Allahyarham Emeritus Profesor Ir. Dr. Masjuki Haji Hassan - 2017

Allahyarham Emeritus Profesor Ir. Dr. Masjuki Hassan

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The Man Dedicated to Equipping the Next Generation of Engineers

Upon completing his studies in mechanical engineering,

Allahyarham Emeritus Profesor Ir. Dr. Masjuki Hassan started lecturing at the University of Malaya (UM) in 1983.

He has since spent his entire working life at UM teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses, guiding MSc and PhD students, conducting research and fulfilling various administrative responsibilities.

He has produced more than 30 PhD and close to 60 MSc graduates by research, published more than 579 journal articles, proceedings and also research reports. He is also the founding President of the Malaysian Tribology Society (MYTRIBOS), the Head of UM's Centre for Energy Sciences, a Fellow of The Institute of Mechanical Engineer and Chartered Engineer, UK, the Vice President of International Tribology Council, UK and a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, USA.

Getting ready to deliver mandatory Professional Inaugural Lecture before one is promoted to the post of Special Grade A Professor or VKS Grade in 2010

Stepping into the world of Tribology

In 1977, Allahyarham Emeritus Profesor Ir. Dr. Masjuki Hassan obtained his Mechanical Engineering degree (BSc), at Leeds University, Leeds U.K., and continued to pursue his MSc in Tribology and PhD from the same university and graduated in 1978 and 1982 respectively.

During his time at Leeds, Allahyarham Emeritus Profesor Ir. Dr. Masjuki Hassan met Professor Duncan Dowson, who was one of the lecturers at Leeds University at the time. Professor Duncan was one of the seven founding members of TRIBOLOGY in the UK in 1966, and being more than 90 years old, he is the only surviving founder of Tribology (the science of interacting surfaces in relative motion), and is considered one of the world’s ‘Guru’ in the field. His dedication and commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching inspired Professor Masjuki to major into the field of Tribology, which was unknown in Malaysia at the time.

Characterisations of Palm Oil Methyl Ester (Palm Oil Diesel) at
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya

A Glimpse into Professor Masjuki's Contributions

Allahyarham Emeritus Profesor Ir. Dr. Masjuki Hassan has successfully completed more than 20 research projects at both the national and international level, and is currently handling 12 research projects.

Allahyarham Emeritus Profesor Ir. Dr. Masjuki Hassan also authored and co-authored five books and book chapters, and has one registered patent under him.

At national level he was the Secretary of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment Cluster under the National Professors’ Council under the Prime Minister’s Department. Currently, he is the Chairman of National Professors’ Council University of Malaya Chapter. He is a Professional Engineer (Ir) under the Board of Engineer Malaysia. He also sits in many other national and international committees.

Japanese Professors and delegates and Malaysian participants attending the Malaysia Japan Tribology Symposium at MJIT UTM Kuala Lumpur, 2016

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