Staff Directory


Norhuda Hidayah Binti Nordin

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D in Materials Engineering - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sheffield

Norhuda Hidayah Binti Nordin (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING

norhudahidayah@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Aerospace ~ Advanced Materials-Composite Special Alloys - Metal catalyst for combustion and rocket propellant
  • Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Metallurgy ~ Specialty Alloy - Alloy development Alloy catalyst
  • Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Organic Chemistry ~ Polymer Synthesis - Polymer synthesis


Teaching Responsibilities


COMPONENT DESIGN AND MATERIALS SELECTION 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
ENGINEERING CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
ENGINEERING DRAWING 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT 2023/2024
FAILURE ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 2 2024/2025
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2019/2020 2018/2019
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2019/2020
FUNDAMENTAL OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES 2024/2025 2022/2023 2021/2022
HEAT TREATMENT AND MICROSTRUCTURE CONTROL 2020/2021 2019/2020
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING WORKSHOP 2024/2025 2023/2024
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES 2024/2025
MATERIALS ENGINEERING LAB 1 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
MATERIALS ENGINEERING LAB I 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
MATERIALS SELECTION AND DESIGN 2025/2026 2023/2024 2022/2023
SEMINAR 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS 2020/2021
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA 2021/2022
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2022/2023 2021/2022
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2022/2023


Supervision


Investigation Of Energetic Additives Effect To Nozzle Erosion Rate In Hybrid Rocket Motor.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Investigation On Regression Rate Of 3d-Printed Polylactic Acid Doped With Energetic Metallic Additives In Hybrid Rocket Motor.
Master Completed 2025 Co-supervisor
Enhancement Of The Regression Rate In Hybrid Rocket Motor Utilizing High Energetic Additives.
Master Completed 2024 Main Supervisor
Development Of High Entropy Alloy (Hea) As Catalyst For Azo Dye Degradation.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Investigation Of End-Burning Type Hybrid Rocket Motor Doped With High Entropy Alloy .
Master Completed 2023 Co-supervisor
Investigation Of Hybrid Rocket Motor Performance By Utilizing Paraffin Wax Based With Energetic Additives.
Master Completed 2023 Co-supervisor
Investigation Of Hydroxyl Terminated Poly-Butadiene Regression Rate Enhancement Doped With High Entropy Metallic Additives.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Additively Manufactured Polylactic Acid Nested Skeleton Doped With Metallic Additives For Hybrid Rocket Fuel Grains.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Experimental Investigations For A Multifuntional Wing Spar With Sensing And Harvesting.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Numerical Modelling For A Multifunctional Wing Spar With Sensing And Harvesting.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2022 - 2023 Bengkel Merekabentuk & Mencetak Prototaip Roket Menggunakan 3D Printer
2021 - DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMOKEY SAM PROTOTYPE (TRL-6) - STAR (X)
2021 - 2025 Effect of Energetic Particles on Graphite Nozzle Erosion in Hybrid Rocket Motor
2019 - 2023 UNRAVELLING CATALYTIC MECHANISM OF HIGH ENTROPY ALLOYS (HEAs) FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT AZO DYE REMOVAL IN FENTON REACTION
2019 - 2024 Regeneration behaviour of nanosilica with concrete waste via natural self-healing route for capturing CO2
2019 - 2024 Investigating the immobilization of silver nanoparticle (AgNP) catalyst on activated carbon (AC) derived from durian's skin.
2018 - 2022 Engineering ultrasmall gold-silver alloy nanoparticles for antimicrobial application.
On-Going
2024 - Present ON THE PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING POTENTIAL FROM AEROELASTIC VIBRATION OF LIFTING STRUCTURES EXERTED BY TURBULENCE AND CRUISING CONDITION
2021 - Present INVESTIGATION OF REGRESSION RATE ENHANCEMENT IN HYBRID ROCKET MOTOR UTILIZING HIGH ENTROPY ALLOYS ENERGETIC ADDITIVES
2009 - Present Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering (AMSERU)


