OBJECTIVE

Continue my contribution in the research field and transfer my science (chemistry) knowledge and experience to the Malaysian Educational Institutions and societies

SKILLS

Language: Malay - Mother tongue French – Daily communication language in France, fluent English - Fluent Spanish - Notion

Instrument: Chemical analysis (ICP-OES, Infra-red, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, Contact angle, Reflectometry, TOC, X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry, LECO Carbon Sulfur Analysis)

Software: Microsoft Office, Zotero, Latex, Canva, iMovie

EDUCATION BACKGROUND / ACADEMIC SUMMARY

DOCTORAL PHILOSOPHY• 2017• UNIVERSITY OF FRANCHE-COMTE, BESANCON, FRANCE PhD in physical chemistry (with the jury’s congratulations) Membranes modification by films of polymers. Application for the decontamination of aqueous solutions containing metallic ions

MASTER OF SCIENCE• 2014 • UNIVERSITY OF FRANCHE-COMTE, BESANCON, FRANCE Masters in physical chemistry of interface

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE• 2012 • UNIVERSITY OF FRANCHE-COMTE, BESANCON, FRANCE Degree in physical chemistry

DIPLOMA OF SCIENCE• 2011 • INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OF RENNES, FRANCE Diploma in chemistry

FRENCH LANGUAGE PREPARATION• 2008 • INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OF COLMAR, FRANCE Intensive cursus of French language and scientific courses in French

SPM • 2007 • SEKOLAH SULTAN ALAM SHAH (SAS PUTRAJAYA) Science stream and visual arts (11A’s)

EXPERIENCE

SENIOR LECTURER • UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA (UTM), JOHOR • DISEMBER 2018 – PRESENT Teach Environmental and Analytical Chemistry. Member of Environmental Chemistry Research Group (RG)

LABORATORY QA/QC TECHNICAL CENTRE • EASTERN STEEL SDN. BHD. • MAY 2018 – DISEMBER 2018 Make sure the good quality of steel’s production for the company using various type of analysis instruments

PART-TIME FRENCH LECTURER • SYUEN COLLEGE • FEBRUARY 2018 – MAY 2018 Teach French language for Hotel Management Department students

STUDENT PROJECT SUPERVISOR • INSTITUTE OF UTINAM (CNRS) • OKTOBER 2016 – JAN 2017 Supervise a research project of master students in the chemical laboratory

SUBSTITUTE FRENCH TEACHER • SEKOLAH SULTAN ALAM SHAH • SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER 2014 Teach French for form one to form five students

MOHD AKMALI BIN MOKHTER

Others : Sports - Squash, Badminton Baking - Cakes and pastries Design

MASTER INTERNSHIP • INSTITUTE OF UTINAM • MARCH – JUN 2013 AND 2014 Research on the functionalization of ultrafiltration organic membranes by using polymeric layer-by-layer method

DEGREE INTERNSHIP • INSTITUTE OF UTINAM • APRIL – JUN 2011 Research on the synthesis of bimetallic complex Fe-Pt

DIPLOMA INTERNSHIP • TAMI INDUSTRIES • APRIL – JUN 2011 Research on the anti-fouling problem of the ceramic membranes

PROMOTER • LG PRODUCT (BEST)• FEBRUARY - MARCH 2008 Promote LG electronic devices for Best’s clients

LEADERSHIP DUTY

DEPUTY SECRETARY Institusi Pembangunan Felow (IPF), UTM • January 2020-Present • FELLOW Kolej Tun Dr. Ismail, UTM • January 2020-Present • DEPUTY TECHNICAL MANAGER • 2019-Present • Pusat Perkhidmatan Analisis (PPA) Fakulti Sains, UTM

ADVISOR OF MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION IN FRANCE• 2016-2017 • ARIF FRANCE ASSOCIATION

MEMBER OF ADVISORY BOARD • 2016 • INSTITUTE OF UTINAM (CNRS RESEARCH INSTITUTE) Elected as one of the member of advisory board of the institute, representing the doctorate students

TREASURER OF MALAYSIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION IN FRANCE • 2011-2012 • MASAF ASSOCIATION

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

STEM PROGRAMME• 2019 • UTM, JOHOR BAHRU Involving in various STEM programme, i.e., Mentor-Mentee Programme with school students, Science Booth Exhibition For National Science Week and Community Engagement Programme

EXPEREMENTARIUM NATIONAL FRANCE• 2017 • ARLES, FRANCE France national doctorate gathering and tour around the city in France to speak about our research domain in front of different type of publics

