Staff Directory
Academic Qualifications
- DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (BIOSCIENCES) - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Master of Science (Marine Science) - Masters Degree, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
- - Bachelor Degree, University Malaysia Terengganu
Mohd Fuad Bin Miskon (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE
Other's position:
Head of Department, Kulliyyah of Science
fuadm@iium.edu.my
2722
Expert Profile
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Fuad Bin Miskon is an Associate Professor at the Kulliyyah of Science, IIUM, and a senior researcher at the Institute of Oceanography and Maritime Studies (INOCEM). His expertise lies in aquatic pollution, with a focus on microplastics, heavy metals, and rare earth elements in both freshwater and marine ecosystems. He also specializes in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), marine spatial planning, and ESG-aligned environmental consultancy.
Over the past decade, Dr. Fuad has led or contributed to over RM2.6 million in research and consultancy projects, including collaborations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Department of Environment, SASMEC, and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). He was appointed as a Project Member for IAEA’s INT7021 Global Marine Plastic Pollution Monitoring, and participated in the OceanX Malaysia Mission, demonstrating his international standing in ocean science diplomacy.
His work integrates scientific research with national policy and community action, particularly through projects like Marine Plastic School, Let’s Sea Camp, and coastal restoration programs. He actively mentors postgraduate students in pollution modelling, marine risk analysis, and conservation.
Dr. Fuad’s contributions reflect the values of Tawhidic epistemology and Maqasid al-Shariah, merging environmental science with ethical responsibility, public health, and sustainability. He continues to serve as a Subject Specialist in Aquatic Pollution for the Department of Environment (DOE) and supports IIUM’s leadership in marine science and national development goals.
Over the past decade, Dr. Fuad has led or contributed to over RM2.6 million in research and consultancy projects, including collaborations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Department of Environment, SASMEC, and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). He was appointed as a Project Member for IAEA’s INT7021 Global Marine Plastic Pollution Monitoring, and participated in the OceanX Malaysia Mission, demonstrating his international standing in ocean science diplomacy.
His work integrates scientific research with national policy and community action, particularly through projects like Marine Plastic School, Let’s Sea Camp, and coastal restoration programs. He actively mentors postgraduate students in pollution modelling, marine risk analysis, and conservation.
Dr. Fuad’s contributions reflect the values of Tawhidic epistemology and Maqasid al-Shariah, merging environmental science with ethical responsibility, public health, and sustainability. He continues to serve as a Subject Specialist in Aquatic Pollution for the Department of Environment (DOE) and supports IIUM’s leadership in marine science and national development goals.
Area of Specialisation
- Natural Science ~ Marine Sciences ~ Marine Chemistry ~ Heavy Metals
- Natural Science ~ Environmental Sciences ~ Environmental Issues and Assesment ~ Water Pollution - Aquatic Pollution
- Natural Science ~ Marine Sciences ~ Advancement of Marine Sciences Knowledge ~ Marine Pollution - Microplastics
- Natural Science ~ Earth Sciences ~ Geochemistry ~ Biogeochemistry - Ph.D
Professional Membership
- 2018 - 2021 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Regular Membership), Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society
Teaching Responsibilities
| BASIC NAVIGATION AND SEAMANSHIP | 2018/2019 2016/2017 |
| CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
| CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION | 2019/2020 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 2016/2017 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | 2018/2019 2016/2017 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT (1) | 2020/2021 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT (2) | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHY | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| FISHING NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| Fishing Port and Management | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
| MARINE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| MARINE ELECTRONIC AND INSTRUMENTATION | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
| MARINE EXPEDITION | 2023/2024 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
| MARINE POLLUTION | 2023/2024 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
Supervision
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Spatial Connection Of Microplastics In Organs And
Heavy Metals In Muscle: Human Health Risk
Assessments Upon Consumptions Across East And West
Coast Of Peninsular Malaysia.
Ph.D
In Progress
Supervisor Supervisory Committee
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Microplastic Ingestion In Commercial Marine Fishes In Peninsular Malaysia:Development Of Risk
Assessment Model For Risk Management Strategies.
Ph.D
In Progress
Member Supervisory Committee
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Ntegrated Hydrodynamic-Water Quality Modelling For Predictive Simulation Of
Pahang River: Towards Effective Aquaculture Management.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Assessing The Impact Of Sea Level Rise On Coastal Vulnerbility And Socio-Economic Communities In Pahang And Selangor.
