Achievements

"TOMA-ACNE: A ZERO WASTE GREEN COSMECEUTICAL CLARIFYING CREAM FOR BLEMISH AND SCAR CONTROL" AT THE 34TH INTERNATIONAL INVENTION, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION (ITEX) 2023

Professor Dr Mogana Sundari Rajagopal, Leong Mun Yee and Tan Puay Luan | Main Supervisor, Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

WON GOLD MEDAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL BORNEO INNOVATION EXHIBITION AND COMPETITION 2022 (IBIEC 2022)

Mohamed Hesham Hosny Abdalah & Lim Kim Guan | Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment

Congratulations to Mohamed Hesham Hosny Abdalah, Master of Philosophy in Engineering (Chemical Engineering) & Lim Kim Guan, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Chemical Engineering for winning Gold Medal at the International Borneo Innovation Exhibition and Competition 2022 (IBIEC 2022) organised by Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya, Indonesia.

On their winning Project: Enhancement of Mechanical Properties of PVA Thin Film Using CNC from Napier Grass for Food Packaging in the category of Green Product/ Agriculture Environment / Renewable Energy

Project Funder: REIG-FETBE-2021-016, UCSI University (19-20 October 2022)

Advisors: Associate Professor EUR ING Ts Dr Yeap Swee Pin & Assistant Professor Dr Ayu Haslija Abu Bakar

WON GOLD MEDAL AT THE PECIPTA 2022

Saiqa Afroze | Students, Master of Sciences (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Congratulations to Saiqa Afroze for winning the Gold Medal at the PECIPTA 2022 (International Conference and Exposition and Inventions by Institutions of Higher Learning), Malaysia on 1-3 November 2022

Invention Title - In the Quest of Natural Anti=Aging Face serum: The Magnificent Mangosteen

Cluster: Medical and Healthcare

SUCCESSFULLY PUBLISHED A PAPER TITLED "UNLOCKING PATHWAYS TO MOBILE PAYMENT SATISFACTION AND COMMITMENT"

Luan-Thanh Nguyen | Students, Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Congratulations to Luan-Thanh Nguyen for successfully publishing a paper titled “Unlocking Pathways to Mobile Payment Satisfaction and Commitment” in the Journal of Computer Information Systems (Taylor and Francis, ABDC-A, Impact Factor 2022=3.317).

Co-authored by Distinguished Professor Ts Dr Ooi Keng Boon, FASc (Dean), Professor Dr Garry Tan Wei Han (Professor), Assistant Professor Dr Eugene Aw Cheng Xi (Head of Research and Postgraduate Studies), Professor Dr Yogesh K. Dwivedi (Professor of Digital Marketing & Innovation, Co-Director of Research, School of Management, Swansea University, Wales, UK, and Pei-San Lo (Postgraduate Student, PhD)

WINNING CATEGORY A1 - MIXED CHOIRS - DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1, RECEIVING THE GOLD LEVEL IV AWARD, AND FINALIST OF THE GRAND PRIZE COMPETIITON AT THE 7TH VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL CHOIR COMPETIITION 2023.

UCSI University Chamber Choir Directed by adjunct lecturer lan Lim Kean Seng Conducted by adjunct lecturer Vivian Lim Xiau Yin | Institute of Music

Congratulations to UCSI University Chamber Choir, Directed by adjunct lecturer lan Lim Kean Seng, Conducted by adjunct lecturer Vivian Lim Xiau Yin For Winning Category A1 - Mixed Choirs - Difficulty Level 1, receiving the Gold Level IV award, and Finalist of the Grand Prize Competition at the 7th Vietnam International Choir Competition 2023. The Vietnam International Choir Competition is an event organised by INTERKULTUR every two years in Hi An, Vietnam, bringing together choirs from around the world for choral competitions, friendship concerts, and individual coachings in the stunning setting of the Old Town, a UNESCO Heritage Site.

AWARDED GOLD AWARD (BEST ORAL PRESENTATION) AND SILVER AWARD (SDG INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION AWARDS & EXPO)

Tan Jai Wei | BPharm (Hons), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Congratulations to Tan Jai Wei for being awarded:

Gold award (Best oral Presentation) – International Research Conference on Pharmaceutical and Allied Sciences 2.0 (IRCPAS 2.0) March 2023, Malaysia

Title: “Formulation and Development of Poly-Herbal Anti-aging cream”

Silver award (SDG International Innovation Awards & Expo) – Malaysia Technology Expo March 2022, Malaysia

Title: “PUREEMER: Novel Polyherbal Anti-Aging Formulation”

AWARDED GOLD AWARD (ASIAN YOUTH INNOVATION AWARDS) AND GOLD AWARD (SPECIAL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD)

Sammie Loh Pui Shan | BPharm (Hons), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Congratulations to Sammie Loh Pui Shan for being awarded:

Gold award (Asian Youth Innovation Awards) – Malaysia Technology Expo, March 2023, Malaysia

Title:”Blancour: Formulation and Development of Tremella Fuciformis Whitening Cream”

Gold award (Special Undergraduate Research Award) - International Research Conference on Pharmaceutical and Allied Sciences 2.0 (IRCPAS 2.0) March 2023, Malaysia

Title: ”Formulation and Development of Tremella Fuciformis Whitening Gel”

PLANT AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF ANTIFUNGALS AGAINST ASPERGILLUS INFECTIONS: A REVIEW

YAP VI LIEN | Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Congratulation to Ms Yap Vi Lien for successfully publishing a review article titled “Plant as an alternative source of antifungals against aspergillus infection : A review” in the journal “ Plants” in 2022.

WON THE BEST ORAL PRESENTATION AWARD AT 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

WONG ZI YIN | Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)

Congratulation to Wong Zi Yin for winning the best oral presentation award at the 2nd International Conference on Natural Products and Human Health 2022 held at Deshbandhu College , University of Delhi , New Delhi , India on 4-6 November 2022

Theme: Recent Advances and Challenges in Human Health

Presentation Title: Green Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Nanoparticles Using the Naturally Occurring Colchicine

FORMULATION AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF GREEN COSMECEUTICAL HERBAL FACE CREAM CONTAINING STANDARDIZED MANGOSTEEN PEEL EXTRACT

TAN PUAY LUAN | Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Congratulation to Tan Puay Luan for publishing in Cosmetic (IF: 2.98) on the topic Formulation and Physicochemical Evaluation of Green Cosmeceutical Herbal Face Cream Containing Standardized Mangosteen Peel Extract.