EXPEREMENTARIUM FRANCE• 2017 • UNIVERSITY OF FRANCHE-COMTE, FRANCE Workshop based on our research in different schools, library, museum and exhibition hall

CARNOT-PASTEUR PHD SCHOOL 2016 CONFERENCE • 2016 • BESANCON, FRANCE One of the organizing committee for this conference

UFC SCIENCE FESTIVAL • 2016 • BESANCON, FRANCE Show a few chemical experiments to visitors

INTERNATIONAL TOURIST FAIR (COLMAR, FRANCE) • 2008 • TOURISM OF MALAYSIA (FRANCE) Volunteer as a French speaker for Malaysia’s booth

BADMINTON TOURNAMENT NIGHT (BESANCON, FRANCE) • 2008 • UNIVERSITY OF FRANCHE-COMTE (SPORTS), FRANCE One of the organizing committee of this university badminton tournament

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Analytical chemistry, Environmental chemistry, Applied chemistry, Chemical analysis or characterization (Water treatment domain)

PROJECT OR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

INSTITUTE OF UTINAM• 2017 • BESANCON, FRANCE Utilization of natural / biopolymers (lignosulfonate and chitosan) to functionalize an organic membrane

INSTITUTE OF UTINAM• 2013-2017 • BESANCON, FRANCE Functionalization of organic membrane with polymeric layer by layer by method to eliminate heavy metals from polluted solution

INSTITUTE OF UTINAM• 2014-2017 • BESANCON, FRANCE Adsorption of the metallic ions onto the hybrid particles (chitosan-encapsulated colloidal silica)

COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF HAUTE ALSACE (CNRS)• 2015-2017 • MULHOUSE, FRANCE Plasma polymerization to enhance organic membrane performance

COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF MONTPELIER (CNRS)• 2015-2017 • MONTPELIER, FRANCE Adsorption of the metallic ions onto the hybrid particles (cyclam-grafted mesoporous silica)

INSTITUTE OF UTINAM• 2012 • BESANCON, FRANCE Synthesis of bimetallic complex Fe-Pt and reactivity towards the aromatic alkynes

INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OF RENNES, FRANCE •2011 • BESANCON, FRANCE Characterization of the ceramic TAMI membranes clogged by red wine

PUBLICATION (ACADEMIC JOURNAL)

S. Lakard, C. Magnenet, M.A. Mokhter, M. Euvrard, C.C Buron, B. Lakard, Retention of Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions by filtration through polymer-modified membranes, Sep. Purif. Techn. 149 (2015) 1-8

M. A. Mokhter, S. Lakard, C. Magnenet, M. Euvrard & B. Lakard, Preparation of polyelectrolyte-modified membranes for heavy metal ions removal, Environmental Technology, 38 (2017) 2476-2485

B. Lakard; M. A. Mokhter; C. Magnenet; S. Lakard; M. Euvrard; A. M. Aden; S. Clement; A. Mehdi, Study of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) Removal by combining Filtration and Adsorption Techniques, Environmental Technology – submitted online 1st Disember 2017, ID : TENT-TENT-2017-1763

M. A. Mokhter; C. Magnenet; S. Lakard; M. Euvrard; A. M. Aden; S. Clement; A. Mehdi; B. Lakard, Use of Modified Colloids and Membranes to Remove Metal Ions from Contaminated Solutions, Colloids And Interface. 2, 19 (May 2018) 1-18

F. Bally-le Gal, M. A. Mokhter, S. Lakard, S. Wolak, P. Kunemann, P. Fioux, A. Airoudj, S. El Yakhlifi, C. Magnenet, B. Lakard, V. Roucoulles; Poly(allylamine) plasma polymer coatings for an efficient retention of Ni(II) ions by ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, Plasma Process Polym. January 2019, e1800134, DOI: 10.1002/ppap.201800134

Abdul-Aziz Mohd Hassan; Wan Aini Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Bakri Bakar; Mohd Marsin Sanagi; Zetty Azalea Sutirman; Hamid Rashidi Nodeh; Mohd Akmali Mokhter, New effective 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane functionalized magnetic sporopollenin-based silica coated graphene oxide adsorbent for removal of Pb(ii) from aqueous environment, Environmental Management – Accepted on September 2019 M. A. Mokhter, C. Magnenet, S. Lakard, B. Lakard, Post-filtration: Electrochemistry of post-

treated wastewater containing high concentration of copper ions for formation of copper

metal, e-proceeding 7th International Conference SAES 2019

N. I. Wan Azelee, H. El-Enshany, D. J. Dailin, N. H. Abdul Manas, R. Abd Malek, M. A. Mokhter,

N. Salamun, R. A. Rahman, Antimicrobial Disinfectants and Sanitizers: An Effective Tool for

Breaking the Circle of Pandemic Disease, Asian J. of Agri. and Bio, 2020 (Accepted)

