Name: Dr. Azni bin Idris

Employment:

• Lecturer in Environmental Engineering, 1983.
• Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering, 1995.

Other positions:

• Director of Waste Technology Centre, UPM.
• Director of Technology Commercialization, University Business Centre, UPM.
• Director of Pakar Management Technology (M) Sdn Bhd. Go to:PMT website
• Project Leader, JSPS-VCC Water Treatment

Qualification:

• PhD in Environmental Engineering, 1989, Univ. of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
• MSc in Environmental Pollution Control, 1982, Univ. of Leeds, U.K.
• BSc (Hons) in Chemical Engineering, 1980, Univ. of Birmingham, U.K.

Membership:

• Member of International Water Quality Association (IWA), London.
• Member of Pacific Basin Consortium for Hazardous Waste Research and Management, Honolulu.
• Member of Negeri Sembilan Sewage Panel
• Member of Malaysian Water Association (MWA)
• Technical R&D Committee of MWA
• Member of MIGHT Interest Group on Agro-Wastes
• Member of National Working Group on Environmental Biotechnology
• Malaysian National Point of Contact Representative for UNESCO Regional Network for Technology and Environment.

Awards:

• PMC (Pingat Khidmat Masyarakat Cemerlang, Negeri Sembilan)
• UPM Inventors Award 1996 - 2nd prize for Biofilter Technology.
• An award for research excellence and production of Biofilter technology for industrial waste treatment.
• Holder of Patent on Organic Waste Treatment Process (BioFil sysytem).
• Top 10 Best Product at UPM Inventors Award 2000
• MWA Outstanding Research Award 2002

Publications :  click for details

• Conferences :    87
• Journals :           33
• Publications :             120
• Technical design reports: 45

Expertise:

• Environmental Management and EIA
• Aerobic and anaerobic treatment of organic wastes.
• Biofilm processes for waste treatment including biofilter, fluidized bed reactors.
• Toxic sludge treatment for recovery and reuse.
• Sewage sludge treatment for disposal.

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Other Research Projects at Waste Technology Centre:

Septic tanks testing for Standard A Requirement
Hospitals and laboratory liquid waste treatment
High Rate Composting of Kitchen Waste
Adhesive/formaldehyde waste treatment
Bioconversion of fibres into animal feed/compost
Production of strong glue from animal skin and wastes
Piggery waste Biofil treatment
Melting and drying of sludges - industrial and sewage
Colour destruction using STEL-Electro chemical activation
Water Reuse Technology -RECO TANKS

MORE ABOUT DR AZNI:

Conferences/Seminars and Workshops:

Presented more than 50 papers in international and national conferences and seminars.

Countries presented:
Bangkok, Barcelona, Istanbul, Honolulu, Newcastle upon Tyne UK, Hong Kong, Paris, Surabaya, Bogor Indonesia, Columbia, Perth, Crete, Athens, Copenhagen, Hawaii, USA, Alberta, Poland and India.

Completed Projects:
 

• (1) Master Plan/Structure Plan/Local Plan:

 

 

Acted as consultant for Jabatan Perancang Bandar dan Desa to produce structure plans and local plans sectors related to sewage, domestic solid waste and industrial waste management.

Jobs completed include:
Sg langat river water quality improvement and rehabilitation (2001)
Kubang Pasu Local Plan, Kedah (1995-2005)
Padang Lalang and Padang Matsirat, Langkawi Local Plans (1995-2005)
Alor Star and Kuala Kedah Local Plan (1995-2005)
Parit Buntar Local Plan (1995-2005)
Sepang and Kuala Langat Structure Plan (1995-2010)
Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya, Majilis Daerah Gombak and Majlis Daerah Hulu Langat Structure Plan (1996-2010)
Sitiawan-Manjung Structure Plan (1997-2010)
MPPJ Pollution Studies - Wastes and Industries (1994)
Putra Jaya Preliminary Ecology Master Plan (1994)
Multi-Media Super Corridor (MSC) Environmental Guidelines (1997)
Cyberjaya Infra-Master Plan on Sewerage and Solid Wastes (1997)
Kelantan Strategic Master plan (1998)- on infrastructure
Kajian Taman AgroTek Juru Penang, IADP (1998) - environmental and feasibility.
 

• (2) Environmental Impact Assessment:

 

 

Acted as consultant in more than 45 EIA studies on various projects :

industrial estates, highways, waste landfill, quarries, seaside resort, marina development, island resort, housing and recreational projects, golf courses, solder and lime manufacturing plant, lead battery recycling, coastal reclamation, new township development, oil palm plantation, Cyberjaya, Multimedia University.
 

• (3) Sewage and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Design

- more than 20 treatment plants completed including laboratory and hospital wastes.
Completed projects on toxic laboratory waste: UIA Gombak Lab Waste Treatment, UMS K.Kinabalu Sabah Lab Waste Treatment, UTM Lab Waste, USM Lab Waste Treatment, UPM Lab Waste, UNISEL Lab waste


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