	2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
Occupational Safety and Health Management	2023/2024 2022/2023
OCCUPATIONAL, SAFETY AND HEALTH LEGISLATION AND MANAGEMENT	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017
Occupational, Safety, Health Legislation & Management	2023/2024
OCEAN LAW AND POLICY	2015/2016
PROJECT SEMINAR	2019/2020
WASTE MANAGEMENT	2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND USAGE	2016/2017 2015/2016

Completed

2021 - 2022	Empowerment of COVID-19 affected Green rose (Rosadiflora species) industry by transferring knowledge on the extraction and soap making to increase product quality and variety.
2021 - 2023	ITEMS WASTE PROJECT KG. BALOK KUANTAN
2020 - 2022	SMART ORGANIC BIO COMPOST (SOB) FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE OF PERBADANAN KEMAJUAN PERTANIAN NEGERI PAHANG (PKPP)
2020 - 2022	Development of Bio Compost Char
2018 - 2021	DETERMINATION OF C:N RATIO ON IIUM FOOD WASTE FERTILIZER AND COMPARISON OF IT EFFECTS WITH SYNTHETIC FERTILIZER ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF WATER SPINACH (ipomoea aquatic)
2018 - 2018	Environmental Quality Report (EQR)
2018 - 2019	Pembentukan Dua Pelan Pengurusan (a) Pulau Babi Besar dan (b) Gugusan Kepulauan Lima dan Mertang, Johor
2018 - 2022	Preparation, characterization and physicochemical properties of graphene quantum dots - cellulose nanocrystals composites
2018 - 2018	Food Waste Compost Analysis
2016 - 2019	Accumulation of rare earth elements (REEs) in Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce) and Oreochromis niloticus (tilapia) in REEs industrial wastewater system.
2016 - 2019	An Assessment of Ambient Airbone Particulate Matter(PM) Emissions At Construction Site In Selangor and its application to AERMOD model
2016 - 2017	Enhancement of Pond Bottom Soil with Bottom Life forms to Minimise Effect of Climate Change on Marine Aquaculture Farm
2016 - 2017	Conservation of Malaysian horseshoe crabs-A step for sustainable fishery practice
2016 - 2018	Bacteria Identification From Food Waste Composting
2015 - 2018	Feeding Mechanism in Adult Tropical Horseshoe Crab
2015 - 2017	Bacterial-Assisted Composting (BAC) of Food Waste
2015 - 2016	Enhancing Mass Production of Marine Copepods as Live Feed Supply for the Marine Aquaculture in Malaysia

On-Going

2023 - Present	Digital Entrepreneurship Programme for the Improvement of the Quality of Life among Asnaf in Tourism Activities in Perlis
2022 - Present	Knowledge Transfer on Accounting Practices and Digital Entrepreneurship For Sustainable Economic Growth of Asnaf Microentrepreneurs in Perlis.
2022 - Present	Pembangunan Pelan Pengurusan Alam Sekitar Negeri Pahang
2021 - Present	KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ON ACCOUNTING PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF MICROENTREPRENEURS OF PUSAT KECEMERLANGAN PENDIDIKAN UMMAH (PACU)
2021 - Present	IR 4.0 Smart Organic Composting (SOC) Programme for The Improvement of The Quality of Life B40 Families community in Tourism Activity at Perlis.
2019 - Present	Analysis of Blackwater Treatment of the Green Toilet System in Auto-City, Penang
2019 - Present	Prototype for Smart Green Composting Machine (SMART COMP)

