Staff Directory


Siti Waznah Binti Abdurahman

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Fisheries) - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
  • Master of Science ( Biotechnology ) - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Siti Waznah Binti Abdurahman (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE

sitiwaznah@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Natural Science ~ Marine Sciences ~ Advancement of Marine Sciences Knowledge ~ Marine Biodiversity, Conservation and Management - Fish Taxonomy
  • Natural Science ~ Marine Sciences ~ Advancement of Marine Sciences Knowledge ~ Marine Pollution - Marine Geochemistry


Teaching Responsibilities


BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY 2017/2018 2016/2017
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2015/2016
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2015/2016
FINAL YEAR PROJECT (1) 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT (2) 2021/2022 2020/2021
FISH BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR 2017/2018
FISH SYSTEMATIC 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024
Fisheries Legislation and Regulation 2020/2021
Fisheries Oceanography 2019/2020 2018/2019
Fisheries Products and Quality Control 2021/2022 2019/2020
INTRODUCTION TO MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
ISLAND ECOSYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT 2018/2019 2017/2018
MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017
MARINE POLLUTION 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
PROJECT SEMINAR 2017/2018 2016/2017
RECREATIONAL FISHERIES 2025/2026
SEAFOOD SECURITY 2020/2021 2016/2017
SEAFOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY 2022/2023
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2022/2023
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2022/2023


Supervision


Morphometric, Meristic And Reproductive Variations Among Nemipterus Species From East Coast Of Peninsular Malaysia.
Master Completed 2023 Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2022 - 2025 Introduction to Marine Science and Technology
2019 - 2021 Fish Culture for Sustainable Livelihood of Women, Orphans and the Needy
2018 - 2020 Inventory of Aquatic Invertebrates from Southwest of Tioman Island
2016 - 2018 Fisheries Conservation Towards Sustainable Development In Tropical Environment
2016 - 2020 The Abundance and Diversity of Fish Juvenile Fish in Pahang Coastal Area
On-Going
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 Kebun Bakau Kuantan 2.0: Integrated Mangrove Planting For Coastal Resilience, Water Quality Improvement, And Plastic Debris Mitigation At Balok, Kuantan
2021 - Present MAQASID SHARIAH AND ITS APPLICATION IN MARINE POLICY
2016 - Present Morphological Characteristics and Molecular Variation of Sea Catfish (Siluriformes: Ariidae) in Malaysia Waters
2015 - Present Systematic and Phylogenetic Relationships of Sea Catfish (Siluriformes: Ariidae), in Sabah and Sarawak Waters, Malaysia


Awards & Recognition


17 Jun, 2022 Best Teacher Marine Science Department 2021 - Kulliyyah of Science KCDIO


Publications


Articles

2019 Diversity of juvenile decapods in Penor river estuaries in Pahang. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (3: Special Issue: Research Towards Sustainable Development Goals) pp. 762-762
2016 Morphological variations of plicofollis species (Siluriformes: Ariidae) in peninsular Malaysia: An insight into truss network approach. Sains Malaysiana, 45 (1) pp. 1-7
2015 Food partitioning among fishes in Pahang River-estuary, Malaysia. Jurnal Teknologi, 77 (25) pp. 63-69
2010 Determination of some heavy metal concentrations in razor clam (Solen brevis) from Tanjung Lumpur Coastal waters, Pahang, Malaysia. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 13 (24) pp. 1208-1213
2010 Distribution of Chromium, Manganese and Cobalt in the Bottom Sediment of Pahang River-Estuary, Pahang, Malaysia. Journal of Applied Sciences, 10 (23) pp. 3122-3126
2010 The temporal variation of organic carbon during the pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons in Pahang river estuary, Pahang, Malaysia. Oriental Journal of Chemistry, 26 (4) pp. 1309-1313
2009 Variability of organic carbon content in bottom sediment of Pahang River Estuary, Pahang, Malaysia . Journal of Applied Sciences, 9 (24) pp. 4253-4257
Conference or Workshop Items

2015 Morphological discrimination between wild and captive populations of climbing perch, Anabas testudineus using a truss network. In: International Fisheries Symposium (IFS 2015),
2015 Morphological discriminations of arius species (siluriformes: ariidae) in Peninsular Malaysia using Truss network approach. In: International Fisheries Symposium (IFS 2015),
2014 DNA barcoding of Arius species (Siluriformes: Ariidae) found in Peninsular Malaysia waters, using mitochondrial Cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene.. In: Asian Fish Biodiversity Conference 2014 (AFBC 2014),