UTAR Institute of Postgraduate Studies & Research (IPSR) Director Prof Dr Faidz bin Abd Rahman was elected as an Academy of Science Malaysia (ASM) Fellow for contributions in Mathematics, Physics and Earth Sciences during the 22nd Annual General Meeting held on 22 April 2017. The conferment ceremony of Fellow for ASM was held at Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya on 2 November 2017.

Prof Faidz is a well-known researcher in Optical Engineering in Malaysia. His current research interests are on optical fibre sensors, acoustooptic fibre filters, fibre lasers and fibre microlenses.

“It is a great honour for me to be elected as an ASM Fellow. This will drive me to be more responsible to the relative field and contribute more to the society. Being a researcher, diligence is very important because a diligent person will continually work hard towards his or her goals, makes use of the resources and opportunities that are available and these make a good researcher. Besides that, a passionate researcher laces up to make a difference. One may face a lot of difficult challenges while doing a research, but passion is the only thing that can bring success to the research project,” said Prof Faidz.

He added, “In today's highly competitive and globalised environment, it is imperative that organisations such as universities continuously enhance their roles in knowledge and value creation to ensure their relevance to the economy and society. Currently, UTAR has a lot of young and dynamic researchers, and the publications of our researchers have also a very high impact to the community.”