Laporan Tahunan 2008

PROJEK DI B AWAH RANC ANGAN MALAYSIAKESEMBILAN (RMK9) NI NTH MALAYSIA PLAN PROJECTS (9MP)Akademi Sains Malaysia, di bawah Rancangan The Academy of Sciences Malaysia, under theMalaysia Kesembilan (2006 –2010) telah diperuntukkan Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006–2010) has been allocatedRM16 000 000 bagi enam projek di bawah empat pro- RM16 000 000 for six projects under four programmes.gram. Tambahan berjumlah RM11 153 137 juga telah A further RM11 153 137 was also allocated for Scienti-diperuntukkan bagi Penerbitan Saintifik (RM4 074 000), fic Publications (RM4 074 000), Science Education Pro-Program Pendidikan Sains (RM4 000 000), Cabaran gramme (RM4 000 000), National Science ChallengeSains Negara (RM1 000 000) dan Program Pengurusan (RM1 000 000) and S&T Management and Training Pro-dan Latihan S&T (RM2 079 137). gramme (RM2 079 137).Projek serta dana diluluskan adalah seperti yang di- The projects and the funds approved are as outlinedtunjukkan dalam jadual di bawah. in the table below.Peruntukan RMK9 | 9MP Allocation Jumlah Peruntukkan Peruntukkan Diluluskan Total Approved Amount ApprovedNo Program/Projek (2006–2010) (2008) Programme/Project 1 000 000 200 000 1 Nasihat kepada Kerajaan Advice to Government 2 000 000 200 000 - Menyediakan Laporan Kajian Strategik dan pandangan pakar dalam isu STI 4 500 000 800 000 Preparation of Expert Strategic Reports on STI 1 500 00 300 000 - Program Penilaian Pemeringkatan Penyelidikan 6 000 000 800 000 Research Assessment Programme 1 000 000 200 000 16 000 000 2 500 000 2 Program Kecemerlangan Saintifik Scientific Excellence Programme - Program Nobel Laureate Kebangsaan National Nobel Laureate Programme 3 Ekspedisi Saintifik Scientific Expedition 4 Program Antarabangsa International Programmes - Penyelidikan Antartika Kebangsaan National Antarctic Researche - Jaringan Kerjasama Antarabangsa International Collaboration Jumlah/Total50 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

P ROJEK DI B AWAH RANC ANGAN MAL AYSIA KESEMBILAN (RMK9)N I N T H M ALAYS IA P LAN P RO JEC TS ( 9MP )RMK9 (Penilaian Setengah Penggal) Cadangan RMK9 (Mid-term Review) ClimateKajian Perubahan Iklim Change ProposalMajlis ASM, ketika Mesyuarat ke-75 yang diadakan The ASM Council, at its 75th Meeting held on 29thpada 29 September 2007, menyokong sebuah ca- September 2007, had endorsed a proposal for ASMdangan supaya ASM membangunkan Program Kajian to develop the Malaysian Climate Change ResearchPerubahan Iklim Malaysia dan mendapatkan pem- Programme and to seek funding for it in a financialbiayaannya dalam sebuah cadangan kewangan proposal to be submitted to the Government underyang bakal dikemukakan kepada pihak Kerajaan di the RMK9 (Mid-term Review).bawah RMK9 (Penilaian Setengah Penggal). The Climate Change Task Force, under the chairman-Pasukan Petugas Perubahan Iklim, yang dipengerusi- ship of Prof Muhamad Awang, FASc, had decided thatkan Prof Muhamad Awang, membuat keputusan ba- it needed to focus on identifying the gaps in scientifichawa mereka perlu menumpukan usaha mengenal knowledge that could be covered by ASM to com-pasti jurang ilmu saintifik yang boleh dilaksanakan plement work currently being undertaken by govern-oleh ASM bagi melengkapi tugas yang kini dilaksana- ment agencies and research institutes. As such, it waskan oleh agensi kerajaan dan institut penyelidikan. decided that ASM focus on the study of the impact ofDisebabkan itu, keputusan diambil bahawa ASM climate change on:menumpukan perhatian terhadap kajian perubahaniklim berkaitan: • Atmospheric sciences such as the regional and local weather patterns• Sains atmosfera, misalnya ragam cuaca tempatan dan serantau • Water resources including ground water • Agricultural economics (all sub-sectors of agriculture)• Sumber air termasuklah bekalan air bawah tanah • Natural resources• Ekonomi pertanian (bagi semua subsektor pertanian) • Health• Sumber asli • Natural catastrophes; and• Kesihatan • Ecosystems.• Bencana semula jadi; dan• Ekosistem. All these sectors would also individually address the socio-economic aspects impacting on various levelsKesemua sektor ini akan juga mengambil kira aspek of the population in the country. The proposal wassosio-ekonomi yang membawa kesan terhadap pel- prepared and submitted to MOSTI and EPU, Primebagai lapisan masyarakat dalam negara. Cadangan Minister’s Department.berkenaan disiapkan dan diserahkan kepada MOSTIdan Unit Perancang Ekonomi (EPU), Jabatan Perdana The proposal however was not accepted by the EPUMenteri. for funding and implementation but ASM was request- ed to re-submit the proposal for consideration for im-Cadangan ini bagaimanapun tidak diterima oleh EPU plementation in RMK10.bagi pembiayaan dan pelaksanaannya tetapi ASMtelah diminta menghantar semula cadangan terse- The output at the end of the RMK10 period would bebut untuk dipertimbangkan pelaksanaannya dalam an Advisory Report for the Government’s considera-RMK10. tion on the science, impact and adaptation needs in preparing Malaysia to face Climate Change andHasil yang diperoleh pada penghujung tempoh the individual component Study Reports. AmongRMK10 berkenaan bakal merupakan Laporan Mak- the intended recipients will be MOSTI, MoNRE, MOH,luman untuk pertimbangan pihak Kerajaan menge- MOA and the Ministry of Public Works. Component 1nai sains, kesan dan penyesuaian yang diperlukan would be delivered by end of the RMK9 period whilebagi persediaan Malaysia menghadapi Perubahan Components 2 to 7 would be delivered by end of theIklim, dan komponen individu Laporan Kajian. Antara RMK10 period.pihak yang terlibat adalah MOSTI, MoNRE, MOH, MOAdan Kementerian Kerja Raya. Komponen 1 akan di-serahkan menjelang penghujung tempoh RMK9 ma-nakala Komponen 2 hingga 7 akan diserahkan men-jelang penghujung tempoh RMK10. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 51

Aktiviti | Activities Nasihat kepada Kerajaan Disebabkan Akademi Sains Malaysia merupakan sebuah institusi yang diterajui oleh Felo yang tersohor dari pelbagai disiplin, Akademi sering diminta untuk memberi khidmat nasihat kepada Kerajaan berkaitan isu strategik Negara. Dalam hal ini, Akademi tidak hanya diberikan tanggungjawabmelaksanakan projek jangkamasa pendek dan panjang, tetapi juga diminta untuk mengendalikan ’due diligence’ ke atas cadangan yang dikemukakan kepada Kerajaan berkaitan pembangunan strategik sains dan teknologi. Advice to Government Due to its multi-disciplinary nature and the high standing of its Fellows, the Academy is frequently called upon to provide independent advice to the government on issues of national strategic interest. In this regard, not only is the Academy given specific short and long-term projects, ASM is also called upon to conduct due diligence on proposals related to S&T development that are submitted to the Government.

NASIHAT KEPADA KERAJAANADVICE TO GOVERNMENTSistem Bersepadu Tanaman Integrated Tree Crops-Ruminant SystemsLadang-Ruminan (ITCRS) (ITCRS)Objektif jawatankuasa ITCRS, dipengerusikan oleh Dr The objective of the ITCRS Committee, chaired by DrC. Devendra, FASc adalah menyediakan laporan C. Devendra, FASc was to prepare an advisory reportmakluman kepada pihak Kerajaan bagi mengete- to the Government to address the following issues:ngahkan perkara berikut: • Explore ways to improve integrated tree crops-• Meneroka cara memperbaiki sistem pengeluaran ruminant production systems tanaman ladang-ruminan bersepadu • Develop a strategy for accelerating productivity• Membangunkan strategi bagi mencepatkan growth from ruminants involving concerted pembesaran hasil keluaran daripada ruminan Natural Resource Management that specifically melibatkan Pengurusan Sumber Asli Bersepadu targets ITCRS yang mengkhusus kepada ITCRS • Development of tree crop-based beef and goat• Mengembangkan pengeluaran daging lembu dan production, including value addition to tree crop kambing berdasarkan tanaman ladang, ter- industries (oil palm, rubber, cocoa, etc.); and masuklah menambah nilai kepada industri tanaman ladang (kelapa sawit, getah, koko, • Formulate possible policy options that can dll.); dan enhance ITCRS.• Merumuskan pilihan dasar yang dapat diambil Following the Workshop, co-organized by MARDI, the bagi meningkatkan ITCRS. ITCRS Committee successfully undertook publica- tion of the Workshop Proceedings, the Study ReportSelepas bengkel berkenaan, yang dianjurkan ber- and an Advisory Report to the Government. All threesama oleh MARDI, Jawatankuasa ITCRS berjaya publications were then presented to the Advice tomelaksanakan penerbitan Prosiding Bengkel, Laporan Government Committee, chaired by the ASM Presi-Penyelidikan dan sebuah Laporan Makluman kepada dent which approved the publications for submissionpihak Kerajaan. Ketiga–tiga terbitan tersebut kemudian- to the ASM Council. The reports were endorsed fornya diserahkan kepada Jawatankuasa Nasihat kepa- submission to the Government.da Kerajaan, dipengerusikan oleh Presiden ASM yangmeluluskan penerbitan berkenaan bagi penyerahankepada Majlis ASM. Laporan berkenaan disokong pen-yerahannya kepada pihak Kerajaan.Laporan Makluman Tenaga Diperbaharui Renewable Energy Advisory ReportSebuah Pasukan Petugas, dipengerusikan oleh Datuk Ir A Task Force, chaired by Datuk Ir (Dr) Ahmad Zaidee(Dr) Ahmad Zaidee Laidin, FASc yang terdiri daripa- Laidin, FASc consisting of eight members from vari-da lapan orang anggota dari pelbagai institusi dan ous institutions and agencies such as the ASM, theagensi seperti ASM, Suruhanjaya Tenaga, Pusat Tena- Energy Commission, Malaysia Energy Centre, Tenagaga Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional Berhad dan institut Nasional Berhad and research institutes had outlinedpenyelidikan menghasilkan Terma Rujukan seperti: its Terms of Reference as follows: In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 53

N ASI HAT K E PA DA K E R A J A A N ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT• Mengenal pasti isu tenaga dan cabarannya di • To identify energy issues and challenges in Malaysia Malaysia • To consider and develop a plan on the way forward• Menimbang dan membangunkan sebuah ran- for tackling energy issues and challenges cangan mengenai arah hadapan bagi meng • To become the link between energy related tasi isu dan cabaran tenaga agencies• Menjadi perantara di kalangan agensi berkaitan • To commission studies on energy related activities tenaga and• Mengarahkan kajian dalam aktiviti berkaitan ber- • To undertake activities towards developing an tenaga; dan energy policy.• Menjalankan aktiviti ke arah membangunkan se- buah dasar tindakan bagi tenaga. Two meetings were held in 2008 towards discussing the issues related to renewable energy. An expertDua mesyuarat telah diadakan pada tahun 2008 ke writer was also identified to prepare a number of pa-arah membincangkan isu berkaitan tenaga diperba- pers on the topic.harui. Seorang penulis pakar turut dikenal pasti bagimenyediakan beberapa buah kertas kerja berkaitan Sustainable Water Management: Laketopik berkenaan. Management Strategy PlanPengurusan Air Lestarian: Perancangan After joining the global Inter Academy Panel (IAP) Water Programme in 2004, the Academy establishedStrategi Pengurusan Tasik a Working Group on Water to initiate and oversee programmes to be undertaken in Malaysia that wereSetelah menyertai Program Air Panel Antara Akademi consistent with the global programme. The ASM Work-(IAP) antarabangsa pada tahun 2004, Akademi me- ing Group had accordingly identified that the initialnubuhkan sebuah Pasukan Kerja Mengenai Air bagi focus would be on two priority areas, namely Eutrophi-memulakan dan memantau program yang perlu cation of Lakes and Ground Water Management. Re-dilaksanakan di Malaysia seiring dengan program levant Government agencies like JMG and NAHRIMantarabangsa berkenaan. Sehubungan itu, Pasukan under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environ-Kerja ASM telah mengenal pasti tumpuan awal diberi- ment, were also members of this Working Group.kan kepada dua perkara utama, iaitu Eutrofikasi Tasikdan Pengurusan Air Tanah. Agensi kerajaan yang On the subject of Eutrophication of Lakes, ASM had,berkenaan seperti JMG dan NAHRIM di bawah Ke- in association with NAHRIM, undertaken a desk studymenterian Sumber Asli dan Persekitaran juga menjadi on the subject in 2004/2005. The study had reportedanggota Pasukan Kerja ini. that about 62% of the 90 lakes in Malaysia that were studied were nutrient rich or eutrophic, while the ba-Mengenai Eutrofikasi Tasik, ASM telah, dengan kerja- lance were considered mesotrophic. Lakes and re-sama NAHRIM, melaksanakan sebuah kajian berkai- servoirs are vital storage areas of the country’s watertan perkara itu pada 2004/2005. Kajian tersebut resources. The deterioration of their water quality asmelaporkan bahawa kira–kira 62% daripada 90 buah reported was a matter of serious concern and need-tasik di Malaysia yang telah diselidiki mengandungi ed early action.nutrien tinggi atau eutrofik, manakala selainnya di-anggap mesotrofik. Tasik dan empanganadalah It was recognized world-wide and highlighted in recenttempat simpanan penting bagi bekalan air negara. World Water Forums that current water managementKemerosotan kualiti bekalan air tempat berkenaan in most countries was largely sectoral or fragmentedseperti yang dilaporkan merupakan suatu perkara and hence the emphasis and general consensus thatyang memerlukan perhatian serius dan memerlukan International Water Resource Management (IWRM)tindakan segera. was the way forward to sustainable water manage- ment. Malaysia was no exception and recent policyTelah diketahui serata dunia dan diketengahkan statements embodied in the Outline Perspectives Plandalam Forum Air Sedunia baru ini bahawa pengu- (OPP3) and subsequent Malaysia Plans also reflectedrusan bekalan air semasa di kebanyakan negara this common stand. Thus ASM’s initiative on Sustain-adalah tidak diseragamkan, disebabkan itu terda- able Water Management would initially focus on twopat penekanan dan persetujuan umum bahawa priority areas: Lakes and Reservoirs Management andkewujudan Pengurusan Bekalan Air Antarabangsa Groundwater Management, with the view of de-(IWRM) adalah langkah hadapan bagi pengurusan veloping strategic plans for effective and integratedair berkekalan. Malaysia tidak terkecuali dalam hal ini management in accordance with IWRM principlesdan kenyataan dasar baru yang terkandung dalam and practices.Garis Panduan Pelan Perspektif (OPP3) dan Rancang-an Malaysia seterusnya juga menunjukkan pendirianbersama ini. Oleh itu, inisiatif ASM berkaitan Penguru-san Air Berkekalan akan memberikan tumpuan awaldalam dua perkara keutamaan: Pengurusan Tasikdan Empangan; dan Pengurusan Air Tanah, dengantujuan pembangunan rancangan pengurusan yangberkesan serta bersepadu menurut prinsip dan ama-lan IWRM.54 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

NAS IHAT KEPADA KERA JAA NADVICE TO GOVERNMENT Para peserta di Bengkel Pengurusan Tasik. Participants at the Workshop.Selepas Kolokium Pengurusan Tasik yang diadakan After the Colloquium on Lake Management was heldpada tahun 2007, enam buah Bengkel telah diada- in 2007, six Workshops were held in 2008 covering ar-kan pada tahun 2008 meliputi bidang Pembinaan eas such as Capacity Building, Research Needs, Infor-Keupayaan, Keperluan Penyelidikan, Pengurusan mation Management, Lake Management, Govern-Maklumat, Pengurusan Tasik, Pentadbiran dan Pihak ance and Community Stakeholders. Position papersBerkepentingan dalam Masyarakat. Kertas pemben- were prepared as well as Workshop Facilitators’ Re-tangan telah disediakan selain daripada Laporan ports. All of these would be incorporated into, as wellFasilitator Bengkel. Kesemua ini akan diserapkan serta as assist in the development of the Lake Manage-digunakan bagi membantu pembangunan Rancangan ment S t r a t e g y P l a n . A Colloquium on GroundStrategi Pengurusan Tasik. Sebuah Kolokium mengenai Water is planned to be held in March 2009.Air Tanah telah dirancang pada bulan Mac 2009. Emerging Infectious Diseases AdvisoryLaporan Makluman Penyakit Berjangkit Reportyang Baru Muncul The Emerging Infectious Diseases Task Force was es-Pasukan Petugas telah ditubuhkan oleh Majlis ASM tablished by the ASM Council under the chairman-yang dipengerusikan oleh anggota Akademi Datuk ship of Academician Datuk Dr M. Jegathesan, FAScDr M. Jegathesan, FASc pada tahun 2008. in 2008.Sehingga hari ini, tiga buah mesyuarat telah diada- To date, three meetings have been held. The follow-kan. Masalah berikut telah dikenal pasti : ing potential problems were identified:• Perubahan Iklim dan penyakit bawaan vektor • Climate change and vector-borne diseases• Flu Avian (bagi menyediakan input sokongan ke- • Avian Flu (to provide supportive input to the Ministry) • Pre-pandemic vaccine evaluation pada Kementerian) • Emerging zoonotic infectious diseases in relation• Penilaian vaksin pra-pandemik• Kemunculan penyakit berjangkit zoonotik ber- to bats and potential threats of other emerging infectious diseases hubung kait kelelawar serta potensi ancaman • Risk of emerging diseases from migrant workers kemunculan penyakit berjangkit lain • Urban mammals as carriers (e.g. monkeys–simian• Risiko kemunculan penyakit daripada pekerja asing malaria–and tree shrews, rodents)• Mamalia urban sebagai pembawa (contohnya In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 55

