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Dr Wang Kang Han
Research Impact:

Dr Wang Kang Han

Lecturer

Additional Role:
Senior Research Manager, CERVIE

Academic Qualifications

Postdoctoral
PhD Forestry Science
PhD Scholar
MSc Forestry Science
BSc Forestry Science

Areas of Interest
Tropical Dendroecology
Tropical Dendrochronology
Functional Wood Anatomy
Tree Physiology
Algae Biotechnology
Research

  1. Name of Grant: Petronas Academia Collaboration
    Funder: Petronas Research Sdn. Bhd.
    Project Title: National Algae Culture Collection for Renewable Energy
    Duration: 2 years (1 Sep 2024 to 28 Feb 2026)
    Role: Co-researcher
    Amount: RM724,218
    Status: Ongoing

  2. Name of Grant: Regional Centres of Expertise Greater Kuala Lumpur
    Funder: RCE GKL
    Project Title: Digitization of Information on Forest Saplings
    Duration: 2 Month (1 June 2025 to 31 July 2025)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Amount: RM1,000
    Status: Ongoing

  3. Name of Grant: ODA GCRF
    Funder: UK
    Project Title: Technology Roadmap Drives The Future Sustainable Bioenergy
    Duration: 3 years (1 Mac 2023 to 28 Feb 2026)
    Role: ÎåÒ»³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Co-researcher
    Amount: ?15,000
    Status: Ongoing

  4. Name of Grant:?ÎåÒ»³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø University Research Excellence & Innovation Grant
    Funder:?ÎåÒ»³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø University
    Project Title:?Investigation on the use of modified light spectrum to enhance photosynthetic performance, biomass productivity and biochemical composition of selected tropical microalgae
    Duration:?2 years (1 Dec 2022 to 30 Nov 2024)
    Role:?Co-Researcher
    Amount: RM 50,000
    Status:?Completed

  5. Consultancy Project: Algae Isolation and Culture
    Funder: Petronas
    Duration: 3 months (1 Dec 2022 ¨C 28 Feb 2023)
    Role: Co-Researcher
    Amount: RM 80,000
    Status: Completed

  6. Name of Grant: Toshiba International Foundation
    Funder: Toshiba
    Project: Way forwards to the challenges in adaptation of Japanese research culture into
    Malaysia Higher Education for postgraduate studies
    Duration: 1 year (1 Apr 2022 ¨C 31 Mar 2023)
    Role: Project Member
    Amount: ?1.5 million
    Status: Completed

  7. Name of Grant: Regional Centres of Expertise Greater Kuala Lumpur
    Funder: RCE GKL
    Project: Forest Conservation Certification
    Duration: 1 Aug 2022 to 30 Nov 2022
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Amount: RM 500
    Status: Completed

  8. Name of Grant: Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund
    Funder: Xiamen University Malaysia
    Project: Radial stem growth of tropical trees in relation to different forest sites and climatic conditions
    Duration: 2 years (1 Feb 2019 to 31 Jan 2021)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Amount: RM 60,000
    Status: Completed

  9. Name of Grant: Erasmus Mundus ALFABET Project
    Funder: European Union
    Project: Wood anatomical approach in detecting tree rings of selected tropical tree species in tropical rainforest of west Peninsular Malaysia
    Duration: 1 year (2015 - 2016)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Amount: €15,000
    Status: Completed

Publications

  1. Zikri AH, YT Boon, YH Boon, KH Wang (2022). Effect of processing parameters on the quality and properties of Mango kernel flour: A mini-review. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences 26(4): 742-754 

  1. Ramli NI, YT Boon, YH Boon, KH Wang (2022). Effect of soaking time on the quality and properties of Durian (Durio Zibethinus) Seed Gum: A mini-review. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences 26(5): 944-952 

  1. KH Wang*, MZ Hamzah (2019). Annual wood formation of tropical pioneer species related to stem diameters. Journal of Wood Science 65(1): UNSP 22. Doi.org/10.1186/s10086-019-1801-9  

  1. KH Wang*, MZ Hamzah (2018). Different cambial activities in response to climatic factors of three Malaysian rainforest Shorea species with different stem diameters. Trees ¨C Structure and Function 32(6):1519-1530  