PRESENTATION (CONFERENCE)

Poster H. Maarof, M. A Mokhter, N. Atan, N. Salamun, R. Ismail, R. A Wahab

Undergraduate Research Programme – MyRoadmap JKPP Programme

NALI (New Academia Learning Innovation) Competition and Exhibition 2019, UTM

Johor, 18 September 2019

Poster M. A Mokhter, C. Magnenet, S. Lakard, B. Lakard, M. Euvrard

Decontamination of water polluted by heavy metals by using functionalized

membranes

International Congres - EPF (European Polymer Federation), Lyon, 2-7 July 2017

Poster M. A Mokhter, C. Magnenet, S. Lakard, B. Lakard, M. Euvrard

Decontamination of water polluted by heavy metals by using functionalized

membranes

23rd National multi discipline conference (journee de savoir) UOIF, 21 May 2017

Oral M. A. Mokhter, C. Magnenet, S. Lakard, B. Lakard, M. Euvrard

Decontamination of water polluted by heavy metals by using functionalized

membranes

14th Scientific Conference of French Group of Polymeres (GFP) Section Grand-East, Nancy, 16 Jun 2016.

Poster M. A Mokhter, C. Magnenet, S. Lakard, B. Lakard, M. Euvrard

Decontamination of water polluted by heavy metals by using functionalized

membranes

22nd National multi discipline conference (journee de savoir) UOIF, 29 May 2016.

Oral M. A. Mokhter, C. Magnenet, S. Lakard, B. Lakard, M. Euvrard

Decontamination of water polluted by heavy metals by using functionalized

membranes

Carnot-Pasteur PhD School 2016 conference, Besancon, 19-20 May 2016

Oral M. A Mokhter

Decontamination of water polluted by heavy metals by using functionalized

membranes

Institute of UTINAM 2016 conference, Besancon, 29 February 2016

Poster M. A Mokhter

Decontamination of water polluted by heavy metals by using functionalized

membranes

Carnot-Pasteur PhD School 2015 conference, Dijon, 21-22 May 2015

Oral Presentation M. A Mokhter

Decontamination of water polluted by heavy metals by using functionalized

membranes

Institute of UTINAM 2015 conference, Besancon, 2 April 2015

Oral Presentation M. A Mokhter

Post-filtration: Electrochemistry of post-treated wastewater containing high concentration of

copper ions for formation of copper metal.

7th International Conference SAES, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, 11 July 2019

PROFESSIONAL BODY

Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM)

Member – Certified Professional Chemist, Since August 2019 (M/5175/8505/19)

AWARDS /ACHIEVEMENTS

Silver Award (Poster Presentation – NALI2019)

Undergraduate Research Programme – MyRoadmap JKPP Programme

NALI (New Academia Learning Innovation) Competition and Exhibition 2019, UTM

Johor, 18 September 2019

FRGS-Grant winning Proposal 2019 (KPM)

Synthesis, functionalization and study of ultraspun sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)

graphene platelet and wastepaper cellulose fibre membrane for removal of

phosphates

GUP Tier 2-Grant winning Proposal 2019 (UTM)

Functionalization of fabricated Graphene-SDS electrospun membrane by PAH/PSS

layer-by-layer method for removal of salt from seawater

Best Oral Presenter Award (Scientific category)

Decontamination of water polluted by heavy metals by using functionalized

membranes

23rd National multi discipline conference (journee de savoir) UOIF France, 21 May

2017 (France national)

Champion Badminton Tournament Night 2016

University of Franche-Comte (Sports), France

REFEREES

Professor Boris Lakard

Department of Chemistry, Materials and Functional Surface Team, Institute of UTINAM - UMR CNRS 6213 UFR Sciences and Techniques University of Franche-Comte, 25000 Besançon France boris.lakard@univ-fcomte.fr + (33) 03 81 66 20 46

Dr Claire Magnenet

Department of Chemistry, Materials and Functional Surface Team, Institute of UTINAM - UMR CNRS 6213 UFR Sciences and Techniques University of Franche-Comte, 25000 Besançon France claire.magnenet@univ-fcomte.fr + (33) 03 81 66 61 65

Dr Sophie Lakard

Department of Chemistry, Materials and Functional Surface Team, Institute of UTINAM - UMR CNRS 6213 UFR Sciences and Techniques University of Franche-Comte, 25000 Besançon France sophie.lakard@univ-fcomte.fr + (33) 03 81 66 61 65