N ASI HAT K E PA DA K E R A J A A N ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT monyet–malaria simian–dan tikus pohon serta • The tackling of re-emerging resistant diseases, for rodensia) example tuberculosis and methicillin resistant• Mengatasi kemunculan semula penyakit, misal- staphylococcus aureus, especially due to migrant workers. nya tuberkulosis; dan kuman staphylococcus lali methicillin, terutamanya disebabkan pekerja Situational papers on the following topics had been asing. prepared by Task Force Members and discussed. Following these discussions, a Forum is planned to beKertas kerja mengenai topik tersebut telah disediakan held in 2009.oleh Anggota Pasukan Petugas dan dibincangkan.Berikutan perbincangan ini, sebuah Forum dirancang Study On ‘Policy and Planning Responsesbagi tahun 2009. for Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards in Malaysia’Kajian Mengenai ‘Dasar dan PerancanganMenghadapi Bahaya Gempa Bumi dan The ASM Council, at its 61st meeting on 25 March 2006,Tsunami di Malaysia’ had agreed that Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia un- dertake for the Academy an advisory project entitledMajlis ASM, dalam mesyuaratnya yang ke-61 pada 25 ‘Policy and Planning Responses for Earthquake andMac 2006, telah bersetuju bahawa Universiti Kebang- Tsunami Hazards in Malaysia’.saan Malaysia menjalankan sebuah projek maklumanbertajuk ‘Dasar dan Perancangan Menghadapi Ba- The Final Report submitted to ASM in November 2008haya Gempa Bumi dan Tsunami di Malaysia’. addressed the following items:Laporan Akhir yang diserahkan kepada ASM dalam • Scientific understanding on the mechanism ofbulan November 2008 mengetengahkan perkara tectonics and seismicity in the Northern Sumatraberkenaan: and Sulawesi regions and how it affected the safety and long term stability of Malaysian land• Pemahaman saintifik mengenai mekanisme tek- tonik dan seismik di bahagian Sumatra Utara dan • GIS-based information on tectonics, seismicity and Sulawesi serta bagaimana ia mempengaruhi ke- seismic-induced hazards of the South East Asian selamatan dan kestabilan jangka panjang tanah region which posed potential risks to Malaysia Malaysia that could be used for planning and policy responses• Maklumat berasaskan GIS mengenai tektonik, seismik dan bahaya seismik di rantau Asia Teng- • Documentation on earthquake and tsunami risk gara yang berpotensi menimbulkan risiko kepada analysis for Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah; and Malaysia yang boleh digunakan dalam meran- cang dan menentukan dasar tindakan • Recommendations on policy and planning for managing earthquakes and tsunami risk in• Pendokumenan kajian risiko gempa bumi dan Malaysia. tsunami bagi Semenanjung Malaysia dan Sabah; dan A portal on earthquakes and tsunamis was being developed by the Study Team.• Cadangan bagi menentukan dasar dan peran cangan pengurusan risiko gempa bumi dan risiko tsunami di Malaysia.Sebuah portal mengenai gempa bumi dan tsunamikini sedang dibangunkan oleh Kumpulan Penyelidikberkenaan.56 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

NAS IHAT KEPADA KERA JAA NADVICE TO GOVERNMENTMakanan Ternakan: Isu, Strategi dan Animal Feedstuff: Issues, Strategies andPeluang OpportunitiesPasukan Petugas Bioteknologi dan Pertanian, The Biotechnology and Agriculture Task Force, chaireddipengerusikan oleh Emeritus Prof Dato‘ Mohamed by Emeritus Prof Dato’ Mohamed Mahyuddin MohdMahyuddin Mohd Dahan, FASc mengadakan se- Dahan, FASc organised a Workshop on 15–16 Aprilbuah Bengkel pada 15 –16 April 2008 bagi meneliti 2008 to look into the area of importing feedstuff thatisu pengimportan makanan ternakan yang mene- was costing the country in excess of RM5 billion annu-lan belanja lebih RM5 billion setahun untuk negara. ally. Among the issues which the Workshop addressedAntara perkara yang dibangkitkan dalam Bengkel were:berkenaan termasuklah: • Animal feed issue which would also aid in identifying• Hal berkaitan makanan ternakan yang dapat Research and Development requirements; and menolong mengenal pasti keperluan berkaitan Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan (P&P); dan • Innovative production of animal feedstuff.• Pengeluaran makanan ternakan yang inovatif. The output of the Workshop would be a set of Pro- ceedings and an Advisory Report which will be deli-Hasil bengkel berkenaan bakal berupa satu set Pro- vered to the Government. The Proceedings are beingsiding dan sebuah Laporan Makluman yang akan edited for technical accuracy. The draft Advisory Re-diserahkan kepada pihak Kerajaan. Prosiding ber- port is with the Task Force for approval.kenaan kini sedang disunting bagi ketepatan teknikal.Draf Laporan Makluman berkenaan pula beradapada Pasukan Petugas bagi mendapatkan kelulusan. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 57

N ASI HAT K E PA DA K E R A J A A N ADVICE TO GOVERNMENTBiodiversiti dan Pembangunan Nasional: Biodiversity and National Development: Achievements, Opportunities andPencapaian, Peluang dan Cabaran ChallengesSebuah Pasukan Petugas, dipengerusikan oleh ang- A Task Force, chaired by Academician Prof Yong Hoigota Akademi Prof Yong Hoi Sen, FASc merancang Sen, FASc planned and organised the conferencedan menganjurkan persidangan mengenai ‘Biodi- on ‘Biodiversity and National Development: Achieve-versiti dan Pembangunan Nasional: Pencapaian, ments, Opportunities and Challenges’ on 28–30 MayPeluang dan Cabaran’ pada 28–30 Mei 2008. Kertas 2008. The papers at the Conference showed how bio-kerja dalam Persidangan berkenaan menunjukkan diversity had contributed to national development inbagaimana biodiversiti telah menyumbang kepada the last 50 years and ways to identify opportunities andpembangunan nasional sejak 50 tahun yang lalu dan challenges for sustainable utilization of biodiversity forcara mengenal pasti peluang dan cabaran dalam national development. The output of the Conferencepenggunaan biodiversiti yang berkekalan bagi pem- was a set of Proceedings and an Advisory Report tobangunan nasional. Output Persidangan berkenaan the government which would be circulated to all con-berupa satu set Prosiding dan sebuah Laporan Mak- cerned agencies including the Government and pri-luman kepada pihak kerajaan yang akan diedarkan vate institutions. The Proceedings are being edited.kepada semua agensi berkaitan termasuklah institusikerajaan dan swasta.58 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

NAS IHAT KEPADA KERA JAA NADVICE TO GOVERNMENTDokumen Rangka Kerja Sains Mega bagi Mega Science Framework Document forPembangunan Berkekalan Negara National Sustainable Development2011– 2057 2011– 2057Adalah menjadi matlamat Akademi Sains Malaysia It is the aim of the Academy of Sciences Malaysiamenyerahkan sebuah dokumen kepada pihak Kera- to submit a document to the Government entitledjaan bertajuk ‘Rangka Kerja Sains Mega bagi Pem- ‘Mega Sciences Framework for National Sustainablebangunan Berkekalan Negara 2011–2057’. Development 2011–2057’.Rangka kerja berkenaan akan diserahkan kepada The Framework would be submitted to the Cabinet,Kabinet, melalui MOSTI dan EPU, menggariskan ra- through MOSTI and EPU, outlining the rationale, scopetional, skop dan fokus yang akan diberikan dan men- and focus areas to be addressed and this will be thejadi asas bagi program pembangunan negara yang basis for national development programmes to be un-dilaksanakan bermula daripada RMK10 seterusnya. dertaken from RMK10 onwards. A full and integratedSebuah rangka kerja pembangunan berkekalan na- science framework for national sustainable develop-sional yang menyeluruh dan bersepadu bagi memu- ment to foster, promote and manage the develop-puk, menggalak dan menguruskan pembangunan ment and application of scientific knowledge andserta penggunaan pengetahuan saintifik dan inovasi technological innovation, as well as related skills andteknologi, selain daripada kemahiran dan kepakaran expertise, for the attainment and sustainability of theberkaitan, untuk mencapai dan mengekalkan strate- overall national development strategies, objectivesgi, objektif dan rancangan pembangunan nasional and plans, seems to be lacking. The current approachyang menyeluruh, nampaknya tiada. Pendekatan appeared to be a sectoral approach through existingwaktu ini dilihat lebih bersifat terasing melalui dasar policies and frameworks such as Vision 2020, RMK9,sedia ada dan rangka kerja seperti Wawa-san 2020, IMP2 and 3, OPP3, S&T Policy, K-economy Master Plan,RMK9, IMP2 and 3, OPP3, Dasar S&T, Rancangan National Innovation Policy, NAP and Science Educa-Utama K-economy, Dasar Inovasi Negara, NAP dan tion Policy.Dasar Pendidikan Sains. There is therefore a need for Malaysia to have a MegaOleh itu, terdapat keperluan bagi Malaysia mempu- Sciences Framework for National Sustainable Devel-nyai Rangka Kerja Sains Mega bagi Pembangunan opment covering a period from 2011–2057 (8 Malay-Berkekalan Negara meliputi tempoh daripada tahun sia Plans) that could be used as a basis to formulate2011–2057 (8 Rancangan Malaysia) yang boleh di- appropriate policies and strategies to address perti-jadikan asas dalam merumus dasar dan strategi yang nent areas of need. The Framework would take intobersesuaian bagi memenuhi keperluan yang berkai- its make-up the Innovation-led Economy model astan. Rangka kerja tersebut akan mengambil contoh endorsed by the Government and currently being im-Ekonomi berasaskan Inovasi sebagai modelnya se- plemented by MOSTI.perti yang disokong pihak Kerajaan dan kini sedangdilaksanakan oleh MOSTI. The Framework document would form the basis and foundation of all development proposals to be sub-Dokumen Rangka Kerja berkenaan akan menjadi mitted to the Government for implementation duringasas bagi semua cadangan pembangunan yang the planned period.bakal diserahkan kepada pihak Kerajaan untuk pelak-sanaannya sewaktu tempoh yang dirancang. Towards this end it was decided, at a Brainstorming Session held in ASM on 5 July 2008, that a SteeringBagi mencapai tujuan ini, keputusan telah diambil, Committee be formed to formulate and undertakedalam satu Sesi Mencari ilham yang diadakan di ASM a study to develop the framework document, to bepada 5 Julai 2008, bahawa sebuah Jawatankuasa Pe- completed and approved for submission, targeted formandu perlu dibentuk bagi merumus dan melaksana- implementation during RMK10 (2011–2015).kan satu kajian membangunkan dokumen rangkakerja berkenaan yang perlu disiapkan dan diluluskanpenyerahannya bagi pelaksanaannya yang dijangkabermula dalam tempoh RMK10 (2011–2015). In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 59

N ASI HAT K E PA DA K E R A J A A N ADVICE TO GOVERNMENTDalam bulan Ogos 2008, sebuah pembentangan te- In August 2008, a presentation was made by the Presi-lah dilakukan oleh Presiden ASM kepada YAB Menteri dent of ASM to the Honorable Minister MOSTI who sup-MOSTI yang secara prinsipnya menyokong kajian se- ported in principle the 18-month study which was duelama 18 bulan berkenaan yang dijangka siap menje- to be completed by mid-2010.lang pertengahan tahun 2010. The study is under the leadership of Prof Dato’ ZakryKajian berkenaan di bawah pimpinan Prof Dato‘ Abdul Hamid, FASc with Dr Ahmad Ibrahim, FASc asZakry Abdul Hamid, FASc, dan Dr Ahmad Ibrahim, the Principle Team Member.FASc selaku Anggota Kumpulan Utama.60 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

