Staff Directory
Academic Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Materials Engineering) - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
- Master of Science (Materials Engineering) - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Materials Engineering - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
Maziati Akmal Bt Mat Harttar @ Mohd Hatta (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING
maziatiakmal@iium.edu.my
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Professional Membership
- 2022 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), MBOT - Malaysia Board of Technologists
- 2023 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Graduate Engineer), Board of Engineers Malaysia
Teaching Responsibilities
| COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND STATISTICS | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
| DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS | 2023/2024 |
| LINEAR ALGEBRA & DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| PROJECT I | 2023/2024 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2025/2026 2022/2023 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2025/2026 2022/2023 |
Supervision
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Development Of Robust Polyvinylidine Fluoride-Based Polymer Inclusion Membrane With
Ionic Liquid Extractants For The Extraction Of Rare Earth Elements From Electronic Waste.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Investigation Of Surface Interaction Mechanisms Between Tpu And Petg Blends For Sustainable And Biocompatible Dental Clamp.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Eco-Friendly Multi-Walled Carbon-Based Nanotube (Mwcnt)/Chitosan Composite As Conductive Ink For Printed Electronics.
Master
Completed
2024
Co-supervisor
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Design And Analysis Of Vibration-Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvester.
Master
Completed
2024
Co-supervisor
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Design And Analysis Of Silicon And Carbonbased Mems Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor.
Master
Completed
2024
Co-supervisor
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Extraction Of Chitosan-Based Biocompatible Piezoelectric Thin Film From Shrimp Shell Waste.
Master
Completed
2023
Main Supervisor
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Microbial Chitosan Thin Film From Palm Oil Mill Effluent For Potential Piezoelectric Application.
Master
Completed
2023
Co-supervisor
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Characterization Of Chitosan Extracted From Aspergillus Oryzae For Potential Piezoelectric Application.
Master
Completed
2019
Co-supervisor
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Investigation On Carbon Dioxide Bubbles Dissolver Integrated With Membrane For Microalgae Cultivation.
Master
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Development Of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membrane Sparger In Horizontal Tubular Photobioreactor.
Master
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
| 2023 - 2024 | Establishing a Baseline for Real-Time Detection of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium (NPK) in Sensors for Soil-less Media: Training and Advisory Solution |
| 2021 - 2024 | Stretchable chitosan-foliated graphite biocomposite as piezoresistive functional material towards enhanced strain sensing response |
| 2020 - 2024 | Investigation of a Hybrid Piezoelectric and Radio Frequency (RF) Energy Harvester using Chitosan based Piezoelectric Thin Film for Self-Powered Health Care Wireless Sensors Network (HC-WSN) |
| 2019 - 2023 | Effectiveness of microbial chitosan thin films from carbon substrate of palm oil mill effluent for potential application as novel tactile sensor in healthcare monitoring. |
| 2019 - 2023 | Chitosan-based biocompatible piezoelectric thin film from shrimp shell waste for self-powered cardiac pacemaker |
| 2018 - 2021 | Study on c-axis polarization and piezoelectric properties of K0.5Na0.5NbO3 thin film-ZnO nanowhisker composite via the hybrid sol-gel route. |
On-Going
| 2025 - Present | Elucidating Miscibility and Thermal Stability Mechanisms in PE-g-MA Compatibilized TPU/PP Blends for Sterilizable Medical-Grade 3D Printing Materials |
| 2024 - Present | Enhanced Speed of Visible Light Communications Using Europium Rare-Earth-Doped GaN on LED towards 6G Wireless Communications. |
| 2024 - Present | Selective extraction and recovery of rare earths from electronic waste through polyvinylidene fluoride-based polymer inclusion membrane with ionic liquid extractants. |
| 2022 - Present | The Mechanism of Effect ZnO-nanowhiskers on the Piezoelectric Properties of Potassium Sodium Niobate (KNN) Prepared by Sol-gel Technique |
| 2021 - Present | Enhanced Peak Current in Nicotine Detection using Electrochemical-based Screen Printed Electrodes Modified with Chitosan-Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite |
