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National Taiwan University-University of Malaya Bilateral Symposium on Earth Observation and Environmental Challenges
Type

Conference

Date: November 14, 2018

 

Venue: B1 Conference Room, Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University

 

Agenda

8:30-8:50 AM Check-in
8:50-9:10 AM Opening Remarks and group photo

 

Session 1: Geochemistry and Geomorphology / Chair: Prof. Prof. Yih-Min Wu
9:10-9:35 AM Prof. Azman A Ghani, UM
Crystallisation history of the Kinabalu granite: Implication to the magma emplacement


 

9:35-10:00 AM Prof. Sun-Lin Chung, NTU
Tibet & beyond: A geochemical perspective on Asian orogeny and continental evolution


 

10:00-10:25 AM Dr. Ros Fatihah Mohammad, UM
Topography of subsurface karst and preliminary investigation on susceptibility to sinkholes occurrences in Sungai Perak Basin, West Malaysia


 

10:25-10:45 AM Coffee Break

 

Session 2: Seismology and Active Fault / Chair: Prof. Azman A Ghani
10:45-11:10 AM Prof. Mustaffa Kamal Shuib, UM
Identification of active faults in low seismicity Peninsular Malaysia


 

11:10-11:35 AM Prof. Yih-Min Wu, NTU
Development of an earthquake early warning system using low cost sensors


 

11:35 AM-12:00 AM Prof. Wang Yu, NTU
Fault kinematics and active tectonics of the Sabah margin: Insights from the 2015, Mw 6.0, Mt Kinabalu earthquake


 

12:00-1:00 PM Luncheon (Room 213, Dept. of Geosciences)

 

Session 3: Environmental Remediation / Chair: Prof. Ng Tham Fatt
1:00-1:25 PM Prof. Ismail Yusoff, UM
Horizontal collector well (HCL) impact assessment by numerical simulation for sustainable groundwater development in Malaysia


 

1:25-1:50 PM Prof. Sofia Ya Hsuan Liou, NTU
Environmental remediation and application of nanoscale zero-valent iron and its composites for selective degradation of environmental pollutants in groundwater 


 

1:50-2:15 PM Dr. Ahmad Farid Abu Bakar, UM
Impact of bauxite mining activities to the beach sediment of Kuantan area 


 

2:15-2:30 PM Coffee Break 

 

Session 4: Climate Change and Resilience / Chair: Prof. Sofia Ya Hsuan Liou 
2:30-2:55 PM Prof. Abby Haojia Ren, NTU
21st Century rise in Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition on a remote coral reef 


 

2:55-3:20 PM Prof. Ng Tham Fatt, UM
Disaster resilient cities: Forecasting local level climate extremes and physical hazards for Kuala Lumpur 


 

3:20-3:45 PM Dr. Hong-Wei ChiangNTU
Coral-based geochemical signatures and their applications on hydroclimate reconstruction 


 

3:45-4:30 PM Laboratory Tour, Department of Geosciences

 

4:30-5:00 PM Round Table Discussion for Future Collaboration: Chaired by Prof. Yih-Min Wu and Prof. Azman A Ghani (Room 213, Dept. of Geosciences)

 

5:00-5:30 PM Signing Ceremony for Collaboration Agreement (Room 213, Dept. of Geosciences)