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

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEAnugerah Sains Mahathir Mahathir Science Award2008 2008Anugerah berkenaan diberikan kepada mana-mana The Award is bestowed on any scientist, institution orsaintis, institusi mahupun organisasi serata dunia bagi organization worldwide in recognition of contributionsmenghargai sumbangan dan inovasi bagi menyele- and innovations towards solving problems in the trop-saikan masalah di tropika menerusi S&T dan ia akan ics through S&T and it is to be awarded to the mostdianugerahkan kepada sesiapa yang berhak ber- deserving based on merit.dasarkan merit. This year, it was awarded to Prof Gurdev Singh KhushPada tahun ini, ia telah dianugerahkan kepada Prof under the Tropical Agriculture category. The Award isGurdev Singh Khush di bawah kategori Pertanian given in recognition of “his perseverance, leadership,Tropika. Anugerah berkenaan diberikan bagi meng- commitment and revolutionary work in systematicallyhargai “ketabahan, kepimpinan, komitmen dan kerja directing and developing several rice varieties thatpencetus perubahan beliau apabila secara sistema- have overwhelmingly contributed towards reducingtik mengarahkan dan membangunkan beberapa global hunger”.varieti padi yang banyak menyumbang ke arah me-ngurangkan kebuluran global.” Felo ASM ketika pemilihan Prof Gurdev Singh Khush. Anugerah Sains Mahathir 2008. ASM Fellows during the selection of the Meeting of Nobel Prize Winners with Young Scientists Mahathir Award 2008. in Lindau, GermanyPerjumpaan Para Penerima The 58th Meeting of Nobel Laureates, dedicated toAnugerah Nobel dengan Physics, was held from 28 June to 4 July. More than 600Saintis Muda di Lindau, Jerman young scientists from 67 countries and 24 Nobel Laure- ates were at the Meeting. Lectures and discussions onPerjumpaan Para Penerima Anugerah Nobel ke-58, a wide range of scientific themes made up the coredalam bidang Fizik, telah diadakan pada 28 Jun hing- of the gathering.ga 4 Julai. Lebih daripada 600 orang saintis muda dari67 buah negara dan 24 orang Penerima AnugerahNobel terlibat dalam Perjumpaan tersebut. Syarahandan perbincangan pelbagai tema dalam bidangberkaitan sains menjadi kegiatan utama pada per-jumpaan berkenaan.62 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINSSCIENCE EXCELLENCETiga orang saintis muda (Dr Azwani Sofia A. K. dari Three young scientists (Dr Azwani Sofia A. K. of USIM,USIM, K. M. Wong dari USM dan I. Y. Loh dari UM) turut K. M. Wong of USM and I. Y. Loh of UM) were in theserta dalam delegasi Malaysia yang diketuai oleh Prof Malaysian delegation led by Prof Roslan Abdul Syukor,Roslan Abdul Syukor, FASc. Sebuah mesyuarat antara FASc. A meeting of the Lindau Council with AcademicMajlis Lindau dan wakil Akademi juga telah diadakan partners was also held and Prof W. Schürer, Chairmandan Prof W. Schürer, Pengerusi Mesyuarat Para Peneri- of the Foundation Lindau Nobel Prize Winners Meet-ma Anugerah Nobel Yayasan Lindau, mengucapkan ing, congratulated the Academy for the excellent se-tahniah kepada Akademi di atas kecemerlangan lection of young scientists from Malaysia to the 2007pemilihan para saintis muda dari Malaysia dalam Me- and 2008 Lindau Meetings.syuarat Lindau tahun 2007 dan 2008.Dr Azwani, Wong, Prof Smoot (Nobel Prize 2006), Loh and Prof Roslan di Lindau.Dr Azwani, Wong, Prof Smoot (Nobel Prize 2006), Loh and Prof Roslan in Lindau. Delegasi Malaysia 63 bersama Dr Tonelli berhampiran Muon Solenoid Detector di CERN. Malaysian delegates with Dr Tonelli near the Compact Muon Solenoid Detector at CERN. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCELawatan ke Pusat Visit to the German and SwissKecemerlangan Jerman dan Centres of ExcellenceSwitzerland Following the 2008 Lindau Meeting, a study visit (5–11 July 2008) to research centres, institutes andSetelah Mesyuarat Lindau 2008, sebuah lawatan sambil laboratories at CERN, Center for Nanotechnologybelajar (5 – 11 Julai 2008) ke pusat penyelidikan, institut GmbH in Münster, Max Planck Institute for Solid Statedan makmal di CERN, Pusat Teknologi Nano GmbH and Advanced Materials in Stuttgart and the Swissdi Münster, Institut Bahan Pepejal dan Termaju Max Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich enabled thePlanck di Stuttgart dan Institut Teknologi Persekutuan young scientists to gain exposure on R&D culture.Switzerland di Zurich memberi peluang kepada parasaintis muda tersebut mendapat pendedahan dalam Merger of National Sciencebudaya P&P. Challenge with the NationalPenggabungan Cabaran Nobel Laureate ProgrammeSains Negara dan ProgramPenerima Anugerah Nobel The 58th Meeting of Nobel Laureates, dedicated The semi-finals of the 2008 National Science ChallengeKebangsaan was conducted under the National Nobel Laureate Programme in collaboration with UPM from17–23Peringkat separuh akhir Cabaran Sains Negara August. It was designed to introduce to students the2008 telah diadakan di bawah Program Penerima various processes involved in scientific research, toAnugerah Nobel Kebangsaan dengan kerjasama UPM explore and understand STI. It comprised an intensivepada 17–23 Ogos. Ia telah dirangka dengan tujuan seven-day residential programme meant to trainmemperkenalkan para pelajar kepada pelbagai students to conduct scientific research.proses berkaitan penyelidikan saintifik, juga bagimenyelongkar dan memahami STI. Ia terdiri daripada The participants (Form 4 students) were trainedsebuah program intensif dengan penginapan penuh through various modules with additional stress on theselama tujuh hari bertujuan melatih para pelajar bagi importance of teamwork, resource managementmenjalankan penyelidikan saintifik. and sharing of information. The teams (comprising 3 students) were requested to conduct a literaturePara peserta berkenaan (pelajarar Tingkatan 4) review for a project proposal, conduct experimentstelah menerima latihan dalam pelbagai modul under guidance and present their research results.dengan penekanan tambahan diberikan terhadap The four best teams were selected to progress to thekerjasama, pengurusan sumber dan perkongsian finals of the National Science Challenge.maklumat. Pasukan (terdiri daripada 3 orang pelajar)telah dikehendaki melakukan kajian maklumat bagi Peserta peringkat separuhsebuah cadangan projek, mengadakan eksperimen akhir NSC 2008,di bawah bimbingan serta menyampaikan laporan dibimbing olehmereka. Empat buah pasukan terbaik seterusnya fasilitator semasatelah dipilih ke peringkat akhir Cabaran Sains Negaratersebut. menjalankan kajian di makmal sains, UPM. Participants conducting experiments in a lab at UPM under the supervision of facilitators during the semi-finals of NSC 2008.64 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINSSCIENCE EXCELLENCESyarahan Penerima Nobel LaureateAnugerah Nobel LecturesTahun ini, beberapa Syarahan Awam PenerimaAnugerah Nobel telah dianjurkan sebagai sebahagi- This year some Nobel Laureate Public Lecturesan daripada Program ‘Bridges’ Malaysia, dengan ker- were organized as part of the Malaysian ‘Bridges’jasama Universiti Terbuka Malaysia (OUM) dan Univer- Programme, in collaboration with Open Universitysiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) dan juga berkenaan of Malaysia (OUM) and the National University ofProgram Nobel Laureate Negara bersama dengan Malaysia (NUM) as well as a National Nobel LaureateUM. Program ‘Dialog–Bridges ke arah Budaya Kea- Programme with UM. The Malaysian ‘Bridges-Dialoguemanan’ Malaysia telah dianjurkan oleh Yayasan Ke- towards a Culture of Peace’ programme was facili-damaian Antarabangsa dengan kerjasama universiti tated by the International Peace Foundation in col-dan organisasi utama di Malaysia bagi melaksanakan laboration with prominent Malaysian Universities andbeberapa siri acara melibatkan Penerima Anuge- Organizations to implement a series of events involv-rah Nobel dalam bidang fizik, kimia, fisiologi atau ing the participation of Nobel Laureates in physics,perubatan, ekonomi dan perdamaian, mulai bulan chemistry, physiology or medicine, economics andNovember 2008. peace, starting in November 2008.Daripada jumlah para peserta (terdiri daripada Felo From the number of participants (comprising Fellows ofAkademi, anggota masyarakat saintifik, penentu the Academy, members of the scientific community,dasar, para pegawai dari pelbagai kementerian dan policy makers, officials from various Governmentagensi Kerajaan, institusi profesional dan juga ang- ministries and agencies, professional institutions asgota masyarakat awam), secara jelasnya minat dan well as members of the public) it was evident thatpopulariti dalam bidang sains dan Program Peneri- interest and popularity in the sciences and in thema Anugerah Nobel adalah semakin bertambah— Nobel Laureate Programme are on the increase—terutamanya oleh golongan saintis, prasiswazah especially among scientists, undergraduates anddan pascasiswazah, termasuklah juga para pelajar. post-graduates, including students. The NationalProgram Penerima Anugerah Nobel Kebangsaan Nobel Laureate Program was initiated under RMK8dimulakan di bawah RMK8 dan disambung ke RMK9 and continued to RMK9 under the leadership ofdi bawah kepimpinan MOSTI dan dilaksanakan oleh MOSTI and implemented by the Academy. The nobleAkademi. Objektif luhur program Penerima Anuge- objective of the National Nobel Laureate programmerah Nobel Kebangsaan adalah sebagai pemangkin is to catalyze the achievement of excellence inkecemerlangan STI bagi daya saing nasional dan STI in Malaysia for national competitiveness andpengiktirafan antarabangsa. international recognition.Syarahan Awam dan Majlis Public Lecture and DialogueDialog Bersama Penyelidik with Researchers by Nobeloleh Penerima Anugerah Laureate Prof GerardusNobel Prof Gerardus ’t Hooft ’t Hooft (Nobel Prize in(Anugerah Nobel bidang Physics, 1999)Fizik, 1999) Prof ’t Hoof lectured on ‘Education and CollaborationProf ‘t Hoof memberikan syarahan bertajuk ‘Pendidi- in Fundamental Sciences as Bridges between Nations’kan dan Kerjasama dalam Sains Fundamental sebagai and conducted an interesting and fruitful dialoguePenghubung antara Negara Anggota’ dan mengen- with researchers on the topic entitled ‘Strategies todalikan satu dialog yang menarik dan membuahkan Strengthen Science Education and Collaborationhasil bersama para penyelidik berkaitan topik bertajuk towards Achieving Excellence in Science, Technology‘Strategi bagi Mengukuhkan Pendidikan dan Kerja- and Innovation’ on 17 November 2008 at OUM. Hesama Sains ke arah Mencapai Kecemerlangan Sains, discussed the education policy and the creation ofTeknologi dan Inovasi’ pada 17 November 2008 di scientists and Nobel Prize winners; highlighted that atOUM. Beliau membincangkan dasar pendidikan dan present only English was needed to do science andpenghasilan para saintis dan pemenang Anugerah that the scientists and physicists from English-speakingNobel; menjelaskan bahawa pada waktu ini hanya nations had a slight advantage. He emphasized the In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 65

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEbahasa Inggeris yang diperlukan bagi tujuan sains importance of concentrating on a good educationdan para saintis serta ahli fizik dari negara yang meng- and conveyed that science also had the capacity togunakan bahasa berkenaan mempunyai sedikit kele- bring friends and foes from different backgrounds to-bihan. Beliau menekankan pentingnya menumpukan gether, for scientific collaboration.perhatian kepada pendidikan yang baik dan menya-takan sains juga berupaya menyatukan kawan dan Public Lecture and Dialoguelawan daripada pelbagai latar belakang, bagi ker- with Researchers by Nobeljasama saintifik. Laureate Prof Ryoji Noyori (Nobel Prize in Chemistry,Syarahan Awam dan Majlis 2001)Dialog Bersama Penyelidikoleh Penerima Anugerah Prof Noyori’s lecture was centered on ‘Chemistry—Nobel Prof Ryoji Noyori The Key to Our Future’ and his dialogue delved into(Anugerah Nobel Bidang a specialized subject area of ‘Asymmetric CatalysisKimia, 2001) —Science and Opportunities’, and both were held on 2 December 2008, at UM. While in Malaysia Prof NoyoriSyarahan Prof Noyori berkisar mengenai ‘Kimia–Kunci also met Tun Dr Mahathir where the importance ofArah Masa Depan Kita’ dan dialog beliau menjurus educational systems as well as matters related to STIkepada satu bidang khusus mengenai ‘Pemangkinan were discussed.Tanpa Asimetri—Sains dan Peluang’, dan kedua-duanyadiadakan pada 2 Disember 2008, di UM. Sewaktu di Public Lecture and DialogueMalaysia, Prof Noyori turut bertemu Tun Dr Mahathir with Researchers bydi mana kepentingan sistem pendidikan dan juga Nobel Laureate Prof Rogerperkara berkaitan STI turut dibincangkan. D. Kornberg (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2006)Syarahan Awam dan MajlisDialog Bersama Penyelidik Prof Kornberg delivered his lecture on ‘Science asoleh Penerima Anugerah a Basis for Bridging between Cultures and FosteringNobel Professor Roger Peace and Development’ on 17 December atD. Kornberg (Anugerah Nobel the National University of Malaysia, followed byBidang Kimia, 2006) an interesting dialogue concerning ‘Research on Gene Expression’ with researchers also passionatelyProf Kornberg menyampaikan syarahan mengenai engaged in the developments and trends in basic‘Sains sebagai Asas Menyambung antara Budaya and fundamental research on the area of geneticsdan Memupuk Perdamaian serta Pembangunan’ and related areas.pada 17 Disember di Universiti Kebangsaan Malay-sia, di mana sebuah dialog yang menarik mengenai‘Penyelidikan Berkaitan Pengungkapan Gen’ di-adakan bersama para penyelidik yang turut terlibataktif dalam pembangunan dan trend bagi penyeli-dikan asas serta fundamental di bidang genetik danyang berkaitannya.66 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCE Prof Gerardus Prof R. D. ‘t Hooft Kornberg Prof dan Puan Hooft dengan Felo Akademi bersama orang kenamaan. Prof and Mrs Hooft with Fellows of the Academy together with other dignitaries.Prof Kornberg semasa berdialog di UKM. Prof Kornberg at the UKM dialogue session. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 67

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEKem Berfikir bagi Bakal Saintis Future Scientists Think CampIa dianjurkan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan dan This was organized by the Ministry of Education andYayasan Pendidikan Oracle (OEF) dengan kerjasama Oracle Education Foundation in collaboration withAkademi. Program ini dijalankan sebagai salah satu the Academy. This programme was carried out asaktiviti kemasyarakatan ASM bagi mencapai kece- one of ASM’s achieving excellence in science out-merlangan dalam sains, di bawah program Penerima reach activities, under the National Nobel LaureateAnugerah Nobel Kebangsaan. Ia diadakan pada 26 programme. It was held on 26th April at the BandarApril di Sekolah Menengah Bandar Baru Seri Serting Baru Seri Serting secondary school in Negeri Sembilandi Negeri Sembilan (NS) yang disertai oleh 106 orang (NS) for 106 students (primary and secondary, agespelajar (rendah dan menengah, sehingga usia 14 up to 14) from 53 schools in NS, accompanied by 53tahun) dari 53 buah sekolah di NS, ditemani oleh 53 science teachers. The programme was conductedorang guru sains. Program berkenaan dikendalikan mainly in English. This camp was meant to serve as aterutamanya dalam bahasa Inggeris. Kem ini bertu- prelude to the Future Scientists Contest that wouldjuan sebagai acara permulaan bagi Pertandingan provide an opportunity for students and teachers toBakal Saintis yang akan memberi peluang untuk para interact and collaborate to produce science-basedpelajar dan guru berinteraksi serta bekerjasama bagi projects that could be presented online using themenghasilkan projek berasaskan sains yang dapat Think.com platform, which is a global education por-ditunjukkan dalam talian menerusi laman sesawang tal provided by OEF.Think.com yang merupakan portal pendidikan globaldisediakan oleh OEF. Assoc. Prof Dr Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman (ASM Lindau Programme Alumni) delivered a science moti-Prof Madya Dr Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman vation presentation as a scientist and conducted an(Alumni Program ASM Lindau) menyampaikan se- interactive session with the students.buah ceramah motivasi sains selaku seorang saintisdan mengendalikan sebuah sesi interaktif bersamapara pelajar. Prof Basyaruddin menyampaikan ceramah motivasi sains. Para peserta Kem Berfikir bagi Bakal Saintis. Prof Basyaruddin delivering his motivational talk on science. Participants at the Future Scientists Think Camp.Program Tabung Amanah Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan SinghPerubatan Dr Ranjeet Medical Trust FundBhagwan Singh ProgrammesMOSTI dan Akademi menganjurkan Syarahan Me- MOSTI and the Academy organised the Memorialmorial berkenaan. Pada tahun ini, Syarahan tersebut Lecture. This year, the Lecture was organised underdianjurkan di bawah Tabung Perubatan Dr Ranjeet the Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Medical Fund in col-Bhagwan Singh dengan kerjasama Pesuruhjaya Tinggi laboration with the British High Commission and theBritish dan Institut Penyelidikan Perubatan (IMR) pada Institute for Medical Research on 19 June at Ungku19 Jun di Auditorium Ungku Omar, IMR. Omar Auditorium, IMR.68 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINSSCIENCE EXCELLENCE Para peserta Syarahan Memorial Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh oleh Prof Sir Anderson. Participants at the Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Memorial Lecture by Prof Sir Anderson.Memorial Syarahan Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh yang The 10th Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Memorial Lectureke-10 bertajuk ‘Perancangan Menghadapi Wabak’ entitled ‘Planning for Pandemics’ was delivered by antelah disampaikan oleh seorang saintis terkemuka eminent scientist in the field of infectious diseases, Profdalam bidang penyakit berjangkit, Prof Sir Roy M. Sir Roy M. Anderson of the Department of InfectiousAnderson dari Jabatan Epidemiologi Penyakit Ber- Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College, London. He isjangkit, Kolej Imperial di London. Beliau merupakan a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Academy of Medicalseorang Felo Persatuan Diraja, Akademi Sains Peruba- Sciences and a Foreign Associate Member of the UStan dan seorang Ahli Bersekutu Asing Akademi Sains National Academy of Sciences. His principal researchKebangsaan AS. Bidang kajian utamanya adalah interests are epidemiology, population biology, evo-epidemiologi, biologi populasi, biologi perubahan, lutionary biology, biomathematics, demography andbiomatematik, demografi dan parasitologi. Syarahan parasitology. The memorial lecture was attended bymemorial berkenaan telah dihadiri oleh para Felo Fellows of the Academy, members of medical facul-Akademi, anggota fakulti perubatan, ahli akademik, ties, academicians, researchers, students and public.para penyelidik, pelajar dan orang awam. MAKNA Cancer ResearchAnugerah Penyelidikan Award 2008Kanser MAKNA 2008 The Academy has been collaborating with the Na- tional Cancer Council since 2002 and has been en-Akademi telah bekerjasama dengan Majlis Kanser trusted to select the recipients for the MAKNA CancerNegara sejak tahun 2002 dan telah diamanahkan Research Award. This year the Award was given tomemilih penerima Anugerah Penyelidikan Kanser five recipients:Makna. Pada tahun ini, Anugerah tersebut diberikankepada lima orang penerima: 1. Universiti Putra Malaysia—for R&D work on ‘Effect of EPOTAM, a Novel Treatment Regime, on Breast1. Teo Guan Yeon dari Universiti Putra Malaysia Cancer Stem Cells’ bagi kerja P&P berkaitan ‘Kesan EPOTAM, Aturan Perawatan Baru, ke atas Sel Stem Kanser Dada’. 2. Dr Leong Chee Onn (International Medical University)—to undertake research on ‘Targeting2. Dr Leong Chee Onn dari Universiti Perubatan Mutant p53 in Basal-like Breast Cancers’. Antarabangsa (IMU) — bagi melaksanakan pe- nyelidikan ‘Menyasarkan p53 Mutant pada Kan- 3. Inderjeet Singh Karamjeet Singh (University of Not- ser Dada Basal’. tingham Malaysia Campus)—to investigate ‘For- mulation of Transdermal Delivery Devices for the3. Inderjeet Singh Karamjeet Singh (Universiti Anti-cancer Drugs Tamoxifen and Fluorouracil’. Nottingham, Kampus Malaysia) – bagi penyelid- ikan ‘Formulasi Peranti Penghantaran Transdermal 4. Lim Wei Ling (Monash University)—for R&D work bagi Ubat Anti-Kanser Tamoxifen dan Fluorouracil.’ related to ‘Inhibition of Cell Migration as Potential Cancer Therapy’.4. Lim Wei Ling (Universiti Monash) — bagi kerja P&P berkaitan ‘Halangan Migrasi Sel sebagai Terapi 5. Teoh Hoon Koon (MAKNA - HUKM Cancer Institute) Berpotensi bagi Kanser.’ — to undertake investigations on ‘Interleukin-6 Gene Silencing in Mesenchymal Stromal Cells on5. Teoh Hoon Koon (Institut Kanser MAKNA - HUKM) the Growth of Multiple Myeloma’ — bagi melaksanakan penyelidikan ‘Penyenyapan Gen Interleukin-6 di Sel Stroma Mesenkimal bagi Pertumbuhan Mieloma Berganda’. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 69