Master
Completed
2024
Main Supervisor
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Rare Earth Elements Assessment Using Rock Oyster Saccostrea Cucullata And Surface Sediment: East Coast Of Peninsular Malaysia.
Master
Completed
2023
Main Supervisor
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Application Of Particle Based Method In Assessing Wave Overtopping On Coastal Structures Under Changing Climate Scenarios.
Master
Completed
2023
Co-supervisor
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Reduced Graphene Oxide-Functionalised Iron Oxide Nanoparticles For The Removal Of Microplastics.
Master
Completed
2023
Co-supervisor
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Assessment Of Heavy Metals In Soil Of Bauxite Mining And Oil Plam Cultivated Area Using Geospatial Techniques.
Master
Completed
2023
Co-supervisor
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Assessment Of Microplastics Off The Strait Of Malacca Using Rock Oyster (Saccostrea Cucullata).
Master
Completed
2022
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
| 2025 - 2025 | Microplastic Workshop: Sampling and Preliminary Analysis in the Marine Environment of Tioman Island |
| 2025 - 2025 | NUTRIENT ANALYSIS IN WATER SAMPLES |
| 2024 - 2025 | KAJIAN PERSEPSI KOMUNITI TERHADAP PEMELIHARAAN EKOSISTEM MARIN DI TAMAN LAUT PULAU TIOMAN, PULAU REDANG DAN TAMAN LAUT PULAU PERHENTIAN |
| 2023 - 2025 | Environmental Impact Assessment for "The Proposed 614.48 Hectares (1518.38 Acres) of Logging Activity in Part of Compartment 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30 of Balok Forest Reserve, Mukim Sungai Karang, District of Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur" |
| 2023 - 2024 | Environmental Impact Assessment for "Proposed Oil Palm Plantation Development on 8,094.43 Hectares (20,000 Acres) Land on Lot 16393 - Lot 16397 and Lot 16406 - Lot 16410 in Mukim Tembeling, District of Jerantut, Pahang Darul Makmur |
| 2023 - 2024 | Environmental Impact Assessment for the "Proposed 1289.63 Hectares (3186.75 Acres) of Forest Plantation Development in Part of Compartment 63,64,65,68,69,72,73,75,77,78,79,83,84,& 85 of Tersang Forest Reserve, Mukim Sega District of Raub & Mukim Telang, District of Lipis, Pahang Darul Makmur |
| 2021 - 2022 | EVALUATION OF HEAVY METALS IN SOIL COLLECTED AROUND MINING SITE, CHINI, PAHANG |
| 2021 - 2025 | Impact of future sea level rise on coastal sensitive areas and the interconnection of global contributing factors in Peninsular Malaysia coastal waters (Project 4) |
| 2020 - 2024 | Assessing Microplastics Abundance in Kuantan River Water, Emphasis on Spatial Variation and Covid-19 Pandemic Environmental Effect |
| 2019 - 2024 | Microplastics Fate Off South China Sea and Strait of Malacca Waters: Adopting Rock Oyster Saccostrea Cucullata as Bioindicator to Monitor Large Area Impact on Malaysian Health and Fisheries Sector |
| 2019 - 2021 | Relearn Plastic Through Marine Debris Monitoring and Assessment Using Standing-Stock Survey Method At Selected Beaches Along Pahang Coastline |
| 2019 - 2022 | Geospatial methodology for assessing physico-chemical properties of oxisols on ex - bauxite mining and oil palm cultivated area. |
| 2019 - 2023 | Microplastics Abundance Assessment in Kuantan Waters: A Field Study using Bioindicator to Investigate Impact to Human Health |
| 2018 - 2022 | Comparison of Biological Aspects of Torpedo Scad (Megalaspis cordyla) from the East and the West Coastal Water of Peninsular Malaysia |
| 2016 - 2023 | Spatial Variation Pattern and Behavior of Rare Earth Elements along East Coast Peninsular Malaysia Environment, Using Rocky Shore Bivalve and Sediment as Indicator |
| 2016 - 2019 | Spatial Assesment on Dissolved and Particulate Toxic Elements Distribution in Kuantan River, Pahang using Artifical Neural network Approach |
On-Going
| 2025 - Present | Early onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) among Pahang patients: Developmental risk due to microplastics exposure |
| 2025 - Present | Integrated Hydrodynamic-Water Quality Modelling For Predictive Simulation of Pahang River: Towards Effective Aquaculture Management Strategies |
