Professor Dato’
Dr. Noraieni Haji Mokhtar
Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS) UMT
+6019 6690355 (Mobile)
BIO
Noraieni Haji Mokhtar, a distinguished figure in Malaysian academia and public service since 1980, has made significant contributions to higher education and national capacity building. Beginning her career at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), she rose to full professorship in 2002. Noteworthy achievements include her pioneering patented coastal protection system “Sine-Slab” and her leadership in research, teaching, and strategic policymaking in various fields such as physics, environmental engineering, and marine science.
Transitioning to governmental roles, Noraieni served as Director/Undersecretary at the National Oceanography Directorate, Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Malaysia from 2008 to 2014. During her tenure, she played a crucial role in coordinating oceanographic research efforts, shaping national policies, and establishing the National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC). Her international engagements included leadership positions in UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanography Commission and the Coral Triangle Initiative.
In her subsequent appointment as Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic and Internationalisation, and later as the first woman Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Noraieni spearheaded transformative initiatives in governance, human resources management, and research excellence. Under her leadership, UMT achieved significant advancements in global rankings and established itself as a hub for marine science and oceanography studies.
Currently, as a distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Ocean Governance, INOS, UMT, Noraieni continues to drive research and innovation in areas such as coastal fisheries, maritime logistics, and sustainable development. Her extensive network and expertise position her to foster collaborations between government, industry, academia, and communities, particularly in empowering coastal communities and young professionals.
Noraieni’s advocacy for social innovation and quality education aligns with the UN/IOC UNESCO Decade of Ocean Science and Sustainable Development 2030. She serves as an expert advisor, contributing her insights to shape the future of ocean science and sustainability.
Overall, Noraieni Haji Mokhtar’s multifaceted career reflects a deep commitment to advancing knowledge, fostering partnerships, and promoting sustainable development for the betterment of society, particularly in coastal regions and marine environments.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- UN Ocean Decade Advisory Board
IOC-UNESCO, (Dec 2021-2023) Advisory Committee for ECOP
- Distinguished Research Fellow
Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), UMT -on contract
- Adjunct Professor
International Institute Science Diplomacy and Sustainability (IISDS), UCSI
- Distinguished Fellow
Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) , since 2021, MIMA Research Board Council
- Vice Chancellor
University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), (2015-2021)
- Professor
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1980-2008), 2014
- Specialist on Higher Education
Institutional, Research, Policy, Governance, Ocean and Marine Science,
Maritime , Environment and Climate Change
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Chairman, University Company (UMT Jaya Holdings Sdn Bhd) 2022-Aug 2023
Honorary Professor, Ocean University of China
Honorary Professor, University of Swansea, Wales
Director/Undersecretary, National Oceanography Directorate, Ministry of Science Technology & Innovation,
Malaysia (MOSTI) (2008-2014)- National Focal point, Ambassador Women Leaders Forum, CTI-CFF
CEO, ISI Ventures, UTM (2006-2008)
Journal article
Seasonal variations and tidal influence on water quality parameters in Sungai Pengkalan Datu, Kelantan” Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, Volume 17 Number 4, April 2022: 21-31, eSSN 2672-7226, Penerbit UMT
Journal of Contemporary issues in Business and Government Vol 27, No 2, 2021, P-ISSN: 2204-1990; E-ISSN: 1323-6903, DOI: 10.47750/cibg.2021.27.02.230 “Enforcement of maritime archaeology in Malaysia: A Review”
Marine Spatial Planning towards Blue Economy “Coastal Erosion threats and mitigation risks for shoreline adaptation management in Malaysia” Xiamen U–COG, INOS, UMT
UMT-OUC Publication: Journal of African Earth sciences Vol 194, October 2022 104628, Elsevier “Nearly five decades of changing shoreline mobility along the densely developed Lagos barrier-lagoon coast of Nigeria: A remote sensing approach”
Marine and Environment (2023) Volume 12 issue 1 doi: 10.118686/m3.v12i1.9503, Original Research Article, The different erosion fate of the headland-embayed beaches on the muddy and sandy coast of China. En Press Publisher LLC (CC BY-NC4.0) https://creative commons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Copyright(2023)Science Direct Heliyon 9 (2023) e21433, jounral homepage: www.cell.com/heliyon, Cell Press, Assessing the sustainability of the homestay industry for the East Coast of Malaysia using the Delphi approach.
Jurnal Kejuruteraan 35(5) DOI: 10.17576/jkukm-2023-35(5) -07 “Energy security in the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area: Political and Economic Risks Factors.”
