Universiti Sains Malaysia
Event Information
Details
When
Thursday, June 13, 2024
8:30-12:00
Where
Exhibition Area, Level 1, Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut 1, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Who
About
Join ACS on Campus at Universiti Sains Malaysia for an engaging half-day event. Get to know ACS Editors and learn their tips for Scientific Collaborations. Plus, find out more about Peer Review and the latest ACS Resources you can use to grow your career.
All events are FREE and open to all students and researchers studying the sciences, not just chemistry! Attendees will receive a personalized participation certificate after the event.
Agenda
Registration
Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Mr. Peter Hoving, Senior Regional Sales Director, ACS Publications
ACS Resources
Peer Review
- Prof. Habibah A. Wahab, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Universiti Sains Malaysia
Coffee Break
Demystifying Scientific Collaborations
- Prof. Lim Jit Kang, Editorial Advisory Board, Langmuir
USM Library Sharing
- Shahriza Fadly Misaridin, USM Librarian
Unlocking Potential: Empowering Students through ACS USM International Student Chapter
- Muhammad Farid Bin Mohd Jamaludin, President of USM Student Chapter
Panel Discussion
- Panelists: Prof. Habibah A. Wahab and Prof. Lim Jit Kang and Associate Prof. Dr. Choong Yee Siew
- Moderator: Associate Prof. Dr. Lee Hooi Ling, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Closing Remarks
- Puan Arinawati Ayob, Chief Librarian, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Featured Speakers
Prof. Habibah A. Wahab
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Universiti Sains Malaysia
Prof. Wahab is currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her group particularly interested in applying the tools and technologies in computer aided drug design towards the discovery of novel chemotherapeutic against influenza and dengue as well as obesity and ageing-related disease. In addition, Her group use extensive molecular modelling technique to unravel the mechanisms of actions of drugs and their molecular targets.
Associate Prof. Dr. Hooi Ling Lee
Editorial Advisory Board, ACS Chemical Health & Safety
Associate Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dr. Hooi Ling Lee is an Associate Professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia’s School of Chemical Sciences. With a Ph.D. in Surface Science from Dublin City University, her research focuses on nanomaterials and nanotechnology. She has received numerous grants and has published extensively in ISI-indexed journals. Dr. Lee was a recipient of the 2021-2022 US Fulbright-ASEAN Visiting Scholar Programme and the 2018 Endeavour Research Fellowship. She is a founding member and former Chair of the ACS Malaysia Chapter, an Advisor for the USM ACS Student Chapter, a Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry, and a Chartered Chemist of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Lim Jit Kang, Ph.D.
Editorial Advisory Board, Langmuir
Chemical Engineering at Universiti Sains Malaysia
JitKang Lim is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and has held a 10-year courtesy appointment as the Visiting Research Professor of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University since October 2011. He was recently appointed as the China-ASEAN Scholar of Tianjin University (TJU) and have received the World Class Professor Title by the Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia. As of the beginning of 2023, he serves as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Langmuir, a flagship journal of the American Chemical Society that specialized in interfacial sciences. His current research interests primarily focus on both colloidal behaviors and engineering application of magnetic nanoparticles.
Associate Prof. Dr. Yee Siew CHOONG
Topic Editor, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dr Choong is currently an Associate Professor at the Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her current research focuses on the application of computer-aided molecular modeling tools to study the structure and interactions of biomarkers obtained from infectious diseases. She is also involved in the design of specific binders against these biomarkers, utilizing de novo antibody design and in silico antibody optimization.