Laporan Tahunan 2007

NASIHAT KEPADA KERAJAAN ADVICE TO GOVERNMENTdan orang awam bagi membolehkan mereka merumus to formulate appropriate policies, legislations andpolisi, undang-undang dan peraturan bersesuaian di regulations as well as to take necessary action and tosamping mengambil langkah-langkah sesuai serta plan and manage activities in the areas of biodiversity. Amerancang dan menguruskan aktiviti berkaitan dengan symposium entitled ‘Biodiversity in National Development’bidang biodiversiti. Satu simposium bertajuk, ‘Biodiversiti is scheduled for May 2008, and the proceedings willdalam Pembangunan Negara’ dijadualkan diadakan be circulated to agencies including government andpada bulan Mei 2008, dan prosidingnya akan diedarkan private institutions.kepada agensi-agensi termasuk institusi-institusi kerajaandan swasta.Perubahan Iklim Climate ChangeMajlis ASM menyokong usul mengesa ASM membangunkan The ASM Council, had endorsed a proposal for ASMProgram Penyelidikan Perubahan Iklim di Malaysia dan to develop the Malaysian Climate Change Researchmemohon pembiayaannya diperoleh menerusi satu usul Programme and to seek funding for it in a financialkewangan di bawah RMK9 (Kajian Separuh Penggal). proposal under the 9MP (Mid-Term Review). TheBadan Bertindak Perubahan Iklim, yang dipengerusi Climate Change Task Force, under the chairmanshipoleh Prof Muhamad Awang, FASc telah mengadakan of Prof Muhamad Awang, FASc held a Workshop on 17satu bengkel pada 17 November. Badan Bertindak November. The Task Force decided that it needed toberkenaan telah memutuskan untuk lebih fokus dalam focus on identifying the gaps in scientific knowledge thatmengenal pasti jurang pengetahuan saintifik yang boleh can be covered by ASM which will complement workdijangkaui oleh ASM yang boleh mengkomplemen currently being undertaken by government agencieskerja-kerja yang sedang dikendalikan oleh agensi- and research institutes. As such, it was decided thatagensi dan institut-institut kerajaan. Maka diputuskan ASM would focus on the study of the impact of climateASM akan menumpukan fokus untuk mengkaji kesan change and would address the socio-economic aspectperubahan iklim dan meninjau aspek sosioekonomi of its impact on various levels of the population in theyang akan melanda di pelbagai peringkat di kalangan country. An Advisory Report for the government’spenduduk negara ini. Satu Laporan Penasihat untuk consideration on the science, impact and adaptationpertimbangan kerajaan berhubung sains, kesan dan needs in preparing Malaysia to face climate change andkeperluan adaptasi dalam usaha memperlengkapkan Study Reports for various Ministries would be deliveredMalaysia menghadapi perubahan iklim dan Laporan by end of the 9MP and 10MP periods.Kajian untuk semua kementerian akan diedarkan padapenghujung tempoh RMK9 atau RMK10 nanti.Makanan Haiwan Announcement Animal Feedstuffs:Ternakan: Isu, Strategi EIFAWxNEpNolEroMIkrDMsinhASogALpTLAoUnYFSFIAS : Issues, Strategies anddan Peluang Alternative Strategies OpportuntitiesBadan Bertindak Bioteknologi dan Pertanian 15-16 April 2008 HOTEL, The Biotechnology and Agriculture Task Force,yang dipengerusikan oleh Prof Dato’ Mohamed PUTRAJAYA MARRIOTT chaired by Prof Emeritus Dato’ MohamedMahyuddin Mohd Dahan, FASc telah mengikuti PUTRAJAYA Mahyuddin Mohd Dahan, FASc was givensatu taklimat oleh Kementerian Pertanian a briefing by the Ministry of Agriculture anddan Industri Asas Tani (MOA) akan status, isu Organised by: Agro-based Industries (MOA) on the status,dan cabaran yang dihadapi Negara dalam issues and challenges faced by the nationusaha melangkah ke arah pertanian. Satu U NIVERSITI P UTRA M A L AY S I A in its thrust towards agriculture. A seminar isseminar dijadualkan bulan April 2008 untuk scheduled for April 2008 to look into this area,meneliti bidang mengimpot makanan haiwan Suppported by: as it is costing the Government a massiveternakan yang menjadi beban kewangan amount of money to import feedstuff. Animalkepada Kerajaan. Isu makanan haiwan Ministry of ASgcrieicnucletu, rTeecahnndoAloggroy-banasdeIdnnInodvuastitornies feed issues that will also aid in identifyingternakan yang membantu mengenal pasti Ministry of R&D requirements and production of animal50 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

NASIHAT KEPADA KERAJAAN ADVICE TO GOVERNMENTkeperluan P&P dan penghasilan makanan haiwan ternakan feed will also be addressed. The Proceedings andjuga akan dikaji. Prosiding seminar berkenaan dan satu an Advisory Report are expected to be publishedLaporan Penasihat dijangka akan diterbitkan dan diserah and delivered to MOA by the end of 2008.kepada MOA sebelum penghujung tahun 2008. Policy and PlanningPolisi dan Perancangan Responses for EarthquakeReaksi Terhadap Bencana and Tsunami HazardsGempa Bumi dan Tsunami The ASM Council has agreed that Universiti KebangsaanMajlis ASM telah bersetuju bahawa Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) undertake an advisory project entitledMalaysia (UKM) menjalankan, bagi pihak Akademi, ‘Policy and Planning Responses for Earthquake andsatu projek nasihat berjudul ‘Polisi dan Perancangan Tsunami Hazards in Malaysia’ for the Academy. TheReaksi Terhadap Bencana Gempa Bumi dan Tsunami di Study would be completed by July 2008 and an AdvisoryMalaysia’. Kajian ini dijangka ditamatkan pada bulan Report would be presented addressing the following:Julai 2008 dan satu Laporan Penasihat yang menyentuhperkara-perkara berikut akan dikemukakan: • Scientific understanding on the mechanism of• Pemahaman saintifik mengenai mekanisme tektonik tectonicity and seismicity in the Northern Sumatra and Sulawesi regions and how it affects the safety dan seismositi di Utara Sumatra dan wilayah Sulawesi and long term stability of Malaysian land; dan bagaimana ia menggugat keselamatan dan kestabilan jangka panjang muka bumi di Malaysia; • GIS-based information on tectonic, seismic and• Maklumat berasaskan GIS mengenai tektonik, seismositi seismic-induced hazards to the South East Asian region which pose potential risks to Malaysia that dan bencana akibat seismo di kawasan Asia can be used for planning and policy responses; Tenggara yang mengakibatkan kemungkinan risiko kepada Malaysia yang boleh digunakan dalam • Documentation on earthquake and tsunami risk perancangan dan polisi mengenai respons; analysis for Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah; and• Pendokumenan mengenai analisis risiko gempa bumi dan • Recommendations on policy and planning for managing tsunami di Semenanjung Malaysia dan Sabah; dan earthquake and tsunami risk in Malaysia.• Syor-syor berhubung polisi dan perancangan bagi menghadapi/menangani risiko gempa bumi dan tsunami di Malaysia. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 51

Kecemerlangan Science Sains Excellence Malaysia, sebagai sebuah negara It is imperative for Malaysia as a yang maju dan pesat membangun fast growing nation in science, dalam bidang sains, teknologi dan technology and innovation, toinovasi, perlu meningkatkan kebolehan increase its capacity and capability dan kemampuan di dalam bidang in research and development. The Academy plays a vital role in meeting penyelidikan dan pembangunan. this demand by fostering a culture Akademi memainkan peranan of scientific excellence through programmes for various target groups. yang penting dalam membantu Through this platform, the Academy negara mencapai matlamat ini invites many Nobel Laureates and dengan menerajui program-program eminent scientists with the aim of building networks and collaboration kecemerlangan sains melalui with many of the world’s centres of pelbagai aktiviti melibatkan pelbagai excellence in S&T. Under this thrust, the Academy also manages the Scientific kumpulan sasar. Melalui program ini, Advancement Fund Allocation Akademi telah menjemput ramai (SAGA) for Fundamental Science research which is awarded to develop pemenang Hadiah Nobel dan saintis a strong fundamental science base of terkenal dengan tujuan membina international standard in Malaysia. jaringan kerjasama dengan pusat kecemerlangan sains dan teknologi dunia. ASM juga mengurus dana SAGA untuk penyelidikan sains asas bagi membangunkan sains asas yang bertaraf antarabangsa. .52 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEAnugerah Sains Mahathir Mahathir Science Award 20072007 ASM awarded the Mahathir Science Award 2007 to ProfASM telah menghadiahkan Anugerah Sains Mahathir Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris of the University of Hong Kong2007 kepada Prof Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris dari University for his outstanding contributions to Tropical Medicine,of Hong Kong mengenangkan sumbangan luar especially for his discovery of the aetiological agentbiasa beliau mengenai Perubatan Tropika, khususnya causing SARS leading to understanding of the pathogenesispenemuan agen etiologi yang menyebabkan SARS and epidemiology of the disease in 2003. He will receiveyang membuka jalan untuk memahami patogenesis RM100 000, a gold medal and a certificate.dan epidemiologi penyakit berkenaan dalam tahun2003. Beliau menerima hadiah RM100 000, satu pingat The Mahathir Science Award is bestowed on any scientist,emas dan sijil. institution or organization worldwide in recognition of contributions and innovations towards solving problemsAnugerah Sains Mahathir dihadiahkan kepada mana- in the tropics through science and technology andmana saintis, institusi atau persatuan di serata dunia it is to be awarded to the most deserving based onmengenangkan sumbangan dan inovasi ke arah merit. The Academy hopes that through this award amenyelesaikan masalah yang melanda kawasan tropika new benchmark will be set for work related to tropicalmelalui sains dan teknologi. Anugerah ini dihadiahkan sciences and the profile of science in Malaysia in thekepada individu yang paling layak berdasarkan merit. region of the tropics would rise to greater heights.Melalui hadiah ini Akademi berharap satu tanda arasbaru akan tercipta untuk kerja-kerja berhubung sainstropika dan profil sains di Malaysia di kawasan tropikaakan menjulang ke peringkat yang lebih unggul.Lawatan ke California Visit to the CaliforniaInstitute of Technology Institute of Technology(Caltech), Pasadena, (Caltech), Pasadena,California CaliforniaAkademi telah menyelaraskan dan turut serta dalam The Academy co-ordinated and participated in thelawatan ke Caltech dan mengatur pertemuan antara visit to Caltech and the meeting with Prof AhmedProf Ahmed Zewail (Pemenang Hadiah Nobel dalam Zewail (Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, 1999) bybidang Kimia 1999) dengan YB Menteri Sains, Teknologi the Hon. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovationdan Inovasi serta delegasi beliau pada tanggal 1 and his delegation (1 May). This visit resulted in ProfMei. Lawatan ini telah membawa kepada lawatan Zewail’s visit to Malaysia on 4–11 August 2007 for severalProf Zewail ke Malaysia pada 4–11 Ogos 2007 untuk key programmes including the conferment of the ASMmenghadiri beberapa program utama termasuk acara Honourary Fellowship and Honourary Doctorates bypenganugerahan Felo Kehormat oleh ASM dan Doktor two Malaysian Universities as well as the launching ofKehormat oleh dua Universiti tempatan serta pelancaran the translation of Prof Zewail’s book, Voyage Throughbuku Prof Zewail bertajuk Voyage Through Time yang Time into Malay.diterjemah ke bahasa Melayu. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 53

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEPerbincangan bersama-sama Prof Ahmad Zewail di Caltech. Discussion with Prof Ahmed Zewail at Caltech. ▲ Deligasi Malaysia ke Caltech. Malaysian delegation to Caltech.▲Lawatan ke California Visit to the CaliforniaNanosystems Institute Nanosystems Institute(CNSI), University of (CNSI), University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles California, Los Angeles(UCLA) (UCLA)Misi ke CNSI di ULCA bermatlamat membuka laluan The mission of CNSI in UCLA is to promote collaborationkerjasama dengan industri dan membolehkan with industry and to enable the rapid commercialization ofpengkomersilan segera segala penemuan dalam discoveries in nanosystems. It facilitates a multi-disciplinarybidang nanosistem. Ia memudahkan satu pendekatan approach to develop the information, biomedical andpelbagai-disiplin demi membangunkan segala maklumat, manufacturing technologies that will dominate sciencebioperubatan dan teknologi perkilangan, yang akan and economy in the 21st century. The ASM delegationmendominasi sains dan ekonomi dalam abad ke-21. during the visit (30 April) obtained insights on how toSemasa dalam lawatan tersebut (30 April), delegasi develop the Malaysian Nanotechnology InitiativeASM telah mempelajari cara membangunkan Inisiatif based on the US model. They garnered informationNanoteknologi Malaysia berasaskan model Amerika on how to forge partnerships with industry as a waySyarikat. Delegasi juga telah menimba maklumat54 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEmengenai cara menjalin rakan kongsi dengan industri to accelerate technological changes for society insebagai satu jalan untuk mempercepatkan pemindahan general and learnt the importance of being equippedteknologi di kalangan masyarakat pada amnya di with the expertise essential in making rapid progresssamping mempelajari pentingnya memiliki kepakaran in nanoscience and nanotechnology against fiercetertentu dalam menikmati kemajuan dalam bidang international competition. Information on developingnanosains dan nanoteknologi di arena antarabangsa collaborative research, sharing knowledge and studentyang bersaing sengit. Mereka juga tertarik dengan exchange was also impressed upon them. The visit alsomaklumat mengenai pembangunan penyelidikan secara assisted the Academy in securing support for mutuallykerjasama, berkongsi pengetahuan dan bertukar-tukar beneficial collaboration with Malaysian scientists andpelajar. Lawatan ini telah membantu Akademi meraih obtained useful contacts for invitation as speakers forsokongan untuk menjalin kerjasama dua hala selain Nanotech Malaysia 2007.memperoleh kenalan penting untuk dipelawa sebagaipensyarah di Nanotech Malaysia 2007. Deligasi ASN di NSF. ASM delegation at NSF. ► Deligasi ASN ke CNSI.ASM delegates to CNSI ▲Lawatan ke US National Visit to the US NationalScience Foundation (NSF) Science Foundation (NSF)Semasa dalam lawatan pada 4 Mei, delegasi ASM The ASM delegation, during the visit on 4 May, discussedtelah berbincang dan mempelajari peranan, fungsi dan and learnt the roles, functions and funding mechanismmekanisme pembiayaan NSF di samping memperoleh of the NSF, and obtained the necessary information andmaklumat dan jaringan yang penting bagi membolehkan linkages for assistance in facilitating the Academy’sperancangan Akademi terutamanya dalam urusan planning of programmes and collaboration, particularlypenilaian projek untuk pembiayaan P&P, pengagihan in relation to management of vetting of projects for R&Dkewangan dan pemantauan. ASM juga digalakkan funding, disbursements, monitoring and evaluation. ASMmenghubungi Pegawai Sains di Kedutaan Amerika was also encouraged to contact the Science OfficerSyarikat untuk menjalin kerja-kerja usaha sama. of the US Embassy for collaborative work. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 55

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEPROGRAM BERSAMA PROGRAMMES WITHNOBEL LAUREATE DI NOBEL LAUREATES INMALAYSIA MALAYSIASepanjang tahun 2007, ASM telah berjaya menyusun In 2007, the Academy successfully organized programmesprogram di Malaysia untuk empat Pemenang Hadiah in Malaysia with four Nobel Prize Winners. TheseNobel. Program-program ini telah merekodkan programmes showed a significant increase in attendancepeningkatan jumlah hadirin. Malah sesetengah acara with some events drawing an audience of almost oneberjaya menarik hampir seribu atau lebih hadirin. thousand or more. The increase in attendance couldPeningkatan hadirin ini mungkin disebabkan oleh minat be attributed to greater public interest in the Nobelmasyarakat berhubung syarahan Nobel Laureate yang Laureate Lectures as well as the increased publicitysemakin meningkat di samping peningkatan publisiti efforts by the Academy.yang dilakukan oleh Akademi. Dr Richard RobertsDr Richard Roberts (Nobel Prize in(Pemenang Hadiah Nobel Physiology or Medicine,dalam bidang Fisiologi 1993)atau Perubatan, 1993) Dr Richard Roberts, the Nobel Prize winner in physiologyDr Richard Roberts, pemenang hadiah Nobel dalam of medicine in 1993 for the discovery of split genes,bidang fisiologi perubatan tahun 1993 berikutan delivered a Public Lecture (entitled ‘Friends andpenemuan gen rekah, telah menyampaikan suatu Foes—The Unseen Bugs Who Share Our Planet’) on 5Syarahan Umum (bertajuk ‘Friends and Foes—The April at the KL Convention Centre where he enlightenedUnseen Bugs Who Share Our Planet’) bertempat di Pusat the audience of around 550 people on the fascinatingKonvensyen Kuala Lumpur. Di majlis ini beliau telah world surrounded by life—the visible and microscopic. Hismemberitahu hampir 550 hadirin mengenai dunia kita Science Motivation talk, ‘Why Study Science?’ targetedyang mempersonakan ini yang dikelilingi oleh pelbagai for around 350 school students, was also held on thebenda hidup—yang terlihat oleh mata kasar dan yang same day at the National Science Centre in which themikroskopik. Pada hari yang sama syarahan Motivasi importance of science, exploring the unknown, and thatSains beliau yang bertajuk, ‘Mengapa Belajar Sains?’ there is nothing impossible in science was inculcated inyang ditujukan kepada seramai lebih kurang 350 pelajar the young, who dominated the audience.sekolah juga telah diadakan di Pusat Sains Negara dimana pelajar muda ini telah belajar pentingnya sains,menyelami apa yang tidak diketahui dan diberitahubahawa dalam sains tiada yang mustahil. Dr Richard bersama Presiden ASM dan Felo. Dr Richard with ASM President and Fellows. ►56 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCESyarahan disampaikan oleh Dr Roberts. Dr Roberts’ presentation. ▲Dr Mohamed El Baradei Dr Mohamed El Baradei (Nobel Peace Prize in(Pemenang Nobel Peace 2005)Prize, 2005) On 18 July, ASM in collaboration with the Malaysian Nuclear Agency and Atomic Energy Licensing BoardASM, dengan kerjasama Agensi Nuklear Malaysia dan under the leadership of MOSTI, organized anotherLembaga Perlesenan Tenaga Atomik, di bawah pucuk Public Lecture. Dr El Baradei, the Director General ofpimpinan MOSTI, telah menganjurkan siri Syarahan the International Atomic Energy Agency lectured onUmum di atas pada tanggal 18 Julai. Dr El Baradei, the subject of ‘Nuclear Power: Looking to the Future’,Ketua Pengarah International Atomic Energy Agency where he emphasized on the growing demand fortelah memberikan syarahan bertajuk ‘Nuclear Power: energy worldwide especially in developing countriesLooking to the Future’, di mana beliau menegaskan and the renewed interest in nuclear power for energy.akan peningkatan permintaan tenaga di serata dunia Dr El Baradei was the first Nobel Peace Prize Laureate toterutama sekali oleh negara-negara membangun have delivered a public lecture under the National Nobelselain kebangkitan semula minat dalam tenaga nuklear Laureate Programme, thus moving away from the normsebagai sumber tenaga. Dr El Baradei merupakanpenerima pertama hadiah Peace Prize yang telahmenyampaikan syarahan umum di bawah ProgramNobel Laureate Kebangsaan. Mengikut amalan biasa In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 57