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCE Penerima Anugerah MAKNA untuk Penyelidikan Kanser dengan Felo Akademi. Receipients of the MAKNA Award for Cancer Research with Fellows of the Academy.Penilaian dan Pengawasan: Evaluation and Monitoring:Sains, Inovasi Masyarakat Science, Communitydan Tabung Techno Innovation and Techno FundPenilaian dalam aspek teknikal dan kewangan di- The evaluation on the technical and financial aspectsselaraskan oleh tiga buah Jawatankuasa Penilaian is co-coordinated by three ASM Evaluation Commit-ASM: Tabung Sains (SF—untuk menyokong projek P&P) tees: Science Fund (SF— to support R&D projects)dipengerusikan oleh Datuk Fateh Chand FASc; Tabung chaired by Datuk Fateh Chand, FASc; CommunityInovasi Masyarakat (CIF—bagi membantu persatuan Innovation Fund (CIF— to assist community groups todaripada masyarakat menukarkan pengetahuan convert knowledge and ideas into products) chaireddan idea mereka kepada produk) dipengerusikan by Datuk Ir Ahmad Zaidee Laidin, FASc; and Technooleh Datuk Ir Ahmad Zaidee Laidin, FASc; dan Fund (TF— a pre-commercialization and IP acquisitionTabung Techno (TF—sebuah tabung pra–pengkomer- fund) chaired by Prof Dato’ Ir Chuah Hean Teik, FASc.sialan dan pemerolehan IP) dipengerusikan oleh Prof In 2008, ASM evaluated a total of 71 project proposalsDato’ Ir Chuah Hean Teik FASc. Pada tahun 2008, ASM (65 for SF; five for CIF and one for TF).melakukan penilaian ke atas sejumlah 71 cadanganprojek (65 untuk SF; lima untuk CIF dan satu untuk TF). The Project Management Team chaired by Emeritus Prof Dato’ Md Ikram Mohd Said, FASc monitors theKumpulan Pengurusan Projek yang dipengerusikan progress of approved projects and co-ordinates theoleh Emeritus Prof Dato’ Md Ikram Mohd Said, FASc submission of the Project Performance Achievementmengawasi projek yang diluluskan dan menyela- Report which is forwarded to MOSTI. Sixty-three ap-raskan penyerahan Laporan Pencapaian Pelak- proved projects for 2006 – 2007 were monitored in 2008.sanaan Projek yang dihantar ke MOSTI. Enam puluhtiga buah projek yang telah diluluskan bagi tahun2006-2007 diberikan penilaian pada tahun 2008.70 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINSSCIENCE EXCELLENCEBengkel Pembinaan Korea Research FoundationKeupayaan Yayasan (KRF) Capacity BuildingPenyelidikan Korea (KRF) WorkshopDua orang pegawai Sekretariat mewakili ASM dalam Two officers of the Secretariat represented ASM in thebengkel tersebut yang diadakan di Korea Selatan above workshop which was held in South Korea frompada 3–5 November. Tiga puluh orang peserta luar 3–5 November. Thirty overseas participants consistingnegara yang terdiri daripada golongan profesional of professionals of international funding and researchdari agensi pengurusan penajaan dan penyelidikan management agencies were able to share informa-antarabangsa telah dapat berkongsi maklumat me- tion on peer review systems, opportunities and thengenai sistem penilaian rakan sebaya, peluang serta challenges faced.cabaran yang dihadapi. Scientific Advancement FundPeruntukan Tabung Kema- Allocation (SAGA)juan Saintifik (SAGA) A total of 88 projects were funded under SAGASejumlah 88 buah projek telah mendapat perun- amounting to RM18.97 million. Some of the major re-tukan SAGA berjumlah sehingga RM18.97 juta. Antara search areas funded in the fields of physiology/medi-bidang penyelidikan utama yang mendapat tajaan cine, chemistry and physics, respectively are dengue,adalah dalam bidang fisiologi/perubatan, kimia dan cancer, malaria, stem cell, novel bioactive products,fizik, masing–masingnya berkaitan denggi, kanser, novel nanostructures/nanotubes, superconductivitymalaria, sel stem, produk bioaktif baru, struktur nano/ and liquid crystals. All the SAGA projects under roundstiub nano baru, keberaliran lampau dan kristal cecair. 1, 2 and 3 were completed in December 2008.Kesemua projek SAGA dalam pusingan 1, 2 dan 3telah dilengkapkan pada bulan Disember 2008. A SAGA Seminar was held for each cluster i.e. chemis- try, physiology/ medicine, and physics for completedSatu seminar SAGA telah diadakan bagi setiap ke- SAGA first and second round projects in August. Thelompok yang terdiri daripada kimia, fisiologi/perubat- Seminar served as an audit exercise for the projectsan, dan fizik bagi projek SAGA pusingan pertama dan funded under SAGA, and encompassed presenta-kedua yang telah dilengkapkan pada bulan Ogos. tions by 51 principal investigators. The presentation ofSeminar berkenaan menjadi latihan audit bagi projek the performance and achievements of SAGA-fundedyang ditaja oleh SAGA, dan merangkumi penyam- research by each SAGA Principal Investigator was re-paian oleh 51 orang pengkaji utama. Penyampaian viewed and assessed by an expert panel.mengenai prestasi dan pencapaian penyelidikantajaan SAGA oleh setiap orang Pengkaji Utama SAGA Each SAGA project has a key performance indicatortelah dikaji dan dinilai oleh sebuah panel pakar. of 3 publications in international refereed journals. A total of 602 international ranked journal publicationsSetiap projek SAGA memiliki tahap petunjuk pen- were produced from 88 projects (Figure 1).capaian utama dengan 3 buah penerbitan dalamjurnal referi antarabangsa. Sejumlah 602 penerbitan On human capital development, capacity building injurnal bertaraf antarabangsa telah dihasilkan daripa- terms of postgraduates trained through the 88 SAGAda 88 buah projek (Rajah 1). projects were 24 Masters and 88 PhD degrees that were ongoing or completed. A total of 660 research-Berkenaan pembangunan modal insan, pembinaan ers were involved or trained in the 88 SAGA projects.keupayaan daripada segi latihan yang diberikan ke-pada para pascagraduat menerusi 88 buah projekSAGA tersebut adalah 124 orang ijazah Masters dan88 orang ijazah PhD yang sedang berlangsung atautelah diselesaikan. Sejumlah 660 orang penyelidikterbabit atau menerima latihan dalam 88 buah pro-jek SAGA berkenaan. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 71

KECEMERLANGAN SAINS SCIENCE EXCELLENCEProjek SAGA pusingan 1, 2 dan 3 juga telah berjaya SAGA round 1, 2 and 3 projects were also successful inmenempa sebanyak 142 kerjasama penyelidikan forging 142 international research collaborations withantarabangsa dengan pusat kecemerlangan ter- world renowned centres of excellence or researchkenal antarabangsa atau kumpulan penyelidikan. groups. Output penerbitan SAGA dalam jurnal referi antarabangsa berbanding petunjuk pencapaian utama SAGA publication output in international refereed journals against key performance indicatorJumlah penerbitan|No. of publications 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Fisiologi / Perubatan Kimia Fizik (18 buah projek) (29 buah projek) (41 buah projek) Physiology/Medicine Chemistry Physics (18 projects) (29 projects) (41 projects) Kelompok|Cluster PPU bagi penerbitan antarabangsa Output penerbitan antarabangsa KPI for international publications International publications output Rajah 1. Output penerbitan dalam jurnal referi antarabangsa bagi projek SAGA pusingan 1, 2 dan 3 berbanding petunjuk pencapaian utama. Figure 1. Publication output in international refereed journals for SAGA round 1, 2 and 3 projects against the key performance indicator.72 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

KECEMERLANGAN SAINSSCIENCE EXCELLENCEProjek fundamental tajaan SAGA juga menghasilkan SAGA funded fundamental projects also resulted inoutput yang sedia untuk pembangunan seterusnya output that was ready for the next stage of devel-dan ini merupakan suatu contoh bagaimana penye- opment and this is was example of how fundamentallidikan fundamental dapat menambah dan mendo- research adds and drives applied research. For therong penyelidikan gunaan. Bagi projek SAGA pusing- SAGA rounds 1 and 2 projects (58 projects), 31% werean 1 dan 2 (58 buah projek), 31% telah sedia bagi ready for the applied stage and 7% were ready for thetahap gunaan dan 7% pula telah sedia bagi tahap development stage (e.g. eligible for TechnoFund).pembangunan (layak bagi Techno Fund). SAGA is a successful model managed by scientists forSAGA merupakan satu model yang diuruskan oleh scientists which gives high impact and good returns. Itsaintis untuk saintis dengan jayanya yang menghasil- is a good foundation to enhance future R&D fundingkan kesan mendalam serta pulangan yang baik. and output.Ia adalah satu asas yang baik bagi meningkatkantajaan dan output P&P di masa depan. Scientific Expedition to Lanjak Entimau Wildlife SanctuaryEkspedisi Saintifik keKawasan Perlindungan The Scientific Expedition (16–29 June 2008) which in- volved 193 people was jointly organised by ASM,Hidupan Liar Lanjak Entimau Forest Department of Sarawak and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak with the collaboration of UKM, UPM, UniversitiEkspedisi Saintifik tersebut (16–29 Jun 2008) yang Brunei Darussalam and UM. Lanjak Entimau is a wildlifemelibatkan seramai 193 orang dianjurkan bersama sanctuary specifically for the protection of orang utanoleh ASM, Jabatan Perhutanan Sarawak dan Univer- (Pongo pygmaeus linnaeus) and hornbills. It is situatedsiti Malaysia Sarawak dengan kerjasama UKM, UPM, in the southwestern part of Sarawak in the watershedUniversiti Brunei Darussalam dan UM. Lanjak Entimau area of the Lupar and Rejang rivers and is the largestadalah sebuah kawasan perlindungan hidupan liar totally protected area in Sarawak (168 758 ha). It iskhusus bagi perlindungan orang utan (Pongo pyg- also one of the richest sites for flora in Borneo with anmaeus linnaeus) dan burung enggang. Ia terletak di equally distinct selection of animals. A preliminary re-barat daya Sarawak di kawasan legeh sungai Lupar port on the Scientific Expedition will be produced andand Rejang dan merupakan kawasan dilindungi sepe- a conference is being organised. The proceedings ofnuhnya yang paling besar di Sarawak (168 758 ha). Ia the conference will be published in 2009.juga merupakan salah satu tapak yang paling kayadengan flora di Borneo berserta dengan pelbagaijenis haiwan yang tidak kurang hebatnya. Sebuahlaporan awal mengenai Ekspedisi Saintifik berkenaanakan dihasilkan dan sebuah persidangan juga turutdirancang. Prosiding daripada persidangan tersebutakan diterbitkan pada tahun 2009. Ekspedisi Saintifik ke Lanjak Entimau: Seorang anggota ekspedisi saintifik berkenaan mengukur kekuatan arus sungai. Scientific expedition to Lanjak Entimau: A member of the scientific expedition measuring the velocity of the river flow. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 73

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

SAINS & MASYARAKAT SCIENCE & SOCIETYSIRI SYARAHAN ASM ASM LECTURE SERIESSyarahan Memorial Memorial Lecture Prospek dan Cabaran Industri Perladangan. Prospects and Challenges of the Plantation Indus-Akademi menganjurkan ‘Syarahan Memorial Tan Sri try. The Academy co-organised the ‘Tan Sri Dr B.C.Dr B.C. Sekhar’ bersama Persatuan Saintifik Malaysia Sekhar Memorial Lecture’ together with the Malay-pada 17 January. Syarahan Memorial tersebut disam- sian Scientific Association on 17 January The abovepaikan oleh Y.B. Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui, Menteri Memorial Lecture was delivered by YB Datuk PeterIndustri Perladangan dan Komoditi Malaysia. Ia dian- Chin Fah Kui, the Minister of Plantation Industries andjurkan sebagai memperingati mendiang Tan Sri B.C. Commodities, Malaysia. It was organised in honour ofSekhar, seorang tokoh industri perladangan. Sumban- the late Tan Sri BC Sekhar, an icon of the plantationgannya terutama terhadap industri getah dan kela- industry. His contributions to the rubber and palm oilpa sawit mendapat sanjungan banyak pihak. Industri industry in particular won him numerous accolades.perladangan masih terus mempengaruhi kehidupan The plantation industry continues to affect the lives ofberjuta orang, terutamanya di Asia Tenggara. millions, especially in South East Asia.Syarahan Prof Wong memberi syarahan mengenai ASM Inaugural penyelidikan plasma.Perdana ASM Lectures Prof Wong delivering his lecture onSyarahan ini memberi pelu- plasma research. These lectures provide anang kepada Felo Akademi opportunity for Fellows ofuntuk diperkenalkan kepada the Academy to be in-masyarakat saintifik dan me- troduced to the scientificrupakan suatu wadah bagi community and is a plat-masyarakat saintifik dalam form for the scientific com-bidang yang berkaitan ber- munity in similar areas ofbincang serta berkongsi pe- discipline to discuss andngalaman mereka dalam share their experiences onhal S&T. Berikut antara matters pertaining to S&T.acara yang dianjurkan oleh The following lectures wasAkademi: organised by the Acad- emy: Kajian Plasma di Univer-siti Malaya — Dahulu, Kini Plasma Research atdan Masa Depan. Syarahan University of Malaya—Past,pertama bagi tahun ber- Present and Future. The firstkenaan telah disampaikan lecture for the year wasoleh Prof Wong Chiow San, presented by Prof WongFASc di Akademi pada Chiow San, FASc at the21 Jun. Prof Wong adalah Academy on 21st June.seorang pakar fizik plas- Prof Wong is an expert inma dan merupakan salah plasma physics and is oneseorang pelopor dalam of the pioneers in the de-per-kembangan teknologi velopment of plasma tech-plasma dalam negara ini. nology in the country. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 75

SAINS & M A S YA R A K AT SCIENCE & SOCIETY Tanah Runtuh: Bagaimana, Kenapa dan Arah ke Landslides: How, Why and the Way Forward. ProfHadapan. Prof Ir Gue See Sew, FASc menyampaikan Ir Dr Gue See Sew, FASc delivered the second lecturesyarahan kedua tahun tersebut di mana beliau me- for the year where he mentioned that safety of build-nyatakan bahawa keselamatan bangunan di lereng ings on hillsides was often a topic of discussion amongbukit sering kali menjadi topik perbincangan jurutera engineers and the public, especially after a landslide.dan orang awam, terutamanya selepas berlakunya Landslide occurrence was more frequent during mon-tanah runtuh. Kejadian tanah runtuh lebih kerap ter- soons. At the inaugural lecture, Ir Gue propoundedjadi sewaktu musim monsun. Di syarahan berkenaan, with examples on how and why landslides occur. HeIr Gue menyatakan dengan contoh bagaimana dan also outlined some suggestions for mitigation, and im-kenapa tanah runtuh terjadi. Beliau juga mengga- provement of slope engineering and managementriskan beberapa cadangan bagi mengurangkan for stakeholders. He suggested that universities couldkesannya dan penambahbaikan kejuruteraan cerun strengthen the fundamentals of slope engineering onserta pengurusan untuk pihak berkepentingan. Be- undergraduate education, and mentioned that slopeliau turut mencadangkan supaya universiti lebih me- engineering and management could be improvedngukuhkan asas penting kejuruteraan cerun dalam through continued structured training of practition-pendidikan prasiswazah, dan menyatakan bahawa ers and professionals in the public and private sectorskejuruteraan serta pengurusan cerun boleh diperbaiki plus further initiatives in R&D. He added that develop-melalui latihan berstruktur buat golongan pengamal ing policies on mitigation of landslides with a Nationaldan profesional baik sektor awam mahupun swasta Slope Master Plan was required for a total solution.secara berterusan berserta inisiatif tambahan dalamP&P. Beliau menambah bahawa pembangunan Sterling Lecture Seriespolisi bagi mencegah tanah runtuh melalui sebuahRancangan Utama Cerun Negara adalah diperlukan The Sterling Group of British Universities and the Royalbagi penyelesaian menyeluruh. Academy of Engineering UK in collaboration with the Academy of Sciences Malaysia organized three Ster-Siri Syarahan Sterling ling Lectures in 2008. The speakers of these Lectures are from top engineering universities in the UK and theUniversiti British Kumpulan Sterling dan Akademi Keju- aim is to excite students about the future in engineer-ruteraan Diraja UK dengan kerjasama Akademi Sains ing and promote excellence in this subject. The Acad-Malaysia menganjurkan tiga buah Syarahan Sterling emy once again organized the following lectures inpada tahun 2008. Penceramah syarahan ini adalah collaboration with the Multimedia University and KBUdari universiti kejuruteraan terkemuka di UK, dan tu- International College:juannya adalah menimbulkan minat para pelajarmengenai masa depan kejuruteraan serta meng- How to Design, Build and Fly a Space-flight Experi-galakkan kecemerlangan dalam bidang berkenaan. ment. Dr Alan Chambers presented his lecture at KBUAkademi sekali lagi menganjurkan syarahan berikut International College and the Multimedia University.dengan kerjasama Universiti Multimedia dan Kolej Dr Chambers is based at the School of EngineeringAntarabangsa KBU. Sciences, University of Southampton and specializes in the characterization of high performance composite Bagaimana Mereka membentuk, Membina dan materials for advanced transportation applicationsMenerbangkan Eksperimen Penerbangan Angkasa. and the effect of space environment on satellite s andDr Alan Chambers menyampaikan syarahannya di space vehicles. He teaches courses ranging from ma-Kolej Antarabangsa KBU dan Universiti Multimedia. terials to aerospace engineering, mechanical engi-Dr Chambers bertugas di Sekolah Sains Kejuruteraan, neering and ship science to undergraduate students.Universiti Southampton dan mengkhusus dalam pem- He has been doing research on space experimentsbentukan sifat bahan komposit berprestasi tinggi bagi for 15 years.kegunaan pengangkutan maju serta kesan perseki-taran angkasa lepas terhadap satelit dan kenderaanangkasa. Beliau mengajar beraneka kursus daripadasains bahan hingga kejuruteraan aeroangkasa, keju-ruteraan mekanikal dan sains pesawat kepada pela-jar prasiswazah. Beliau telah melakukan penyelidikanke atas kajian angkasa lepas selama 15 tahun.76 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

