12 CEGeoGTech Students Joined the Intervarsity High Strength Geopolymer Competition (IHGC 2014) in UTP

Tronoh, 13^th October – 12 students from the Centre of Excellence for Geopolymer and Green Technology(CEGeoGTech) Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) joined the Intervarsity High Strength Geopolymer Competition (IHGC 2014) which was held for two days at Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Tronoh Perak.

The competition, which was organised in Malaysia for the first time, is based on knowledge sharing concept whereby students are required to present their own formulation related to geopolymer concrete.

The competition which was organised by UTP with the cooperation of the Malaysia Geopolymer Association (MyGeopolymer) aimed to produce creative and innovative generation of researchers.  

The team leader for CEGeoGTech, Muhammad Faheem Mohd Tahir said that the participation in the competition is a meaningful experience for him and the other students.

“This is the first time participants are required to share and present research formula to other participants on the production of high strength geopolymer concrete.

“In overall, I think that this competition has managed to achieve the objective to create network among all geopolymer researcher towards exchanging experience and opinion on geopolymer,” he added.

The 2014 IHGC was officiated by Professor Ir. Dr. Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin who is the Vice President of MyGeopolymer.

CEGeoGTech students received the special award which is the Most Consistent Geopolymer Strength Award. The team led by Meor Ahmad Faris Meor Tajuddin also consist of Nur Ain Jaya dan Noor Fifinatasha Shaheadan.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) students emerged as the overall winner for the competition.