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEhanya Nobel Laureate dalam bidang sains diundang of only hosting Nobel Laureates in the sciences. Aboutuntuk menyampaikan syarahan. Seramai hampir 700 700 attended the lecture and numerous comments andhadirin menghadiri syarahan ini di mana beberapa komen queries were entertained by Dr El Baradei, both at thedan soalan telah dijawab oleh Dr El Baradei, semasa lecture and press conference.syarahan dan juga sewaktu persidangan akhbar.Dr Mohamed El Baradei semasa menyampaikan Syarahan Umum beliau. Khalayak di Syarahan Umum Dr El Baradei. Dr Mohamed El Baradei during his Public Lecture. ▲ Audience at Dr El Baradei’s Public Lecture. ▲Prof Ahmed Zewail Prof Ahmed Zewail(Pemenang Hadiah Nobel (Nobel Prize in Chemistry,dalam bidang Kimia, 1999) 1999)Pada tanggal 8 Ogos, bertempat di KLCC, Prof Zewail Prof Zewail delivered a Public Lecture entitled ‘Investingtelah menyampaikan Syarahan Umum bertajuk in the Future’ on 8 August which was attended by an‘Investing in the Future’ yang dihadiri oleh lebih kurang audience of around 1800 from various Ministries and1800 orang yang mewakili pelbagai kementerian, dan Agencies under MOSTI, universities, students and theagensi di bawah naungan MOSTI, universiti, penuntut general public, at the KLCC. At the subsequent ASMdan orang awam. Di Majlis Makan Malam ASM dan and International Symposium Dinner he was conferredSimposium Antarabangsa, beliau telah dianugerahkan the Honorary Fellowship of ASM, only the third personFelo Kehormat ASM. Beliau menjadi penerima ketiga ever to date, and he also presented certificates to theanugerah ini sehingga kini. Di majlis ini juga beliau telah newly appointed Fellows and a Senior Fellow.menghadiahkan sijil kepada Felo dan Felo Kanan yangbaru dilantik. Other key programmes with Prof Zewail in Malaysia were:Program utama lain bersama Prof Zewail di Malaysiaialah: Special Convocation ceremony for the conferment of Honorary Doctorate by University of Malaya (UM) to ProfPada 7 Ogos di UM, Upacara Konvokesyen Khas Zewail by Tuanku Pro-Chancellor UM, Raja Dr Nazrinpenganugerahan Doktor Kehormat oleh Universiti Shah and Dialogue Session with UM Researchers onMalaya (UM) kepada Prof Zewail disampaikan oleh Biomedical Science and Physical Sciences as well asTuanku Pro-Chancellor UM, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah dan a visit to Combinatorial Catalysis laboratory at UM onSesi Dialog dengan Para Penyelidik UM mengenai 7 August; Plenary Address at the Opening CeremonySains Bioperubatan dan Sains Fizikal di samping satulawatan ke makmal Combinatorial Catalysis; UcapanPleno di Upacara Pembukaan Simposium Antarabangsa58 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEmengenai Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi Islam bertajuk of the International Symposium on Islamic Science,‘Reflection on Science, Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation entitled ‘Reflections onin the Muslim World’; pelancaran buku Prof Zewail Science, Technology and Innovation in the MuslimVoyage Through Time yang diterjemahkan ke Bahasa World’; launch of Prof Zewail’s Book: Voyage ThroughMelayu oleh YB Menteri, MOSTI; upacara Konvokesyen Time translated into Malay by YB Minister, MOSTI; SpecialKhas penganugerahan Doktor Kehormat oleh Universiti Convocation ceremony for the Conferment of HonoraryKebangsaan Teknologi, kunjungan hormat menemui Doctorate by University Technology Malaysia, CourtesyYAB Perdana Menteri pada 9 Ogos. Call on YAB Prime Minister on 9 August. ◄ SyarahanUmum oleh Prof Ahmed Zewail. Public Lecture by Prof Ahmed Zewail.Prof Sherwood Rowland Prof Zewail bergandingkan dengan wakil dari ASM dan universiti. Prof Zewail with ASM and university officials. ▲(Pemenang Hadiah Nobel Professor Sherwooddalam bidang Kimia, 1995) Rowland (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1995)Prof Sherwood Rowland (Pemenang Hadiah Nobel dalambidang Kimia, 1995) telah menyampaikan syarahan Prof Sherwood Rowland (1995 Nobel Laureate inbertajuk ‘Peningkatan Suhu Global dan Perubahan Iklim’ Chemistry) delivered a lecture entitled ‘Global Warmingbertempat di Palace of Golden Horses pada 21 Ogos. and Climate Change’ at the Palace of Golden HorsesSyarahan ini telah dihadiri oleh lebih 400 penyelidik dan Hotel on 21 August which was attended by more thanperumus polisi yang terlibat dalam bidang perubahan 400 researchers and policy makers involved in the areaiklim di Malaysia. of climate change in Malaysia.Dalam syarahan beliau, Prof Rowland memberitahu In his lecture, Prof Rowland mentioned that the meltingbahawa pencairan ais dan permafrost di kawasan of ice and permafrost in the North Polar region and thekutub utara dan penyusutan glasier merupakan petunjuk shrinking of glaciers are signals that global warming is nomengenai peningkatan suhu global yang bukan hanya longer solely a warning about the future, but changesmerupakan satu amaran mengenai masa depan which have already taken place. The initial effects ofsebaliknya menunjukkan perubahan yang telah berlaku. this warming are noticeably present already, and theKesan awal peningkatan suhu ini memang sudah jelas, concerns were now of substantial climate change indan apa yang merunsingkan ialah perubahan besar the near future. He also discussed modeling of theiklim dalam masa terdekat. Beliau juga membincangkan future consequences to the atmosphere from increasedmodel kemungkinan masa depan terhadap atmosfera release of greenhouse gases and some of the possibleakibat meningkatnya pembebasan gas-gas rumah hijaudan sesetengah kesan yang mungkin berlaku berikutan In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 59

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEperubahan iklim, umpamanya peningkatan paras air consequences of climate change, such as rising sealaut dan pencairan ais di kutub utara. levels and melting of the north polar ice.Kemudian dalam satu dialog yang dihadiri seramai 40orang penyelidik dan perumus polisi yang terlibat dalam At a dialogue which ensued, 40 researchers andsoal perubahan iklim merangkumi Felo dari Akademi, policy makers involved in the area of climateAhli ASM dalam Badan Bertindak Perubahan Iklim, saintis change comprising Fellows of the Academy, Climatepenyelidik universiti-universiti, Jabatan Metereologi Change Task Force Members of ASM, researchMalaysia, Jabatan Kimia, Agensi Nuklear Malaysia dan scientists from universities, Malaysian Meteorologicalpakar tempatan yang telah bersara telah berbincang Department, Department of Chemistry, Malaysianmengenai penyelidikan terhadap unjuran dan model Nuclear Agency, and local retired experts discussediklim, pembangunan keupayaan, pemindahan teknologi matters related to research on climate projection anddan usaha kerjasama. modeling, capacity building, technology transfer and collaboration. ◄ Prof Syarahan Sherwood Umum Rowland dan oleh Prof Felo ASM. Sherwood Rowland. Prof Public Sherwood Lecture Rowland by Prof with ASM Sherwood Rowland. ► Fellows.Penyertaan Delegasi Participation of MalaysianMalaysia di Mesyuarat Delegation in the 2007Pemenang Hadiah Nobel Meeting of Nobel Prizedengan Saintis Muda di Winners with Young ScientistsLindau, Jerman, 2007 in Lindau, GermanyEmpat saintis muda Malaysia: Dr Chan Yoke Fun (Pensyarah Four Malaysian young scientists: Dr Chan Yoke FunVirologi Molekul), Dr Tunku Kamarul Zaman Tunku Zainol (Lecturer, Molecular Virology), Dr Tunku Kamarul ZamanAbidin (Pensyarah Surgeri Ortopedik), Tee Kok Keng Tunku Zainol Abidin (Lecturer, Orthopaedic Surgery),(Mahasiswa PhD, Epidemiologi Molekul mengenai HIV) Tee Kok Keng (PhD student, Molecular Epidemiologydan Mohd Mokrish Md Ajat (Tutor/ Mahasiswa PhD, of HIV) and Mohd Mokrish Md Ajat (Tutor/PhD student,Nanobioteknologi) terpilih untuk menghadiri Mesyuarat Nanobiotechnology), were selected to participate inNobel Laureate dengan saintis muda ke-57 di Lindau, the 57th Lindau Nobel Laureates meeting dedicatedJerman khusus untuk disiplin fisiologi atau perubatan to the physiology of medicine discipline that was heldyang telah berlangsung pada 1–6 Julai. on 1–6 July in Lindau, Germany.60 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEMesyuarat Nobel Laureate bersama Saintis Muda di The Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting with YoungLindau merupakan satu majlis perhimpunan tahunan Scientists is an annual Gathering in Lindau on Lakebertempat di Tasik Constance, Jerman sejak 1951. Constance, Germany since 1951. The Lindau NobelMesyuarat ini telah berubah wajah menjadi pertemuan Laureates Meeting has developed into an internationaldi peringkat antarabangsa antara para Pemenang open-minded encounter between Laureates, youngHadiah Nobel dengan saintis muda dan penuntut scientists and students from over 40 countries worldwide.dari lebih 40 buah negara dari serata dunia dengan Annually over 11 500 young top talents and youngminda terbuka. Setiap tahun lebih 11 500 belia pintar scientists worldwide compete to participate anddan saintis muda dari serata dunia bertanding untuk only around 500 are selected. This meeting has seenmenghadirinya tetapi hanya 500 calon yang berjaya Malaysian participation since 2004. ASM is the partnerdipilih. Malaysia telah menghadiri mesyuarat ini sejak organization of the Lindau Council which is responsibletahun 2004. Berikutan satu Memorandum Persefahaman for the Malaysian nominations of young scientists for theyang termeterai dalam tahun 2005, ASM dianggap meeting through a MoU signed in 2005.sebagai rakan Majlis Lindau yang bertanggungjawabdalam pencalonan saintis muda ke mesyuarat ini. The Lindau Meetings provide a unique scientific forum for stimulating dialogue on new findings, and day-to-dayMesyuarat Lindau yang merupakan satu pengalaman research or discussion on the wider consequences ofpembelajaran yang luar biasa, menyediakan satu the Laureate’s R&D work, which constitute a remarkableforum saintifik unik untuk dialog yang merangsangkan learning experience. Prof Looi Lai Meng, FASc led themengenai penemuan baru, dan penyelidikan atau Malaysian Delegation for the 2007 Lindau Meetingperbincangan harian terhadap kesan lebih meluas and represented ASM at the meeting of Academicyang terhasil daripada usaha P&P Pemenang Hadiah Partners on 3 July, where the Lindau Council expressedNobel. Prof Looi Lai Meng, FASc mengetuai Delegasi commendation for the quality of Malaysian youngMalaysia ke Mesyuarat ini selain mewakili ASM di scientists nominated for the Meetings through themesyuarat Rakan Akademik pada 3 Julai, di mana Academy’s stringent vetting process. The participationMajlis Lindau telah menyatakan rasa puas hati akan of the Malaysian Delegation in the Lindau meetingmutu saintis muda Malaysia yang dicalon menghadiri received wide media coverage particularly by RTMmesyuarat tersebut melalui proses pemilihan ASM yang on prime time news.tegas. Penglibatan Delegasi Malaysia di MesyuaratLindau menerima liputan media terutama RTM menerusi An orientation session for the Malaysian Delegationberita Perdana. to the Lindau meeting was organized by ASM on 22nd June prior to the trip to Lindau. The orientationSebelum delegasi Malaysia berlepas ke Lindau, pada session was attended by HE Herbert D. Jess, German22 Jun mereka telah menghadiri satu sesi orientasi yang Ambassador to Kuala Lumpur who presented a talktelah dikelolakan oleh ASM. Majlis ini turut dihadiri oleh on the ‘Historic background of the Nobel Prize WinnersTYT Herbert D. Jess, Duta Besar Jerman ke Malaysia yang Meetings in Lindau and Perspectives on Germantelah menyampaikan satu syarahan bertajuk, Sejarah Research and Development’. Besides that there wereLatarbelakang Mesyuarat Pemenang Hadiah Nobel two other presentations by Academician Prof Looi Laidi Lindau dan Prespektif terhadap Penyelidikan dan Meng, FASc. on ‘Overview of Research Focus AreasPembangunan Jerman. Di samping ini terdapat dua in the Field of Physiology or Medicine in Malaysia andpenyampaian lagi yang disampaikan oleh Academician Globally’ and by Prof Asma Ismail, FASc on ‘OverviewProf Looi Lai Meng, FASc mengenai Overview of Research of Post- Lindau Meeting Visits to Centres of ExcellenceFocus Areas in the Field of Physiology or Medicine in in UK’. The orientation session was also well covered byMalaysia and Globally dan satu pidato yang disampaikan around 12 members of the local media.oleh Prof Asma Ismail, FASc bertajuk, Overview of thePost Lindau Meeting Visit to Centres of Excellence in UK.Sesi orientasi ini yang telah mendapat liputan mediasecara meluas dan disertai oleh 12 perwakilan mediatempatan. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 61

