{"id":2425,"date":"2025-07-27T13:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T13:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/?p=2425"},"modified":"2025-07-27T13:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T13:49:01","slug":"celebrating-research-excellence-in-materials-imaging-dr-syazwani-mohd-zaki-shortlisted-in-the-2024-iom3-imaging-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/celebrating-research-excellence-in-materials-imaging-dr-syazwani-mohd-zaki-shortlisted-in-the-2024-iom3-imaging-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Research Excellence in Materials Imaging &#8211; Dr. Syazwani Mohd Zaki Shortlisted in the 2024 IOM3 Imaging Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">In <strong>October 2024<\/strong>, <strong>Dr. Syazwani Mohd Zaki<\/strong> participated in the <strong>2024 Imaging Competition<\/strong> organised by the <strong>Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), UK<\/strong>, a prestigious event specifically aimed at <strong>early career researchers<\/strong> in the field of materials science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Her imaging work, which focused on the <strong>morphology of PVA-Chitosan Hydrogel incorporated with Polyaniline<\/strong>, captured using <strong>FESEM Quanta FEG 450<\/strong>, was <strong>shortlisted<\/strong> among the top entries for its scientific relevance and visual impact. On <strong>November 6th<\/strong>, she took part in an <strong>engaging online session<\/strong> where she presented and explained the intricacies of her imaging techniques to a <strong>diverse and international audience<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The competition, themed <strong>\u201cMaterials, Minerals &amp; Mining in&#8230; A Sustainable Future,\u201d<\/strong> invited submissions across three categories: <strong>materials<\/strong>, <strong>minerals<\/strong>, and <strong>mining<\/strong>\u2014all centred on building a more sustainable world through advanced research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">From a research perspective, <strong>understanding the morphology of materials<\/strong> offers <strong>invaluable insights into the phenomena<\/strong> under investigation. During this journey, researchers are often struck by the <strong>intricate and sometimes counterintuitive structures<\/strong> observed at the microscopic level. These <strong>fascinating morphologies<\/strong> are more than just visual\u2014<strong>they hold the keys to groundbreaking discoveries<\/strong>, often hidden to the naked eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">As researchers, it is essential that we cultivate a deep appreciation for these <strong>microscopic wonders<\/strong>, for they are <strong>fundamental to advancing our scientific understanding<\/strong> and achieving <strong>breakthroughs in our fields<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&#x1f44f; Congratulations once again to Dr. Syazwani on this well-deserved recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&#x1f4ce; Event details: <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iom3.org\/resource\/2024-image-competition-winners-announced.html\">https:\/\/www.iom3.org\/resource\/2024-image-competition-winners-announced.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><em>#AMSERU #ScientificImaging #IOM3 #MaterialsScience #SustainableFuture #ResearchRecognition #FESEM #PVAChitosan #EarlyCareerResearcher<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October 2024, Dr. Syazwani Mohd Zaki participated in the 2024 Imaging Competition organised by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), UK, a prestigious event specifically aimed at early career researchers in the field of materials science. Her imaging work, which focused on the morphology of PVA-Chitosan Hydrogel incorporated with Polyaniline, captured using&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/celebrating-research-excellence-in-materials-imaging-dr-syazwani-mohd-zaki-shortlisted-in-the-2024-iom3-imaging-competition\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2426,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2427,"href":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425\/revisions\/2427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engine.iium.edu.my\/amseru\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}