S AINS & MAS YAR AKATSCIENCE & SOCIETYDalam ceramahnya, Dr Chambers menghuraikan In his talk, Dr Chambers elaborated on the challengescabaran yang dihadapi bagi menyediakan pener- faced in preparing a spaceflight or building a satellitebangan angkasa lepas atau membina sebuah satelit that would be fully functional for space needs. He alsoyang dapat berfungsi sepenuhnya bagi keperluan explained the hazards faced by the spaceflight or sat-angkasa lepas. Beliau juga menjelaskan bahaya yang ellite in the space environment which include hazardsdihadapi oleh penerbangan angkasa lepas atau caused by vacuum, atomic radiation and chargedsatelit dalam persekitaran angkasa lepas termasuklah particles as well as debris.bahaya disebabkan oleh vakum, oksigen atomik, ra-diasi dan partikel bercas dan juga puing angkasa. Profitable Innovations of Ideas and Products. The other Sterling Lecture was delivered by Prof Ashok K. Inovasi Idea dan Produk yang Menguntungkan. Kochhar, School of Engineering and Applied Science,Satu lagi Syarahan Sterling telah disampaikan oleh University of Aston. He mentioned the many challeng-Prof Ashok K. Kochhar, dari Sekolah Kejuruteraan dan es to profitable innovation of ideas and products inSains Gunaan, Universiti Aston. Beliau menyatakan both engineering and service industries. These includemengenai cabaran yang banyak dihadapi bagi the allocation of R&D funds for competing ideas andmenghasilkan inovasi menguntungkan dalam idea products; making trade-off decisions between per-dan produk dalam industri kejuruteraan dan perkhid- formance and time to market; optimization of thematan. Ini termasuklah peruntukan yang diberikan process of new product/ service development. Hedalam dana P&P bagi idea dan produk yang ber- outlined the dependent parameters and issues as-saing; membuat keputusan bagi menentukan ta- sociated with profitable innovation of products andhap kesesuaian prestasi dan pemasarannya; serta ideas, and drew illustrations using practical exam-mengoptimumkan proses pembangunan produk/ ples in engineering industries in different parts of theperkhidmatan baru. Beliau menggariskan parameter world.berkaitan serta isu yang bersangkutan dengan ino-vasi produk dan idea yang menguntungkan, serta Eminent Person’s Lecturememberikan gambaran jelas menggunakan contohpraktikal dalam industri kejuruteraan dari pelbagai Adapting to Climate-related Hazards and Oppor-tempat serata dunia. tunities through Climate Monitoring and Mapping. This lecture was delivered by Dr David Wratt, a Senior Sci-Syarahan Tokoh Terkemuka entist and IPCC Chair of Working Group I. Dr Wratt was invited by the Academy as a keynote speaker at the Penyesuaian Terhadap Bahaya serta Peluang 2nd National Conference on Extreme Weather andberkaitan Iklim Melalui Pengawasan Iklim dan Climate Change,Pemetaan. Syarahan ini disampaikan oleh Dr DavidWratt, seorang Saintis Kanan dan Pengerusi KumpulanKerja 1 IPCC. Dr Wratt telah dijemput oleh Akademi se-bagai penceramah utama di Persidangan MengenaiDr Chambers (kanan) semasa syarahan dan sesi soal jawab. 77 Dr Chambers (right) during his lecture and Q&A session. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

SAINS & M A S YA R A K AT SCIENCE & SOCIETYPerubahan Cuaca dan Iklim Melampau Kebangsaan held in Kuala Lumpur. In conjunction with his visit, heke-2, diadakan di Kuala Lumpur. Sehubungan den- delivered this lecture at the Academy in which he dis-gan lawatannya, beliau menyampaikan syarahan cussed about implications for the tropics drawing onberkenaan di Akademi di mana beliau membincang- his experiences in New Zealand and also in locationskan implikasi terhadap kawasan tropika berdasarkan nearer to the equator.pengalaman beliau ketika berada di New Zealanddan juga lokasi berhampiran khatulistiwa. Public LecturesSyarahan Awam Public Lectures are an ongoing effort by the Acad- emy to educate the public on science and to provide Syarahan-syarahan Awam merupakan usaha ber- platforms for the scientific community to exchangeterusan Akademi bagi mendidik orang awam men- ideas. This year, the Academy organised the followinggenai sains dan menyediakan wadah bagi masya- Public Lectures:rakat saintifik bertukar idea. Pada tahun ini, Akademimenganjurkan Syarahan Awam berikut: Block Copolymers as Examples of Nano-structured Materials. The lecture was delivered by Prof A.J. Mϋller Bongkah Kopolimer sebagai Contoh Bahan Ber- from Simón Bolivar University, Venezuela and it wasstruktur Nano. Syarahan berkenaan disampaikan organised in collaboration with Universiti Teknologioleh Prof A.J. Mϋller dari Universiti Simón Bolivar, Ven- MARA (UiTM). Prof Mϋller, described the general fea-ezuela dan dianjurkan dengan kerjasama Universiti tures of block copolymers and gave examples of theirTeknologi MARA (UiTM). Prof Mϋller, menerangkan ciri self-assembled structures at the micron and nanometerumum bongkah kopolimer dan memberikan contoh scale. He also gave examples where one or bothstrukturnya yang tersusun sendiri di skala mikron dan blocks could crystallize, altering the morphology andnanometer. Beliau juga memberikan contoh di mana the physical properties of these materials.satu atau kedua bongkah berkenaan boleh meng-hablur, mengubah morfologi dan sifat fizikal bahan Chains, Solutions and Polymer Blends—A Unifiedberkenaan. View. This lecture was also organised in collaboration with UiTM and was presented by Prof H.W. Kammer, Rantaian, Larutan dan Sebatian Polimer — Suatu Martin-Luther University of Halle, Germany. He de-Pandangan Menyeluruh. Ini juga dianjurkan dengan scribed the behavior of single chains and possibilitieskerjasama UiTM dan telah disampaikan oleh Prof H.W. of tailoring their properties. He alluded that in the lastKammer, Universiti Martin-Luther di Halle, Jerman. Be- few decades, polymer blends have gained increas-liau menerangkan kelakuan bagi rantaian tunggal ing scientific and technological interest.serta kemungkinan dalam menyesuaikan sifatnya.Beliau dengan secara tidak langsung menyatakan Coatings and Paint Technologies: Global Trenddalam beberapa dekad lalu sebatian polimer mem- and Development. Prof Frank Jones of the School ofperoleh minat saintifik dan teknologi yang kian ber- Engineering Technology, Coatings Research Institute,tambah. Eastern Michigan University is an expert on polymer synthesis, polymer cross-linking, polymer surfaces, Teknologi Pelapisan dan Pengecatan: Aliran danPerkembangan Global. Prof Frank Jones dari SekolahTeknologi Kejuruteraan, Institut Penyelidikan Pelapisan,Universiti Michigan Selatan, merupakan seorang pakarsintesis polimer, pautan silang polimer, permukaan Peserta di Prof Frank Jones. syarahan Prof Jones. Participants at Prof Jones’ lecture.78 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

S AINS & MAS YAR AKATSCIENCE & SOCIETYpolimer, Akademi bekerjasama dengan UiTM bagi coatings and related areas in polymer science. Themenganjurkan syarahan ini yang diutamakan bagi Academy collaborated with UiTM in organizing thisFelo ASM, saintis polimer, golongan profesional dan lecture mainly for ASM Fellows, polymer scientists, pro-para pengkaji daripada industri minyak dan gas, ahli fessionals and researchers from the oil and gas indus-akademik dan para pelajar. tries, academics and students. Koloid Polimer: Daripada Reka bentuk kepada Polymer Colloids: From Design to Industrial and Bio-kegunaan Industri dan Bioperubatan. Prof Mohamed medical Applications. Prof Mohamed El-Aasser hailsEl-Aasser berasal dari Institut Polimer Emulsi dan Jaba- from the Emulsion Polymers Institute and Departmenttan Kejuruteraan Kimia, Universiti Lehigh, Bethleham, of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethle-Pennsylvania. Syarahan berkenaan, dikawal oleh Dr ham, Pennsylvania. The lecture, moderated by Dr HoHo Chee Cheong, FASc, membincangkan berkenaan Chee Cheong, FASc, discussed about artificial laticeslateks tiruan yang disediakan dengan menggunakan prepared by applying mini-emulsion process techno-teknologi proses emulsi mini. logy. Bagaimanakah Masa Depan Kita Berkaitan den- How is Our Future Related to Energy? This lecturegan Tenaga? Syarahan tersebut telah disampaikan was delivered by Academician Emeritus Prof Momiroleh Anggota Akademi Emeritus Prof Momir Đurović, Durović, President, Montenegrin Academy of Scien-Presiden, Akademi Sains dan Kesenian Montenegro. ces and Arts. He discussed topics on energy, popu-Beliau membincangkan topik mengenai tenaga, po- lation, progress of society and Anthropocene era,pulasi, kemajuan masyarakat dan era Antroposen, pe- energy transformation, energy scenarios, currentrubahan tenaga, senario tenaga, isu semasa dalam energy issues (technologies and science), possibletenaga (teknologi dan sains), kemungkinan penyele- solutions and the need for new knowledge.saian dan keperluan bagi pengetahuan baru. Science and Spirituality in the 21st Century: Is Inte- Sains dan Kerohanian dalam Abad ke-21: Apakah gration Possible? Dr Elisabeth Sahtouri is a well knownIntegrasi Boleh Berlaku? Dr Elisabeth Sahtouri merupa- evolution biologist and UN consultant on indigenouskan seorang ahli biologi evolusi yang terkenal dan people. Dr Elisabeth in her lecture, co-organisedkonsultan orang asli PBB. Dr Elisabeth dalam syarahan with the International Institute of Advanced Islamicbeliau, dianjurkan bersama Institut Pengajian Tinggi Studies Malaysia, touched on her many experiencesIslam Antarabangsa Malaysia, mengupas berkenaan and views on why we need to have both science andpelbagai pengalaman dan pandangan beliau kena- spirituality in life.pakah kita memerlukan kedua–dua sains dan keroha-nian dalam hidup kita? In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 79

SAINS & M A S YA R A K AT SCIENCE & SOCIETY Pemenang NSC 2008 bersama YB Fadilah Yusof, Timbalan Menteri MOSTI,Datuk Dr Mohinder Singh S. Sucha Singh, FASc permukaan (Pengerusi Jawatankuasa NSC 2008) dan Felo Akademi. The winners of NSC 2008 with YB Fadilah Yusof, Deputy Minister for MOSTI, Datuk Dr Mohinder Singh S. Sucha Singh, FASc (Organising Chairman, NSC 2008) and Fellows of the Academy.Cabaran Sains Negara (NSC) National Science Challenge (NSC)Pada tahun ini, NSC telah digabungkan denganProgram Penerima Anugerah Nobel Kebangsaan This year, the NSC was merged with the National Nobeldi bawah RMK9 bagi menggabungkan sumber dan Laureate Programme under RMK9 to consolidatemengukuhkan lagi program berkenaan. Dengan resources and to strengthen the programme further.penggabungan tersebut, NSC kini dilaksanakan With the merger, the NSC is now being conducted atdalam tiga peringkat, iaitu peringkat awal, separuh80 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

S AINS & MAS YAR AKATSCIENCE & SOCIETYakhir, dan akhir. Sejumlah 764 buah kumpulan me- three levels, namely the preliminary level, semi-finalnyertai peringkat awal. Kumpulan yang terbaik dari and final. A total of 764 teams participated in thesetiap negeri kemudiannya dipelawa menyertai preliminary level. The best team from each state wasperingkat separuh akhir yang diadakan di dalam then invited to participate in the semi-final which waskampus Universiti Putra Malaysia sebagai sebuah conducted in the campus of University Putra Malaysiaprogram kem sains dengan penginapan selama se- as a one-week residential science camp programme.minggu. Empat buah kumpulan terbaik kemudiannya The best four teams were then selected to competedipilih untuk bertanding di peringkat akhir. in the finals.Pada tahun ini, NSC telah dimenangi oleh SMJK Tsung This year the NSC was won by SMJK Tsung WahWah dari Kuala Kangsar, Perak. Seperti tahun lepas, from Kuala Kangsar, Perak. As in the previous years,pertandingan ini menawarkan para pemenangnya the competition offered the winners the ‘Prime Minis-‘Piala Cabaran Perdana Menteri’ dan sebuah lawatan ter’s Challenge Trophy’ and a study visit to Stockholm,sambil belajar ke Stockholm, Sweden dan Copenha- Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark. The study visit isgen, Denmark. Lawatan sambil belajar ini sememang- indeed a unique opportunity as the champions havenya satu peluang istimewa kerana para pemenang the rare privilege of witnessing the Nobel Prize Cere-berkenaan diberikan kesempatan menyaksikan Majlis mony held on 10 December each year and meetingAnugerah Nobel tersebut yang diadakan pada 10 the Nobel Prize winners. The Academy hopes that theDisember setiap tahun serta bertemu dengan peneri- study visit would be able to enhance the student’s in-ma Anugerah Nobel berkenaan. Akademi berharap terest in science and provide exposure on the impor-lawatan sambil belajar ini dapat meningkatkan lagi tance of S&T in daily life as well as update them onminat para pelajar kepada sains dan memberikan recent developments in S&T.pendedahan mengenai kepentingan S&T dalam ke-hidupan seharian serta memaklumkan mereka me-ngenai perkembangan terkini dalam S&T. Pemenang NSC 2008 di Anugerah Nobel, Stockholm. The winners of NSC 2008 at the Nobel Prize ceremony, Stockholm.Program Kembali ke ASM Back to School ProgrammeSekolah ASM In the above Programme which commenced in 2005,Dalam program di atas yang bermula sejak tahun Fellows are expected to go back to their schools to2005, Felo diharapkan supaya kembali ke sekolah undertake a series of events such as giving lecturesmereka dahulu bagi melaksanakan beberapa perka- on their scientific work and contribution, career pros-ra seperti memberikan syarahan mengenai kerja serta pects in science and motivation. For 2008, the Acad-sumbangan saintifik mereka, prospek kerjaya dalam emy successfully organised nine such programmes, asbidang sains serta motivasi. Bagi tahun 2008, Akademi shown below:berjaya menganjurkan sembilan buah program ber-kenaan, seperti yang ditunjukkan di bawah: In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 81

