Internal Research Grants

Curtin Malaysia Strategic Research Grant Scheme (CMSR) 2025.

Congratulations to the seven (7) successful recipients of the Curtin Malaysia Strategic Research Grant Scheme (CMSR) 2025! This is a significant achievement for Dr. Haider Hamad Ghayeb, Dr. Mohammad Abdul Matin Chowdhury, Dr. Muhammad Imran Tanveer Opel, Dr. Shahid Latif, Dr. Siaw Teck Ung, Dr. Syed Bilawal Ali Shah, and Dr. Vijay Anand Sundarrajan.

A. Dr. Haider Hamad Ghayeb (Faculty of Engineering and Science).

  • Project title: Seismic and Flexural Performance of Innovative Sustainable Precast Members Incorporating Recycled Waste Materials.
  • Team Members: Professor Dr. Tony Hadibarata, Professor Dr. Ubagaram Johnson Alengaram (UM), Dr. Tan Chee Ghuan (UM), Chu Kiun Heng (Eastern Pretech (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd), and Eugene Lia (LabTech).

B. Dr. Mohammad Abdul Matin Chowdhury (Faculty of Business)

  • Project title: Empowering Indigenous Community through Sustainable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Sarawak.
  • Team Members: Associate Professor Dr. Lew Tek Yew, Dr. Md Shamim Talukder and Datin Esther Mujan Balan (ESG Malaysia).

C. Dr. Muhammad Imran Tanveer Opel (Faculty of Business)

  • Project title: Greening the Hiring Process: The Impact of NLP Technique Between Green Job Descriptions and Sustainability Outcomes in Malaysia.
  • Team Members: Associate Professor Dr. Lew Tek Yew, Dr. Md Shamim Talukder, Dr. Muhammad Usman and Dr. Shahid Latif.

D. Dr. Shahid Latif (Faculty of Business) 

  • Project Title: Bridging Knowledge and Control: Integrating Knowledge Management and Management Accounting for Sustainable Development in Sarawak.
  • Team Members: Dr. Dhanuskodi Rengasamy, Dr. Hosam Alden Riyadh, Dr. Muhammad Usman, and Dr. Belayet Hossain.

E. Dr. Siaw Teck Ung (Faculty of Engineering and Science)

  • Project Title: A Rapid, Reliable, Cost-Effective, and Non-Destructive Method of Sago Flour Quality Testing: Technology Development and Prototyping.
  • Team Members: Dr. Han Yi Chiew, Professor Dr. Agus Saptoro (Curtin Perth), and Professor Mohd Hasnain Md Hussain (UNIMAS).

F. Dr. Syed Bilawal Ali Shah (Faculty of Engineering and Science)

  • Project Title: AI-Driven Symbolic Regression Framework for Integrated Subsurface Petrophysical and Geomechanical Property Estimation Using Well Log Data.
  • Team Members: Professor Prasanna Mohan Viswanathan and Dr. Syed Amjad Ali Bukhari (COMSATS University Islamabad).

G. Dr. Vijay Anand Sundarrajan (Faculty of Engineering and Science)

  • Project Title: Metallogenesis and economic potential of critical metals and REE deposits in the accretionary zone, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Team Members: Professor Dr. Nagarajan Ramasamy, Professor Katy Evans (Curtin Perth), Fiona Bassy Anak William, and Associate Professor Sakthi Saravanan Chinnasamy (IIT Bombay).
  • Status: These projects are upcoming or coming soon, as the grants were awarded for the 2025 scheme.