Article

2021	A study on knowledge, attitude and practice of COVID-19 pandemic among the residents. International Journal of Health Sciences, 5 (2) pp. 177-188
2021	Developing a collaborative model for environmental planning and management (epm) on indigenist’s village in Indonesia and Malaysia. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 12 (5) pp. 2852-2877
2021	Environmental awareness study on the geographical perspective of Kedah and Kelantan communities in Malaysia. Review of International Geographical Education, 11 (1) pp. 346-357
2021	Grass waste derived cellulose nanocrystals as nanofiller in polyvinyl alcohol composite film for packaging application. Solid State Phenomena, 324 () pp. 151-158
2021	Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of noise exposure among workers at industrial area in Taman Sri Sulong. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 12 (5) pp. 1541-1551
2021	Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of waste management during COVID-19 among public in Kuala Muda, Kedah. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 12 (5) pp. 1552-1562
2021	The effects of industrial development transformation: a geographical perspective study on Kerteh Community, Malaysia. Review of International Geographical Education, 11 (1) pp. 358-367
2021	Two-Dimensional Infrared Correlation Spectroscopy, Conductor-like Screening Model for Real Solvents, and Density Functional Theory Study on the Adsorption Mechanism of Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone for Effective Phenol Removal in an Aqueous Medium. ACS Omega, () pp. A-N
2020	An assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards recycling activity in Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia. International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD), 10 (3) pp. 4209-4216
2020	Assessing of water quality and sedimentation problems in Lata Sungai Limau, Malaysia. Desalination and Water Treatment, 187 () pp. 1-10
2020	Detecting using ERP data fraud the first digits formula of Benford's Law. Science International (Lahore), 32 (4) pp. 439-444
2020	Determination of heavy metals concentration in food waste compost on root uptake of capsicum annuum L. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29 (9s) pp. 1612-1627
2020	Development of GIS spatial models on critical place needed of Malaysia Sign Language (MSL) for Persons with Disabilities (PWDS) deaf in Terengganu, Malaysia. International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD), 10 (3) pp. 4999-5010
2020	Effects of IIUM food waste compost and inorganic fertilizer on growth performance of Brassica juncea (mustard). International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29 (9s) pp. 1600-1611
2020	Environmental forensic study: tracing of pollution sources using environmetric technique in Balok and Tunggak Rivers near Gebeng industrial area, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Desalination and Water Treatment, 191 () pp. 118-125
2020	Potential of field turbidity measurements for computation of total suspended solid in Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu, Malaysia. Desalination and Water Treatment, 187 () pp. 11-16
2020	Quality air monitoring equipment: the review of air quality monitoring equipment. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29 (9s) pp. 1826-1835
2020	The valorization of municipal grass waste for the extraction of cellulose nanocrystals. RSC Advances, 10 (69) pp. 42400-42407
2020	The valorization of municipal grass waste for the extraction of cellulose nanocrystals. RSC Advances, 10 () pp. 42400-42407
2019	A research on concentration and distribution of airborne particulate matter in Kuantan city. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 8 (2S3) pp. 288-292
2019	A review of challenges facing clinical water management in the Malaysian context. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 8 (1C2) pp. 308-313
2019	Adsorption study on the removal of copper ions from aqueos solution using sodium hydroxide-modified Carica papaya peels. MalaysianJournal of Analytical Sciences, 23 (6) pp. 926-937
2019	Assessment of hydrological inspection using development low-cost boat application in University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSza) Lake, Terengganu, Malaysia. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 8 (2S3) pp. 205-212
2019	Community perception and participation of urban farming activities. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 8 (1C2) pp. 341-345
2019	Composition and generation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Malaysia: Balakong City case study. Herald NAMSCA, 2019 (1) pp. 152-158
2019	Development of OSH risk assessment in IIUM orthopaedics research laboratory according to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 8 (1C2) pp. 260-265
2019	Development of OSH Risk Assessment in IIUM Orthopaedics Research Laboratory According to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accreditation.. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 8 (1C2) pp. 260-265
2019	Evaluation of green solution potentials of unripe banana (musasapientum) peel biomass. Acta Scientifica Malaysia (ASM), 3 (1) pp. 9-16
2019	Extraction and characterization of microfibrillated and nanofibrillated cellulose from office paper waste = Pengekstrakan dan pencirian mikrofibril dan nanofibril selulosa daripada sisa kertas pejabat. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 23 (5) pp. 901-913
2019	Food waste composting: natural fermentation method. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 8 (1C2) pp. 250-254
2019	Heritage reclamation: focusing on Negeri Sembilan’s Minangkabau cultural landscape. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 8 (1C2) pp. 381-386