SAINS & M A S YA R A K AT SCIENCE & SOCIETY• Prof Datuk A. Hamid A. Hadi, FASc—16 April di SMK • Prof Datuk A. Hamid A. Hadi, FASc —16 April at Dato‘ Abdul Rahman Ya‘Kub, Merlimau, Melaka SMK Dato’ Abdul Rahman Ya’Kub, Merlimau, Melaka• Prof Dato‘ Ir Chuah Hean Teik, FASc menyam paikan sebuah syarahan bertajuk ‘Kerjaya dalam • Prof Dato’ Ir Chuah Hean Teik, FASc delivered a Bidang Kejuruteraan’ pada 16 Jun di SMK Jasin, lecture entitled ‘Careers in Engineering’ on 16 Melaka June at SMK Jasin, Melaka• Anggota Akademi Datuk Dr M. Jegathesan, FASc • Academician Datuk Dr M. Jegathesan, FASc telah berucap mengenai ‘Kerjaya dalam spoke on ‘Careers in Medical Sciences’ on 18 Sains Perubatan’ pada 18 Jun di SMK Victoria, June at SMK Victoria, Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur • Prof Dr Khalijah Mohd Salleh, FASc lectured on• Prof Dr Khalijah Mohd Salleh, FASc telah mem ‘Nanoscience and Nanotechnology’ on 22 berikan syarahan mengenai ‘Sains dan Tek- June at MRSM Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan nologi Nano’ pada 22 Jun di MRSM Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan • Prof Dato’ Ir Dr Chuah Hean Teik, FASc talked on ‘Careers in Science’ on 9 July at SMK Chung• Prof Dato‘ Ir Dr Chuah Hean Teik, FASc membica Ling, Penang akan ‘Kerjaya dalam Bidang Sains’ pada 9 Julai di SMK Chung Ling, Pulau Pinang • Prof Chia Swee Ping, FASc—19 July at SMK Chung Ling, Penang• Prof Chia Swee Ping FASc—19 Julai di SMK Chung Ling, Pulau Pinang • Ho Chee Cheong, FASc—19 July at SMK Chung Ling, Penang• Ho Chee Cheong FASc—19 July at SMK Chung Ling, Pulau Pinang • Prof Ir Abang Abdullah Abang Ali, FASc lectured on ‘The Engineering and Technology World’on• Prof Ir Abang Abdullah Abang Ali, FASc telah 21 July at SMK Green Road, Kuching, Sarawak memberikan syarahan mengenai ‘Dunia Ke- juruteraan dan Teknologi’ pada 21 Julai di SMK • Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof Basiron, FASc spoke on ‘Ca- Green Road, Kuching, Sarawak reer in the Plantation Industry’ on 5 September at Royal Military College, Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur.• Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof Basiron, FASc telah berucap mengenai ‘Kerjaya dalam Industri Perladang- Public Understanding of S&T an’ pada 5 September di Maktab Tentera Diraja, Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur. The above annual programme was organised by the Malaysian Scientific Association in collaborationKefahaman Awam Mengenai with ASM, Petrosains Sdn Bhd, National Science Cen-S&T tre, Science and Technology Unit of the Sabah Chief Minister’s Department, Sabah State Education Depart-Program tahunan di atas telah dianjurkan oleh Per- ment and Universiti Malaysia Sabah. It was held fromsatuan Saintifik Malaysia dengan kerjasama ASM, 14–15 August 2008 at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and par-Petrosains Sdn Bhd, Pusat Sains Negara, Unit Sains ticipated in by 400 secondary school students from 24dan Teknologi Jabatan Ketua Menteri Sabah, Jaba- schools. The aim was to promote a better understand-tan Pendidikan Negeri Sabah dan Universiti Malaysia ing of S&T among students, teachers and the generalSabah. Ia telah diadakan pada 14–15 Ogos 2008 di public. The theme of the programme was ‘Empower-Kota Kinabalu, Sabah dan telah disertai seramai 400 ing Future Generations with S&T’ and 18 speakers lec-orang pelajar sekolah menengah dari 24 buah se- tured to the students on various topics ranging fromkolah. Matlamatnya adalah bagi mempromosi kefa- nutrition and health to animal and environment con-haman lebih mendalam mengenai S&T di kalangan servation. Two workshops were also conducted bypelajar, guru–guru dan masyarakat umum. Tema pro- Petrosains and National Science Centre. This was agram berkenaan adalah ‘Memperkasakan Generasi great platform for the students to learn about the vari-Masa Depan dengan S&T’ dan 18 orang penceramah ous fields of science, its contribution to daily life andmemberikan syarahan kepada para pelajar menge- also provided an exposure on possible career path-nai pelbagai topik dari pemakanan dan kesihatan ways.kepada haiwan dan pemuliharaan alam sekitar. Duabuah bengkel juga telah dikendalikan oleh Petrosainsdan Pusat Sains Negara. Ini merupakan satu wadahyang amat baik bagi para pelajar mengetahui pel-bagai cabang sains, sumbangan dalam kehidupanseharian, dan juga memberikan mereka pendeda-han kepada laluan kerjaya yang ingin diceburi.82 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

S AINS & MAS YAR AKATSCIENCE & SOCIETYPesta Kimia Malaysia Malaysian Chemistry FestivalPesta bagi tahun 2008 telah dianjurkan oleh Institut The Festival for 2008 was organised by Institut KimiaKimia Malaysia (IKM) dengan kerjasama Akademi dan Malaysia in collaboration with the Academy andPetrosains pada 18 Ogos di KLCC. ASM telah diwakili Petrosains on 18 August in KLCC. ASM was represen-oleh anggota Akademi Tan Sri Datuk Dr Augustine S.H. ted by Academician Tan Sri Datuk Dr Augustine S.H.Ong, FASc, Kerusi Kumpulan Disiplin Sains Kimia pada Ong FASc, Chair of the Chemical Sciences Disciplineacara penutup. Group at the closing ceremony.Program ini disertai seramai 106 orang pelajar sekolah The programme was participated in by 106 secon-menengah dan 17 orang guru dari sekolah yang ter- dary school students and 17 teachers from selectedpilih di Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor. Tambahan lagi, schools from Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. In addition,11 orang guru mentor daripada program Cabaran 11 mentor teachers from the National Science Chal-Sains Negara turut menyertai Pesta berkenaan. lenge programme also participated in the Festival.Program ini merupakan satu aktiviti baru IKM yang The programme is a new activity of IKM aiming atbertujuan mempopularkan bidang kimia di kalangan popularizing chemistry among secondary schoolpelajar sekolah menengah. Program Ulung berkenaan students. The Inaugural programme themed ‘Energyyang bertema ‘Tenaga Suatu Perkara’ membin- Matters’ discussed the latest developments in thecangkan perkembangan-perkembangan mutakhir energy sector, current issues related to climatedalam sektor tenaga, isu semasa berkaitan peruba- change, high crude oil prices and development ofhan cuaca, peningkatan harga minyak mentah dan alternate energy. The programme proved to be anpembangunan tenaga alternatif. Program tersebut excellent platform for students and teachers to learnterbukti menjadi wadah cemerlang bagi para pela- more on chemistry and its importance.jar dan guru mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai kimiadan kepentingannya. Ministry of Education S&T Research CampKem Penyelidikan S&TKementerian Pelajaran The S&T Research Camp organised by the Ministry of Education Malaysia was held in Penang from 13–17Kem Penyelidikan S&T yang dianjurkan oleh Kemente- October 2008 for a group of selected lower secondaryrian Pendidikan Malaysia telah diadakan di Pulau students nationwide. The Academy was representedPinang pada 13–17 Oktober 2008 bagi sekumpulan by Dr Chin Chiew Foan of Nottingham University. Drpelajar menengah rendah terpilih dari seluruh nega- Chin’s talk was entitled ‘How to Use Scientific Methodra. Akademi telah diwakili oleh Dr. Chin Chiew Foan to Develop a Research Project’. The programme wasdari Universiti Nottingham. Ceramah Dr Chin bertajuk aimed to provide exposure to students on how to con-‘Bagaimana Menggunakan Kaedah Saintifik bagi duct a research project and encourage them to takeMembangunkan Sebuah Projek Penyelidikan’. Pro- part in international science competitions.gram ini bertujuan memberikan pendedahan kepa-da para pelajar mengenai bagaimana melaksana-kan sebuah projek penyelidikan dan menggalakkanmereka untuk mengambil bahagian dalam pertan-dingan sains di peringkat antarabangsa. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 83

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

JARINGAN KERJASAMA ANTARAB ANGSA INTERNATIONAL COLLABORAT IONProgram Penyelidikan Malaysian AntarcticaAntartika Malaysia (MARP) Research Programme (MARP)MARP terus menyokong sepuluh buah projek penye- MARP continued to support ten biological and sevenlidikan biologi dan tujuh buah projek penyelidikan physical science research projects in 2008. It hassains fizikal pada tahun 2008. Ia juga telah menam- also amplified its capacity in the area of human re-bahkan keupayaannya dalam bidang pembangu- source development. Currently, nine PhD candidatesnan sumber manusia. Pada masa ini, sembilan orang are pursuing their studies on various fields of scientificcalon PhD sedang melanjutkan pengajian mereka research on Antarctica. There are also 30 MSc can-dalam pelbagai lapangan kajian saintifik berkaitan didates and 14 undergraduates under the MARP re-Antartika. Terdapat juga 30 orang calon MSc dan 14 search program.orang calon prasiswazah di bawah program penye-lidikan MARP. Thirteen researchers participated in Antarctic expe- ditions as part of their research projects with teamsTiga belas orang penyelidik telah menyertai ekspe- from New Zealand, Britain, Ecuador and Germany. Adisi ke Antartika sebagai sebahagian daripada ak- new collaboration was established in 2008 withtiviti projek kajian mereka dengan kumpulan dari the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) of Germany. ForNew Zealand, Britain, Ecuador dan Jerman. Kerjasa- season 2008/2009, two researchers participated in thema baru dijalinkan pada tahun 2008 dengan Institut Arctic Expeditions in June 2008. MARP researchers alsoAlfred Wegener (AWI) Jerman. Bagi musim 2008/2009, collaborated with AWI and successfully installed me-dua orang penyelidik telah menyertai Ekspedisi Artik teorological research equipment in the Arctic.dalam bulan Jun 2008. Para penyelidik MARP jugabekerjasama dengan AWI dan telah berjaya mema- Four Malaysian scientists under MARP participated insang peralatan penyelidikan meteorologi di Artik. the First Ecuadorian Polar Science Symposium held at Universidad Peninsular Santa Elena in July 2008. TwoEmpat orang saintis Malaysia di bawah MARP me- researchers also attended the Latin American Scienti-nyertai Simposium Sains Kutub Ecuador Pertama yang fic Symposium and assisted their counterparts in Chilediadakan di Universidad Peninsular Santa Elena pada set up a biomolecular laboratory at the Chilean Insti-Julai 2008. Dua orang penyelidik juga telah meng- tute in September 2008.hadiri Simposium Saintifik Amerika Latin dan mem-bantu rakan sejawat mereka di Chile mendirikan se- The 31st Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, whichbuah makmal biomolekul di Institut Chile pada bulan was hosted by the Government of Ukraine, was at-September 2008. tended by Prof Dato’ Azizan Abu Samah and Shariffah Talha from MARP and Ikram Mohd Ibrahim from WismaKerajaan Ukraine menjadi tuan rumah Mesyuarat Putra. The other delegates welcomed Malaysia to fu-Rundingan Perjanjian Antartika ke-31. Mesyuarat ini ture meetings and encouraged Malaysia to expandtelah dihadiri oleh Prof Dato‘ Azizan Abu Samah dan scientific research.Shariffah Talha dari MARP dan Ikram Mohd Ibrahimdari Wisma Putra. Anggota delegasi yang lain me- Twenty nine oral and poster papers were presentednyambut baik kehadiran Malaysia dalam mesyuarat by Malaysian researchers at the Scientific Committeelain di masa depan serta menggalakkan Malaysia on Antarctic Research (SCAR)-IASC Open Sciencemeluaskan penyelidikan saintifiknya. Conference held in July 2008. The conference was co-sponsored by the International Council for ScienceDua puluh sembilan kertas kerja lisan dan poster telah and the World Meteorological Organization who weredibentangkan oleh para penyelidik Malaysia di Jawa- also the co-sponsors of the International Polar Year. Ittankuasa Saintifik mengenai Penyelidikan Antartika was held in St Petersburg, Russia.(SCAR) – IASC Persidangan Sains Terbuka telah diada-kan pada bulan Julai 2008. Persidangan berkenaandianjurkan bersama oleh Majlis Sains Antarabangsadan Pertubuhan Meteorologi Sedunia yang jugamerupakan penaja bersama Tahun Kutub Antara-bangsa. Ia diadakan di St. Petersburg, Rusia. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 85

JAR I N G A N KE R J A S A M A A N TA R AB ANGS A I N TE R N AT I O N A L C O L L ABO RATIO NMesyuarat delegasi SCAR telah diadakan pada bulan A SCAR delegates meeting was held in July followingJulai selepas Persidangan Sains Terbuka SCAR – IASC the SCAR-IASC Open Science Conference in Moscow.di Moscow. Malaysia diwakili oleh anggota Akademi Malaysia was represented by Academician Dato’ SeriDato‘ Seri Dr Salleh Mohd Nor, FASc dan Prof Dato‘ Dr Salleh Mohd Nor, FASc and Prof Dato’ Dr AzizanDr Azizan Abu dan dalam mesyuarat ini, permohonan Abu and at this meeting, Malaysia’s application for fullMalaysia bagi keanggotaan penuh dalam SCAR dilu- membership of SCAR was officially approved.luskan secara rasmi. The Asian Forum for Polar Sciences (AFOPS) delegatesMesyuarat delegasi Forum Sains Kutub Asia (AFOPS) meeting were held in March and September 2008 intelah diadakan pada bulan Mac dan September Tokyo, Japan and Incheon, Korea respectively. The2008, masing–masing di Tokyo, Jepun dan Incheon, Malaysian delegates were led by the MARP Director,Korea. Delegasi Malaysia yang diketuai oleh Pengarah Prof Dato’ Azizan Abu Samah and included Assoc.MARP, Prof Dato‘ Azizan Abu Samah, termasuklah Prof Prof Dr Ewe Hong Tat, as Head of Planetary SciencesMadya Dr Ewe Hong Tat, selaku Ketua Pasukan Kerja working group and Dr Michael Wong, as Head ofSains Planetari, dan Dr Michael Wong, selaku Ketua Life Sciences working group. The meeting was alsoPasukan Kerja Sains Hayat. Mesyuarat berkenaan juga attended by AFOPS committee members from Japan,turut dihadiri oleh Anggota Jawatankuasa AFOPS dari Korea, India and China. The meeting provided aJepun, Korea, India dan China. Mesyuarat berkenaan foundation for co-operative research activities amongmemberikan asas bagi aktiviti penyelidikan bersama member countries.di kalangan negara anggota. In April 2008, MARP participated in the exhibition atPada bulan April 2008, MARP menyertai sebuah pa- University of Malaya in conjunction with the launchingmeran di Universiti Malaya sehubungan dengan of International Planet Year and the Climate Changepelancaran Tahun Planet Antarabangsa dan Forum Forum.Perubahan Iklim. Disekitar Scott Base, Antartika New Zealand. Around Scott Base, Antartica New Zealand.86 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJAS AMA ANTARAB A NGSAI N T E R N AT I O NAL C O LLABO RATIO N Pemetaan glasier. Glacier mapping.Pemetaan GIS di South Shetland, Semenanjung Antartika.GIS mapping at South Shetland, Antartic Peninsula.Perjanjian Persefahaman MoU with Royal Society ofdengan Pertubuhan Diraja Edinburgh (RSE)Edinburgh (RSE) The Academy and RSE signed a Memorandum ofAkademi dan RSE menandatangani sebuah Perjan- Understanding to facilitate bilateral exchangesjian Persefahaman bagi memudahkan pertukaran for post-doctoral research between Malaysia anddua hala penyelidikan pasca kedoktoran antara Scotland. These exchanges or collaborations includeMalaysia dan Scotland. Pertukaran atau kerjasama study visits, fellowships and joint-research projects.ini termasuklah lawatan sambil belajar, biasiswa danprojek penyelidikan bersama. Under this collaboration, Dr Frithjof Kupper, a marine phycologist from Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory,Di bawah kerjasama ini, Dr Frithjof Kupper, seorang Oban in Scotland, spent three days at the algalahli phycology marin dari Makmal Marin Dunstaff- laboratory and University of Malaya Algal Culturenage, Oban di Scotland, menghabiskan masa tiga Collection of the Institute of Ocean and Earth Scienceshari di makmal alga dan Koleksi Kultur Alga di Institut at UM. He was able to contribute to the completionSains Lautan dan Bumi di Universiti Malaya. Beliau te- of an article reporting an inventory of algal diversitylah dapat memberikan sumbangan kepada sebuah around Pulau Jarak, Pulau Perak and the Sembilanrencana yang melaporkan inventori kepelbagaian Archipelago in the Straits of Malacca.alga di sekitar Pulau Jarak, Pulau Perak dan gugusanKepulauan Sembilan di Selat Melaka. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 87

