The Research and Postgraduate Centre congratulates researchers from Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) on receiving recognition at the International Conference on Low Carbon Asia (ICLCA) 2026, held from 19 to 22 October 2026 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. 

Under the theme “Moving the Needle to 1.5: Science, Technology, Finance, and Policy to Materialise Asia's Net-Zero Transition”, the conference brought together over 200 participants from 24 countries to share research advancements and explore innovative solutions towards a sustainable and low-carbon future.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Jian Ping, Director of XMUM's Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Advancement and a Zero-Waste Economy (STARGAZE), served as an invited keynote speaker and chairman for the conference.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Jian Ping, Director of STARGAZE, served as invited keynote speaker and chairman.

Five researchers received Best Presenter Awards in respective parallel sessions:

• Asst. Prof. Dr. Tan Mei Ching: "Comparative Effects of Salt-pH and Ultrasound Treatments on the Functional and Foaming Properties of Okra Protein"
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Tan Peng Chee: "Tailoring Lateral Sizes of Ionic Liquid Functionalized Graphene Oxide in PEBAX Mixed Matrix Membrane for Efficient Carbon Capture"
• Dr. Yap Kea Lee: "Waste Valorization of Orange Peels and Melon Seeds into Sustainable Copper(II) Oxide Particles for Textile Dye Removal"
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Nur Aisya Affrina Mohamed Ariffin: "Tribological and Interfacial Behaviour of Hindered Phenolic-Enhanced Palm-Based Pentaerythritol Ester Lubricant"
• Chai Yi Chen (Master's student in Chemical Engineering): "Electro-Fermentation: Electrical Control of Microbial Metabolism for Sustainable Biomanufacturing"

Best Presenter Award certificates presented at ICLCA 2026.

From left to right: Asst. Prof. Dr. Tan Mei Ching, Asst. Prof. Dr. Tan Peng Chee, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Jian Ping, Chai Yi Chen, and Dr. Yap Kea Lee