| 2021 - Present | STEM For all: Inspiring Malaysia Indigeneous students through EDS-ETC |
| 2021 - Present | Enhanced Performance of Stretchable Body Coupled Antenna with High Permittivity Barium Titanate - Silicone Elastomer Composite for Biomedical Microwave Sensing and Imaging applications |
| 2009 - Present | Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering (AMSERU) |
Awards & Recognition
| 08 Aug, 2025 | Academic Excellence Achiever Award - Kulliyyah of Engineering | KCDIO |
| 26 Jun, 2025 | Best Poster Award - Malaysian Nuclear Agency | National |
| 23 Aug, 2023 | Productivity Champion - Malaysia Productivity Corporation | National |
| 24 Jul, 2019 | Journal Article Publication Award - Others | University |
| 13 Aug, 2018 | Excellence in Teaching Award - Kulliyah of Engineering | KCDIO |
Publications
Articles
Conference or Workshop Items
| 2024 | Design and analysis of vibration-based piezoelectric energy harvester. In: 9th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering (ICOM 2024), |
| 2024 | Development of signal conditioning circuit for piezoelectric energy harvester. In: 2024 9th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering (ICOM), |
| 2022 | Study of adsorption isotherms in the detection of acetone and isopropyl alcohol using QCM sensor with chitosan sensing layer. In: 2022 IEEE International Conference on Semiconductor Electronics (ICSE), |
| 2022 | The effect of cutting speeds on tool wear and surface roughness when milling carbon fiber reinforced polymer. In: 5th International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE 2021), |
| 2021 | Extraction of microbial chitosan for piezoelectric application. In: First International Conference on Electrical Energy and Power Engineering 2020 (ICEEPE 2020), |
| 2021 | Facile extraction of chitin and chitosan from shrimp shell. In: 3rd International Conference on Materials Engineering and Science, IConMEAS 2020, |
| 2021 | Microbial chitosan for the fabrication of piezoelectric thin film. In: The 6th International Online Conference on Science, Technology, and Interdisciplinary Research 2020, |
| 2021 | Performance Analysis of VOCs Detection using Polyisobutylene and Chitosan Overlayed on QCM Sensor. In: 2021 IEEE Regional Symposium on Micro and Nanoelectronics (RSM), |
| 2020 | Characterization of chitosan from extracted fungal biomass for piezoelectric application. In: 26th Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE 2019), |
| 2020 | Microbial chitosan thin film from palm oil mill effluent for potential application as novel tactile sensor. In: Kulliyyah of Engineering Research, Innovation and Commercialization Exhibition (KERICE) 2020, |
| 2020 | Review on microbial chitosan for the fabrication of piezoelectric thin film. In: The 6th International Online Conference on Science, Technology, and Interdisciplinary Research, |
| 2019 | The effects of different pyrolysis and annealing temperature on structural and resistivity of K0.5Na0.5NbO3 thin film. In: International Conference on X-Rays and Related Techniques in Research and Industry 2018 (ICXRI 2018), |
Books
| 2025 | Advancing frontiers: Kulliyyah of Engineering Research, Innovation and Commercialisation Exhibition (KERICE 2025). Kulliyyah of Engineering (KOE), IIUM, ISBN: |
Book Sections
| 2025 | Designing a compatibilized TPU/PE-G-MA/PP Blend for next generation 3D printed filament. In: Kulliyyah of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 53100 Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia, ISBN: , pp. |
| 2025 | Designing a compatibilized TPU/PE-G-MA/PP Blend for next generation 3D printed filament. In: Kulliyyah of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 53100 Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia, ISBN: , pp. |
| 2025 | Designing a compatibilized TPU/PE-G-MA/PP Blend for next generation 3D printed filament. In: Kulliyyah of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 53100 Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia, ISBN: , pp. |
| 2025 | Designing a compatibilized TPU/PE-G-MA/PP Blend for next generation 3D printed filament. In: Kulliyyah of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 53100 Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia, ISBN: , pp. |
| 2025 | From waste to strength: enhancing 3d printed polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) with rice husk (RH) reinforcement. In: Kulliyyah of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 53100 Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia, ISBN: , pp. |
| 2025 | From waste to strength: enhancing 3d printed polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) with rice husk (RH) reinforcement. In: Kulliyyah of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 53100 Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia, ISBN: , pp. |
| 2021 | Biopolymer-based waste for biomaterials thin film in piezoelectric application. In: Elsevier, ISBN: , pp. 355-381 |
| 2020 | Bionanomaterial thin film for piezoelectric applications. In: Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-15-4741-6, pp. 63-82 |