Department of Science and Technology Studies

On Going Research Works

Name of Academic Staff	Selected Research Activities
Prof. Datin Dr. Azizan binti Baharuddin   azizanb@um.edu.my	Current Research Interests: ·          Religion and Science, Islam and Science ·          Bioethics, Environmental Ethics ·          Islamic and Malay Worldview, Gender, Science and Technology; Impact of Science on Society   Current Research: ·          Faith-Based Environmental Education. ·          Teaching Integrity at Institutions of Higher Learning ·          The Relationship between Quran and Science in the Context of Islam Hadhari   Previous/Completed Research (last 5 years): ·          Kesan Globalisasi Terhadap Budaya Setempat melalui S&T ·          Islam and Ecology. ·          Science, Religion and Development. ·          Faith Based Environmental Ethics and Education
Prof. Dr. Mohd Hazim Shah bin Abdul Murad   drhazim@um.edu.my	Current Research Interests: ·          History and Philosophy of Science ·          Comparative Epistemology ·          Science, Culture and Religion   Current Research: ·          S&T in the Islamic World ·          The Semiotics of Scientific Theories   Previous/Completed Research (last 5 years): ·          Scientific Paradigms and Their Socio-Cultural Implications ·          The Relationship between Popper’s Philosophy of Science and His Political Philosophy ·          The Rationalisation of Malay Culture Under British Rule ·          Responses of Selected Muslim Intellectuals to Modern S&T ·          The Epistemology of Orientalism
Associate Prof. Dr. K. Thiruchelvam   kthiru@um.edu.my	Current Research Interests: ·          National Innovation System ·          Management of Science and Technology   Current Research: ·          National Innovation System in Developing Countries ·          Public policy for science, technology and innovation   Previous/Completed Research (last 5 years): ·          Attracting Malaysian talent from abroad ·          Enhancing Public R&D productivity ·          Malaysia’s National Innovation System
Associate Prof. Dr. Siti Nurani bte Mohd Nor   sitinuraninor@um.edu.my	Current Research Interests: ·          Bioethics/Biomedical Ethics ·          Professional Ethics in Science and Medicine ·          Problem-based Learning in Ethics Education ·          Animal Ethics   Current Research: ·          Developing Capacity In Research Ethics – An Empirical Study Of The Development Of Research Ethics Programme In A Selected Organization (F0709/2005D)   Previous/Completed Research (last 5 years): ·         The Ethics of Human Cloning: The Case of Malaysia, in association with the Kulturübergreifende Bioethik (Culture Transcending Bioethics Project) sponsored by the DFG German Research Group, Ruhr Universität, Bochum. ·          The Concept of the Beginning of Life and the Beginning of Death: Moral Questions Pertaining to IVF and the Brain Death Criteria for the Facilitation of Heart Transplants. Vote F Grant (FS438/2000A) ·          Analysis of the Ethical Standing of Selected Muslim Professionals in relation to the Moral Dilemma that Arises from New Medical Biotechnology) Vote F Grant (F468/96)
Associate Prof. Dr. Paul Lettinck   paullet@um.edu.my	Current Research Interests: ·          History of Arabic-Islamic Science and Philosophy   Current Research: ·          Edition and translation of a – Ghazali’s (?) Al-hikmah fi makhluqat Allah. ·          A study of scientific passages in adab literature . Previous/Completed Research (last 5 years): ·          The reception of Aristotle’s natural philosophy in the Arabic world ·          Philosophical and theological aspects of science and technology
Dr. Amran bin Muhammad   amran_sts@um.edu.my	Current Research Interests: ·          Policy and Management of Science and Technology   Current Research: ·          The development of technoscience and technopreneurship ·          Philosophy of technology ·          The development S&T in Malaysia   Previous/Completed Research (last 5 years): ·          A study of the role of patents in chemical science and industry in Britain (PhD thesis). ·          The development of S&T studies in Malaysia (A book chapter).
Ng Boon Kwee   bkng@um.edu.my	Current Research Interests: ·          Innovations Management ·          Science and Technology Policy   Current Research: ·          Technological Product and Process Innovation in Malaysia’s Manufacturing Sector. (PhD Research)   Previous/Completed Research (last 5 years): ·          Tracking the S&T Policies’ Footprints in Developing Malaysia SMIs Technology Capabilities. Vot F (F0352/2003B) ·          Industry Research and Development Grant Scheme (IGS): Is there an Adequate Mechanism to Promote R&D Activities in Malaysia’s Private Sectors? Vot F (F0300/2001A)
Rosnah binti Sadri   rossa@um.edu.my	Current Research Interests: ·          Policy and Management of Science and Technology   Current Research: ·          Part 12 : Threat Toward Ethnic Relationship and Culture  in Malaysia and Global – panel writer for texts book “Hubungan Etnik Universiti Malaya”   Previous/Completed Research (last 5 years): ·          Technology Mapping in Asia: Selected Issues in Technology Mapping Program in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea
Suzana Ariff binti Azizan   suzana_ariff@um.edu.my	Current Research Interests: ·          Policy and Management of Science and Technology   Current Research: ·          Environmental Education at University of Malaya   Previous/Completed Research (last 5 years): ·          Enhancing Human Resource Development through R&D Activities: A Comparative Study on Malaysia and Japan