  1. Xiao-Jun Li, Ning Li, Fei Ren, Kang Han Wang, Chong Lek Koh, Meng Wu, Hui-Qiong Wang, Jin-Cheng Zheng* (2018). Route to design highly efficient thermal rectifiers from microstructured cellular biomorphic materials. Journal of Materials Science 53(19):13955-13965  

  1. KH Wang*, AA Abdul Azim, MH Sahri (2014). Cambial activity of Dipterocarpus costulatus in relation to different stem diameters and climate factors. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 26(4): 581-588  

  1. KH Wang*, MH Sahri, M Nazre (2013). The dynamics of radial growth of three selected tropical tree species studied through knife-cutting method. PERTANIKA Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science 36(S): 117-132 

  1. KH Wang, T Nobuchi, AA Abdul Azim, MH Sahri* (2013). Seasonal variations in cambial anatomy of plantation-grown Azadirachta excelsa. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 25(1): 111-117  

Conferences

  1. Kang Han Wang*, Yuzou Sano, Tomoaki Ichie, Shu¡¯ichi Igarashi, Atsushi Ishida (2020). Growth rings of trees growing in xerophytic scrub forests of Bonin Islands. The 70th Annual Meeting of Japan Wood Research Society, Tottori, Japan. 

  1. KH Wang*, M Nazre, R Halis, Z Hamzah (2016). Cambial activity of selected tropical trees in relation to different stem sizes and climatic factors growing in Malaysian rain forest.  Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Le Corum, Montpellier, France.  

  1. KH Wang*, Z Hamzah, M Nazre, R Halis, AA Abdul Azim (2015). Cambial activity of Shorea  acuminata in relation to different stem diameters growing in tropical rainforest of west  Peninsualar Malaysia. IAWPS International Symposium on Wood Science and Technology, Tower Hall Funabori, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 

  1. KH Wang*, MH Sahri, M Nazre (2013). Radial growth dynamics of selected tropical pioneer and succeeding species grown in Peninsular Malaysia. The International Forestry Graduate Students¡¯ Conference, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.  

  1. KH Wang*, MH Sahri (2013). Wood formation assessment of Dipterocarpus costulatus using the intact tissue sampling method. The International Forestry Graduate Students¡¯ Conference, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.  

  1. KH Wang*, MH Sahri, AA Abdul Azim, T Nobuchi (2012). Seasonal cambial activity of Macaranga gigantea from the Tropical Rainforest of Malaysia. The Third International Symposium of Indonesian Wood Research Society (IWoRS), Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.  

  1. KH Wang*, MH Sahri, M Nazre (2012). The dynamics of radial growth of three selected tropical tree species studied through knife-cutting method. The Third International Symposium of Indonesian Wood Research Society (IWoRS), Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.  

  1. KH Wang*, T Nobuchi, AA Abdul Azim, MH Sahri (2010). Seasonal variations in cambial anatomy of plantation-grown Azadirachta excelsa. The second International Symposium of Indonesian Wood Research Society (IWoRS), Bali, Indonesia.  

Awards and Recognitions

2022Invited Speaker, The 4th International Conference on Green Technology and Design (ICGTD), ITENAS, Bandung, Indonesia.
2015 ¨C 2016Erasmus Mundus ALFABET Project Scholar, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria (€15,000 and education fee).
2013 ¨C 2016MyBrain 15 Scholarship (MyPhD), funded by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (CGPA: 4.0/4.0).
2011 ¨C 2013MyBrain 15 Scholarship (MyMaster), funded by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (CGPA: 4.0/4.0).
2011 ¨C 2016Yayasan Terengganu Scholarship.
2010 ¨C 2011Graduate Research Fellowship, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
2008 ¨C 2010Dean¡¯s List, Faculty of Forestry Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
2010Anugerah Tunas Akademik (Recognition of Academic Excellence).
2008Anugerah Tunas Akademik (Recognition of Academic Excellence).

Journal Reviewers

  1. Dendrochronologia 
  2. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 

Professional Memberships

  1. International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA) 
  2. Japan Wood Research Society (JWRS)