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\ud83c\udf89 Congratulations Dr. See Hong Heng on Outstanding Young Chemist Award (OYCA) 2025 Recognition!<\/strong><\/p>\n The Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), proudly congratulates Dr. See Hong Heng<\/strong> from the Department of Chemistry for being honoured with the Outstanding Young Chemist Award (OYCA) 2025<\/strong> in the academic category.<\/p>\n Dr. See’s remarkable research focuses on the detection of microplastics in water, food, and environmental samples using solid-state electrophoresis, culminating in the development of a portable, solvent-free diagnostic tool<\/strong>. This innovation is paving the way for low-cost, efficient health monitoring and environmental applications\u2014truly aligning with the spirit of impactful and sustainable science.<\/p>\n In his statement, Dr. See shared that his journey in chemistry was driven by his passion to understand the science behind everyday life. From his undergraduate curiosity to receiving a prestigious Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship, and later expanding his expertise in Australia, Dr. See’s global exposure and dedication have shaped his impactful contributions to analytical chemistry.<\/p>\n This award, presented under the Malaysia Young Chemists Network (MYCN) and the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (IKM), celebrates young scientists who are driving change through chemistry. Dr. See’s work exemplifies UTM\u2019s mission in advancing scientific excellence for societal wellbeing.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcd6 Read more in The Star<\/em>: Honours for Young Scientists \u2013 The Star, 15 April 2025<\/a> Once again, congratulations Dr. See Hong Heng on this prestigious achievement. Your dedication continues to inspire the next generation of chemists and researchers.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \ud83c\udf89 Congratulations Dr. See Hong Heng on Outstanding Young Chemist Award (OYCA) 2025 Recognition! The Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), proudly congratulates Dr. See Hong Heng from the Department of Chemistry for being honoured with the Outstanding Young Chemist Award (OYCA) 2025 in the academic category. Dr. See’s remarkable research focuses on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":390,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards-achievements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/390"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1684"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1689,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1684\/revisions\/1689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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