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCELawatan ke Pusat-pusat Visit to the UK Centres ofKecemerlangan UK ExcellenceBerikutan Mesyuarat Lindau, satu lawatan sambil Following the 2007 Lindau meeting, a study visit (7–13belajar ke Pusat-pusat kecemerlangan di UK (7–13 July) to centres of excellence in UK was organized toJulai) telah diurus untuk mendedahkan saintis muda provide young scientists an enriching learning experiencesatu pengalaman yang sungguh memperkayakan. by visiting world renowned centres of excellence/Hasrat ini dicapai menerusi kunjungan ke pusat-pusat institutions/organizations and meet the scientists therekecemerlangan /institusi/pertubuhan tersohor di dunia to establish linkages for research collaboration anddan bertemu dengan saintis di sana untuk mewujudkan attachments for post-doctoral fellowships. This visit wasjaringan demi kerjasama penyelidikan dan penempatan led by Prof Asma Ismail FASc. and she was joined bypost doctoral fellowship. Lawatan ini yang diketuai three other Senior Professors from Malaysian Institutionsoleh Prof Asma Ismail, FASc juga telah dihadiri oleh tiga of Higher Learning and Research Institutes.orang Profesor Kanan dari Institusi Pengajian Tinggi danInstitut Penyelidikan. Places visited were Cambridge Science Park; Institute of Biotechnology, Cambridge University; DepartmentTempat-tempat yang dilawati termasuklah Cambridge of Haematological Medicine, King’s College London;Science Park; Institute of Biotechnology, Cambridge Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute; EMBL-EuropeanUniversity; Department of Haematological Medicine, Bioinformatics Institute; Imperial College, London andKing’s College London; Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute; the Institute of Biomedical Engineering.EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute; Imperial College,London dan Institute of Biomedical Engineering. The group learnt that emphasis on multi-disciplinary research, linking R&D with commercialisation and theKumpulan itu diberitahu akan penekanan terhadap formation of cluster groups on research themes werepenyelidikan pelbagai disiplin, menghubungkan P&P some of the trends in existence in the R&D environmentdengan pengkomersilan dan pembentukan kelompok/ there. These trends could be explored and exploitedkluster berdasarkan tema penyelidikan merupakan by Malaysian young scientists to excel as a scientist.sebahagian daripada tren yang diamalkan berkaitan During the visit, discourse among the young scientistsP&P di sana. Kesemua ini mungkin boleh ditinjau dan and senior scientists enabled critical thinking, open-dieksploitasi oleh saintis muda untuk terus maju serta minded expression of thoughts and ideas, exchangeberjaya dalam kerjaya sebagai seorang saintis. Semasa of knowledge that led to an indirect mentoring of thelawatan, perbincangan antara saintis muda dengan young scientists.saintis kanan telah melahirkan pemikiran kritikal, bermindaterbuka ketika mengeketengahkan pendapat dan This visit facilitated two PhD attachments at Sangeridea, saling bertukar-tukar pengetahuan yang secara Institute and King’s College, respectively as well as atidak langsung membawa kepada penjalinan mentor collaborative research linkage with Imperial Collegeoleh saintis muda. for the young scientists.Lawatan ini telah menghasilkan dua penempatan PhDdi Sanger Institute dan King’s College dan juga jaringanpenyelidikan kerjasama dengan Imperial College untuksaintis muda.62 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEKonvensyen Sains dan Malaysian Science andTeknologi Malaysia Technology Convention(MASTEC) (MASTEC)Dalam konteks ekonomi global yang cepat berubah In the context of a rapidly changing, competitive globallagi kompetitif, Malaysia hadapi cabaran untuk terus economy, the challenge for Malaysia is to maintain akekalkan daya saing kompetitifnya dan membangunkan competitive advantage and gain economic strengthekonomi yang teguh berasaskan sains, teknologi dan by harnessing science, technology and innovation forinovasi untuk menjana kekayaan dan kesejahteraan wealth creation and societal well-being. This calls forsosial. Hasrat ini memerlukan satu anjakan, dari ekonomi a shift from a resource-led economy to an innovation-berasaskan sumber alam ke ekonomi berasaskan inovasi led economy that emphasizes knowledge, innovationyang akan memberi penekanan kepada pengetahuan, and dynamic human capital, as envisaged in the Ninthinovasi dan sumber manusia dinamik, sebagaimana Malaysia Plan and National Mission, 2006–2010.ditegaskan menerusi Rancangan Malaysia Kesembilandan Misi Kebangsaan 2006–2010. Recognizing the need for evaluation and proactive response to charter the way forward with emphasis onMenyedari akan perlunya penilaian dan respons proaktif embracing an innovation economy as endorsed bysebagai prasyarat untuk melangkah ke hadapan dengan the Government, MASTEC 2007 was organized on thematlamat membangunkan ekonomi berasaskan inovasi theme, ‘Malaysian Science and Technology: Strategizingsebagaimana diinginkan oleh Kerajaan, maka lahirlah and Investing Now for the Future’ on 10–11 DecemberMASTEC 2007. Konvensyen ini dianjur dengan tema, at the Putrajaya Marriott Hotel.‘Malaysian Science and Technology : Strategizing andInvesting Now for the Future’ pada 10–12 Disember MASTEC is organised bi-annually to provide a nationalbertempat di Hotel Marriott Putrajaya. platform to review the achievements, challenges and potential of science, technology and innovation byMASTEC dianjur dua kali setahun untuk menyediakan bringing the stakeholders and implementers of varioussatu pentas kebangsaan penyemakan semula segala sectors as well as the private sector into consultation andpencapaian, cabaran dan potensi sains, teknologi dan deliberation towards providing relevant recommendationsinovasi melalui perbincangan pihak berkepentingan on moving forward.dengan para pelaksana pelbagai sektor termasuk sektorswasta untuk bertukar-tukar pendapat dan berbincang MASTEC 2007 had five main focus areas:untuk mengutarakan syor-syor yang releven dalammemacu negara kita ke hadapan. • The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation inMASTEC 2007 mempunyai lima lingkup fokus: a Knowledge Economy • Peranan Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi dalam • Preparing Human Capital for Science, Technology K-ekonomi and Innovation • Keperluan modal insan untuk Sains, Teknologi dan • Strengthening Science Education for a Knowledge Inovasi Economy • Memperkukuh pendidikan sains untuk K-ekonomi • Enhancing Indigenous K-Based Industries in a • Memperkukuh industri asli berasas-K dalam satu Knowledge Economy; and K-ekonomi; dan • Planning, Investing and Funding for a Knowledge • Merancang, melabur dan membiayai pembangunan Economy K-ekonomi. The Convention was officiated by Dato’ Kong ChoKonvensyen ini telah dibuka secara rasmi oleh YB Dato’ Ha, the Hon. Deputy Minister of Science, TechnologyKong Cho Ha, Timbalan Menteri Sains, Teknologi danInovasi. Lebih 200 peserta Konvensyen yang terdiri dari In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 63

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEperumus polisi yang mewakili beberapa Kementerian and Innovation. Over 200 convention participantsKerajaan, pihak pengurusan atasan institusi pengajian comprising policy makers from several Governmenttinggi, institut penyelidikan, saintis, akademik, Pengurus ministries, upper management from Institutions of higherSTI dari persatuan Pihak Berkepentingan, pemimpin learning, research institutes, scientists, academics, STIbadan-badan profesional STI dan juga pemimpin sektor Managers of stakeholder organizations, leaders of STIperniagan yang telah membincangkan tujuh kertas pleno professional bodies as well as business sector leadersyang disampaikan oleh pensyarah terkenal daripada deliberated on the seven plenary papers presented bypenasihat pihak kerajaan dan sektor swasta. Perwakilan eminent speakers from the government, private sector,juga telah memberikan maklumbalas bernas. consultants and provided valuable feedback.MASTEC 2007 berhasrat memupuk satu tindakan terjurus MASTEC 2007 aimed to facilitate a concerted effort by alldan berasaskan persefahaman yang sama, semua relevant parties to build upon a common understandingpihak berkenaan akan merumus strategi-strategi dan leading to the formulation of synergistic strategies andpelan tindakan yang sinergistik. Tindakan ini akan action plans to address the direction Malaysia shouldmenentukan arah yang harus Malaysia lalui dalam take in STI in the next decade and beyond particularlybidang STI dalam dekad akan datang dan seterusnya, in relation to the innovation agenda of the nation.terutama berhubung agenda inovasi negara. ◄ Sesi forum MASTEC. MASTEC forum session. Sesi soal-jawab semasa MASTEC. Q&A Session during MASTEC. ►Program Tabung Amanah Dr Ranjeet BhagwanPerubatan Dr Ranjeet Singh Medical Trust FundBhagwan Singh ProgrammesSemasa mengunjungi Kuala Lumpur, Prof David Lane Prof David Lane delivered the Memorial Lecture at thetelah menyampaikan Syarahan Memorial di Institut Institute for Medical Research and a public lecture duringPenyelidikan Perubatan dan satu syarahan umum. Dr his visit to Kuala Lumpur. Prof David Lane, named oneDavid Lane yang dinobat sebagai seorang daripada of the world’s top ten biomedical scientists of the 1990ssepuluh tokoh sains biomedikal tersohor/terkemuka was knighted in 2000 for his contributions to cancerdi dunia dalam tahun 1990an. Beliau dianugerahkan research. He is a professor of molecular oncology at thedarjah kesatria pada tahun 2000 atas sumbangan beliau University of Dundee; founder and now chief scientificterhadap penyelidikan kanser. Beliau merupakan seorang officer at Cyclacel, a company developing drugs forprofesor dalam bidang onkologi molekular di University the treatment of cancer; and is currently the executiveof Dundee. Beliau juga merupakan pengasas Cyclacel, director of the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology,64 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEsebuah syarikat pengeluar ubat perawatan kanser, Singapore. Prof Lane is one of the scientists creditedkini memegang jawatan Ketua Pegawai Penyelidikan with the landmark discovery of the cancer gene p53,di syarikat tersebut. Dewasa ini beliau memegang also known as ‘the guardian of the genome’.jawatan Pengarah Eksekutif di Institute of Molecular andCell Biology, Singapura. Prof Lane merupakan salah During the lecture entitled ‘Drug Discovery and Targetseorang daripada pakar sains yang dijulang berikutan Validation in the p53 Pathway’ Prof Lane explainedpenemuan terkemuka beliau mengenai gen kanser p53 that the tumour suppressor gene p53 plays a majoryang dirujuk sebagai ‘pelindung genom’. role in preventing human cancer as it acts as a master regulator with the p53 protein functioning as a stressSemasa penyampaian syarahan berjudul, ‘Drug induced transcription factor. He discussed biochemicalDiscovery and Target Validation in the p53 Pathway’ and cell-based approaches to the identification ofProf Lane menjelaskan bahawa gen penindas tumor p53 drugs that regulate the p53 pathway and their potentialmemainkan peranan penting dalam pencegahan kanser therapeutic application.manusia kerana ia bertindak sebagai regulator utama/master regulator manakala protein p53 pula berfungsi ASM also organized a Public Lecture entitled ‘Curingsebagai satu faktor transkripsi cetusan stres. Beliau telah Cancer’ on 19 January where the complex, variedberbincang mengenai pendekatan biomedikal dan and multiple risk factors of the disease were explainedpendekatan berasaskan sel dalam mengenal pasti by Prof Lane. He mentioned that great progress indrug yang menyelaraskan pathway p53 dan potensi the fundamental understanding of the causes ofdrug ini dalam aplikasi terapeutik. human cancer was guiding the discovery of improved preventative measures and better therapies.ASM juga telah menganjurkan satu syarahan umumbertajuk ‘Mengubati Kanser’ pada 19 Januari di mana MOSTI and ASM, in collaboration with the Faculty ofDr Lane telah menjelaskan faktor-faktor risiko yang Medicine, University of Malaya and National University ofkompleks, pelbagai dan berbilang yang berkaitan Singapore organized the Seventh Dr Ranjeet Bhagwanpenyakit ini. Beliau memberitahu bahawa kemajuan Singh Technical Workshop entitled ‘RNAi and Humanbesar yang dicapai dalam memahami sebab-sebab Diseases’ on 11–14 December. The Workshop wasberlaku kanser manusia telah membawa kepada organized to enable participants to learn the principlespenemuan langkah-langkah pencegahan dan terapi underlying RNA interference (RNAi); learn about theyang lebih baik. part played by miRNAs and siRNAs in human diseases; acquire hands-on experience in isolating small RNAsMOSTI dan ASM dengan kerjasama Fakulti Perubatan, and to detect specific miRNAs in blood and tissues; andUniversiti Malaya dan National University of Singapore, gain hands-on experience on specific inhibition of genetelah menganjurkan Bengkel Teknikal Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan expression using RNAi. It was conducted by Prof KandiahSingh yang Ketujuh ini yang bertajuk, ‘RNAi and Human Jeyaseelan (Professor of biochemistry and molecularDisease’ pada 11–14 Disember. Menerusi bengkel ini biology) and Dr Arunmozhiarasi Armugam (Seniorpara peserta mempelajari prinsip-prinsip mengenai RNA Research Fellow, from the Department of biochemistry),Interference (RNAi); mempelajari peranan miRNAs dan Yong Loo Lin Schools of Medicine, National UniversitysiRNAs dalam penyakit di kalangan manusia; memperoleh of Singapore.pengalaman pendekatan praktis dalam mengasingkanRNA kecil (RNAs) dan juga mengesan miRNAs spesifik didalam darah dan tisu; serta memperoleh pengalamanpendekatan praktis mengenai perencatan spesifikekspresi gen menggunakan RNAi. Bengkel ini telahdikendalikan oleh Prof Kandiah Jeyaseelan (Profesorbiokimia dan biologi molekular) dan Dr ArunmozhiarasiArumugam (Felo Penyelidikan Kanan, dari JabatanBiokimia), Yong Loo Lim, School of Medicine, NationalUniversity of Singapore. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 65

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCE Perserta-perserta Bengkel. Syarahan Prof Kandiah di Universiti Malaya.Participants at the Workshop. ▲ Prof Kandiah’s lecture at the University of Malaya. ▲Anugerah Penyelidikan MAKNA Cancer ResearchKanser MAKNA 2007 Award 2007Akademi ini telah menguruskan Anugerah Penyelidikan The Academy has been managing the MAKNA CancerKanser MAKNA sejak 2002. Semua permohonan Research Award since 2002. All applications are appraiseddipertimbangkan oleh Jawatankuasa Penilaian by the Academy’s Vetting Committee which is chairedAkademi yang dipengerusikan oleh Profesor Cheong by Professor Cheong Soon Keng, FASc. The CommitteeSoon Kong, FASc. Selepas mesyuarat pada bulan met on November and unanimously agreed that theNovember, Jawatankuasa bersetuju sebulat suara following researchers be given the awards:untuk memberikan anugerah di atas kepada penyelidik-penyelidik berikut: 1. Melanie Arul Arlusamy (University of Malaya)— RM40 000 to undertake R&D work on ‘Isolation and 1. Melanie Anil Arulsamy (Universiti Malaya)— Establishment of Primary Cell Lines from Colorectal RM40 000 untuk menjalankan kerja-kerja P&P Cancer and Studies on its Biological Properties’. mengenai ‘Isolation and Establishment of Primary Cell Lines from Colorectal and Studies on its 2. Dr Zulqarnain Mohamed (University of Malaya) Biological Properties’. —RM30 000 to undertake research concerning ‘Cloning of the Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen 2. Dr Zulqarnain Mohamed (Universiti Malaya)— Gene in the Pichia Pastoris Yeast Recombinant RM30 000 untuk membiayai penyelidikan mengenai Expression System’. ‘Cloning of the Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen Gene in the Pichia Pastoris Yeast Recombinant 3. Von Sze Tin (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)— Expression System’. RM20 000 for R&D on ‘Anti-cancer Property and Mode of Action of Metal Complexes of Intercalating 3. Von Sze Tin (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)— Ligand and Amino Acids’. RM20 000 untuk membiayai kerja-kerja P&P mengenai ‘Anti-Cancer Property and Mode of Action of Metal Complexes of Intercalcating Ligand and Amino Acids’.66 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCE 4. Dr Loh Hwei San (University of Nottingham Malaysia 4. Dr Loh Hwei San (University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus)—RM30 000 untuk pembiayaan penyelidikan Campus)—RM30 000 for research on the ‘Investigation mengenai ‘Investigation on the Bioactive Compounds on the Bioactive Compounds of a Novel Rain Forest of a Novel Rain Forest Plant for the Treatment of Plant for the Treatment of Cancers’. Cancers’. 5. Khaw Wan Fei (Universiti Putra Malaysia)— 5. Khaw Wan Fei (Universiti Putra Malaysia)— RM30 000 to undertake R&D work on ‘Acceptability RM30 000 untuk menampung perbelanjaan kerja-kerja of Self-administered Device for Cervical Cancer P&P mengenai ‘Acceptability of Self-administered Screening Among Malaysian Women in Rawang Device for Cervical Cancer Screening among District, Selangor’. Malaysian Women in Rawang District, Selangor’. Scientific AdvancementDana ‘Scientific Fund Allocation (SAGA)Advancement FundAllocation’ (SAGA) In a move to support excellent scientists with a proven track record in identified priority areas of fundamentalDana penyelidikan yang dikenali sebagai SAGA telah sciences, a research fund was established under SAGA.diwujudkan dalam usaha untuk membiayai penyelidikan The aim of such an allocation is to allow these scientists toasas para saintis yang mempunyai rekod cemerlang di move to the next level of achievement including gainingdalam bidang sains. Matlamat utama dana ini adalah international recognition for knowledge generationuntuk membolehkan para saintis mara ke hadapan and new discoveries.dan sekaligus memperoleh pengiktirafan antarabangsaatas usaha mereka dalam menjana pengetahuan dan Projects under SAGApenemuan baru. Currently, 89 projects are being funded with SAGAProjek di Bawah SAGA funds amounting to around RM19.2 million (Table 1). The major research areas funded in the fields of physiology/Pada masa ini, 89 projek berjumlah RM19.2 juta sedang medicine, chemistry and physics are dengue, cancer,dibiayai di bawah dana SAGA. Bidang penyelidikan malaria, stem cell, novel bioactive products, novelutama yang dibiayai merangkumi bidang-bidang nanostructures/nanotubes and liquid crystals.fisiologi/perubatan, kimia dan fizik saperti denggi, kanser,malaria, sel stem, produk bioaktif baru, nanostruktur/ The monitoring and evaluation exercise carried out basednanotiub baru, dan hablur cecair. on the SAGA 20th Month Project Progress Reports for 59 projects (SAGA first and second rounds) showed thatHasil analisis melalui pemantauan dan penilaian yang a total of 400 scientific publications (including journaldilakukan berdasarkan Laporan Kemajuan Projek articles, and papers produced for conference/seminar/Bulan ke-20 untuk 59 projek (SAGA pusingan pertama workshops) emanated from the research. Of this total,dan kedua) menunjukkan sejumlah 400 penerbitan 309 articles were in international journals.saintifik (termasuk artikel-artikel jurnal, kertas kerja yangdikemukakan untuk persidangan/seminar/bengkel) telah The breakdown of publications according to fields ofdihasilkan melalui usaha penyelidikan. Daripada jumlah research is presented in Figure 1. Two patents were alsoini, 309 artikel diterbitkan dalam jurnal antarabangsa. attained through the SAGA funded research.Pecahan penerbitan berdasarkan bidang penyelidikandipaparkan dalam Rajah 1. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 67

