Awards & Recognitions

16 June 2023 (Friday) - Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) held the FRIM 2022 Award Ceremony and ‘Jasamu Dikenang’ Ceremony last night to celebrate FRIM staff who have shown excellent work performance throughout the year 2022 as well as to celebrate the retirement of FRIM retirees and those about to retiree. The ceremony, held at Dewan Alwy, Kepong, was officiated by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change (NRECC) Deputy Secretary General (Natural Resources), Abdul Wahid Abu Salim. Also present, FRIM Director General (DG) Dr Ismail Parlan, Deputy DG (Operations) Dr Lillian Chua, FRIM Institute Member Lokman Mohamad [...]

14 April 2023 (Friday) – Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) soil scientist Dr V. Jeyanny Vijayanathan received recognition from the Malaysia Book of Records (MBR) for being the ‘First Malaysian soil scientist to be selected as panel for Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Intergovernmental Technical Panel of Soils (ITPS)’. This is the 46th MBR record for FRIM. The MBR certificate was presented by MBR Senior Record Consultant Siti Hajar Johor at the MBR headquarter in Kuala Lumpur this morning. Also present, FRIM Director General Dr Ismail Parlan, FRIM Corporate Communication Head Toh An Nee and Research Officer Praveena Balai Kerishnan. [...]

20 March 2023 (Monday) –Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) has won two gold medals and two silver medals for the International Innovation Awards (IIA) category and a Special Award from the International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA) for Best Invention Medal at the Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2023 on 16-18 March. MTE 2023, held in Kuala Lumpur, was attended by participants from 13 countries including Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Poland, Iran, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Azerbaijan, France, Singapore and China. FRIM's achievements are as follows: Gold medal and Special Award from IFIA for Best Invention Medal for Ciéra: Nature Inspired [...]

5 December 2022 (Monday) - Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) Researcher ChM Dr Mohamad Nasir Mat Arip has received the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (IKM) Outstanding Young Chemist Award 2022 (Industry) for his contribution in the field of advanced wood preservation technology. He received the award from IKM President Datuk ChM Dr Soon Ting Kueh at the 2022 Chemistry Night ceremony held in Petaling Jaya on 2 December. Mohamad Nasir was the Wood Preservative Analytical Laboratory (MAAK) Head before being appointed as the FRIM Research Policy and Planning Branch Head, a position he holds today. He has 17 years of [...]

11 October 2022 (Tuesday) – Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) has won two awards at the Selangor Research, Development and Innovation Expo (SRIE2022) on 6-9 October in Kuala Lumpur. SRIE2022 received 1,000 entries for the R&D Award of which only 58 were shortlisted according to the required quality. Four FRIM inventions were shortlisted, three inventions in the biotechnology clusters and one in applied physics and chemistry cluster. FRIM Achievements: First Place in the Biotechnology Cluster Category for 'JKT22: Potential Clone of Chromolaena odorata for Cosmeceutical Industry' by Dr Farah Fazwa Md Arif, Syafiqah Nabilah Samsul Bahari, Norhayati Saffie, Dr Fadhilah Zainudin, [...]

21 September 2022 (Wednesday) - Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) forest genetic expert, Dr Lee Soon Leong, received the Top Research Scientists Malaysia (TRSM) award from the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) this year. He received the TRSM certificate from Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Dato' Sri Dr Adham Baba at the certificate presentation ceremony of 2022 TRSM, held in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, along with 28 others scientists. An outstanding researcher, Lee was conferred the Malaysia Nature Society Tan Teck Guan Gold Medal Award in 1999; FRIM Best Scientist Award (2018); as well as FRIM Best Research Award (2012 and 2020).  He has 25 years [...]