BY GABRIEL LIHAN
KUCHING: There must be collaborative efforts among researchers to elevate research abilities.
As such, Deputy Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development (Education and Innovation) Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee hoped that more researchers would apply for funding to uncover more findings for future purposes.
“We came up with the Sarawak Research and Development Council to promote research abilities in the state and provide funding for the researchers”, he said.
He was officiating at the closing ceremony of the 2nd International Conference on Innovative Sciences and Technologies for Research and Education (InnoSTRE) 2022 yesterday.
The two-day conference from Oct 26 to yesterday which was held in Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) saw 250 participants attended it.
Some 165 papers were combined and compiled into a book for future research purposes at the conclusion of the InnoSTRE 2022.
In line with the state’s large amount of natural resources and its direction to venture into biofuel from algae, Dr Annuar said the demand for research was still there for the future generations.
The conference, a collaboration between Universiti Technology Mara (UiTM) Sarawak, Anhui Medical University China and Universitas Jambi (UNJA) Indonesia and supported by ACEC Association attracted participants from eight countries such as Australia, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Brunei, Russia, The United Kingdom and Malaysia.
Meanwhile, the winners for the best paper for Natural Sciences category were Hikmat Hidayat Muhd Rapaiee, Dzureen Julaihi, Heather Lambi Apong, Fui Kiew Liew, Yanti Yana Halid, Cel Ken Chiam, Leslie Thian Lung Than Siong Fong Sim, and Cindy Soo Yun Tan who also won the grand award with their title, Superabsorbent Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for Adsorption of Organic Dyes from Aqueous Solutions.
Also present at the ceremony were UiTM Dean for the Faculty of Business and Management Professor Dr Firdaus Abdullah and chair of InnoSTRE and co-chair Professor Dr.Khong Heng Yen.