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCE Jadual 1. Keseluruhan Pembiayaan Saga Pusingan 1-3. Table 1. Overall Status of Funding Saga Round 1–3.Kelompok Permohonan diterima Projek diluluskan Amaun diluluskan (RM) Cluster Applications received Projects approved Amount approved (RM) SAGA SAGA SAGA SAGA SAGA SAGA J umlah SAGA SAGA SAGA Jumlah Total Total Pusingan Pusingan Pusingan Pusingan Pusingan Pusingan Pusingan Pusingan Pusingan Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3Fizik 49 7 105 8 3 30 41 1 430 820 538 939 3 776 200 5 745 960PhysicsKimia 113 50 – 15 14 – 29 3 708 177 2 575 693 – 6 283 870ChemistryFisiologi atau 106 36 – 5 14 – 19 1 950 000 5 225 323 – 7 200 191PerubatanPhysiology orMedicineJumlah 268 93 105 28 31 30 89 7 088 997 8 339 955 3 776 200 19 205 153Total 200 182* No. of international 150 publications 97 100 Bil. penerbitan 50 30 antarabangsa 0 Fisiologi/Perubatan Kimia Fizik Physiology/ Medicine Chemistry Physics * Daripada 182 penerbitan saintifik, 130 merupakan sumbangan Prof Fun Hoong Kun (kajian penghabluran). * Out of the 182 journal papers in physics, 130 were from Prof Fun Hoong Kun (Crystallization studies).Rajah 1. Hasil penerbitan antarabangsa untuk Projek SAGA pusingan 1 dan 2 (Berdasarkan permohonan laporan kemajuan bulan ke-20). Figure 1. International publication for SAGA 1st and 2nd Round Projects (Based on submission with 20th Month Progress Report)59 projek SAGA ini (pusingan pertama dan kedua) turut The 59 SAGA projects (1st and 2nd Round) also involvedmelibatkan 43 jaringan kerjasama antarabangsa. Bagi 43 international research collaborations/linkages. On theaspek modal insan, bilangan penyelidikan terlibat dan human capital development front, the capacity buildingijazah sarjana dan PhD yang dijana ditunjukkan dalam in terms of researchers involved and postgraduatesRaja 2. Secara keseluruhan, 59 projek di bawah SAGA trained are shown in Table 2. Overall the 59 SAGAdilaporkan berjaya menghasilkan 37 sarjana dan 24 projects are reported to have produced 37 MastersPhD. Semua projek SAGA dijangka berakhir menjelang and 24 PhD degrees. All SAGA projects are expectedtahun 2008. to be completed by the end of 2008.68 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEJadual 2. Pembangunan modal insan untuk projek SAGA pusingan 1 dan 2 (59 projek) (Berdasarkan permohonan Laporan Kemajuan Bulan ke-20).Table 2. Human capital development for SAGA 1st and 2nd Round Projects (59 projects) (Based on 20th Month Progress Report). Penyelidik Kimia Fizik Bilangan Penyelidik Jumlah Research Member Chemistry Physics No. of Researchers TotalProfesor/ Professor 15 6 Fisiologi/Perubatan 30 Physiology/MedicineProfesor Madya/ Assoc. Professor 16 6 28 9Pensyarah (PhD)/ Lecturer (PhD) 7 8 21 6Pegawai Penyelidik/ResearchOfficers 24 17 52 Tahap PhD/ PhD level 1 0 6 – Tahap Sarjana/ Masters’ level 4 2 – Tahap Sarjana Muda/ Undergraduate level 18 15 11 – Lain-lain/Others 1 0 5 – 4Pembantu Penyelidik / Research Assistant 35 4 2 44 Tahap Sarjana Muda / Undergraduate level 34 1 0 – Tahap Diploma / Diploma level 1 3 – 5Tahap PhD/PhD students 8 9 5 24 0Tahap Sarjana Muda/ MSc students 18 6 37 7 Jumlah/Total 123 56 236 13 57 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 69

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCELatihan Keusahawanan Training on TechnologyTeknologi Untuk Saintis Entrepreneurship for SeniorKanan ScientistsLatihan sulung ini telah dilaksanakan sebagai langkah This inaugural course was implemented as part of theKerajaan memanfaatkan sains, teknologi dan inovasi Government’s efforts to harness science, technology andsebagai wahana utama dalam mengangkat keupayaan innovation as a key driver in raising national capacityNegara memperoleh dan memanfaatkan ilmu to acquire, utilize knowledge and foster innovation.dan menjalin inovasi. Untuk memenuhi hasrat para The course was organized on 15–26 January by thesaintis yang berminat berkecimpung dalam bidang Academy in collaboration with Malaysian Entrepreneurshipkeusahawanan, Akademi telah mengendalikan kursus Development Centre and Universiti Teknologi MARA forini pada 15-26 Januari secara usaha sama dengan scientists interested in entrepreneurship.Malaysian Entrepreneurship Development Centre/PusatPembangunan Keusahawanan Malaysia dan Universiti Thirty-six participants from research institutions, universitiesTeknologi Mara. and government agencies had the opportunity to hear presentations on entrepreneurship and economicSeramai tiga puluh enam peserta dari institut-institut development, intellectual property, assessing routes topenyelidikan, universiti dan agensi kerajaan telah commercialization, sources of financing, strategy andberpeluang mendengar penyampaian mengenai operations in high growth venture, human resourcekeusahawanan dan pembangunan ekonomi, harta and knowledge management, business plan andintelek, laluan ke arah pengkomersilan, sumber marketing issues. They shared their experience in grouppembiayaan, strategi dan operasi dalam usaha niaga assignments and visited research organizations andpertumbuhan cepat, sumber manusia dan pengurusan universities. The visits exposed participants to variouspengetahuan, pelan perniagaan dan isu pemasaran. commercialization practices.Di samping lawatan ke organisasi penyelidikan danuniversiti, peserta telah berkongsi pengalaman menerusiperbincangan secara berkumpulan. Lawatan-lawatandi atas telah mendedahkan peserta kepada pelbagaiamalan pengkomersilan. Peserta seronok mendengar syarahan. Rombongan sambil belajar ke firma farmaseutikal. Participants enjoying the lecture. ▲ Study visit to a pharmaceutical firm in Nilai. ▲70 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

Sains dan Science Masyarakat and Society Memandangkan masa depan negara As the future of our nation lies with bergantung kepada generasi muda today’s young generation, it is essential hari ini, adalah amat penting untuk to nurture them from the beginning on a right foundation in science andmemastikan pengasuhan mereka sejak technology and equip them to meet kecil bermula dengan asas sains dan the challenges that are ahead and thrive as the leaders of tomorrow. Thusteknologi dan menjadi tanggungjawab the Academy continues on a mission bersama bagi melengkapkan mereka to merge science and society and generate interest to learn science and dengan kebolehan untuk menghadapi pursue a career in science among cabaran dan mencapai kejayaan the young. Various programmes are sebagai pemimpin hari esok. Oleh conducted to this effect, ranging from school activities to programmes for yang demikian, Akademi meneruskan the public.misinya untuk meningkatkan kesedaran sains dan teknologi di kalangan generasi muda, dan mewujudkanminat mempelajari sains dan seterusnya meneruskan kerjaya dalam bidang sains. Untuk tujuan tersebut pelbagaiprogram telah dijalankan oleh Akademi. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 71

SAINS & MASYARAKAT SCIENCE & SOCIETYSyarahan Memorial Memorial LecturePada tanggal 20 Ogos bertempat di ASM, Akademi telah The Academy organised the first Memorial Lecture inmenganjur Syarahan Memorial yang pertama untuk honour of the late Datuk Dr Syed Mohamad Alwi Alhady,memperingati Allahyarham Datuk Dr Syed Mohamad Alwi FASc on 20 August at ASM. Dr Syed was a well knownAlhady, FASc. Dr Syed dikenali sebagai seorang Pakar surgeon in Malaysia and a Fellow of the Academy sincebedah yang terkemuka di Malaysia dan merupakan 1995. He passed away in the year 2006.seorang Felo Akademi sejak 1995. Allahyarham kembalike Ramahtullah dalam tahun 2006. The Memorial Lecture entitled ‘Epidemiology of Pros- tate Cancer’ was delivered by Professor Jonathan I.Syarahan tersebut yang berjudul ‘Epidemiologi Kanser Epstein, who is a renowned world expert on prostateProstat’ telah disampaikan oleh Professor Jonathan I. cancer. The incidence of this cancer is rapidly rising,Epstein, seorang pakar kanser prostat yang disegani but it is an extremely challenging cancer in terms ofdi dunia. Insiden kanser prostat kian meningkat, dan diagnosis. He was able to bridge the field of scientificdari segi diagnosis merupakan kanser yang amat advancements and medical practice in his talks.mencabar. Dalam syarahan tersebut, beliau juga telahmenjambatani perkembangan bidang sains dengan The lecture chaired by Prof Looi Lai Meng, FASc, wasamalan medikal. attended by Fellows of the Academy, family members of the late Datuk Dr Syed Mohamad Alwi Alhady, FASc,Syarahan ini yang dipengerusikan oleh Prof Looi Lai surgeons, medical practitioners, researchers and theMeng, FASc, dihadiri oleh felo-felo Akademi, ahli keluarga public.Allahyarham Datuk Dr Syed Mohamad Alwi Alhady,pakar bedah, pengamal perubatan, para penyelidikdan orang ramai.Prof J. I. Epstein (Kedua dari kanan) diperkenalkan kepada hadirin. ▲ Sesi soal-jawab. ▲Prof J. I. Epstein (Second on the right) being introduced to the audience Q&A session.72 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

SAINS & MASYARAKAT SCIENCE & SOCIETYSyarahan Perdana Inaugural LecturePada 12 Januari bertempat di Universiti Malaya Prof Soh Aik Chin, FASc appointed in 2006, delivered hisProf Soh Aik Chin, FASc yang dilantik dalam tahun 2006, Lecture on 12 January at the University of Malaya on themenyampaikan syarahan beliau yang bertajuk, ‘What topic entitled ‘What You See is Not Necessarily WhatYou See is Not Necessarily What You Get! (Breeding You Get! (Breeding and Selecting the Ideal Oil Palm)’.and Selecting the Ideal Oil Palm)’. Prof Soh tergolong Prof Soh is a leading oil palm breeder and geneticistdi antara pembiak dan ahli genetik kelapa sawit yang of international standing. He discussed issues on yieldtersohor di arena antarabangsa. Beliau memberitahu selection in single plants by segregating populationsbahawa kaedah memilih untuk menghasilkan pokok in the early selection cycle and that it was unreliableindividu berdasarkan pengasingan di peringkat awal because of unstable genotypes, low heritability andkitar pilihan merupakan cara yang tidak tepat. Masalah had differential plant competitive abilities. The session,ini disebabkan oleh genotip yang tidak stabil, daya chaired by Dato’ Seri Dr Salleh Mohd Nor, FASc waswarisan yang rendah dan kemampuan bersaing yang attended by many plant biologists, Fellows of thetidak sekata. Sesi yang dipengerusikan oleh Dato’ Seri Academy, researchers and students.Dr Salleh Mohd Nor, FASc ini dihadiri ramai ahli biologi,Felo Akademi, para penyelidik dan penuntut. Soalan yang ditimbulkan salah seorang peserta syarahan. Prof Soh menyampaikan syarahan beliau. An enquiry by a participant attending the lecture. ▲ Prof Soh delivering his lecture. ▲Siri Syarahan Sterling Sterling Lecture SeriesSiri Syarahan Sterling disampaikan oleh Universiti-universiti The Sterling Lecture Series is delivered by the SterlingBritain di bawah naungan Kumpulan Sterling. Syarahan Group of British Universities to undergraduate studentsini ditujukan kepada mahasiswa/wi agar teruja dan with the intention of exciting students about a future inberminat dalam bidang kejuruteraan. Syarahan ini engineering and promoting UK excellence in engineering.juga mempromosi kecemerlangan UK dalam bidang The self-financing group is recognized and supportedkejuruteraan. Royal Academy of Engineering menyokong by the Royal Academy of Engineering as a valuablekumpulan ini yang membiayai perbelanjaan sendiri dan means of maintaining the reputation of UK engineeringmengiktirafnya sebagai sebuah perantaraan penting education. In conjunction to the visit of the Sterlingdalam menjaga reputasi keunggulan pendidikan Group, the Academy organized the following lectureskejuruteraan UK. Sempena kunjungan Kumpulan Sterling in collaboration with the KBU International Universityini, Akademi dengan kerjasama KBU International College and Multimedia University.University College dan Multimedia University, menganjursyarahan-syarahan berikut. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 73

SAINS & MASYARAKAT SCIENCE & SOCIETYPada 21 Mac bertempat di KBU International University Prof Peter Hicks from the University of ManchesterCollege, Prof Peter Hicks dari University of Manchester spoke on ‘Silicon Microelectronics—Are We Nearingtelah menyampaikan syarahan bertajuk ‘Silikon the End of the Road?’ on 21 March at KBU InternationalMikroelektronik—Apakah Kita Telah Menghampiri University College. His presentation began with a reviewPenghujung Jalan?’ Syarahan beliau didahului dengan of the achievements of the silicon industry and latermengimbas kembali akan pencapaian industri silikon examined some of the obstacles that stand in the waydan seterusnya menyingkap sesetengah rintangan of a continuation of Moore’s Law beyond the next fiveyang dilalui dalam usaha meneruskan Undang-undang to ten years. The possibility of new technologies thatMoore untuk lima hingga sepuluh tahun akan datang. could take over from where silicon leaves off was alsoBeliau juga menegaskan kemungkinan teknologi baru mentioned.mengambil alih kecemerlangan silikon. Another lecture by Prof Simon Biggs of the University ofPada 22 Mac bertempat di Universiti Malaya, Prof Simon Leeds was on ‘Colloidal Nanotechnology: ManufacturingBiggs dari University of Leeds telah menyampaikan Smart Products from Colloids’ to young students on 22syarahan berjudul ‘Collodial Nanotechnology: March at the University of Malaya. He described in thisManufacturing Smart Products from Colloids’ kepada talk the recent work that had been undertaken at Leedspelajar muda. Beliau telah menjelaskan kerja-kerja terkini University in the area of Colloidal Nanotechnology. Heyang telah dilaksanakan di University of Leeds dalam also discussed the large scale manufacturing of smartbidang Colloidal Nanotechnology. Selain ini beliau functional capsules using membrane emulsificationjuga membincangkan penghasilan kapsul fungsian as the baseline technology. The capsules includepintar secara besar-besaran menggunakan emulsifikasi colloidosome materials as well as complex multilayermembran selaku teknologi asas. Kapsul ini merangkumi coatings consisting of stimulus responsive polymers.bahan koloidosome dan complex multilayer coatingsyang mengandungi polimer peka stimulus. ◄ Siri syarahan Sterling disampaikan oleh Prof Hicks Sterling Series Lecture delivered by Prof Peter Hicks Prof Ramkisson dari Akademi Sains Caribbean Prof Ramkisson of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences ▲Syarahan Insan Tersohor Eminent Persons’ LectureProf Harold Ramkisson yang merupakan Pengerusi Prof Harold Ramkisson who is the Chair of CARICOMJawatankuasa Pemandu kepada Sains dan Teknologi Steering Committee on Science and Technology, andCARICOM, dan bekas Presiden Caribbean Acadamy former President of the Caribbean Academy of Sciencesof Sciences telah menyampaikan satu syarahan di delivered a lecture on 13 July at the Academy. HisAkademi Sains Malaysia pada 13 Julai. Syarahan lecture entitled ‘S&T in the Caribbean’ was presentedbertajuk, ‘S&T di Caribbean’ diiringi data statistik bagi with statistical data to enable the participants to takemembolehkan para perserta meneliti secara kritikal74 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

SAINS & MASYARAKAT SCIENCE & SOCIETYakan status sains dan teknologi di Carribean dan a critical look at the status of Science and Technologytindakan terkini dalam menggalakkannya sebagai satu in the Caribbean and recent efforts to promote it as aperantaraan pembangunan. tool for development.Akademi Sains Malaysia dan Inno-Biologics Sdn Bhd selaku The Academy and Inno-Biologics Sdn Bhd co-sponsoredpenaja bersama telah menaja Prof Jonathan Epstein, Prof Jonathan Epstein, at the 24th World Congress ofke 24th World Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Pathology and Laboratory Medicine held on 22 AugustMedicine yang diadakan pada 24 Ogos 2007 di Pusat 2007 at Sunway Convention Centre, Petaling Jaya. ProfKonvensyen Sunway, Petaling Jaya. Syarahan pleno Jonathan Epstein’s plenary lecture, entitled ‘A SystematicProf Jonathan Epstein berjudul ‘Pendekatan Sistematik Approach to Diagnosing Prostate Cancer’ was chairedMendiagnosis Kanser Prostat’. Presiden Kongres tersebut, by Academician Prof Looi Lai Meng, FASc, PresidentAcademician Prof Looi Lai Meng, FASc telah menjadi of the Congress. Prof Epstein is the Reinhard Professorpengerusi syarahan tersebut. Prof Epstein merupakan of Pathology, Departments of Pathology, Urology andReinhard Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology Oncology, John Hopkins University School of Medicine,Urulogy and Oncology, John Hopkins University School Baltimore, Maryland, USA. In his lecture, he explainedof Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Dalam syarahan about the approach of diagnosing adenocarcinoma ofyang dihadiri oleh para peserta kongres tersebut, beliau the prostate. The lecture was attended by participantstelah menjelaskan pendekatan mendiagnosis penyakit of the congress.adenokarsinoma kelenjar prostat. Public LecturesSyarahan Umum The Academy organised a Public Lecture on ‘HowPada 18 Ogos bertempat di Akademi, ASM dengan to Stay Young, Healthy and Cancer-free (Anti-Agingkerjasama University of Queensland Alumni Association Therapies for Women and Men’) in collaboration withMalaysia telah menganjurkan satu Syarahan Umum the University of Queensland Alumni Association Malaysiabertajuk, ‘How to stay young, healthy and cancer-free on 18 August at the Academy. The public lecture was(Anti aging Therapies for women and men)’. Syarahan chaired by Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Ahmad Mustaffa Babjee,ini dipengerusikan oleh Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Ahmad Babjee, FASc. The lecture was delivered by Dr Amir Farid Isahak,FASc. Pensyarah, Dr Amir Farid Isahak merupakan who is a medical consultant, gynecologist, anti-agingpakar runding perubatan, pakar sakit puan, pakar physician and aesthetic surgeon as well as a respectedperubatan anti penuaan dan pakar bedah estetika Qigong master. The talk was attended by Fellows ofdi samping merupakan seorang guru Qigong yang the Academy, members of University of Queenslanddisegani. Syarahan ini dihadiri oleh Felo-felo Akademi, Alumni Association Malaysia, media, and members ofahli University of Queensland Alumini Association Malaysia, the public.media dan orang ramai. The Academy organised a Public Lecture entitled ‘TheAkademi telah menganjurkan Syarahan Umum bertajuk, Establishment and Implementation of R&D in Agricultural‘The Establishment and Implementation of R&D in Biotechnology in Australia’ on 22 June at the Academy.Agricultural Biotechnology in Australia’ pada 22 Jun The lecture was delivered by Prof Michael G.K. Jones,bertempat di ASM. Syarahan ini disampaikan oleh Prof the Director of Western Australia State AgriculturalMichael G.K. Jones, Pengarah, Western Australia State Biotechnology Centre, Perth, Western Australia. TheAgricultural Biotechnology Centre, Perth, Australia Barat. lecture was chaired by Prof Emeritus Dato’ MohamedSyarahan ini telah dipengurusi oleh Prof Emeritus Dato’ Mahyuddin Mohd Dahan, FASc.Mohamed Mahyuddin Mohd Dahan, FASc. On 27 March, ASM and INTI Foundation jointly organisedPada 27 Mac bertempat di Auditorium, Institute for a Scientific Lecture entitled ‘Organ-like Cell CulturePost-graduate Studies, Universiti Malaya, ASM secara Models as Test Objects in Discovery and Pre-clinicalkerjasama dengan INTI Foundation, telah menganjurkan Sciences’ at the Auditorium, Institute for Post-graduateSyarahan Saintifik berjudul, ‘Organ-like Cell Culture Studies, University of Malaya. The lecture delivered byModels as Test Objects in Discovery and Pre-clinical Prof Wendy Purcell, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UniversitySciences’. Syarahan tersebut yang disampaikan oleh of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom was attended by theProf Wendy Purcell, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 75