Publications


Articles

2025 Investigation of regression rate enhancement of HTPB/Paraffin fuel in the hybrid rocket motor utilizing high entropy alloys energetic additives. Journal of Advanced Research in Experimental Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, 21 (1) pp. 23-37
2024 Composition, characterization and performance studies of hybrid rocket motor doped with metallic additives and high entropy alloy. Journal of Aeronautics, Astronautics and Aviation, 56 (4) pp. 887-894
2024 Partial replacement of silica nanoparticles in cement paste for CO2 regeneration capture application. IIUM Engineering Journal, 25 (2) pp. 299-308
2023 A review of transition metal sulfides as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized and quantum dot-sensitized solar cells. Materials, 16 (7) pp. 1-27
2023 Decolorization kinetics of azo dye (methyl orange) in Fenton process with high entropy alloys as catalyst. Materials Science Forum, 1111 () pp. 145-150
2023 Development of high entropy alloy as catalyst for azo dye degradation in Fenton process. Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 68 (1) pp. 209-213
2023 High entropy alloy as metal additive for hybrid rocket propellant. Materials Today: Proceedings, 75 (Part 1 (January 2023)) pp. 140-146
2023 Investigation of regression rate end-burning typed hybrid rocket motor. Journal of Aeronautics, Astronautics and Aviation, 55 (3S) pp. 485-494
2022 High purity nano-silica from rice husk ash (RHA) via chemical methodas additive/stabilizing agent for CO2 capture application. Key Engineering Materials, 908 () pp. 373-378
2022 Metals and alloys additives as enhancer for rocket propulsion: a review. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 90 (1) pp. 1-9
2022 Metals and alloys additives as enhancer for rocket propulsion: a review. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 89 (2) pp.
2022 Modelling of hybrid rocket flow-fields with computational fluid dynamics. CFD Letters, 3 (14) pp. 53-67
2022 Size reduction via planetary milling and acid leaching effect on rice husk ash-derived nano-silica. Materials Today Proceeding, 66 () pp. 2786-2790
2022 Theoretical critical metastability temperature to interpret phase formation in a lamellar-like- structured high entropy alloy. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 18 () pp. 2519-2530
2021 Flow behaviour assessment of Smokey SAM rocket prototype. CFD Letters, 13 (9) pp. 42-56
2021 Modeling humanizing education through newly reviewed materials engineering curriculum. IIUM Journal of Education Studies, 9 (3) pp. 63-79
2020 Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of a rapidly solidified as-cast TiZrHfNiCu high entropy bulk metallic glass. World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 8 () pp. 280-295
Conference or Workshop Items

2024 Synthesis and characterization of nickel boride nanoparticles for energy conversion catalyst materials – the effect of annealing temperature. In: ,
2024 Theoretical performance analysis of high-entropy alloys in hybrid rocket motors. In: ,
2024 Theoretical performance analysis of high-entropy alloys in hybrid rocket motors. In: ,
2023 Cement-based with partial replacement of nano-silica for improvement in compressive strength. In: 5th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME2022),
2023 Enhancement of fenton process using high entropy alloy powder as catalyst. In: 5th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME2022),
2023 Investigation of hybrid rocket motor regression rate doped with high entropy metallic additives. In: AIAA SciTech Forum,
2022 Characterizations of high entropy alloy powder as catalyst synthesized by mechanical alloying for azo dye degradation. In: 10th International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry, ICXRI 2021,
2022 Friction and wear behaviours of hard-coated/uncoated bearing steels under nano-additive oil lubrication. In: 3rd Malaysian International Tribology Conference, MITC 2020,
2022 High entropy alloy as catalyst for degradation of azo dye in Fenton process. In: International Conference on Bioengineering and Technology (IConBET2021),
2022 Investigation of regression rate end-burning typed hybrid rocket motor. In: The 6th Southeast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering,
2022 Numerical analysis on deformation behavior of High Entropy Alloy (HEA) under compression test. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Malaysian International Tribology Conference,
2021 Aerodynamic assessment and development of Smokey SAM Prototype (TRL-6). In: 5th International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering 2021 (ICMAAE'21),
2021 Development of High Entropy Alloy (HEA) as catalyst for Azo dye degradation in Fenton process. In: 1st International Conference on Material Processing and Technology (ICMProTech 2021),
2021 Numerical analyses for regression rate solid fuel doped with high entropy alloys in hybrid rocket motor. In: International Seminar on Aeronautics and Energy 2021 (ISAE 2021),
Books

2025 Proceeding of 6th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering. Springer, ISBN: 978-981-96-3813-0
2025 Proceeding of 6th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering: ICAMME 2024, 13–14 August, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Springer, ISBN: 978-981-96-3813-0
Book Sections

2022 Assisting liquid phase sintering of pure aluminum (Al) by the tin addition. In: IntechOpen, ISBN: 978-1-83968-730-3, pp. 99-113
2021 Nano-indentation and indentation size effect on different phases in Lamellar structure high entropy alloy. In: CRC PRESS, ISBN: 978-0-367-68860-8, pp. 177-186