ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ROSSI SETIADJI, Environmental Chemist
Dr. Rossi Setiodji, 49 years old, was born in Indonesia. He received hiS tertiary education
training in Bogor as well as in the USA a t the New Mexico State University in Los Cruces.
Among Dr. Rossi's fields of expertise ore environmental sensor and monitoring and
electrochemical and radiochemical analyses. He joined FIST with 15 years experience as
chemist in the area of environmental monitoring, characterization and remediation, and l 0
years as engineering consultant in the area of quality m anagement, environmental
management, water and wastewater treatment and hazardous materials handling.
Interestingly Dr. Rossi was once a high school headmaster but the human touch has not
been diminished as he has also held various capacities as human resource manager
thereafter.
As a UMPion he hopes to apply his extensive experience in teaching, research, consultoncy
and community outreach. Dr. Rossi is married to Yunito Toniswori. The couple has four
children.
Saiful Nizam Tajuddin, PhD (Industrial Chemistry) candidate
Soiful Nizom Tojuddin, 32 years old, was born
in Kuonton. The son of a Navy man, Soiful
Nizom himself spent the Iotter port of his
schooling years at the Royal Military College.
While enrolled as on undergraduate and MSc
in Industrial Chemistry at Universiti Soins
Malaysia, Soiful Nizom developed laboratory
skills, penchant for deductive reasoning and
innovotiveness under the tutelage of Prof Asri
Nowi. He then completed a teaching diploma
and taught at the Matriculation College in
Gombong before joining the University
College of Engineering & Technology
Malaysia (now UMP).
Soiful Nizom is presently Lecturer in
Chemistry at UMP on Ph.D study
leave completing a thesis on using
novel
organic
analytical
.instrumentation and techniques to
identify new chemical compounds
or revise older structure assignments
of constituents of the fragrant
fraction of Aquilorio moloccensis
(gohoru) under the supervision of
Prof Moshitoh Mohd Yusoff.
ul decided upon a
career
in
chemistry
because of the great job
prospect and greater still
is the opportunity to
carry
out
problemin
solving
regularly
chemical research," he
concluded during our
interview.
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"I decided upon a career in
chemistry because of the
great job prospect and
greater still is the opportunity
to corry out problem-solving
regularly
in
chemical
research," he concluded
during our interview.
Soiful Nizom juggles his
study with raising a young
family. Still very much a
resident of Kuonton, he is
married to Nor Fozidoh
Awong, on
M.D. They
hove
two
girls
(Ainul
Mordhioh and Anis Solehoh)
and a boy (Amir Huzoifoh).
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in Science and Technology, emphasising industrial elements as
required by our stakeholders.
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with Office of the Vice-chancellor.
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