SAINS & MASYARAKAT SCIENCE & SOCIETYof Hertfordshire, United Kingdom telah dihadiri oleh Felo- Fellows of the Academy, universities, researchers andfelo Akademi, Universiti, penyelidik dan penuntut. students.Prof Datuk Mazlan Othman, FASc telah menyampaikan Prof Datuk Mazlan Othman, FASc delivered a talksatu syarahan bertajuk ‘Space: It is Value Proposition entitled ‘Space: It is Value Proposition for Malaysianfor Malaysian Security, Enterprise and Science’ pada Security, Enterprise and Science’ on 1 December at the1 Disember bertempat di Akademi. Dalam syarahan Academy. In her talk, Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman explaineditu, Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman menjelaskan sejarah the history and progress of the National Space Agencydan perkembangan Agensi Angkasa Kebangsaan and it’s programmes under her leadership. She alsodan segala program yang diuasahakan di bawah provided a global scenario on the Space Programmekepimpinan beliau. Beliau juga telah memberikan and explained on why more and more countries aresenario global berhubung Program Angkasa, dan embarking on space programmes, including Malaysia.seterusnya menjelaskan mengapa semakin banyak The appearance of Dr Sheikh Muszaphar ShukorNegara menceburi program angkasa lepas termasuk enabled the participants to share his experiences inMalaysia. Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, yang hadir outer space. The lecture chaired by Datuk Ir Ahmadsama, telah berkongsi pengalaman beliau di angkasa Zaidee Laidin, FASc was attended by many Fellows oflepas. Syarahan tersebut yang dipengurisi oleh Datuk the Academy, associates of the Space Agency, publicIr Ahmad Zaidee Laidin, FASc dihadiri oleh ramai Felo and the media.Akademi, rakan-rakan Agensi Angkasa Kebangsaan,orang awam dan wakil media. Prof Purcell semasa syarahan ‘Cell Culture’. Hadirin bersemangat mendengar syarahan.Prof Purcell during her lecture on ‘Cell Culture’. ▲ Participants enthusiastically engrossed in the lecture. ▲Pada 9 Oktober, Akademi telah menganjur satu syarahan On 9 October, the Academy organized a talk onmengenai,’Kewangan dan Pelaburan—Pilihan untuk ‘Finance and Investment—Options for Retirees’ by DatukPesara’. Syarahan ini yang diadakan di Akademi dan Dr Mohinder Singh S. Sucha Singh, FASc. The talk held atdisampaikan oleh Dr Mohinder Singh S. Sucha Singh, the Academy was attended by Fellows of ASM.FASc dihadiri oleh Felo-felo ASM.76 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

SAINS & MASYARAKAT SCIENCE & SOCIETYSyarahan disampaikan oleh Prof DatukMazlan Othman, FASc.Talk delivered by Prof Datuk MazlanOthman, FASc. ► Pertanyaan oleh peserta syarahan.Enquiry by a participant during the lecture. ▲ Dr Amir Farid Isahak (kiri) dan Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Ahmad Mustaffa Babjee, FASc (kanan) semasa sesi soal-jawab. Dr Amir Farid Isahak (left) and Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Ahmad Mustaffa Babjee, FASc (right) during the Q&A session. ►Cabaran Sains 2007 National Science ChallengeKebangsaan 2007 In line with the RMK9, the competition was upgradedSejajar dengan RMK9, pertandingan ini telah dinaiktaraf with a change in format to enable winning studentsdengan menukarkan format bagi membolehkan penuntut to be at par with international students. Participatingyang menang berada setanding dengan penuntut students were required to be proficient at practical andantarabangsa. Penuntut yang mengambil bahagian theoretical levels. The competition has now emergeddisyaratkan menguasai bidang praktikal dan juga teori. as a premier annual event and changes to the formatPertandingan ini kini muncul sebagai acara tahunan are equal to international developments in STI and ouryang ulung. Pertukaran kepada format pertandingan educational aspirations.menyaingi Pembangunan STI antarabangsa di sampingmenepati aspirasi pendidikan kita. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 77

SAINS & MASYARAKAT SCIENCE & SOCIETYMOSTI dengan kerjasama Akademi dan Kementerian MOSTI in collaboration with the Academy and thePendidikan Malaysia telah menganjurkan Cabaran Ministry of Education Malaysia organised the 2007Sains Kebangsaan 2007 bagi tahun ke-20. Pada National Science Challenge for the 20th year. A totalperingkat awal pertandingan sejumlah 814 sekolah of 814 schools participated at the preliminary leveltelah mengambil bahagian. Sekolah-sekolah berikut of the competition. Teams from the following schoolstelah berjaya ke peringkat pusingan akhir: participated in the final round:SMK Derma Perlis MRSM Langkawi KedahSMK Convent Green Lane Pulau Pinang SMS Raja Tun Azlan Shah PerakSMK Tropicana Selangor SM St. John WP K. LSM Tinggi (P) Melaka Melaka SMS Seremban N.SembilanSMK Taman Impian Emas Johor SMK Sultan Abu Bakar PahangSMK Sultan Sulaiman Terengganu SMK Zainab (I) KelantanSM Bantuan St. Joseph Sarawak SMS All Saints SabahPertandingan Akhir telah diserikan oleh Prof Datuk The Grand Final was graced by Prof Datuk MazlanMazlan Othman, FASc, Naib Presiden Akademi Sains Othman, FASc, Vice-President of the Academy of SciencesMalaysia bagi pihak YB Dato’ Kong Cho Ha, Timbalan Malaysia on behalf of Dato’ Kong Cho Ha, Hon. DeputyMenteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.SMK Convent Green Lane, Pulau Pinang berjaya muncul For 2007, SMK Convent Green Lane was announced assebagai Pemenang Cabaran Sains Kebangsaan 2007. the Champion of the 2007 National Science Challenge.Hadiah Utama termasuklah Tropi Cabaran Perdana The Grand Prize included the ‘Prime Minister’s ChallengeMenteri, lawatan sambil belajar ke Sweden (untuk Trophy’, a study visit to Sweden and Denmark, a chequemenyaksikan upacara Penganugerahan Hadiah Nobel) amounting to RM2000 for the school, souvenirs anddan lawatan ke Denmark, cek bernilai RM2000 untuk a trip to Sweden to witness the Nobel Prize Givingsekolah berkenaan dan hadiah cenderamata. ceremony. Dato’ Dr Mohinder Singh, FASc mengumumkan juara Cabaran Sains Pemenang menerima anugrah daripada Prof Datuk Mazlan, FASc. Kebangsaan 2007. The Champions of the 2007 National Science Challenge reciving their Dato’ Dr Mohinder Singh, FASc announcing the winners of the 2007 awards from Prof Datuk Mazlan, FASc.▲ National Science Challange.▲78 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

SAINS & MASYARAKAT SCIENCE & SOCIETY SMK Convent Green Lane dengan trofi kemenangan dan cek. Para pemenang Cabaran Sains Kebangsan semasa lawatan sambil SMK Convent Green Lane with the winning trophy and cheque. ▲ belajar ke Sweden dan Denmark.Program Kembali ke The winners of the National Science Challenge on their study tour toSekolah Sweden and Denmark. ▲Akademi telah menganjur beberapa program di sekolah- Back to Schoolsekolah rendah dan menengah dengan jayanya. Program Programmeini bertujuan menimba pengalaman luas felo ASM untukmerangsang murid-murid sekolah menceburkan diri The Academy successfully organised several programmesdalam kerjajaya dalam bidang sains. Sepanjang tahun both at primary and secondary schools. The programmeini aktiviti-aktiviti berikut berjaya dijalankan: is aimed at harnessing the vast experience of ASM Fellows to motivate school children to embark on science-based (i) Academician Dr Yong Hoi Sen, FASc menyampaikan careers. The following was conducted this year: syarahan bertajuk ‘Fenomena Biologi yang Menakjubkan’ pada 17 April di SMK Batu Lintang, (i) Academician Dr Yong Hoi Sen, FASc talked on Kuching, Sarawak. ‘Fascinating Biological Phenomena’ on 17 April at SMK Batu Lintang, Kuching, Sarawak. (ii) Prof Khalijah Mohd Salleh, FASc memberi syarahan berjudul ‘Pembangunan Sains dan Teknologi di (ii) Prof Khalijah Mohd Salleh, FASc lectured on ‘Science Malaysia’ pada 25 April di MRSM, Serting. and Technology Development in Malaysia’ on 25 April at MRSM, Serting. (iii) Prof Madya Ewe Hong Tat dari Universiti Malaya memperdalam pengetahuan penuntut mengenai (iii) Associate Prof Ewe Hong Tat of the University ‘Eksplorasi ke Antartika’ pada 25 April di MRSM, of Malaya enlightened the students on ‘The Serting. exploration of the Antarctica’ on 25 April at MRSM, Serting. (iv) Prof Madya Husin dari Universiti Malaya, menyampaikan hujah bertajuk ‘Eksplorasi ke Antartika’ pada 26 (iv) Associate Prof Azhar Husin of the University of Malaya Mei di Pusat Sains Negara. talked on ‘The Exploration of the Antarctica’ on 26 May at the National Science Centre. (v) Prof Mashor Mansor dari Universiti Sains Malaysia berucap mengenai ‘The Comparative Observation (v) Prof Mashor Mansor of Universiti Sains Malaysia spoke on ‘The Comparative Observation on Biodiversity In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 79

SAINS & MASYARAKAT SCIENCE & SOCIETY on Biodiversity of Peninsular Malaysia and Antarctica’ of Peninsular Malaysia and Antarctica’ on 28 May pada 28 Mei di Pusat Sains Negara. at the National Science Centre.(vi) Emeritus Prof Chin Hoong Fong, FASc menyampaikan (vi) Emeritus Prof Chin Hoong Fong, FASc spoke on the ucapan mengenai ‘Nutrisi dan Kesihatan’ pada subject entitled ‘Nutrition and Health’ on 29 May 29 Mei Pusat Sains Negara. at the National Science Centre.(vii) Prof Mohd Ismail Noor, FASc menyampaikan (vii) Prof Mohd Ismail Noor, FASc discussed on perbincangan mengenai ‘Conservation and Utilization ‘Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic of Plant Genetic Resources for Future Generations’ Resources for Future Generations’ on 30 May at pada 30 Mei di Pusat Sains Negara. the National Science Centre.(viii) Academician Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Mohd Nor, FASc (viii) Academician Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Mohd Nor, FASc menyampaikan ucapan mengenai ‘Money Does talked on ‘Money Does Grow on Trees’ on 2 July Grow on Trees’ pada 2 Julai di Maktab Tentera at Maktab Tentera DiRaja, Sungai Besi DiRaja, Sungai Besi. (ix) Prof Datuk Mazlan Othman, FASc enlightened(ix) Prof Datuk Mazlan Othman, FASc memperdalam the students on ‘Space Science Programme in pengetahuan penuntut mengenai ‘Space Science Malaysia’ on 26 July at Kolej Tunku Kurshiah, Programme in Malaysia’ pada 26 Julai di Kolej Seremban. Tunku Kurshiah, Seremban. Sesi soal-jawab dengan Prof Madya Ewe Hong Tat. Pelajar menyertai sesi perbincangan. Q&A session during the lecture by Assoc. Prof Ewe Hong Tat. ▲ Students actively participating in the discussion. ▲80 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

Jaringan Kerjasama International Antarabangsa Collaboration Dalam era K-ekonomi, adalah penting In the era of the knowledge economy, bagi Akademi untuk meneruskan it is vital for the Academy to establish dan memperkukuhkan jaringan strong networks with international science organisations and sisterdengan organisasi sains antarabangsa. Academies. These networks have Jaringan tersebut telah meningkatkan increased opportunities for the sharing peluang untuk perkongsian of knowledge, expertise as well as pengetahuan, pengalaman serta scientific and technological capabilities keupayaan sains dan teknologi untuk in order for the nation to remain membolehkan negara bersaing competent in the context of global seiring dengan pembangunan sains science and technology advancement. dan teknologi dunia. Selain daripada Apart from forming, signing MOUs with menandatangani Memorandum international SET organisations and Persefahaman dengan Akademi Sains sister Academies, the Academy co- lain, Akademi Sains Malaysia juga organises conferences or meetings of international S&T bodies.menyertai mesyuarat dan aktiviti-aktiviti yang dianjurkan oleh organisasi S&T antarabangsa. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 81

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSA INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONProgram Penyelidikan Malaysian Antarctica Research Programme (MARP)Antartika Malaysia (MARP) Ten biological and seven physical science researchDalam tahun 2007 MARP telah mengendalikan sepuluh projects were undertaken under MARP in 2007. MARPprojek penyelidikan sains biologi dan tujuh sains fizik. has also increased its capacity in the area of humanMARP juga telah meningkatkan keupayaan sumber resource. Two of MARP’s PhD candidates have graduatedmanusianya. Dalam tahun itu, dua daripada calon and two have started their PhD in 2007. Currently,PhD MARP berjaya memperoleh ijazah manakala dua eight PhD candidates are working on various fields ofcalon lain pula memulakan pengajian PhD. Dewasa ini scientific research on Antarctica. There are also 29 MScterdapat lapan calon PhD yang sedang menjalankan candidates and 11 undergraduates under the MARPtugas dalam pelbagai bidang penyelidikan saintifik di research program.Antartika. Selain itu, terdapat juga 29 calon MSc dan 11mahasiswa di bawah program penyelidikan MARP. Seventeen researchers participated in Antarctic and Arctic expeditions as part of their research projectsTujuh belas penyelidik terlibat sama dalam ekspedisi to collect samples and data with teams from Newke Antartik dan Artik. Penglibatan ini merupakan Zealand, Britain, Ecuador, South Africa, Japan and Chile.sebahagian daripada projek penyelidikan mereka untuk Malaysian scientists increased Malaysian involvement inmengambil sampel dan data bersama pasukan dari International Earth System Research efforts especially onNew Zealand, Britain, Ecuador, Afrika Selatan, Jepun numerical modeling, climate change and environmentaldan Chile. Penyelidikan Malaysia telah mempertingkat conservation and indirectly strengthen our stake inpenglibatan Malaysia dalam usaha Penyelidikan Sistem promoting Antarctica as a common heritage for all mankindBumi Antarabangsa terutama mengenai modeling in UN and other international forum. A Memorandumberangka, perubahan iklim dan pemuliharaan of Understanding was signed between the Academypersekitaran. Penglibatan ini secara tidak langsung telah of Sciences Malaysia for MARP and National Institute ofmemperkukuh hak kita dalam mempromosikan Antartika Polar Research, Japan and Chilean Antarctic Institutesebagai khazanah manusia sejagat di PBB dan forum during the Third Malaysian International Seminar onantarabangsa lain. Semasa Seminar Antarabangsa Antarctica in March 2007.Malaysia Ketiga Terhadap Antartika sedang berjalanpada bulan Mac 2007, satu Memorandum Persefahaman In March 2007, MARP and University Malaysia Sabahtelah ditandatangani antara Akademi Sains Malaysia, jointly organized the 3rd Malaysian International Seminarbagi pihak MARP, dengan National Institute of Polar on Antarctica. It summarized our current understandingResearch, Japan and Chilean Antarctic Institute. and considered the gaps in our knowledge at the international level. Malaysian scientists also attendedPada bulan Mac 2007, MARP dan Universiti Malaysia Sabah related symposiums and meetings in Japan, India, Russia,telah menaja secara bersama ‘Seminar Antarabangsa and Equador. Two Indonesians scientists visited theMalaysia terhadap Antartika ke-3’. Seminar ini telah MARP Center to discuss about setting up the Indonesianmenyimpulkan secara ringkas pemahaman semasa kita Antarctic Research Programme.selain memahami kepincangan pengetahuan kita di arenaantarabangsa. Saintis Malaysia juga telah menghadiri MARP Outreachsimposium dan mesyuarat di Jepun, India, Rusia, dan ProgrammeEquador. Dua saintis Indonesia telah mengunjungi PusatMARP bagi membincangkan usaha membangunkan An outreach programme was held on 20 March, atProgram Penyelidikan Antartika Indonesia. Universiti Malaysia Sabah for students and the public, toProgram Jangkauan LuarMARPSatu Program Jangkauan Luar telah diadakan pada20 Mac bertempat di Universiti Malaysia Sabah untuk82 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSAINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONpenuntut dan orang awam, untuk mempromosikan MARP promote and publicise MARP. R&D work and scientificselain memberikannya publisiti. Kerja-kerja P&P dan expedition experiences were also exhibited. Studentspengalaman ekspedisi saintifik juga telah dipamerkan. were also exposed to the importance and relevancePenuntut telah diberitahu akan kepentingan dan of the polar regions to the tropics, and encouraged toperkaitan kawasan kutub dengan kawasan tropika, study science and face the challenges of the extremedan digalakkan mempelajari sains dan hadapai environment of the Antarctic. MARP’s researchers werecabaran persekitaran ekstrim di Antartika. Para saintis also involved in motivational talks to students and teachersMARP juga terlibat dalam syarahan motivasi kepada at primary, secondary and matriculation level. The talkspenuntut dan guru sekolah rendah, menengah dan were held in Petrosains, National Science Center andmatrikulasi. Syarahan-syarahan ini telah diadakan di some schools in Penang.Petrosains, Pusat Sains Negara dan di beberapa sekolahdi Pulau Pinang. Malaysian International Seminar on AntarcticaSeminar Antartika (MISA) and International Council for Science (ICSU)Antarabangsa Malaysia Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research Forum(MISA) Majlis Sains Scientists and policy makers from various countriesAntarabangsa (ICSU) deliberated on their research findings in the polar regions and shared ideas on how to improve theJawatankuasa Saintifik management of it, during MISA which was held in Kota Kinabalu (21–23 March). The theme of the SeminarForum Penyelidikan was ‘From the Tropics to the Poles’, and 27 oral reports and 30 posters were presented. During the openingAntartika ceremony, a MoU between ASM (represented by Dato’ Seri Dr Salleh Mohd Nor FASc), and Instituto AntarcticoSemasa MISA, yang dianjur di Kota Kinabalu (21-23 Mac), Chileno was also signed for research collaboration inpara saintis dan perumus polisi dari beberapa Negara biological sciences, student exchange, attachmenttelah berbincang mengenai penemuan penyelidikan programmes and networking. The ICSU-Scientificmereka di kawasan Kutub (polar) dan telah berkongsi Committee for Antarctic Research Forum discussedidea mencari jalan untuk memperbaiki pengurusan the implications of rapid warming in the polar regionspertubuhan ini. Seminar itu bertemakan ‘Dari Tropika in nine paper presentations. A scientific discussion alsoke Kutub’, dan sebanyak 27 oral dan 30 poster telah transpired between experts from the Asian Forum ondipersembahkan. Semasa acara pembukaan, satu Polar Sciences, International Polar Foundation, ICSUMemorandum Persefahaman telah di capai di antara and Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research. AtASM (diwakili oleh Dato’ Seri Dr Salleh Mohd Nor, FASc), the forum, MARP was also invited to observe at thedengan Instituto Antarctico Chileno yang membuka next ATCM in Delhi which was to be held in April 2007jalan kerjasama penyelidikan dalam bidang sains biologi, and for IPY 2007–2008, more opportunities for researchprogram pertukaran penempatan pelajar dan jaringan. collaboration were also offered to our researchers inMenerusi sembilan kertas kerja yang dibentangkan Arctic and Antarctic sciences.Jawatankuasa Saintifik untuk Penyelidikan Antartika-ICSU membincangkan implikasi peningkatan suhu di In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 83kawasan kutub. Satu perbincangan saintifik antarapakar-pakar dari Forum Asia terhadap Sains Kutub,Yayasan Kutub Antarabangsa, ISCU dan JawatankuasaSaintifik Penyelidikan Antartika. Di forum tersebut,MARP telah juga menyampaikan satu ‘pelawaanuntuk meneliti’ di ATCM akan datang bertempat diDelhi yang dijadualkan pada bulan April 2007 danuntuk IPY 2007-2008, lebih banyak peluang kerjasamapenyelidikan telah ditawarkan kepada para penyelidikkita berhubung sains Artik dan Antartik.

