Industry Advisory Panel – Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering

Tue. Nov 4th, 2025

Industry Advisory Panel (Matr)

Materials Engineering at IIUM has established an Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) consisting of industry experts who provide strategic advice on our education and research activities and senior academics. Our industry panel members are highly valued for their external industry perspective and their contribution in promoting and strengthening academic-industry collaboration.

These advisors are liaison between the industry and the programme where they can advise on the following industrial related issues:

Integrated design projects (through examining the topics and quality of work as well as the student’s discussion / presentations).
Seminar courses (through examining list of topics & Speakers).
Engineering Industrial Training (EIT) (examining the EIT annual report prepared by the EIT coordinator).
Advising on the relevant component of the curriculum to suit the requirement of the industries.
Proposing Industrial link in research projects.
Proposing Fellowship visits.
Proposing Research link with related industries.

Advisor/Position	Contact Information	Date of Appointment	Expiry Date
Mr. Afizul Azha Zakaria Head of EngineeringDevelopment and Validation, PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd.	Phone: +60389281504 Email: afizulazha@petronas.com.my	1^st January 2021	31^st December 2022
Ir. Sabrudin Mohamed Suren Senior Manager Marketing, Amsteel Mills Marketing Sdn. Bhd.	Email: sabrudin@amsteel.com.my	1^st January 2021	31^st December 2022
Mr. Rafindde Ramli Senior Consultant/Researcher, Engineering, AMREC Sirim Berhad	Phone: +603-55446869 Email: rafindde@sirim.my	1^st January 2021	31^st December 2022
Dr. Low Kin Onn IOP Specialists Sdn. Bhd.	Phone: +603-32918130 Email: lowkinonn@iops.com.my	1^st January 2021	31^st December 2022
Mr. Mohd Asyraf Abd Aziz Senior Project Engineer PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd.	Email: mohdasyrafaziz82@gmail.com	1^st January 2021	31^st December 2022
Mr. Mohd Eazaq Farommi Hamat Mechanical Static Engineer, Engineering, Project Delivery & Technology, PETRONAS	Email: eazaq.farommi@gmail.com	1^st January 2021	31^st December 2022
Mr. Abdul Hanif Abd Aziz Material, Corrosion and Inspection Specialist PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.	Email: abdul_hanif@hotmail.com	1^st January 2021	31^st December 2022