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JOHOR BAHRU, 1 October 2026<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 The Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), congratulates <\/span>ChM. Dr. Nurul Nabila Rosman<\/span><\/strong> from the <\/span>Department of Chemistry<\/span><\/strong> for successfully securing the <\/span>ASCEND Research Prominence Grant<\/span><\/strong>, with research funding of <\/span>RM149,166<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n The two-year project, running from <\/span>18 September 2026 to 17 September 2028<\/span><\/strong>, focuses on developing advanced photoelectrode materials to improve <\/span>solar-driven water splitting<\/span><\/strong>, a promising approach for producing clean hydrogen energy.<\/span><\/p>\n Officially titled <\/span>\u201cInterfacial Modulation of Direct Z-Scheme Bi\u2085O\u2087I\/Fe\u2082WO\u2086 Heterojunction Photoanodes for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting,\u201d<\/span><\/strong> the project investigates how the interface between two semiconductor materials can be engineered to improve their ability to capture light and drive water-splitting reactions.<\/span><\/p>\n In simpler terms, the research aims to develop <\/span>more efficient light-responsive materials that use solar energy to split water and support clean hydrogen production<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Hydrogen produced using renewable energy has significant potential as a cleaner energy carrier. Improving the efficiency of photoelectrochemical water splitting could therefore contribute to future technologies for <\/span>green hydrogen, renewable energy and low-carbon energy systems<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n The project highlights the important role of materials and chemistry research in addressing global energy and sustainability challenges. It also supports the aspirations of <\/span>UTM ASCEND 2030<\/span><\/strong> by strengthening high-impact research with potential environmental and societal benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n The Faculty of Science congratulates ChM. Dr. Nurul Nabila Rosman on this achievement and wishes her and her research team every success in delivering impactful outcomes from the project.<\/span><\/p>\n Congratulations on this outstanding research achievement!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n #UTM #UTMScience #FacultyOfScience #UTMFSResearch #ASCEND2030 #ResearchProminence #ResearchGrant #GreenHydrogen #WaterSplitting #RenewableEnergy #MaterialsChemistry #Sustainability<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/642\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-2-2026-12_14_56-PM.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”ChatGPT Image Oct 2, 2026, 12_14_56 PM” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" JOHOR BAHRU, 1 October 2026 \u2013 The Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), congratulates ChM. Dr. Nurul Nabila Rosman from the Department of Chemistry for successfully securing the ASCEND Research Prominence Grant, with research funding of RM149,166. The two-year project, running from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2028, focuses on developing advanced photoelectrode […]<\/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-4301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards-achievements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4301","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=4301"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4306,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4301\/revisions\/4306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}