JAR I N G A N KE R J A S A M A A N TA R AB ANGS A I N TE R N AT I O N A L C O L L ABO RATIO NMesyuarat - mesyuarat Inter-Academy Panel (IAP)Jawatankuasa Program Air Water Programme CommitteePanel Antara - Akademi (IAP) MeetingsMesyuarat berkenaan telah diadakan di Amsterdam The Meetings were held in Amsterdam on 31 Januarypada 31 Januari (mesyuarat pertama) dan di Ottawa (first meeting) and in Ottawa from 8-9 Septemberpada 8–9 September (mesyuarat kedua). ASM telah (second meeting). ASM was represented by Dato’diwakili oleh Dato’ Seri Dr Salleh Mohd Nor dan Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Mohd Nor and Datuk Ir (Dr) AhmadIr (Dr) Ahmad Zaidee Laidin. Mesyuarat berkenaan Zaidee Laidin, respectively. The Meetings discussedmembincangkan dan meluluskan, antara lain, pem- and approved, among other matters, financing ofbiayaan projek. Bagi tahun 2008, Exco IAP meluluskan projects. For 2008, the IAP Exco approved funding forpembiayaan bagi empat buah program iaitu (i) six programmes namely (i) GMOs in Africa : ChallengesGMO di Africa: Cabaran dan Peluang; (ii) Hubungan and Opportunity; (ii) Primary Connections — LinkingAwal — Mencantumkan Sains dengan Celik Huruf; (iii) Science with Literacy; (iii) Global Education for RuralPendidikan Global bagi Kanak–kanak Luar Bandar di Children in Sri Lanka through ICT, (iv) Global ActivitiesSri Lanka menerusi CT, (iv) Aktiviti Global Program Pen- of the IAP Science Education Programme; (v) IANASdidikan Sains IAP; (v) Bengkel IANAS mengenai Sua- Workshop on Science Funding Landscape in Centralsana Pembiayaan Sains di Amerika Tengah dan Se- and South America; (vi) Strengthening Collaborationlatan; (vi) Mengukuhkan Kerjasama antara Program Between AASA Clean Water Programme and theAir Bersih AASA dan Bengkel Program Air IAP. Sebuah IAP Water Programme Workshop. An allocation ofperuntukan berjumlah USD 230 000 telah diluluskan USD230 000 was approved for these projects. ASM isbagi projek ini. ASM dijangka memperoleh manfaat expected to benefit from project no. (ii). The followingdaripada projek no. (ii). Perkara berikut juga telah projects were also approved - the applications ofdiluluskan: permohonan Akademi Sains dan Kesenian the Kosovo Academy of Science and Arts and theKosovo dan Akademi Sains dan Teknologi Korea se- Korean Academy of Science and Technology asbagai anggota baru; pembentukan jawatankuasa new members; creation of a consultative financeperunding kewangan; penganjuran sebuah bengkel committee; a workshop on biofuel (2009) and amengenai bahan api bio (2009) dan sebuah persi- conference on biodiversity (2010).dangan mengenai biodiversiti (2010). Eighth Conference of thePersidangan Majlis Sains Asia Science Council of Asia (SCA)(SCA) Kelapan The Conference themed ‘Sustainable DevelopmentPersidangan tersebut yang bertemakan ‘Pemba- on Marine Resources and Environment’ wasngunan bagi Sumber dan Persekitaran Marin yang convened by the China Association for Science andBerkekalan’ telah diadakan oleh Persatuan Sains dan Technology (CAST), Qingdao Association for ScienceTeknologi China (CAST), Persatuan Sains dan Teknolo- and Technology (QDAST) and the Science Councilgi Qingdao (QDAST) dan Majlis Sains Jepun (SCJ) di of Japan (SCJ) in Qingdao, China from May 27–30. ItQingdao, China, pada 27 – 30 Mei. Ia dianjurkan was held simultaneously with the ‘International Forumdengan kerjasama ‘Forum Sains dan Teknologi Marin on Marine Science and Technology and EconomicAntarabangsa dan Pembangunan Ekonomi 2008’ Development 2008’. The Academy was representedyang diadakan serentak. Akademi telah diwakili oleh by Emeritus Prof Mohd Nordin Hasan, FASc and LESTARIEmeritus Prof Mohd Nordin Hasan, FASc dan LESTARI of UKM was also represented at the conference.UKM juga telah diwakili dalam persidangan tersebut. At this annual event of SCA, the managementDalam acara tahunan SCA ini, Lembaga Pengurus board approved joint projects in Asia related to themeluluskan projek kerjasama di Asia yang berkaitan environment, poverty-free and ecosystem protection,dengan alam sekitar, penghapusan kemiskinan dan sustainable water resources management andperlindungan ekosistem, pengurusan sumber bekalan natural disaster mitigation. The draft plan of the 9thair berkekalan dan pengurangan kesan bencana se- SCA Conference in Singapore in 2009 and other SCAmula jadi. Draf rancangan Persidangan SCA ke-9 di joint-projects in progress were also reported.Singapura pada tahun 2009, dan lain projek usahasama SCA yang sedang berlangsung, juga dilaporkan.88 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJAS AMA ANTARAB A NGSAI N T E R N AT I O NAL C O LLABO RATIO NKursus Latihan Pendekatan Training Course on R & D Approaches anddan Pengurusan P&P Bagi Management for Young ScientistsSaintis-saintis Muda Enhancing the success of R&D efforts through well-Menambah kejayaan usaha P&P menerusi proses developed managerial processes has assumedpengurusan yang dibangunkan sebaik–baiknya te- urgency given the sizeable investments made by thelah menjadi perkara yang memerlukan perhatian government on R&D in recent years. Additionally,segera memandangkan banyaknya pelaburan oleh the Malaysian record of translating research findingskerajaan bagi tujuan P&P sejak beberapa tahun ke- from universities and public research institutionsbelakangan ini. Di samping itu, rekod menunjukkan into utilizable products, processes and services hasusaha menterjemahkan hasil kajian daripada univer- not been satisfactory. Thus this course, held fromsiti dan institusi penyelidikan awam kepada produk, 16-21 June, in Kuala Lumpur, was aimed to provideproses dan perkhidmatan yang boleh dimanfaatkan participants with sufficient insight on current policiesadalah tidak memuaskan di Malaysia. Oleh itu kursus and programmes on R&D, skills in grant applicationini, yang telah diadakan pada 16-21 Jun, di Kuala and effective research management skills andLumpur, adalah bertujuan menyediakan para pe- competence in personal skills for enhanced jobserta dengan kefahaman secukupnya mengenai performance. In addition, it served as a platform todasar dan program semasa berkaitan P&P, kema- bring together researchers from various universitieshiran dalam permohonan bantuan dan pengeta- and public research institutions to discuss opportunitieshuan pengurusan penyelidikan yang berkesan, dan for joint-research collaborations.kecekapan dalam kemahiran peribadi bagi mening-katkan prestasi kerja. Tambahan pula, ia menjadi wa- The course was attended by 47 participants fromdah bagi para penyelidik dari pelbagai universiti dan various public and private universities, public researchinstitusi penyelidikan awam berbincang mengenai institutions and Government departments. Most of thepeluang mengadakan usaha penyelidikan bersama. participants were relatively new in service with the majority having less than five years of experience.Kursus berkenaan dihadiri seramai 47 orang pesertadari pelbagai universiti awam dan swasta, institusi A total of 22 presentations were delivered by thepenyelidikan awam dan jabatan Kerajaan. Keba- respective experts on their fields during the coursenyakan peserta masih baru dalam perkhidmatan which encompassed the major topics in this trainingdengan majoritinya mempunyai pengalaman kurang course. The major topics were divided around threedaripada lima tahun. themes: Macro Perspective; Research Approaches; Management and Personal Skills. The topics coveredSejumlah 22 penyampaian telah diberikan oleh pa- R&D in national development, knowledge economy,kar dalam bidang mereka semasa kursus berkenaan knowledge society and the role of researchers. Theyang meliputi topik utama dalam kursus latihan course also provided participants with modules onini. Topik utama berkenaan telah dibahagikan ke- research approaches including writing skills on researchpada tiga buah tema: Perspektif Makro; Pendekat- proposals and technical reports; commercialization ofan Penyelidikan, serta Kemahiran Pengurusan dan research and intellectual property rights. ParticipantsPeribadi. Topik meliputi P&P dalam pembangunan were divided into groups for the preparation of projectnasional, ekonomi pengetahuan, masyarakat ber- proposals for funding consideration. The projectpengetahuan, dan peranan para penyelidik. Kursus proposals were then evaluated and the best groupberkenaan juga membekalkan para peserta dengan was announced at the end of the course.modul pendekatan penyelidikan termasuk kemahiranmenulis cadangan dan laporan teknikal penyelidikan;pengkomersialan penyelidikan dan hak harta intelek-tual. Para peserta telah dibahagikan kepada bebe-rapa buah kumpulan untuk menyediakan cadanganprojek bagi pertimbangan pembiayaan. Cadanganprojek kemudiannya dinilai dan kumpulan yang ter-baik diumumkan pada penghujung kursus tersebut. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 89

JAR I N G A N KE R J A S A M A A N TA R AB ANGS A I N TE R N AT I O N A L C O L L ABO RATIO NSepanjang kursus ini, para peserta memperakui ba- The participants acknowledged that the traininghawa kursus latihan tersebut adalah bermanfaat course was beneficial since it gave exposure tokerana ia memberikan pendedahan kepada pel- various dimensions relating to intellectual propertybagai dimensi berkaitan pengurusan harta intelektu- management, commercialization of research andal, pengkomersialan penyelidikan dan pendekatan industry’s approach to R&D. This course will beindustri dalam P&P. Kursus ini akan dilaksanakan se- conducted annually to reflect the ASM’s seriousness intiap tahun bagi menunjukkan keseriusan ASM dalam instilling sound management practices among youngusaha menanam amalan pengurusan sewajarnya di researchers.kalangan para penyelidik muda. Para peserta bersama Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Penganjur (Akademisian Datuk Dr Aziz, FASc) dan Pengarah Eksekutif ASM (Datuk Dr Samsudin, FASc).Participants with the Chairman of the Organizing Committee (Academician Datuk Dr Aziz, FASc) and Executive Director of ASM (Datuk Dr Samsudin, FASc).Persidangan dan Mesyuarat 16th Islamic World AcademyExco NASIC serta of Sciences (IAS) Conference,Perhimpunan Agung, NASIC Exco Meeting andAkademi Sains Islam Sedunia General Assemblyke-16 (IAS) In conjunction with the IAS Conference, the Network ofSehubungan dengan Persidangan IAS tersebut, Academies of Science in Countries of OIC (NASIC)Rangkaian Akademi Sains di Negara OIC (NASIC)90 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJAS AMA ANTARAB A NGSAI N T E R N AT I O NAL C O LLABO RATIO Nmengadakan Perhimpunan Agung dan Mesyuarat held its general assembly and exco meeting onExco pada 25 Ogos 2008 di Kazan, Tatarstan. Datuk Ir 25 August 2008 in Kazan, Takarstan. Datuk Ir (Dr)(Dr) Ahmad Zaidee Laidin mewakili Akademi di Mesyu- Ahmad Zaidee Laidin represented the Academyarat berkenaan di mana isu yang dibincangkan ter- at the meetings where issues including progress ofmasuklah kemajuan program NASIC, aktiviti dan peni- NASIC’s programmes, activities and reassessmentlaian semula program; dan pemilihan anggota exco of its programmes were discussed and elections ofbaru. ASM menerima pelantikan semula selaku naib- new exco members were held. ASM was re-electedpresiden NASIC dalam tempoh dua tahun seterusnya. to serve as vice-president of NASIC for the next twoOleh itu, ASM akan terus mengawasi dan membantu years. Thus ASM will continue to monitor and assist theperkembangan NASIC, dan mengenal pasti cadang- development of NASIC, and identify clearer and morean yang lebih jelas serta objektif bagi menjadikan objective proposals to make NASIC productive.NASIC terus produktif. Ninth InternationalPersidangan mengenai Conference on GoatsKambing Antarabangsa Dr C. Devendra, FASc attended the above conference which was held from 31 August – 5 September inKesembilan Mexico and presented a paper on ‘Concluding Synthesis and Future for Sustainable Goat Production’.Dr C. Devendra, FASc menghadiri persidangan di The conference had the following objectives: (i) reviewatas yang telah diadakan pada 31 Ogos–5 September advances in the science of the species (ii) disseminatedi Mexico dan menyampaikan sebuah kertas kerja and share information (iii) promote professionalmengenai ‘Sintesis Terakhir dan Masa Depan bagi contact and networking (iv) promote north-southPenghasilan Kambing Berkekalan’. Persidangan and south-south collaboration, and (v) promotetersebut mempunyai objektif berikut: (i) mengkaji se- increased contribution from goats and improvedmula kemajuan dalam sains berkaitan spesies ber- livelihood of the poor. A total of 616 participants fromkenaan (ii) penyebaran dan perkongsian maklumat 44 countries attended the conference whose trends(iii) menggalakkan hubungan dan rangkaian pro- and discussions had several implications for Malaysiafesional (iv) menggalakkan kerjasama utara–selatan to focus R&D on especially in the areas of breeding,dan selatan–selatan, dan (v) menggalakkan pening- import of live animals, genetic erosion, integrated oilkatan hasil daripada kambing dan memperbaiki taraf palm–goats production, TOT and production systems.hidup golongan miskin. Sejumlah 616 orang pesertadari 44 buah negara menghadiri persidangan berke- International Conference onnaan di mana trend dan perbincangan yang berkai- Role of National Academiestan menyebabkan Malaysia membuat keputusan in the 21st Centurybagi memfokuskan pada R&D, terutamanya dalambidang pembiakan, pengimportan binatang hidup, This conference which was held in Podgorica,penghakisan genetik, pengeluaran bersepadu kela- Montenegro (9–12 October) to discuss the future rolepa sawit–kambing, TOT dan sistem pengeluaran. of the National Academies in Central and Eastern Europe was organized by the Inter-Academy PanelPersidangan mengenai on International Issues, Central and Eastern EuropeanPeranan Akademi Network of National Academies. At the conferenceKebangsaan Antarabangsa which was attended by 70 participants mainly frompada Abad ke-21 the Academies of Central and Eastern Europe, Nasaruddin Rahman representing ASM delivered aDiadakan di Podgorica, Montenegro (9 – 12 Oktober),bagi membincangkan peranan Akademi Kebang-saan di Eropah Tengah dan Timur di masa hadapan,ia telah dianjurkan oleh Panel Isu AntarabangsaAntara-Akademi, Rangkaian Akademi KebangsaanNegara Eropah Tengah dan Timur. Nasaruddin Rahmanmewakili ASM bagi menyampaikan sebuah kertaskerja bertajuk ‘Memupuk Budaya KecemerlanganSTI bagi Golongan Muda: Peranan ASM’, dalam In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 91

JAR I N G A N KE R J A S A M A A N TA R AB ANGS A I N TE R N AT I O N A L C O L L ABO RATIO Npersidangan itu, yang dihadiri oleh 70 orang peserta paper entitled ‘Fostering a Culture of Excellenceterutamanya dari Akademi Negara Eropah Tengah in STI for the Youth: Role of ASM’. At the end of thedan Timur. Pada penghujung persidangan, sebuah conference, a Universal Declaration on the RolePerisytiharan Universal mengenai Peranan Akademi of National Science Academies in the 21st CenturySains Kebangsaan pada Abad ke-21 telah dihasil- was produced, in which their more complex role ofkan, di mana peranan mereka yang lebih kompleks, providing policy advice, promoting STI excellenceantaranya memberikan nasihat bagi penentuan and promoting integrity, was outlined.dasar, menggalakkan kecemerlangan STI dan mem-promosikan integriti, telah digariskan. FASAS and AASA Meetings in Ankara, TurkeyMesyuarat-mesyuarat FASASdan AASA di Ankara, Turki The FASAS Council Meeting and AASA Board Meeting were held back-to-back from 15–17 October inMesyuarat Majlis FASAS dan Mesyuarat Lembaga conjunction with the Second International ConferenceAASA telah diadakan berturut pada 15–17 Oktober on Science Education in Asia and the Pacific. ASMsehubungan dengan Persidangan Pendidikan Sains was represented by Tan Sri Datuk Dr Omar Abduldi Asia dan Pasifik Antarabangsa Kedua. ASM telah Rahman (FASAS President), Datuk Dr Soon Ting Kuehdiwakili oleh Tan Sri Datuk Dr Omar Abdul Rahman (FASAS Project Director) and Nasaruddin Rahman.(Presiden FASAS), Datuk Dr Soon Ting Kueh (Pengarah Prof Dato’ Khairul Abdullah represented the MalaysiaProjek FASAS) dan Nasaruddin Rahman. Prof Dato‘ Scientific Association at the FASAS Council Meeting.Khairul Abdullah mewakili Persatuan Saintifik Malaysia ASM participated in both AASA and FASAS meetings.di Mesyuarat Majlis FASAS. ASM menyertai kedua–duamesyuarat AASA dan FASAS berkenaan. The new AASA Board Members for the period October 2008–October 2012, and Datuk Ir (Dr) AhmadAnggota Lembaga AASA yang baru bagi tempoh Zaidee Laidin, representing ASM, being one of themOktober 2008 – Oktober 2012, dan Datuk Ir (Dr) Ahmad were approved together with the report on AASAZaidee Laidin adalah salah seorang anggotanya, Joint Project on Sustainable Development in Asiamewakili ASM, telah diluluskan bersama dengan including a planned AASA Workshop on Sustainablelaporan Projek Usaha sama Pembangunan Berkeka- Development in Asia to be held from 17–18 Novemberlan di Asia AASA termasuklah juga rancangan sebuah 2008. At the end of the joint-meeting, an MOU forBengkel mengenai Pembangunan Berkekalan di Asia a framework of the joint-programme was signed.AASA, yang diadakan pada 17–18 November 2008. At the Conference, papers on science educationDi penghujung mesyuarat bersama tersebut, sebuah programmes undertaken in Turkey were displayed.MOU rangka kerja program bersama berkenaan telahditandatangani. Persidangan tersebut juga mende- S&T Management Trainingdahkan kertas program pendidikan sains yang dilak- Course for Researchers insanakan di Turki. OIC CountriesKursus Latihan Pengurusan S&T This course organized in Kuala Lumpur from 13–24bagi Para Penyelidik Negara- October 2008, under the Malaysian Technical Co-negara OIC operation Programme, provided participants with additional theoretical insight on current trends in STIKursus tersebut yang diadakan di Kuala Lumpur pada management and equipped participants with skills13–24 Oktober 2008, di bawah Program Kerjasama Tek- on sound research management practices as well asnikal Malaysia, memberikan para peserta pendeda- activities aimed at fostering a creative and innovativehan teori yang secukupnya mengenai perkembang-an terkini dalam pengurusan STI dan membekalkanpara peserta dengan kemahiran amalan pengurusanpenyelidikan sewajarnya serta aktiviti yang bertujuanmemupuk budaya organisasi yang kreatif dan inovatif.92 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJAS AMA ANTARAB A NGSAI N T E R N AT I O NAL C O LLABO RATIO NTambahan lagi, ia turut menjadi wadah bagi menya- organizational culture. In addition, it served astukan para penyelidik dari negara OIC membincang- a platform to bring together researchers in OICkan peluang kerjasama penyelidikan. Peluang mem- countries to discuss opportunities for joint-researchbina rangkaian kerjasama di kalangan para peserta collaboration; of particular value was the opportunitydan mengadakan hubungan dengan institusi penye- for participants to network and make contactslidikan di Malaysia merupakan sesuatu yang amat with research institutions in Malaysia. A total of 35bernilai. Sejumlah 35 orang peserta, 20 orang dari participants, 20 from OIC member countries with threenegara–negara anggota OIC, tiga dari lain negara from other countries and 12 Malaysians from variousdan 12 orang peserta Malaysia dari pelbagai insti- local research institutions and universities attendedtusi penyelidikan dan universiti tempatan menghadiri the course.kursus tersebut. Experts on S&T and its related subjects shared theirPakar S&T dan bidang berkaitan berkongsi kepaka- expertise and experiences with the participants. Theyran dan pengalaman mereka dengan para peserta. included Fellows of ASM and leading researchers inMereka termasuklah Felo ASM dan para penyelidik Malaysia. Apart from attending lectures, participantsulung di Malaysia. Selain daripada menghadiri ce- had the opportunity to visit selected researchramah, para peserta berpeluang melawat institusi institutions and research centres including Universitypenyelidikan dan pusat penyelidikan termasuklah of Malaya.Universiti Malaya. Participants expressed their appreciation to thePara peserta menyatakan penghargaan mereka Government of Malaysia and ASM for the opportunitykepada Kerajaan Malaysia dan ASM atas peluang to learn about S&T management practices inmempelajari amalan pengurusan S&T di Malaysia, Malaysia, and their intent of applying and transferringserta niat mereka bagi menggunakan dan memin- the knowledge they gained to their colleaguesdahkan pengetahuan yang telah mereka peroleh back home, thus assisting in multiplying the course’spada teman sekerja di tempat asal mereka, secara benefits towards developing the human capital oftidak langsung, ini membantu meningkatkan faedah OIC member countries.daripada kursus berkenaan ke arah membangunkanmodal insan di negara anggota OIC. Para peserta diberikan taklimat mengenai makmal NanoCen oleh Prof Sharifah Bee Abdul Hamid (UM). Participants were briefed on the NanoCen lab by Prof Sharifah Bee Abdul Hamid (UM). In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 93