2019	Impact of Malaysia major flood to river geomorphology changes and total suspended solid using GIS technique. Desalination and Water Treatment, 149 () pp. 242-257
2019	Municipal solid waste management : towards the realization of sustainable management in the context of Sri Lanka's Kandy municipal council. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 8 (1C2) pp. 266-269
2019	Particulate matter (PM 2.5) at construction site: a review. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 8 (1C2) pp. 255-259
2019	Preparation and characterization of Poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/Polyamide 6 (PA6)/ Graphene Nanoplatelet (GNP) blends bio-based nanocomposites. Materials Research Express, 6 (5) pp. 1-8
2019	Study of relationship between water quality parameters, selective heavy metals and radioactive elements content in rivers at Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 31 (2) pp. 433-437
2018	An overview of radioisotope study in water pollution. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (2.29) pp. 882-886
2018	An overview of radioisotopes study in water pollution. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (2.29) pp. 882-886
2018	CHNS analysis towards food waste in composting. Journal Clean WAS, 2 (1) pp. 6-10
2018	Environmental management on natural river based on water quality deterioration in Terengganu River Basin, Terengganu,Malaysia. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (4.34) pp. 132-136
2018	Mobile apps application to improve safety and health knowledge, attitude and practice among university students. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 14 () pp. 47-55
2018	Mobile apps application to improve safety and health knowledge, attitude and practice among university students.. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 14 (SP1) pp. 47-55
2018	The discovery of physical properties of food waste in composting process.. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (2.29) pp. 460-468
2017	Environmetric study on air quality pattern for assessment in northern region of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 10 (4) pp. 186-196
2017	Heavy metals content and health risk assessment of the processed tobacco from Malaysian cigarettes. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 37 (9) pp. 742-753
2017	Landslide susceptibility mapping: effect of spatial resolution towards the prediction of landslide prone area in a tropical catchment.. Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 44 (2) pp. 494-507
2017	Study on accumulation of Fe, Pb, Zn, Ni and Cd in Nerita lineata and Thais bitubercularis from Tanjung Harapan and Teluk Kemang, Malaysia. Journal CleanWAS, 1 (1) pp. 6-16
2016	An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the radioactive elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang: comparison between year 2014 and 2015. International Journal of Applied Chemistry, 12 (1) pp. 146-151
2016	An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang. Journal of Malaysian Critical Metals, 1 () pp. 11-23
2016	An overview on rare earth management in Malaysia. Journal of Malaysian Critical Metals, 1 () pp. 24-29
2016	Halal compliance decisions by food suppliers based on analytic hierarchy process. Advanced Science Letters, 22 (12) pp. 4509-4513
2016	Improving composting process by controlling aeration time. International Journal of Applied Chemistry, 12 (1) pp. 130-135
2016	Local community acceptance of the rare earth industry: the case of the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in Malaysia. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 18 (3) pp. 739-762
2015	Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Generation and Composition at Administrative Building Cafe in Universiti Putra Malaysia: A Case Study . Polish Journal of Environmental Studies , 24 (5) pp. 1969-1982
2015	Assessing the effectiveness of waste minimization methods in solid waste reduction at the source by manufacturing firms in Malaysia . Polish Journal Environmental Studies , 24 (5) pp. 2063-2071
2015	Determination and comparison of solutions importance and approaches contribute to waste minimization among manufacturing firms in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment, 6 (3) pp. 232-242
2015	Lynas Advance Material Plant (LAMP) Project: Examining factors influencing risk acceptance by the host community. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 30 () pp. 21-26
2015	Public response to the rare earth industries in Malaysia. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 30 () pp. 62-67
2015	Soil contamination from non-sanitary waste landfill in Langat Water Catchment Area, Malaysia. Journal of Scientific Research & Reports, 7 (6) pp. 480-493
2012	A case study on public participation for the conservation of a tropical of a tropical urban river.. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 21 (4) pp. 821-829
2012	An overview of the air pollution trend in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Open Environmental Sciences, 2012 (6) pp. 13-19
2012	Assessment of municipal solid waste composition in Malaysia: management, practice, and challenges.. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 21 (3) pp. 539-547
2011	Spatial water quality assessment of Langat River Basin (Malaysia) using environmetric techniques. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 173 (1-4) pp. 625-641
2010	The development of an expert system for decision making in forest resources management.. Environment Asia. 3 (SPECIAL ISSUE), 3 () pp. 98-102
2008	TSA: an expert system for solid waste transfer station.. Journal of Sustainable Development., 1 (3) pp.

