Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Environmental System and Process - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- Master of Science (Environmental System and Process) - Masters Degree, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- Bachelor of Science (Environmental) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Mohd Armi Bin Abu Samah (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE
Other's position:
Deputy Director, Office of the Campus Director, Kuantan Campus
marmi@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
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.
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.
Area of Specialisation
- Natural Science ~ Environmental Sciences ~ Environment Management and Bioremediation ~ Solid Waste Management - Solid Waste Management, Environmental Studies and Law, Basic Environmental Safety
Teaching Responsibilities
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 |
Research Projects
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) |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
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 |