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSA INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ◄ Pemyelidik MARP mengumpul sampel ais laut. MARP scientist collecting sea ice samples. Peyelidik meneliti sampel yang dikumpul. A researcher examining collected samples. ▲ ◄ Mengambil sampel vegetasi Antartika. Sampling of Antartic vegitation.Pusat Kerjasama STI International Centre forSelatan–Selatan UNESCOAntarabangsa, Kuala South-South Co-operationLumpur di BawahNaungan UNESCO in STI, in Kuala LumpurPada bulan November, Kerajaan Malaysia meluluskan under the Auspices ofpenubuhan Pusat Kerjasama STI Selatan–SelatanAntarabangsa di Kuala Lumpur di bawah naungan UNESCOUNESCO. MOSTI akan bertanggungjawab terhadapPusat Antarabangsa ini. ASM disyorkan menaja Pusat The Government of Malaysia, in November, approvedini di peringkat awal pembangunannya (iaitu lima tahun the establishment of the International Centre forpertama). Pusat ini akan menjana dan mengimplentasi South-South Co-operation in Science, Technologyprogram dan aktivitinya yang tersendiri. and Innovation in Kuala Lumpur under the auspices of UNESCO. MOSTI will be responsible for the International84 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science Centre which was proposed to be hosted by ASM in its initial phase of development (i.e the first five years). The Centre will create and implement its own programmes and activities.

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSAINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONPusat ini akan bertindak sebagai satu pentas antarabangsa The Centre will act as an international platform foruntuk Kerjasama Selatan-Selatan dalam bidang STI South-South co-operation in STI and make use of thedan menggunakan jaringan G7 campur China dan network of the G77 plus China and the Organization ofPertubuhan Islam Antarabangsa. Menerusi konsultasi, the Islamic Conference. Consultations have identifiedmatlamat keseluruhan Pusat telah dikenal pasti iaitu that the overall goal of the proposed Centre woulduntuk meningkatkan keupayaan pengurusan STI di be to increase the capacity for management of STIseluruh negara-negara membangun. throughout developing countries.Keutamaan Pusat ini termasuklah latihan jangka The priorities of the Centre would include short- andpendek dan panjang untuk para saintis, pengurus medium-term training for scientists, managers of researchpusat penyelidikan/institusi dan perumus polisi sains; centres/institutes and science policy makers; workshops;bengkel; pertukaran lawatan oleh saintis; penyelidikan exchange visits by scientists; collaborative research andusaha sama dan projek pembangunan; dan jaringan development projects; and networking in knowledge-pembangunan ekonomi berasaskan pengetahuan. based economic development. Short-term programmesProgram jangka pendek akan menjurus kepada will cater to specific areas of interest in keeping withkawasan-kawsasan berkepentingan khusus mengikut the needs and priorities identified.keperluan dan keutamaan yang dikenal pasti. Seventh Science CouncilPersidangan Majlis Sains of Asia ConferenceAsia Ketujuh The above Conference was held in Okinawa, Japan with the theme ‘Energy and Environment’, from 14–16Persidangan ini telah diadakan di Okinawa, Jepun June. Eleven member countries with five observersdengan tema, ‘Tenaga dan Persekitaran’, dari from international, regional and national organisations14–16 Jun. Sebelas negara-negara ahli dengan lima attended the two General Assemblies and Boardpemerhati dari pertubuhan antarabangsa, serantau Meetings, three parallel workshop sessions as well asdan kebangsaan telah menghadiri dua Perhimpunan the Science Council of Asia (SCA)/ Pacific ScienceAgung dan Mesyuarat Lembaga, tiga sesi bengkel Association (PSA) Joint Symposium. Malaysia wasselari dan Majlis Sains Asia (SCA)/Persatuan Sains Pasifik represented by Prof Mohd Nordin Hasan, FASc and(PSA) Joint Symposium. Malaysia telah diwakili oleh Prof Mazlin Mokhtar of the Institute for EnvironmentProf Nordin Hasan, FASc dan Prof Mazlin Mokhtar of and Development, UKM. The latter also presented athe Institute for Environment and Development, UKM. paper entitled ‘Sustainability Governance: A Study onProf Mazlin juga telah menyampaikan satu kertas kerja Science-Governance Symbioses’, a SCA Joint Projectbertajuk ‘Sustainability Governance: A Study on Science- which is currently in progress. A Panel Discussion wasGovernance Symbioses’, satu Projek Bersama SCA yang also held on: ‘Energy and Environment’; ‘Educationkini sedang berjalan. Satu Panel Perbincangan juga and Environment’; and ‘Water Resources’.telah diadakan mengenai: ‘Tenaga dan Persekitaran’;‘Pendidikan dan Persekitaran’; dan ‘Sumber Air’. At the Conference, SCA pledged to continue the networking role in Asia where scientists from the regionSemasa persidangan, SCA telah berjanji akan meneruskan could report and discuss their research findings that wouldperanannya dalam jaringan di Asia di mana saintis dari have the potential to make significant contributionsrantau ini boleh membuat laporan dan berbincang towards the sustainability of development in Asia. Thismengenai penemuan penyelidikan mereka yang would also make the SCA more relevant as a regionalmungkin mempunyai potensi untuk menyumbang grouping of scientists in future and for the developmentke arah pembangunan lestari di Asia. Ini juga akan of the sciences in Asia in general.menjadikan SCA lebih releven sebagai kelompok saintisserantau pada masa akan datang dan umumnya untukpembangunan sains di Asia. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 85

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSA INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONProgram Air Panel Antara Inter-Academy PanelAkademi (IAP) (IAP) Water ProgrammeSatu Mesyuarat Penilaian dan Perancangan Strategik An Evaluation and Strategic Planning Meeting was heldtelah diadakan di Trieste, Itali dari 29–31 Mei. Mesyuarat in Trieste, Italy from 29–31 May which was attended byini dihadiri oleh 14 peserta dari akademi-akademi yang some 14 participants from the host academies andmenjadi penganjur dan jaringan serantau. Mesyuarat ini regional networks. The meeting was fruitful with goodyang dianggap amat berhasil kerana penglibatan baik participation by all present. Some 60 Academies havepara hadirin. Sebanyak 60 buah akademi telah bersetuju confirmed support to the IAP Water Programme. ASMmemberikan sokongan terhadap Program Air IAP ini. was represented by Tan Sri Shahrizaila, Chairman ofASM diwakili oleh Tan Sri Shahrizaila, Pengerusi Kumpulan ASM Workshop Group on Water.Bengkel Air ASM/ASM Workshop Group on Water. ASM’s established Working Group to oversee the IAPKumpulan Kerja ASM yang terbukti dan berperanan Water Programme at national level has kept its focus onmenyelenggara Program Air IAP di peringkat kebangsaan two areas, namely Eutrohication of Lakes and Groundtelah menumpukan fokusnya terhadap dua bidang Water Management. It has participated in relevant IAPiaitu Eutrofikasi Tasik dan Pengurusan Air dalam Tanah. workshops in carrying the agenda forward on EutrohicationKumpulan ini terlibat dalam Bengkel IAP dalam memacu and has continued to work with the National Hydraulicagenda berhubung Eutrofikasi dan telah terus bekerja Research Institute of Malaysia. Regarding the continuingdengan Institut Penyelidikan Hidraulik Kebangsaan IAP Water Programme seven new project proposalsMalaysia (NAHRIM). Tujuh cadangan projek baru telah were put up for funding in the year 2008. ASM throughdikemukakan untuk permohonan pembiayaan dalam its Working Group would monitor developments closelytahun 2008. Melalui Kumpulan Kerjanya, ASM akan with a view of active participation where relevant.memantau segala pembangunan secara rapi dengankesedian untuk menceburkan diri jika diperlukan. Colloquium on Management of LakesKolokium Pengurusan and Reservoirs in MalaysiaTasik dan Takungan Air diMalaysia The colloquium held on 2–3 August at Putrajaya was jointly organised with the National Hydraulic ResearchKolokium kelolaan bersama dengan Institut Penyelidikan Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM) to create and fosterHidraulik Kebangsaan Malaysia (NAHRIM) ini telah greater awareness on the status and issues pertainingdijalankan di Putrajaya pada 2-3 Ogos untuk menyuntik to lakes and reservoirs in Malaysia.kesedaran yang lebih mendalam terhadap status danisu berkaitan tasik dan takungan air di Malaysia. Some 120 participants benefited from the participation of international speakers during the keynote addressesSeramai 120 peserta mendapat manfaat dari sumbangan by Prof Maciej Zalewski, Director, European Regionalpensyarah antarabangsa semasa ucaptama oleh Prof Centre for Ecohydrology, Lodz, Poland ; Prof EduardoMaciej Zalewski, Pengarah European Regional Centre Mario Mendiondo, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, andfor Ecohydrology, Lodz, Poland: Prof Eduardo Mario Prof Masahisa Nakamura, Chairman, InternationalMendiondo, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, dan Prof Lake Environment Committee, based in Japan. TheyMasahisa Nakamura, Pengerusi, International Lake spoke on global trends and prospects in sound lakeEnvironment Committee, berpusat di Jepun. Mereka management and research.menyampaikan syarahan mengenai isu-isu berhubungtasik dan takungan air di Malaysia. The Colloquium commenced with a lead paper presented jointly by NAHRIM and UTM highlighting theKolokium ini bermula dengan pembentangan kertaskerja ulung secara bersama oleh NAHRIM dan UTM yang86 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSAINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONmenonjolkan penemuan yang dibuat menerusi kajian findings of the Eutrophication of Lakes Study undertakenEutrofikasi tasik dalam tahun 2004/2005. Dalam kolokium in 2004/2005. Eight case studies on specific lakes andini juga membentangkan lapan kajian kes melibatkan reservoirs, focussing on the status of the lakes from varioustasik dan takungan air tertentu dengan menumpukan standpoints, highlighting the issues and problems, andperhatian akan status tasik dilihat dari beberapa efforts made to overcome them were also presented,sudut, isu dan masalah, dan langkah-langkah yang and finally at the Panel Discussion, topics on governance,diambil untuk mengatasinya. Semasa perbincangan lake management, research, stakeholder participation,panel, topik mengenai penguasaan (governance), capacity building, and lake information managementpengurusan tasik, penyelidikan, penglibatan pihak were actively analysed. The colloquium provided usefulberkepentingan, pembangunan keupayaan, dan information in planning further actions and programmespengurusan maklumat tasik dianalasis secara aktif. towards sound management of lakes and reservoirsKolokium ini telah menyediakan banyak maklumat in the country; further networking and collaborationberguna dalam merancang tindakan masa depan dan with experts; and the initial framework to developprogram ke arah pengurusan tasik dan takungan air detailed plans of action which would eventually leaddalam Negara secara baik; usaha lanjutan mengenai to the formulation of a national integrated plan forjaringan dan usaha kerjasama dengan pakar; dan untuk comprehensive action.membangunkan kerangka awal dalam membangunkanpelan tindakan terperinci yang akhirnya membolehkan A Round-table Discussion on matters related to researchpembentukan formula pelan bersepadu Kebangsaan and management of lakes and reservoirs was also helduntuk tindakan komprehensif/menyeluruh. at NAHRIM, and on the following day an introductory training course on ‘Eco-hydrology as a Framework forSatu persidangan meja bulat mengenai persoalan Integrated Water/Land Management’ was conductedpenyelidikan dan pengurusan takungan air juga telah by Prof Zalewski which centered on hydrological,dijalankan di NAHRIM. Pada hari berikutnya satu kursus ecological and eco-technological principles.pengenalan bertajuk ‘Eco-hydrology as a framework forIntegrated Water/Land Management’ telah dikendali oleh Co-ordinating CommitteeProf Zalewski. Beliau telah memberi penekanan pada for Geoscienceprinsip-prinsip Hidrologi, Ekologi dan Ekoteknologi. Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP)Jawatankuasa Penyelaras The Academy was represented at the 44th AnnualProgram Geosains Asia Session of CCOP held in Cebu, the Philippines (21–26 October) by Datuk Fateh Chand FASc, along with otherTimur dan Asia Tenggara representatives of member countries. At the keynote address, the Progress Report of CCOP was presented(CCOP) including requests for further assistance in the form of technical expertise, finance and human resoursesDatuk Fateh Chand, FASc telah mewakili Akademi ke (seminar, workshops etc.).Sesi Tahunan CCOP ke-44 bertempat di Sibu, Filipina(21–26 Oktober), bersama perwakilan negara-negara During the review of the CCOP Work Programme, itlain. Semasa menyampaikan ucaptama, Laporan was stressed that funding agencies were now moreKemajuan CCOP permohonan-permohonan termasuk critical in providing aid, and projects related to thebantuan lanjut dalam bentuk kepakaran teknikal, protection of the environment and climate changekewangan dan sumber manusia (seminar, bengkel dll.) stood a better chance for approval. Malaysia hadtelah dikemukakan. proposed a project on gas hydrates to be carried outSemasa kajian semula Program Kerja CCOP, telahdiberitahu bahawa agensi pembiayaan kini lebih kritikaldalam menghulur bantuan. Projek-projek berkaitanperlindungan persekitaran dan perubahan iklim diberikeutamaan. Malaysia telah mencadangkan satu projekmengenai gas hidrat yang akan dikendalikan dalam In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 87