Conference or Workshop Item

2021	Grass waste derived cellulose nanocrystals as nanofiller in polyvinyl alcohol composite film for packaging application. In: The 5th International Conference on Materials Engineering and Nano Sciences,
2019	Managing by zoning in the marine park islands in Mersing, Johor. In: Seminar Taman Laut Dan Pengurusan Sumber 4.0 Tahun 2019,
2019	Salasa adulis as a novel dual-functional food additive for antimicrobial and antioxidant properties: experimental and theoretical approach. In: The 32nd Symposium of Malaysia Analytical Sciences : Simposium KImia Analisis Malaysia (SKAM 32),
2018	Determination of two different aeration time on food waste composting. In: Second International Conference on the Future of ASEAN (ICoFA) 2017,
2018	Extraction and characterization of microfibrillated and nanofibrillated cellulose from office paper waste. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
2016	Risk & prevention: building characteristics and occupancy implications on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in selected day care nursery and primary school in Pahang. In: Seminar Penyelidikan Tahunan IDR Ketiga 2016 Dan Pangkor Dialogue Expos� Tahun 2016,
2016	Study on design in an appropriate system to enhance composting process methods. In: International Conference on Environment and Occupational Health 2016,
2016	Study on solid waste generation and composition at balakong city, selangor. In: IDR Annual Research Seminar,
2015	An assessment of surface water quality and heavy metals involving the rare earth elements in Sungai Tunggak and Sungai Balok, Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang. In: Conference on Malaysia’s Rare Earth: From R&D to Production 2015,
2015	An overview on rare earth management in Malaysia. In: Conference on Malaysia Rare Earth Technology: From R&D to Production (COMRET 2015),
2015	Smart system for real rime optimization of solid waste management in Malaysia . In: 2015 International Conference of Clean Water, Air & Soil,
2015	Study on physical properties of Acacia mangium and Acacia auriculiformis of plantation growth and natural regeneration . In: 2015 International Conference of Clean Water, Air & Soil,

Book

2021	Annual Report 2019/2020 Entrepreneurship Development Centre. Entrepreneurship Development Centre, IIUM., ISBN: 978 - 967 - 18361 - 1 - 8
2021	IIUM Entrepreneurship Educators Module 1.0. Entrepreneurship Development Centre, IIUM., ISBN:
2020	Entrepreneurship handbook: let's start our own business!. Entrepreneurship Development Centre, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-18361-0-1
2016	Aplikasi alatan sistem pengukuran dalam pengurusan alam sekitar. IIUM, ISBN: 978-983-41410-4-2
2015	Meneroka interaksi dinamik dalam kesihatan persekitaran: himpunan siri kajian di Malaysia. Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Putra Malaysia , ISBN: 978-983-2408-29-1

Book Section

2022	General overview on Cellulose and Cellulose Nanocrystals: properties, extraction, application, and sustainable development. In: Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-3-030-93931-1, pp. 93-114
2022	General overview on Cellulose and Cellulose Nanocrystals: properties, extraction, application, and sustainable development. In: Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-3-030-93931-1, pp. 93-114
2022	General overview on Cellulose and Cellulose Nanocrystals: properties, extraction, application, and sustainable development. In: Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-3-030-93931-1, pp. 93-114
2021	Food wastes management: practice of composting process at the IIUM Kuantan Campus. In: Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: , pp.
2021	Mama food: produk tradisional citarasa nasional. In: Penerbit UMK, ISBN: 978-967-2912-70-5, pp. 50-55
2015	Masyarakat dan alam sekitar. In: Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan, UPM, ISBN: 978-983-2408-29-1, pp. 8-13

Monograph

2019	Accumulation of rare earth element (rees) in pistia stratiotes (water lettuce) and oreochromis niloticus (nile tilapia) in rees artificial industrial wastewater system. In: ,
2018	Pelan pengurusan taman laut: Pulau Babi Besar, Kepulauan Lima dan Kepulauan Mertang, Mersing Johor. In: ,