| 2025 - Present | PROJEK MEREKABENTUK CADANGAN ZON PELBAGAI GUNA UNTUK TAMAN LAUT PULAU TIOMAN: PENDEKATAN PERANCANGAN RUANG MARIN UNTUK PENGURUSAN TAMAN LAUT MAMPAN |
| 2025 - Present | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR ?THE PROPOSED MINING OPERATION DEVELOPMENT WITH 71.08 HECTARES ON LOT 61057 (32 HECTARES) & LOT 61058 (39.08 HA), IN THE LOCALITY OF SUNGAI MENGKUANG, MUKIM OF BANDI, DISTRICT OF KEMAMAN, TERENGGANU DARUL IMAN - AQUATIC LIFE AND AQUATIC POLLUTION |
| 2025 - Present | Kajian Kesanggupan Membayar (WTP) Bagi Aktiviti Di Taman Laut Pulau Tioman, Pulau Tinggi Dan Pulau Rawa Untuk Tujuan Pemuliharaan Terumbu Karang |
| 2025 - Present | Detection, Identification, and Quantification of Microplastics in Pasteurized Donor Human Milk at Halimatussaadia Mother?s Milk Centre, Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre @IIUM. |
| 2025 - Present | Interaction Mechanism Of Fungi And Bacteria Utilizing Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) In Marine Environment |
| 2024 - Present | Mangrove Planting Initiative for Coastal Resilience Enhancement and Coral Conservation at Pantai Balok, Kuantan |
| 2024 - Present | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED 60 47.00 HECTARES (14942. 46 ACRES) OF FOREST PLANTATION DEVELOPMENT IN PART OF COMPARTMENT 2 4,25,26,27,29,31,32,33,34,35.46.47,48, 53156,144,145,146,147,148,149 OF KEMASUL FOREST RESERVE, MUKIM SEMANTAN, MENTAKAB & PERAK, DISTRICT OF TEMERLOH & IN PART OF COMPARTMENT 135,136,137,139.140,141,142 OF KEMASUL FOREST RESERVE, MUKIM PELANGAI, DISTRICT OF BENTONG, PAHANG DARUL MAKMUR |
| 2024 - Present | Marine Plastic School, Kuantan |
| 2024 - Present | Environmental Impact Assessment for "The Proposed 6047.00 Hectares (14942.46 Acres) of Forest Plantation Development in Part of Compartment 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 46, 47, 48, 53, 56, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148 & 149 of Kemasul Forest Reserve, Mukim Semantan, Mentakab & Perak, District of Temerloh & In Part of Compartment 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142 of Kemasul Forest Reserve, Mukim Pelangai, District of Bentong, Pahang Darul Makmur |
| 2024 - Present | Kajian Inventori Hutan Paya Bakau di Lumut "Bioblizt Taman Paya Bakau Bandar Lumut Perak 2024" |
| 2024 - Present | Predictive Modelling of Water Parameters in the Pahang River: An Integrated Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Approach |
| 2024 - Present | TAPAK KONSERVASI POKOK TERUNTUM PUTEH (Lumnitzera racemosa) |
| 2023 - Present | SUPA Project: Strengthening Research Findings on Biodiversity, Hydrology, Carbon Stocking and Forest Economic Value of Pahang Peat Swamp Forest as Part of Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystem |
| 2023 - Present | A Heavy Metal Study in Fish For "The Proposed 1,625.70 Hectares (4,017.19 Acres) of Forest Plantation Development in Part of Compartment 4,5,9,11,13,18,19,20 and 21 of Chini Forest Reserved, Mukim Penyor, District of Pekan, Pahang Darul Makmur |
| 2023 - Present | Environmental Impact Assessment for "The Proposed 809.40 Hectares (2000.03 Acres) of Durian Plantation Development in Part of PT 2536, Mukim Batu Talam, District of Raub Pahang Darul Makmur |
| 2022 - Present | IIUM Health, Safety and Environment Unit (IHSEN) |
| 2022 - Present | Kajian Konservasi dan Pengurusan Hutan Paya Bakau di Pahang |
| 2019 - Present | Responses of chemical weathering towards estuarine system: A climate change effect |
Publications
Articles
Conference or Workshop Items
Books
| 2018 | Coastal ecology of Pahang water (South China Sea). IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-704-0 |
Book Sections
| 2022 | Reduced graphene oxide functionalized magnetic nanocomposites for environmental pollutant removal. In: Trans Tech Publications Ltd, ISBN: 9783035718454, pp. 109-117 |
Monograph
| 2021 | Comparison of biological aspects of torpedo scad (megalaspis cordyla) from the east and the west coastal water of Peninsular Malaysia.. In: , |