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSA INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONdua fasa: Fasa 1, mengenal pasti, memeta dan menilai in two phases: Phase 1, on identifying, mapping andpotensi gas hidrat; dan Fasa 2, mengenal pasti teknologi assessing the potential of gas hydrates; and the other,yang diperlukan dalam kerja memperoleh gas-gas ini on the technology required to tap such gases as asebagai sumber tenaga. source for energy supply.Dari 24–25 Oktober, satu persidangan mengenai, ‘Awareness A conference on ‘Awareness and Co-operation inand Co-operation in Geoscience for Safer, Healthier and Geosciences for Safer, Healthier and Wealthier Communities’Wealthier Communities’ dijalankan. Dua saintis Malaysia was also held from 24–25 October, where two paperstelah membentangkan dua kertas kerja. from Malaysian scientists were presented.Risiko Gempa bumi dan tsunami iaitu satu projek Malaysia’s project on earthquake and tsunami risk waskendalian Malaysia telah dibincang dan maklumbalas dicussed and feedback on the study is expected soon.mengenai kajian ini akan dijalankan tidak lama lagi. The CCOP report on ‘Tsunami Risk Reduction Measures,Malaysia telah diminta berhubung Laporan CCOP Phase I and II’—and the Technical Secretariate of CCOPmengenai ‘Langkah-langkah Menggurangkan Risiko was requested to include Malaysia, as the study was ofTsunami, Fasa 1 dan 2’—dan Sekretariat Teknikal CCOP relevance, especially in Sabah and Sarawak.pula dinasihatkan memasukkan Malaysia, kerana kajiantersebut dipandang releven, terutama di Sabah dan The conference was informative for it provided anSarawak., opportunity to know the studies being undertaken, and the organisations and the countries involved—thus forgingPersidangan ini banyak memberi maklumat kerana an opportunity to interact and consider bilateral projects.telah membuka peluang mengetahui kajian semasa, Many work programmes of CCOP, especially on tsunamiselain mengenali organisasi dan negara-negara yang and earthquake risks, landslides and subsidence, andterlibat– justeru membuka laluan untuk interaksi dan coastal zone management would be useful for ASM’skemungkinan menjalin projek dua hala. Banyak program Advisory Report to the Government. The Philippines isCCOP, terutama mengenai pengurusan risiko tsunami probably the country most affected by natural hazards,dan gempa bumi, tanah runtuh dan tanah mendap, thus Majlis Keselamatan Negara is recommended tokawasan pantai yang amat berguna untuk laporan study the Philippines’ System in natural hazard mitigationPenasihat ASM kepada Kerajaan. Memandangkan system. The ASM Secretariate was also recommendedFilipina merupakan Negara yang terpaling kerap to write to the Permanent Representative of CCOP todilanda bencana alam, maka Majlis Keselamatan include Malaysia in the Phase II of the study on TsunamiNegara disarankan membuat penelitian terhadap sistem Risk Mitigation which would be conducted by themenangani bencana alam yang diamalkan oleh pihak Norwegian Geotechnical Institute in 2008.Filipina. Sekretariat ASM juga telah disaran membuatpermohonan secara bertulis kepada Perwakilan Tetap Workshop on EmergingCCOP supaya memasukkan Malaysia dalam Fasa 2 Infectious Diseases of theKajian Mitigasi Risiko Tsunami yang akan dijalankan oleh Inter Academy MedicalNorwegian Geotechnical Institute dalam tahun 2008. Panel (IAMP)Bengkel Panel Perubatan IAMP is a global network of academies of science andAntara Akademi (IAMP) medicine, committed to improving health worldwide.untuk Penyakit Baru Out of the seven Programmes endorsed by the General Assembly of IAMP on April 2006, Malaysia, representedIAMP merupakan satu jaringan akademi-akademi by the Academy had indicated a particular interest tosains dan perubatan global yang komited dalammempertingkat tahap kesihatan di seluruh dunia.Mesyuarat Agung IAMP bulan April 2006 telah meluluskantujuh program. Akademi yang mewakili Malaysia88 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSAINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONtelah menjelaskan minat terperinci untuk terlibat sama participate in (1) Control of Emerging Infections, anddalam (1) Pengawalan Penyakit sedang Menular, dan (2) Health Care Quality in a Global Perspective. The(2) Kualiti Khidmat Kesihatan dalam Perspektif Global. Workshop held in Shanghai (11–12 June), focussed onBengkel ini yang dijalankan di Shanghai (11–12 Jun), three aspects of emerging infectious diseases, namelymenumpukan fokus kepada tiga aspek berhubung Public Health, Vaccination and Anti-microbial Therapies.penyakit berjangkit, iaitu Kesihatan Awam, Vaksinasi Prof L.M. Looi FASc was invited to present a paper entitleddan Terapi anti-microbial. Prof L.M. Looi, FASc telah ‘Lessons from the Nipah Virus Outbreak in Malaysia’.dijemput membentangkan kertas kerja mengenai, Some recommendations on combating the threat of‘Lesson from Nipah Virus Outbreak in Malaysia’. new emerging infections were made concerning (1)Beberapa usul mengenai cara menangani ancaman The need to implement new technologies for diagnosispenyakit berjangkit baru dibuat berkaitan (1) Keperluan and surveillance of novel infections, (2) Vaccinations,menggunakan teknologi baru dalam mendiagnos dan and (3) Antibiotic and Antiviral Resistance.mengawas penyakit-penyakit baru, (2) Vaksinasi dan(3) Antibiotik dan Rintangan Antiviral. 2007 Annual Inter Academy Council (IAC)Mesyuarat Tahunan Board MeetingLembaga Majlis Antara The Meeting, held in Amsterdam on 29–31 January, was represented by the ASM Secretary General (whoAkademi (IAC) 2007 attended the meeting as an IAC Board Member). Note was taken of the draft joint-statements by G8+5Mesyuarat ini yang diadakan di Amsterdam pada Academies to the G8 Summit (held in June, Germany),29–31 Januari, telah dihadiri oleh Setiausaha Agung and the publication on Women for Science and theASM (beliau menghadiri mesyuarat ini selaku wakil Ahli report Toward a Sustainable Energy Future. The meetingLembaga IAC). Perhatian telah diambil mengenai draf also approved the new ex-officio board members whoperyataan bersama oleh Akademi-akademi G8+5 yang included representatives from the Inter-Academy Panel,dibentangkan di Persidangan Kemuncak G8 (telah Inter-Academy Medical Panel, and the Internationaldiadakan pada bulan Jun di Jerman), dan penerbitan Council of Academies of Engineering and Technologicaldalam Women for Science dan laporan Toward a Sciences. The convening of an organizing group inSustainable Energy Future. Mesyuarat ini juga telah consultation with IAMP to consider a scope, plan ofmenerima masuk ahli lembaga ex-officio baru yang work, and potential funding of a new IAC-IAMP studymerangkumi wakil-wakil yang mengwakili Panel Antara on improving global surveillance for emerging zoonoticAkademi, Panel Perubatan Antara Akademi, dan Majlis diseases, such as avian influenza and SARS, was alsoAkademi Kejuruteraan dan Sains Teknologi Antarabangsa. approved.Pembentukan satu kumpulan perancang yang diseliaoleh IAMP juga telah diberi persetujuan. Kumpulan ini Regarding the future of IAC, the Board also agreedditugaskan untuk mengariskan skop, pelan kerja dan that a 10-year plan was necessary for the future ofpunca pembiayaan kajian IAC-IAMP baru mengenai IAC. In this regard, the Board agreed for IAC to begin alangkah-langkah mempertingkat pengawasan global consultative process to envision an ideal scope of IACterhadap penyakit zoonotik, seperti selesema burung studies and programmes and to develop a strategicdan SARS. plan for realizing goals for 2007.Mengenai soal masa depan IAC, Lembaga telahbersetuju akan perluya rancangan 10 tahun. Dalamhal ini Lembaga bersetuju agar IAC memulakanproses perbincangan untuk mengubal skop idealmengenai kajian dan program IAC dan dan seterusnyamembangunkan satu pelan strategik pada tahun 2007untuk merealiasasikan matlamat tersebut. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 89

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSA INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONBengkel Pembangunan Korean ResearchKeupayaan Yayasan Foundation (KRF) CapacityPenyelidikan Korea (KRF) Building Workshop onmengenai Pengurusan Research ManagementPenyelidikan Members of research funding agencies from Asia andAhli agensi pembiayaan penyelidikan dari Asia dan Africa gathered in Seoul, Korea on 12–17 November toAfrika berkumpul di Seoul, Korea pada 12–17 November exchange information on research management policyuntuk bertukar-tukar maklumat berhubung polisi dan and systems and advanced research management ofsistem pengurusan penyelidikan serta pengurusan other countries. ASM was represented by Nasaruddinpenyelidikan lanjutan negara-negara lain. ASM diwakili Rahman. The following detailed knowledge was garneredoleh Nasaruddin Rahman. Maklumat terperinci berikut at the Workshop:telah dirumus berikutan Bengkel tersebut: • Management and international collaboration of • Pengurusan dan jaringan kerjasama KRF’s research programmes; Korea’s research antarabangsa berkaitan program penyelidikan policy, R&D system, funding structure, planning KRF; polisi penyelidikan Korea sistem P&P, struktur and evaluation pembiayaan, perancangan dan penilaian • Funding, directions and international • Pembiayaan, haluan dan kerjasama collaboration (joint-research) of research in antarabangsa (penyelidikan bersama) Indonesia and Vietnam penyelidikan di Indonesia dan Vietnam • Strategi, polisi penyelidikan dan penyelidikan • Strategy, research policy and research and serta pembiayaan organisasi di bawah funding organisations of the European Science European Science Foundation Foundation • Mekanisme pengurusan penyelidikan dalam • Research management mechanism in bidang bioteknologi, dan langkah-langkah biotechnology, and S&T infra-structure-building pembinaan infrastruktur S&T di India measures in India • Peranan penyelidikan akademik, pengurusan • Role of academic research, quantitative prestasi kuantitatif keputusan penyelidikan, performance management of research results, kelengkapan untuk perancangan P&P dan tools for R&D planning and determining research menentukan bidang keutamaan penyelidikan; dan priority areas; and • Menyelaraskan kerjasama antarabangsa, • Facilitating international collaboration, of joint- penyelidikan bersama di kalangan agensi research among research support agencies, and penyokong penyelidikan, dan membangunkan developing a hub for international co-operation satu hub kerjasama antarabangsa di Asia Pasifik. in Asia Pacific.Bengkel ini telah memberikan pengalaman yang amat The knowledge gained from the workshop was veryberguna dan releven untuk ASM dalam mengurus useful and relevant for ASM in managing researchprogram penyelidikan dan dana, disamping merumus programmes and funds, and formulating trainingkursus latihan berkaitan penyelidikan dan pengurusan courses on research and management for youngsaintis muda. scientists.90 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSAINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONMesyuarat Jawatankuasa Inter Academy Panel (IAP)Eksekutif Panel Antara Executive CommitteeAkademi (IAP), Itali Meeting, ItalyDato’ Dr Samsudin Tugiman telah mewakili Akademi, Dato’ Dr. Samsudin Tugiman represented the Academy,selaku ahli baru Jawatankuasa Eksekutif (EC) IAP, di as the newest member of IAP Executive CommitteeMesyuarat di Trieste, Itali (27–28 Februari). Jawatankuasa (EC), at the Meeting in Trieste, Italy (27–28 February). Theini telah menumpukan perhatian mengenai pelan Committee took note of the strategic plan for the periodstrategik bagi tempoh 2007–2009, pembentukan 2007–2009, the formation of various Committees, andpelbagai Jawatankuasa, dan pelantikan ASM selaku the selection of ASM as a member of the Committeeahli dalam Jawatankuasa Program dan Perancangan on Programmes and Strategic Planning together withStrategik bersama Netherlands Academy of Arts and the Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.Sciences. For 2008 a consensus was reached on adherence toUntuk tahun 2008, satu persetujuan sebulat suara telah the strategic plan, programme for young scientists,dicapai iaitu untuk patuh kepada pelan strategik tersebut, working relationship between IAP members, and toprogram untuk saintis muda, keakraban di kalangan ahli strengthen the process of review and evaluation ofIAP, selain memperkukuh proses tinjauan semula dan programmes, activities and initiatives. The role of ASMpenilaian program, aktiviti dan initiatif. Jadi peranan was thus pertinant, and it should continue to supportASM memang tepat, dan mesti terus menyokong dan and play an active function in IAP as an EC member,memainkan peranan penting di IAP selaku ahli EC, for the benefit of members from developing countries,untuk kepentingan ahli negara-negara membangun, including Malaysia.termasuk Malaysia. Inter Academy Panel (IAP)Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Executive CommitteeEksekutif Panel Antara Meeting, CanberraAkademi (IAP), Canberra The Academy was represented by the Vice-PresidentMesyuarat di atas yang berlangsung di Canberra dari at the above meeting which was held in Canberra26-27 September telah dihadiri oleh Naib Presiden from 26–27 September. During a brainstorming session itASM selaku wakil Akademi. Sewaktu sesi sanggar was agreed to organize a symposium in 2008 for youngkerja (brainstorming) mesyuarat telah bersetuju untuk scientists to discuss best practices in research integrity.mengelolakan satu simposium pada tahun 2008 ASM was also nominated to the steering committee foruntuk membolehkan saintis muda membincangkan the symposium; this would provide the opportunity foramalan-amalan terbaik dalam integriti penyelidikan. ASM to contribute to IAP programmes and activities.ASM juga dicalonkan menganggotai Jawatankuasa The Academy is also expected to sponsor some youngPemandu simposium tersebut. Pencalonan ini memberi researchers from Malaysia to attend the symposium.ASM peluang untuk menyumbang kepada programdan aktiviti IAP. ASM juga diminta menaja beberapa In the implementation of the IAP Strategic Plan,penyelidik muda dari Malaysia untuk menghadiri recommendations were made: for empoweringsimposium berkenaan. academies and strengthening IAP; for continued inter- academy co-operations; strengthening the advisoryDalam menguatkuasakan Pelan Strategik IAP, beberapa role of academies both in science and policy forsyor telah dikemukakan: untuk memperkasa akademi-akademi dan memperkukuh IAP; sikap bekerjasamaantara akademi secara berterusan; memperkukuhperanan penasihat semua akademi dalam bidang In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 91

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSA INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONsains dan polisi sains; dan kerjasama dalam aktiviti science; and co-operation in programme activities andprogram dan jaringan. Satu pelan penubuhan tabung networking. A concrete plan for fundraising activities,yang kukuh, cadangan projek untuk pembiayaan project proposals for funding (2008) in the area of(2008) dalam bidang pembangunan keupayaan/ capacity building/scientific communication for youngkomunikasi saintifik untuk saintis muda, akses sumber scientists, access to digital knowledge resources andpengetahuan digital dan infrastruktur, pendidikan sains, infrastructures, science education, especially in the Asia-terutama di kawasan Asia-Pasifik, dan pengurusan dan Pacific regions, and in water/bridging water researchpenyelidikan air/ menjambatani air, juga telah diberi and management, was also promulgated.perhatian berat. Visit to Academy ofLawatan ke Akademi Sciences UzbekistanSains Uzbekistan, dan and Khorezm MamunAkademi Sains Khorezm Academy of SciencesMamun A MOSTI delegation was involved in the 3 – 9 July visit toPada 3–9 Julai, satu delegasi MOSTI telah melawat the exhibition dedicated to the 1000th Anniversary ofUzbekistan untuk menghadiri pameran memperingati Khorezm Mamun Academy. The delegates discussedulangtahun ke-1000 Akademi Khorezm Mamun. Delegasi possibilities of obtaining exhibits of the Khorezm Mamunini telah membincangkan kemungkinan memperoleh Academy to be displayed in Malaysia, visited the Nationalbarang-barang pameran Akademi Khorezm Mamun untuk Academy of Sciences Uzbekistan and also discusseddipamerkan di Malaysia dan juga melawat Akademi possible collaborative work in differing areas betweenSains Kebangsaan, Uzbekistan. Delegasi ini juga telah both Academies.berbincang kemungkinan menjalin kerjasama dalampelbagai bidang di antara kedua-dua Akademi. ◄ Deligasi MOSTI ke Uzbekistan. MOSTI Delegation to Uzbekistan.92 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSAINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONMesyuarat Majlis Federation of AsianPersekutuan Akademi Scientific Academies anddan Persatuan Sains Asia Societies (FASAS) Council(FASAS), Bangkok Meeting, BangkokMesyuarat ini telah diadakan dari 27–29 November secara The Meeting jointly organised with the Science Society ofbersama oleh Persatuan Sains Thailand, Akademi Sains Thailand and Thai Academy of Science and Technologydan Teknologi Thailand dan Persatuan Akademi Sains and Association of Academies of Science in Asia, wasdi Asia. Felo-felo ASM yang di ketuai oleh Academician held from 27–29 November. ASM Fellows, headed byTan Sri Datuk Dr Omar Abdul Rahman dan seorang Academician Tan Sri Datuk Dr Omar Abdul Rahman, andperwakilan Persatuan Sains Malaysia, menghadiri acara a representative of the Malaysian Scientific Association,ini yang di adakan sempena Persidangan Antarabangsa attended the event which was held in conjunction withPendidikan Sains di Asia dan Pasifik, Mesyuarat Pihak- the International Conference on Science Educationpihak berkenaan Pendidikan Sains dan Mesyuarat in Asia and the Pacific, Meeting of the Focal PointMengenai Projet-projet Bersama FASAS. Persons on Science Education, and Meeting on FASAS Joint Projects.Persidangan telah bersetuju untuk menumpukan fokushanya terhadap pendidikan sains di peringkat sekolah, The Conference agreed to focus its project only on sciencepembangunan bahan-bahan pembelajaran-E mata education at school level, development of E-learningpelajaran matematik, mengkaji status pendidikan sains material on mathematics, survey on status of sciencedi negara-negara ahli, bengkel untuk para pendidik education in member countries, workshop for sciencebidang sains, dan program kem musim panas. educators, and a summer camp programme.Di Persidangan Pendidikan Sains tersebut, ASM yang telah ASM which anchored FASAS Project No. 1 on ‘Sciencemenumpukan penuh perhatian terhadap Projek No. 1 Teaching with Enlightenment’ or ‘Science TeachingFASAS mengenai, ‘Pengajaran Sains Demi Memupuk in Enlightened Ways’ presented the progress andKesedaran’ atau ‘Pengajaran Sains Berlandaskan outcome of the project sample of the light kit calledKaedah Kesedaran’ telah membentangkan kemajuan PR2 (Light propagation, reflection and refraction)’ anddan kesimpulan sampel projek kit cahaya yang dikenali also a paper entitled ‘Light Kit: From Classroom Practicesebagai PR2 (Perambatan, pantulan dan pembiasan to Commercialization’ at the Science Educationcahaya)’ dan juga satu kertas kerja berjudul ‘Kit Conference.Cahaya: Dari Amalan Bilik Darjah Membawa kePengkomersilan’. Nanotech Japan 2007, InternationalPersidangan dan NanotechnologyPameran Nanoteknologi Exhibition and ConferenceAntarabangsa, NanotechJepun 2007 The above Conference held in Tokyo (19–23 Feb- ruary) involving the following related events onPersidangan di atas telah diadakan di Tokyo (19-23 nanotechnology:Februari) dengan melibatkan acara-acara berkaitannanoteknologi: In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 93

