Research & Development
Annual Report 2018

FEGT academic receives L'Oreal-UNESCO Award

Every year, the L'Oréal Foundation awards more than 275 Fellowships to female PhD students and Post-Doctoral fellows across 115 countries at a time. The Fellowship is divided into five categories, namely the Africa and Arab States, North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe. The L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science National Fellowship is committed to accelerating the advancement of women in science.

This year, the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science National Fellowships 2018 for Malaysia was awarded to three outstanding scientists. Among the three winners was Ts Dr Lam Sze Mun from the Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology (FEGT).

Dr Lam with her research titled, The Development of a Photocatalytic Fuel Cell (PFC) via active Photoelectrode Materials in Treating Wastewater as well as Energy Recovery, represents the best of the best of UTAR’s achievements in science.

L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award recipients, from left: Dr Chai Lay Ching from the University of Malaya, Assoc Prof Norhayati from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Dr Lam from UTAR