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YEAR
2025

department of geography

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Environmental
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Climate Change

RESEARCH KEYWORD
Treatment, Wastewater, Biodegradation,
Photodegradation, Toxic.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Yusoff, N. A., Ong, S.-A., Ho, L.-N., Wong, Y.-S.,
Saad, F. N. M., Khalik, W. F., & Lee, S.-L. (2018).
dr. Development of simultaneous photo and
biodegradation in the photocatalytic hybrid
Nik Noor Athirah Nik Yusoff sequencing batch reactor (PHSBR) for
mineralization of phenol. Biochemical Engineering
nikathirah@um.edu.my Journal, 138, 131-140. (Impact factor: 3.978, Cited:
22)
EDUCATION Yusoff, N. A., Ong, S.-A., Ho, L.-N., Wong, Y.-S.,

PhD, (Environmental Engineering) Saad, F. N. M., Khalik, W. F., & Lee, S.-L. (2017).
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Unimap) Performance of the hybrid growth sequencing
batch reactor (HG-SBR) for biodegradation of
MSC, (Environmental Enginering) phenol under various toxicity conditions. Journal of
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Unimap) Environmental Sciences, 75, 64-72. (Impact factor
3.120, Cited: 17).
BEng (HONOURS), (Environmental Engineering)
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Unimap)
UMEXPERT LINK SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
https://umexpert.um.edu.my/nikathirah.html Associated Research Fellow at Pusat
Kecemerlangan (CoE) Water Research and
RESEARCHER ID Environmental Sustainability Growth (WAREG).
JVN-1709-2024 (Web of Science) GOLD Awards Malaysia Technology Expo 2022,
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4830-1852 International Innovation Awards 2022: Photo-
Hybrid SBR for Removal of Toxic Contaminant in
SCOPUS ID Wastewater.
Environmental Stewards Award and Biji-Biji Micro
56123725800 Grant from Young South-East Asian Leaders
Initiative (YSEALI).

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