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSA INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION • 5th International Symposium on Nanotechnology • 5th International Symposium on Nanotechnology Asia Nanobusiness 2007 Asia Nanobusiness 2007 • Pameran Nanotech 2007 • Nanotech 2007 Exhibition • Nano dan Neo (Bahan Neo-Functional 2007) • Nano and Neo (Neo-Functional Material 2007) • Persidangan dan Pameran Advanced Surface • Advanced Surface Technology Exhibition and Technology; dan Conference; and • METEC’ 07 • METEC ’07.Di Forum Nano Asia (ANF), satu pertubuhan diwakili 13 At Asia Nano Forum (ANF), an association of 13 countriesbuah negara telah bersepakat untuk mempromosikan dedicated themselves to promote international co-kerjasama antarabangsa dalam bidang nanoteknologi. operation in nanotechnology. They were briefed onPakar-pakar tersohor dari ahli-ahli ekonomi ANF telah the trend and future of nanobusiness by top expertsmemberi taklimat mengenai arah aliran masa depan from the ANF member economies. There was also ananobusiness. Satu perbincangan mengenai undang- discussion on ANF’s by-Laws or guidelines, and this wasundang kecil atau garis panduan ANF juga telah further enhanced at the ANF Executive Committeedijalankan, dan perkara ini telah diperhebatkan lagi meeting in Taiwan in June.di Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Eksekutif ANF di Taiwantelah diadakan pada bulan Jun. Numerous papers were presented at the Symposium on Nanotechnology on innovations for a higher qualityBeberapa Kertas Kerja telah di bentang di Simposium of life, research environment and evaluation, researchNanoteknologi mengenai inovasi untuk mengangkat outcomes such as new products and new conceptskualiti hidup, persekitaran penyelidikan dan penilaian, useful to society, nanobiotechnology and its applicationhasil penyelidikan seperti produk baru dan konsep in medicine, innovation from nanomaterials, andbaru yang membawa manfaat kepada masyarakat, information communication.nanobioteknologi dan aplikasinya dalam bidangperubatan, inovasi menggunakan bahannano, dan Prof Halimaton Hamdan, FASc represented the Academy,komunikasi maklumat. and also had discussions at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. Her research onProf Halimaton Hamdan, FASc mewakili Akademi dan juga Maerogel was also selected for exhibition.telah melawat National Museum of Emerging Scienceand Innovation dan telah mengadakan beberapa International Symposium onperbincangan. Penyelidikan beliau mengenai Maerogel Science, Technology andjuga terpilih untuk dijadikan bahan pameran. Innovation, Kuala LumpurSimposium Antarabangsa MOSTI, UNESCO, ASM, World Islamic Call Society andTerhadap Sains, Teknologi the National Science Centre jointly organised thedan Inovasi, Kuala Lumpur Symposium (theme entitled ‘Towards a Prosperous and Secure Islamic World’), with the collaboration of theMOSTI, UNESCO, ASM, World Islamic Call Society dan Islamic World Academy of Sciences, Islamic Education,Pusat Sains Negara menjadi penaja bersama simposium Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Islamic Developmentdi atas (bertemakan, ‘Towards a Prosperous and Secure Bank, World Academy of Young Scientists and the ThirdIslamic World’), dengan kerjasama Islamic World World Academy of Sciences, on 9–11 August 2007 atAcademy of Sciences, Islamic Education, Scientific the KL Convention Centre. The aim was to reveal thatand Cultural Organisation, Bank Pembangunan Islam,World Academy of Young Scientiests dan Third WorldAcademy of Sciences. Simposium ini dijalankan pada9–11 Ogos 2007 bertempat di Pusat Konvensyen KualaLumpur. Simposium ini bertujuan menjelaskan bahawa94 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSAINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONIslam bukan setakat menekankan soal agama malah Islam not only emphasises on religion but also placesmengambil berat soal peningkatan pengetahuandalam bidang S&T demi pembangunan ekonomi dan utmost importance on acquiring knowledge in S&T formodal manusia. economic and human capital development.YB Datuk Seri Dr Jamaludin Mohd Jarjis, Menteri Sains,Teknologi dan Inovasi, Malaysia, yang merasmikan majlis Hon. Datuk Seri Dr Jamaludin Mohd Jarjis, the Ministerpembukaan tersebut, juga telah melancarkan buku of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia, whoterjemahan Bahasa Melayu karangan pemenang Nobel officiated at the function, also launched the translatedLaureate Prof Ahmed Zewail bertajuk Pengembaraan Bahasa Melayu version of the book Voyage throughMerentasi Masa: Satu Perjalanan ke Arah Hadiah Nobel Time: Walk of Life to the Nobel Prize by Nobel Laureate(Voyage through Time: Walk of Life to the Nobel Prize). Prof Ahmed Zewail entitled Pengembaraan Merentasi Masa: Satu Perjalanan ke Arah Hadiah Nobel, at theAcara utama sesi pleno merupakan ucaptama upacara opening ceremony.pembukaan berjudul, ‘Reflection on Science, Technologyand Innovation in the Muslim World’, disampaikan The highlight of the plenary session was the keynoteoleh Prof Zewail. Simposium ini terbahagi pada tiga address at the Opening Ceremony entitled ‘Reflectionssesi. Sesi pertama bertajuk, ‘Building upon the Past’ on Science, Technology and Innovation in the Muslimdiikuti dengan tujuh kertas kerja dan satu syarahan World’ delivered by Prof Zewail. The Symposium wasistimewa. Pada hari kedua, tiga lagi kertas kerja telah divided into three sessions. The first session was entitleddisampaikan dengan tema, ‘Applying STI: The Present ‘Building upon the Past’ followed by seven papers andSituation’ dengan ucaptamanya berjudul, ‘Science, a special lecture. During the second day, three moreTechnology and Innovation and the United Nations papers were presented on the theme ‘Applying STI:Millennium Development Goals’ oleh Prof Jeffery Sachs The Present Situation’ with a keynote address entitledof Colombia University dan Pemegang Pertama Kerusi ‘Science, Technology and Innovation and the UnitedRoyal Professor Ungku Aziz terhadap Kemiskinan dan Nations Millennium Development Goals’ by Prof JeffreyPembangunan, Universiti Malaya. Sachs of Columbia University and the First Holder of the Royal Professor Ungku Aziz Chair for Poverty and Development, University of Malaya. ◄ Pelancaran buku Prof Zewail bertajuk Pengembaraan Merentasi Masa . Launching of Prof Zewail’s book ‘Pengembaraan Merentasi Masa’. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 95

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSA INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONPada hari penamat simposium (tema’ Global Scenario On the final day of the Symposium (theme ‘Globaland the World Perspective of Science, Technology Scenario and World Perspective of Science, Tech-and Innovation’) satu lagi ucaptama bertajuk, ‘Global nology and Innovation’) another keynote addressScenario of STI: Perspective of Developing Countries’ telah entitled ‘Global Scenario of STI: Perspective of Devel-disampaikan oleh Prof Yves Quere dari Akademi Sains oping Countries’ was presented by Prof Yves QuerePerancis. Acara kemuncak simposium ini ialah satu forum of the French Academy of Sciences. The Symposiumbertajuk, ‘Islamic Development on Science, Technology culminated with a forum on ‘Islamic Developmentand Innovation: The Way Forward,’ dipengerusikan oleh on Science, Technology and Innovation: The WayYang Berhormat Menteri. Forward,’ chaired by the Honourable Minister.Bengkel Belia International Youth Workshop on Science,Antarabangsa Mengenai Technology and Innovation, Kuala LumpurSains, Teknologi dan This Workshop with the theme ‘Towards a ProsperousInovasi, Kuala Lumpur and Secure Islamic World’ was organised by ASM in collaboration with MOSTI and UNESCO. This two-dayBengkel ini kelolakan dengan tema, ‘Towards a Properous workshop (6–7 August, held at the KL Convention Centre)and Secure Islamic World’ dianjur oleh ASM dengan was also supported by Islamic Development Bank, Islamickerjasama MOSTI dan UNESCO. Bengkel dua hari ini (6–7 World Academy of Science, Academy of Sciences inOgos, bertempat di Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur) the Developing World, OIC Standing Committee onjuga disokong oleh Bank Pembangunan Islam, Islamic Scientific and Technological Co-operation, and IslamicWorld Academy of Science, Academy of Sciences in Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation.the Developing World, OIC Standing Committee onScientific and Technological Co-operation, and Islamic The Workshop was organised in conjunction with theEducational Scientific and Cultural Organisation. International Symposium on Science, Technology and Innovation. The objectives of the workshop wereBengkel ini diadakan seiring dengan International to establish a youth forum and networking in STI; toSymposium on Science, Technology and Innovation. broaden a professional network; to promote a conceptBengkel ini bermatlamat membangunkan satu forum of human capital development from the perspective ofbelia dan jaringan STI; memperluaskan jaringan Islam Hadari; and to prepare resolutions for submissionprofesional; untuk mempromosi konsep pembangunan to the International Symposium on STI.modal manusia dari prespektif Islam Hadhari; danmenyediakan resolusi untuk diketengahkan ke Simposium A total of 90 young scientists (less than 40 years’ old)STI Antarabangsa. attended the Workshop. All but 25 were from 14 OIC countries. Human capital development, excellent workSejumlah 90 saintis muda (berumur kurang dari 40 culture, and management of STI for wealth creation weretahun) menghadiri bengkel ini. 65 peserta dari jumlah the three areas of focus during a fruitful and lengthyini berasal dari 14 buah negara OIC. Menerusi satu brainstorming session. At the end of the Workshop, asesi sanggar kerja yang panjang dan memanfaatkan resolution on Muslim youths in STI was produced. Thetiga fokus telah dipersetujui iaitu pembangunan modal participants of the workshop were also committed tomanusia, budaya kerja cemerlang dan pengurusan STI establish a STI knowledge management portal and tountuk penjanaan kekayaan. Di penghujung bengkel, share and co-develop (based on open source concept)satu resolusi mengenai belia Islam dalam bidang STI new tools for research management for young scientiststelah dirumus. Para peserta juga komited dalam in the Islamic countries using the K-Chart.mengwujudkan portal-portal pengurusan pengetahuanSTI selain berkongsi serta membangunkan secara bersama(berasaskan konsep sumber terbuka) perantaraan baruuntuk pengurusan penyelidikan untuk para penyelidikmuda di negara-negara Islam dengan menggunakanK-Chart.96 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSAINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONKursus Latihan Pengurusan S&T Management Training Course for Researchers inS&T untuk Penyelidik OIC CountriesNegara-Negara OIC The Course was organized by ASM in Kuala Lumpur from 27 August–7 September, under the Malaysian TechnicalKursus bertempat di Kuala Lumpur ini telah dianjur oleh Co-operation Programme. A total of 27 participants,ASM dari 27 Ogos–7 September, di bawah Program largely from 18 OIC countries were offered theoreticalKerjasama Teknikal Malaysia. Seramai 27 peserta, insight on current trends in science and innovationsebahagian besar darinya merupakan peserta dari management. Participants also visited the Malaysiannegara OIC, telah memperoleh pengetahuan teori Palm Oil Board, Forest Research Institute, Universityberhubung tren terkini di dalam lapangan pengurusan Malaya and Institute of Medical Research to learn aboutsains dan inovasi. Para peserta juga telah melawat conducting and managing R&D. Twenty-three expertsLembaga Kelapa Sawit Malaysia, Institut Penyelidikan on S&T and its related subjects shared their expertise andPerhutanan, Universiti Malaya Dan Institut Penyelidikan experience with the participants in the training course.Perubatan untuk mempelajari cara-cara melaksana They included Fellows of ASM and leading researchersdan mengurus P&P. Dua puluh tiga pakar S&T dan in Malaysia.bidang yang berkaitan telah berkongsi kepakaran danpengetahuan dengan para peserta kursus. Pakar-pakarini termasuklah Felo ASM dan penyelidik terkemukaMalaysia. Sesi semasa bengkel dijalanjkan. Peserta dari negara OIC di FRIM. Worskhop in session. ▲ Participants from OIC countries at FRIM. ▲Mesyuarat Kumpulan Nanotechnology WorkingBekerja Nanoteknologi Group Meeting onMengenai Infrastruktur Infrastructure and R&Ddan P&P The Meeting was organized by ASM in collaborationMesyuarat di atas yang telah dikendali oleh ASM with Asia Nano Forum (ANF) as the first step towards thedengan kerjasama Forum Nano Asia (ANF) merupakan enhancement of nanotechnology research in Asia. It waslangkah pertama ke arah memperkukuh penyelidikan held in Kuala Lumpur on 25 January and consisted ofnanotechnologi di Asia. Mesyuarat ini yang diadakan about 50 participants representing various governmentdi Kuala Lumpur pada 25 Januari telah dihadiri oleh 50 agencies, ministries and institutions of higher learningpeserta yang mewakili pelbagai agensi, kementerian In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 97

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSA INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONdan institusi pengajian tinggi dan wakil ANF dari India, and representatives of the ANF member economiesIndonesia, Jepun, Singapura, Taiwan dan Thailand. from India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan andAntara objektif Kumpulan Kerja mesyuarat ialah untuk Thailand. Among the objectives of the Working Groupmendirikan jaringan nanoteknologi di kalangan negara- meeting were to establish nanotechnology networkingnegara ahli ANF; menentukan Bidang Tugas Kumpulan among ANF member countries; determine the TermsKerja untuk Initiatif Nanoteknologi Kebangsaan dan of Reference of the Working Group for NationalANF; mencadangkan mekanisme penguatkuasaan Nanotechnology Initiative and ANF; propose mechanismaktiviti berkaitan; membangunkan pengkalan data of implementation of related activities; develope datakepakaran penyelidikan, sumber, prasarana/infrastruktur bases of research expertise, resources, infrastructuredan kemudahan selain membangunkan bidang-bidang and facilities and establish niche areas and researchkeutamaan dan kerjasama penyelidikan. Acara ini telah collaborations. The event provided an opportunity formembuka peluang untuk penyelidik nanoteknologi local nanotechnology researchers to establish networkingtempatan membangunkan jaringan dengan ekonomi with other economies and share common interest inlain selain berkongsi maklumat kepentingan bersama nanotechnology.berhubung nanoteknologi. Semasa roadshow di UPM. Dialog dengan industri bioteknologi.During a roadshow at UPM. ▲ Dialogue with biotechnology industries. ▲Taiwan Nano 2007 Taiwan Nano 2007Pameran Nano di atas yang telah diadakan pada 12- ASM participated at the Nano Exhibition which was16 Jun dan melibatkan ASM merupakan sebahagian organized on June 12 – 16 as part of the member economiesdaripada ekonomi ahli Forum Nano Asia (ANF). Dalam of Asia Nano Forum (ANF). National Nanotechnologyacara ini, Initiatif Nanoteknologi Kebangsaan dan Brain Initiative and Brain Gain Malaysia were promoted atGain Malaysia telah dipromosikan. Delegasi ini juga the event. The delegation also participated at the ANFmengambil bahagian di Bengkel Pengajar/Guru ANF Teachers Workshop (June 14 – 15) and presented a(14–15 Jun) dan telah membentangkan satu kertas paper which focused on the hands-on teaching andkerja yang menumpukan fokus terhadap pendekatan learning to be adopted to introduce nanotechnologypraktis mengenai pengajaran dan pembelajaran education to students in Malaysia. The workshop focused98 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARABANGSA INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONyang akan digunakan untuk memperkenalkan nano- on nanotechnology promotion activities in K-12 schools,teknologi kepada para pelajar di Malaysia. Bengkel teaching material development, hands-on activityini menumpukan perhatian terhadap beberapa aktiviti experiments, and curriculum integration among otherseperti aktiviti mempromosikan nanoteknologi di sekolah- things. This workshop gave a stimulating and thought-sekolah K-12, pembangunan bahan mengajar, aktiviti provoking forum for sharing of the latest educationaleksperimen secara pendekatan praktis, dan integrasi developments and ideas in K-12 education programkurikulum. Bengkel ini telah memberikan satu forum for the 13 economies in the Asia-Pacific regions. Theyang merangsangkan di samping mencabar minda participation provided an opportunity for the delegatesuntuk pembangunan pendidikan dan idea terkini to learn more about nanotechnology development indalam program pendidikan K-12 untuk 13 ekonomi dari Taiwan and especially on its nanotechnology education.Asia-Pasifik. Penglibatan ini telah membuka peluang Participation at the event provided the opportunitykepada delegasi untuk berkongsi sumber dan bahan to share the resources and materials from Taiwan onpengajaran nanoteknologi dari Taiwan yang akan nanotechnology education which would be used duringdigunakan semasa Nanotech Malaysia 2007. the Nanotech Malaysia 2007.Astaka ANF semasa Taiwan Nano 2007. ▲ Dewan Pameran—Taiwan Nano 2007. ▲ ANF pavilion during Taiwan Nano 2007. Exhibition Hall—Taiwan Nano 2007. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 99