Congratulations to Prof Maleque and Team!

Congratulation to Prof. Dr. MD Maleque and his team for receiving the ‘Kobashi Special Award’ during the Tech Plan Demo Day. This event was held on 20 July 2019. Tech Planter is a platform organized by the company Leave a Nest to provide researcher and inventor an opportunity to pitch their ideas to Japanese corporations. Prof Dr. MD Maleque presented the product of Eco-SiC composite materials derived from rice husk for application in automotive brake.

Special Award Kobashi
Award Content: Round trip air tickets and accommodation to Japan to attend DEEP TECH Grand Prix Japan 2019
Team Name: Eco-Tech (IIUM)
Theme: Sustainable Lightweight Composite Materials
Judge’s comment: “Passionate and crazy presentation! Moved my heart.”, “I like the idea to utilize rice husks. Paddy field is our field and it is our vision to upgrade the earth.”

Full info here – https://en.lne.st/2019/07/21/tpmy2019_winners/