JAR I N G A N KE R J A S A M A A N TA R AB ANGS A I N TE R N AT I O N A L C O L L ABO RATIO NPerhimpunan Agung Majlis 29th International CouncilSains Antarabangsa ke-29 for Science (ICSU) General AssemblyProf Muhamad Awang, FASc mewakili ASM dalamacara berkenaan yang diadakan di Maputo, Mo- Prof Muhamad Awang, FASc represented ASM atzambique pada 21–24 Oktober. Perhimpunan Agung the above conference which was held in Maputo,tersebut membincangkan beberapa perkara terma- Mozambique from 21–24 October. The Generalsuklah pelaksanaan Rancangan Strategik ICSU dan Assembly discussed several items including thesewaktu perbincangan tersebut, adalah diperakukan implementation of ICSU Strategic Plan and duringbahawa penubuhan Pejabat Serantau ICSU sebagai the discussions on this, it was acknowledged thatsatu pencapaian yang amat penting. Tiga buah the establishment of ICSU Regional Offices were apejabat serantau berkenaan termasuklah pejabat significant achievement. The three regional officesuntuk Asia dan Pasifik yang dihoskan oleh ASM. Per- include the Asia and Pacific office hosted by the ASM.himpunan Agung mengiktiraf Kerajaan Malaysia bagi The General Assembly acknowledged the Malaysianusaha dan sumbangan ini. Government for this effort and contribution.Sebuah laporan IPY 2007–2009 juga telah dibincang- A report on IPY 2007–2009 was also discussed at thekan pada Perhimpunan Agung berkenaan. Projek General Assembly. The project, highlighted as a majortersebut, yang diketengahkan sebagai sebuah aktiviti successful activity for ICSU involves more than 120utama ICSU yang berjaya, melibatkan lebih daripada projects with dedicated funding of around USD1200120 buah projek dengan pembiayaan berterusan ber- million. The project is also inter-disciplinary researchjumlah sekitar USD1200 million. Projek ini juga adalah covering biological, social and physical sciences andsebuah penyelidikan antara disiplin yang meliputi funded within the IPY framework involving thousandssains biologi, sosial dan fizikal, serta dibiayai melalui of scientists from over 60 countries including Malaysia.rangka kerja IPY melibatkan beribu orang saintis darilebih 60 buah negara termasuklah Malaysia. The General Assembly also discussed other ICSU programmes, and these provide opportunities forPerhimpunan Agung tersebut juga membincangkan Malaysian scientists to participate either at theprogram ICSU lain, dan ini memberikan peluang bagi programme planning or its implementation stages.para saintis Malaysia untuk turut serta sama ada ke- Prof Dato’ Zakri Ab. Hamid, FASc was elected astika perancangan sesuatu program ataupun di tahap a member of the ICSU Executive Board; with thispelaksanaannya. Prof Dato‘ Zakri Ab. Hamid, FASc Malaysia will continue to be seen as contributing totelah dipilih sebagai seorang anggota Lembaga Ek- world STI developments.sekutif ICSU, dengan ini Malaysia akan terus dilihatmemberikan sumbangan kepada pembangunan STI Korea Institute of Sciencedi dunia. and Technology Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP) R&DProgram Pengurusan P&P Management ProgrammeInstitut Penilaian danPerancangan Sains dan Dr Shukri Ab. Wahab, the Executive Director ofTeknologi Korea (KISTEP) ASM participated in the above programme which was held in Seoul from 3–8 November for high levelDr Shukri Ab Wahab, Pengarah Eksekutif ASM menyer- policy makers. This program aims to enhance R&Dtai program tersebut yang telah diadakan di Seoul capabilities and the competencies of participantspada 3 – 8 November bagi pembuat dasar pering- by providing and sharing Korea’s R&D managementkat atasan. Program ini bertujuan meningkatkan keu- experiences.payaan dan kecekapan P&P para peserta denganmembekalkan dan berkongsi pengalaman penguru-san P&P Korea.94 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

JARINGAN KERJAS AMA ANTARAB A NGSAI N T E R N AT I O NAL C O LLABO RATIO NSejumlah 16 orang peserta dari 15 buah negara A total of 16 participants from 15 countries attendedmenghadiri program tersebut. Seorang wakil dari the programme. A representative from UNESCO alsoUNESCO juga turut menghadiri program berkenaan attended the program as an observer. Participantsselaku pemerhati. Para peserta telah didedahkan ke- were exposed to the Korea’s R&D experiences andpada pengalaman P&P Korea dan juga menyertai la- also participated on visits to Korean Electronicswatan ke Institut Teknologi Elektronik Korea dan Sains Technology Institute and LG Life Science in Seoul. TheKehidupan LG di Seoul. Pengetahuan yang diperoleh knowledge gained from the Programme is useful fordaripada Program berkenaan adalah berguna bagi ASM in managing R&D funds and programmes.ASM dalam menguruskan dana dan program P&P. Association of AcademiesBengkel Persatuan Akademi of Sciences in Asia (AASA) Workshop on SustainableSains Asia (AASA) Energy DevelopmentMengenai Pembangunan The above workshop, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was held on 17–18 November in Beijing.Tenaga Berkekalan This workshop is one of the global initiatives strongly supported by IAP and IAC to further implement theBengkel tersebut, dihoskan oleh Akademi Sains China suggestions of IAC Energy Report realized in 2007. Intelah diadakan pada 17–18 November di Beijing. addition, the workshop was an important follow-upBengkel itu adalah salah satu daripada inisiatif global for AASA’s Sustainable Development of Asia Projectyang mendapat sokongan kuat IAP dan IAC bagi which was approved in August 2007 in Russia. It wasmelaksanakan seterusnya cadangan Laporan Tenaga attended by 30 representatives of ten AASA memberIAC yang dihasilkan pada tahun 2007. Di samping academies and Prof Dato’ Muhammad Yahayaitu, Bengkel berkenaan merupakan langkah susulan representing ASM delivered a paper on Sustainableyang penting bagi Projek Pembangunan Berkekalan Energy Development and Strategies for Malaysia.Asia AASA yang diluluskan pada bulan Ogos 2007 di The workshop also discussed suggestions to achieveRusia. Ia dihadiri oleh 30 orang wakil dari sepuluh buah the transition toward a sustainable energy systemakademi anggota AASA, dan Prof Dato’ Muhammad including S&T innovation, research priorities, energyYahaya yang mewakili ASM telah menyampaikan se- policies and co-operation among Asian countries.buah kertas kerja mengenai Pembangunan Tenaga At the end of the workshop, it was agreed that dueBerkekalan dan Strategi bagi Malaysia. Bengkel terse- to very different situations and conditions in Asianbut juga turut membincangkan cadangan bagi men- countries, every country will provide a nationalcapai perubahan ke arah sistem tenaga berkekalan report concerning the energy situation, challenges,termasuklah inovasi S&T, keutamaan penyelidikan, perspectives, policies, opportunities and suggestionsdasar tenaga dan kerjasama di kalangan negara for energy development.Asia. Di akhir bengkel berkenaan, adalah dipersetu-jui bahawa disebabkan keadaan dan suasana yangamat berbeza di negara Asia, setiap negara akanmenyediakan sebuah laporan kebangsaan mem-babitkan keadaan tenaga, cabaran, perspektif,dasar, peluang dan cadangan bagi pembangunantenaga. In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 95

JAR I N G A N KE R J A S A M A A N TA R AB ANGS A I N TE R N AT I O N A L C O L L ABO RATIO NMajlis Pelancaran Pusat Launching of the Interna-Antarabangsa Sains, tional Science, Technolo-Teknologi dan Inovasi Bagi gy and Innovation CentreKerjasama Selatan - Selatan for South-South Co-opera-Di Bawah Naungan UNESCO tion under the Auspices of(ISTIC) UNESCO (ISTIC)Majlis pelancaran penubuhan ISTIC telah disempur- ISTIC was officially launched on 22 May 2008 in Kua-nakan dengan rasminya oleh Menteri Sains, Teknolo- la Lumpur, Malaysia by the Hon. Minister for MOSTI,gi dan Inovasi, YB Datuk Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili Datuk Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili. Also present dur-pada 22 Mei 2008 di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Turut ing the launch were President of the Academy, Tanhadir pada majlis ini ialah Presiden ASM, Tan Sri Dr Yusof Sri Datuk Dr Yusof Basiron FASc, Academician Dato’ IrBasiron, FASc, Dato’ Ir Lee Yee Cheong, Pengerusi Lee Yee Cheong FASc, ISTIC Governing Board Chair-Majlis ISTIC, Prof Irene Rabenoro, Duta dan juga Wakil man, Prof Irene Rabenoro, Ambassador, PermanentTetap Madagascar ke UNESCO yang juga Pengerusi Delegate of Madagascar to UNESCO and Chair (G77)Kumpulan Negara Membangun (G77) + China - Paris + China Paris Chapter, Dr Abas Sadri, Director, ISESCOChapter, Dr Abas Sadri, Pengarah, Pejabat Seran- Regional Office in Tehran and Dr Mustafa El Tayeb, Di-tau ISESCO di Iran, Dr Mustafa El-Tayeb, Pengarah, rector, Science Policy and Sustainable DevelopmentBahagian Sains Polisi dan Pembangunan Mampan, Divison, UNESCO.UNESCO. In conjunction with the launch of ISTIC, a meetingSempena majlis ini, satu mesyuarat dikalangan among ISTIC Governing Board Members, ISTIC STIahli Majlis ISTIC, Majlis Penasihat STI ISTIC dan pihak Advisory Council and other interested parties wasberkepentingan telah diadakan dari 22–24 Mei 2009 organized from 22–24 May 2009 namely to determineuntuk mengenalpasti bidang keutamaan dan pro- ISTIC priority areas.gram tahunan ISTIC. Datuk Dr Maximus, in his speech during the launch ofDatuk Dr Maximus dalam ucapan beliau semasa me- ISTIC, thanked UNESCO for the trust given to Malaysiarasmikan pelancaran ISTIC mengucapkan terima kasih to host ISTIC. He reiterated Malaysia’s strong supportkepada UNESCO diatas kepercayaan yang diberikan for the Centre and also highlighted that it is throughkepada Malaysia untuk menjadi hos kepada ISTIC. ASM’s strong international networks with internationalBeliau juga mengulangi sokongan Malaysia untuk ISTIC STI organizations and world academies play a con-dan menjelaskan bahawa antara lain, Malaysia di- tributory role leading to Malaysia being entrusted aspilih untuk menjadi hos kepada ISTIC adalah kerana host country to ISTIC.kerjasama dan rangkaian antarabangsa yang dimilikioleh ASM.96 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

Projek Khas Disebabkan kewibawaan Felonya serta lingkungan kepakarannya yang pelbagai,Akademi sering diundang untuk menjalankan projek khas yang penting kepada Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi Special Projects By virtue of the pre-eminence of its Fellows and the multi-disciplinary nature of its expertise, the Academy is frequently called upon to undertake important projects of special significance to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

PROJEK KHAS SPECIAL PROJECTSPROGRAM ‘BRAIN GAIN’ BRAIN GAIN MALAYSIAMALAYSIA PROGRAMMEProgram ‘Brain Gain’ Malaysia melihat pendekatan Malaysia’s Brain Gain programme looks at innovativeinovatif bagi mendapatkan kemahiran para saintis ways to tap into the expertise of top internationalhandalan antarabangsa, tanpa perlu memindahkan scientists, without physically relocating theseindividu ini secara fizikal. Ia bertindak sebagai me- individuals. It acts as a fast track mechanism andkanisme jalan pintas dan membentuk sebahagian forms part of the national plan for human capitaldaripada rancangan pembangunan modal insan development.kebangsaan. The Programme has six initiatives:Program tersebut mempunyai enam buah inisiatif: • International Fellowship and Postdoctoral (IFPD)• Keanggotaan Felo dan Pasca Kedoktoran Antara- • R&D Collaboration (RDC) bangsa (IFPD) • Distinguished Visitors (DV) • Back to Lab (B2L)• Kerjasama P&P (RDC) • Diaspora Innovation Partnership (DIP); and• Tetamu Kehormat (DV) • Industry Cluster Development (ICD)• Kembali ke Makmal (B2L)• Perkongsian Inovasi Diaspora (DIP); dan The ASM had been tasked by MOSTI to implement• Pembangunan Kelompok Industri (ICD) the first four major initiatives. For this task, it established Expert Review Panels (ERP) which were in turn overseenASM telah ditugaskan oleh MOSTI bagi melaksanakan by a Project Management Committee.empat inisiatif utama terawal. Bagi tugas ini, ia me-nubuhkan Panel Penilai Pakar (ERP) yang pula dikawal For the year 2007 till 2008, the applications receivedselia oleh sebuah Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Projek. and recommended to MOSTI for approval were as following:Bagi tahun 2007 sehingga 2008, permohonan yang di-terima dan dicadangkan kelulusannya kepada MOSTIadalah seperti berikut:98 In Pursuit of Excellence in Science

PROJEK KHAS SPECIAL PROJECTSSenarai projek-projek yang telah dilengkapkan The list of completed and on-going projects underdan masih berterusan di bawah inisiatif ‘Brain Gain’ the different initiatives of Brain Gain Malaysia are asMalaysia yang berbeza adalah seperti berikut: follows:PROGRAM TETAMU KEHORMAT|DISTINGUISHED VISITOR PROGRAMME Saintis / Institusi Kelompok Tajuk Projek Rakan Usaha Sama / InstitusiScientist / Institution Cluster Project Title Collaborator/InstitutionProf Stephen Prime Bioteknologi Kanser Oral Dr Cheong Sok Ching,Universiti Bristol, UK Penjagaan Oral Cancer CARDIFFUniversity of Bristol, UK Kesihatan Biotechnology- HealthcareProf Junichi Tsujii ICT Pemeriksaan ke atas Dr Tang Enya Kong, USMUniversiti Tokyo, Jepun Pemprosesan Bahasa secaraUniversity of Tokyo, Semula jadi Ke ArahJapan Memperbaiki Metodologi Pengurusan Pengetahuan Merentasi Dimensi Multilingual dan Multimodal Exploration of Natural Language Processing Towards Improvement in Knowledge Management Methodologies Across Multilingual and Multimodal DimensionsProf. Dieter Freude Teknologi Nano 1. Membran Pengkonduksi Prof Halimaton, UTMUniversiti Leipzig, Nanotechnology Proton Nanokomposit AmfofilJermanUniversity of Leipzig, 2. Mangkin Berstruktur NanoGermany Dwi-Fasa (BNC), berkenaan Ciri-ciri Tapak TiO2 Berbeza dan Peranan Pemangkinannya dalam Ti-OMS-2 bagi Pengoksidasi Stirena 1. Amphophilic Nanocomposite Proton Conducting Membrane 2. Biphased Nanostructured Catalyst (BNC), on the Nature of Different TiO2 Sites and their Catalytic Role in Ti-OMS-2 for Oxidation of Styrene In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 99