Staff Directory
Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy (Chemistry) - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
- Master of Science ( Chemistry ) - Masters Degree, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Erna Normaya Binti Abdullah (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE
ernanormaya@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Dr. Erna Normaya Abdullah is an Associate Professor at International Islamic University Malaysia. She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2015. Her primary research interest is to help the community by developing a cost-effective, movable, and easy-to-handle eco-friendly sensor for detecting toxic elements in environmental water, which requires no special training. This research follows the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of providing clean water and sanitation for the community. Chemosensors are being developed to detect hazardous metal ions at an early stage and water resources may be monitored effectively. Besides involves in chemosensor research, she also conducts research for the oil and gas industry that related to solve corrosion problems by using organic inhibitors, which is more environmentally friendly. She also uses computational chemistry software such as Gaussion09, GaussView05, Autodock Vina, and Materials Studio to visualize, analyze, and explain invisible phenomena that occur in chemistry-related research. By combining experimental and theoretical approaches, her research outcomes (WOS-articles) were successfully published in several reputable publishers such as Elsevier, Springer-Nature, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Springer, and Wiley. Due to her research interests/expertise in computational chemistry, synthetic and analytical chemistry, as well as drug and food inhibitors, she has served as a manuscript reviewer for several international and reputable publishers, such as Elsevier, Springer, and Emerald. She is also one of the Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM) members. According to the Laws of Malaysia, Act 158, Chemist Act 1975, she qualified to produce official chemical analyses for industry and the community without approval from government agencies.
Area of Specialisation
- Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Inorganic Chemistry ~ Other Inorganic Chemistry n.e.c. - Synthesis Inorganic Compound
- Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Analytical Chemistry ~ Sensor Technology (Chemical Aspects) - Chemosensor
- Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Physical Chemistry ~ Other Physical Chemistry n.e.c. - Corrosion
- Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Physical Chemistry ~ Theoretical Chemistry - DFT approach
Teaching Responsibilities
ADVANCE ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR HALAL HARAM PRODUCTS | 2018/2019 |
CHEMISTRY OF FATS AND OILS | 2021/2022 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
Chemistry of Fats, Oils and Emulsifiers | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
Computational Chemistry | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
EMULSIFIERS AND SURFACTANTS | 2021/2022 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2020/2021 |
FLAVOURS AND FRAGRANCES | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
FOOD CHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2019/2020 |
HALAL AND HARAM IN FOOD INGREDIENTS AND PROCESSING | 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
Halal Food Authentication and Traceability Techniques | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
Halal Food Processing & Regulations | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
Halal Foods & Related Products | 2023/2024 |
HALAL FOODS AND RELATED PRODUCTS | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
Industrial Training | 2023/2024 |
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING/INTERNSHIP | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 2019/2020 2015/2016 |
Inorganic Chemistry 1 | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
Inorganic Chemistry 2 | 2021/2022 |
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
ORGANOMETALLIC & BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
PROJECT SEMINAR | 2017/2018 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 2023/2024 2020/2021 2017/2018 |
Supervision
Synthetization And Characterization Of Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives For Corrosion Inhibitor Applications.
Ph.D
Completed
2023
Main Supervisor
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Optimization Of Vanilin-Based Chalcone Compounds As Colorimetric Metal Ions Recognitions In Environmental Water Using Statistical Approach.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Optimization Of Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives As Colorimetric Chemosensor For Metal Ions Recognitions Using Response Surface Methodology And Dft Study.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Experimental And Theoretical Insight Into Adsorption Mechanism Of Thiosemicarbazone Functionalized Chitosan As An Effective Nanoadsorbent For Heavy Metals Ions Removal In Aqueous Medium.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Multifunctional Food Spoilage Inhibitors Using Heteroatomic Linked Thiosemicarbazone Scaffold: Synthesis And Theoretical Studies.
Master
Completed
2024
Co-supervisor
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Development And Optimization Of Organic-Based Chemosensor For Cation And Anion Recognition In Aqueous Medium.
Master
Completed
2021
Main Supervisor
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Development Of Colorimetric Chemosensors For Metal Ions Recognition In Aqueous Environment Using Statistical Approach.
Master
Completed
2021
Main Supervisor
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Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives Synthesis As A Potent Alternative To Skin Disease Inhibitor: Experimental And Theoretical Approach
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Master
Completed
2020
Co-supervisor
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Characterization Of Functional Food Addictives From Cashew Apples (Anarcardium Occidentale).
Master
Completed
2020
Co-supervisor
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Structure-Activity Relationship And Mechanistic Reaction Study Of Food Spoilage Inhibition Using Antioxidant-Linked Thiosemicarbazone Scaffold.
Master
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
2020 - 2022 | Development of Bio Compost Char |
2019 - 2023 | Analysis of Blackwater Treatment of the Green Toilet System in Auto-City, Penang |
2019 - 2022 | Chemosensor Development for Metal Ions Recognition in Lake and River Water Samples |
2019 - 2023 | Optimizing and Mechanistic Interaction Studies of a Fluorescent Chemosensor for Metal-Ion Recognition in Aqueous Media and Living Cells using Linked Thiosemicarbazone?PAHs: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches |
2016 - 2020 | Synthesis, Characterization and Reaction Mechanism Study of a Novel HIV Protease Inhibitor from a Sugar-based Thiosemicarbazone Series using Density Functional Theory |
2015 - 2019 | Density Functional Theory Studies on Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity of Heteroaromatic Substitution on 4N-Sulfonamide Thiosemicarbazones |
2015 - 2019 | Supercritical Fluids Extraction Method Development for Extraction of a New Potential Halal Protease from Anacardium occidentale Fruit |
On-Going
2021 - Present | Structure?Activity Relationship and Mechanistic Reaction Study of Food Spoilage Inhibition Using Antioxidant-Linked Thiosemicarbazone Scaffold |
2021 - Present | Structure-Activity Relationship and Mechanistic Reaction Study of Food Spoilage lnhibition Using Phenolic Aldehyde-Based Thiosemicarbazone Scaffold |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book
2014 | Protease extraction from Horse mango (Mangifera foetida lour) kernels. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-659-58540-1 |
Book Section
2021 | Chemometric study to discover dual-functional food spoilage inhibitors from Polygonum minus extract. In: UKM Publisher, ISBN: 978-967-251-467-1, pp. 95-99 |
2021 | Chemometric study to discover dual-functional food spoilage inhibitors from Polygonum minus extract. In: UKM Publisher, ISBN: 978-967-251-467-1, pp. 95-99 |
2019 | Optimization of research and manufacturing processes in product and service. In: Universiti Malaysia Pahang, ISBN: 9789672226505, pp. 128-141 |
Monograph
2018 | Density functional theory studies on synthesis, chracterization and antibacterial activity of heteroaromatic substitution on 4n-thiosemicarbazone. In: , |