Conference Papers
- Togetherness in moving forward for global maritime competitiveness Forum, Keynote Speaker, 16 March 2021, Ministry of Transport Malaysia
- Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning – the importance of MSP in the International and Regional Context, MIMA-MTCP, 29th July 2021
- Integrating UN SDG in maritime education and training (MET): The way forward in rejuvenating STEM related career, MTCP2023, 4th July 2023
- Challenges in combatting Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Fishing, shaping good governance and policy towards SDG14, 45th Conference on Oceans Law and Policy (COLP45), UNCLOS at 40, zoom webinar, 16th March 2022
- Mainstreaming the ASEAN Blue Economy to accelerate Post-Pandemic Recovery-Committing Science to sustainable resource management (Panel member -Environmental conservation) – ASEAN-China Partnership (NACT Working Group), 7th June 2022 , paper submitted 29th July 2022
- IUU Fishing in Malaysia- Assessing institutional and enforcement issues and way forward, US-INDOPACOM International Military Operations and Law Conference (MILOPS) 33rd annual Conference, 14-18 Aug 2022, Bangkok, Thailand
- Challenges in combatting Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Fishing, shaping good governance and policy towards SDG14- Draft to be published
- Moderator: International Maritime Conference, LIMA 23- Malaysia a maritime nation steering the course -sustainable maritime economy, 24th May 2023, Langkawi Kedah
- Magico Webminar series 2023, Erasmus EU program (MARE, Institute of Geology Malaysia, CSI, Seacarl) “UN Decade of Ocean Science for sustainable development 2030, the Science We need for the future we want”. 22 Feb 2023
- Climate Change and Coastal Resources Management Policy” i-COMB2022 International Conference on Marine Biotechnology, Advancing Marine Biotechnology for Ecosystems and Societal Wellbeing, UMT-OUC, 3-4th Oct 2022, UMTCC, UMT, Terengganu
- Blue Economy, Unlocking the value of our oceans”, Academy of Science Malaysia (ASM), 14th General Assembly, 29 Aug 2022
- SDG Challenges in Teaching and Research, are we there, yet?”, Prowibo SDG and STEM Conference, UCSI
- STATS Forum “Research on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators” Feb, 2023
- UN Ocean Decade-Ocean Literacy, Early Career Ocean Professional -IOC-UNESCO, presentation to Ministry of Environment and Water, Malaysia, 2022
- International Journal of Engineering and Technology SPC 7 (3.28) (2018)24-27, Investigation of wave overtopping from various geometrical configurations of coastal breakwater ramps.
- Copyright (2023) PLOS ONE 18(5) e0285407, Developing forecasting model for future pandemic applications based on Covid19 data 2020-2022 https://doi.org/10.1371/
- Springer, Selected papers from ICIR EUROINVENT -2023, International Conference on Innovative Research ”Physical properties characterization of ceramic waste particles used as filler in boat hull production, a proposed study”, p 134 ISSN 2662-3161, ISSN 2662-317X, ISBN 978-3-031-45963-4, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45964-1
Chapter In Books
UMT/FPSM
China Academy of Fisheries “Transforming coastal fisheries through design and development of a catamaran prototype and innovations for sustainable resources management” 20 Dec 2023
Books
ASM Position Paper on Blue-Economy
“ Unlocking the value of the oceans” presented at the workshop on National Blue Print Development, Ministry of Economy and MIMA, 14 Dec 2023
Reports
- Maritime Education Malaysia- Do we need a policy? A virtual talk during Maritime Week 2022 (22-25 Feb 2022)
- Review Editor, MIMA Maritime Journal “Considering submarine cable projects as a subject of maritime education in Malaysia” by Wahab Jumrah, OMS Group
- Publication of “Energy security in Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area: Political and Economic Risk Factors”
- Roundtable Focus Group Discussion “IUU Fishing in Malaysia- Assessing institutional and enforcement issues and way forward, Centre for Coastal and Marine Environment, MIMA, 4th July 2022
- “Marine Atlas of Terengganu”, Proposal to R-Tihils Council, 2022
- “UN Ocean Decade-Ocean Literacy, Early Career Ocean Professional -IOC-UNESCO, presentation to Ministry of Environment and Water, Malaysia, 2022
Research Interests
Award/Distiction
- Geneva Gold Medals,
- (Invention-design, Construction category)
- Best Woman Inventor (1999)
- International Khwarizmi Award, Iran (2001)
- National Inventors Award (2000)
- UTM Discovery Award, National Inventor Award (1998, 2001)
- Johan Setia Mahkota (JSM) (2010)
- Darjah Paduka Mahkota Terengganu (DPMT) (2012)
- Honorary Awards University of Swansea and Ocean University of China, Marine Education Award, University of Romania
- US-Naval Scientist Travel Award, JSPS marine science/JICA-Ocean Data Management, CICHE-IHE Award
Teaching Interests
- Geoinformatics
- Remote sensing and GIS
- Marine GIS & Applications
- Metadata using GeoNetwork
- Research Data Management
- OBIS Asian nodes and Coral Reef
- Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
Postgraduate Students
2010 – Present
- Master’s student: 14 Graduated, 2 current
- PhD student: 6 Graduated, 8 current
Supervision Activities
Completed Masters Supervision
- Using Historical records and landsat imageries to explore the changes in mangrovecover in Peninsular Malaysia (Lavaniadevi Gopalakrishnan)
Associate Supervisor
- Remote Sensing and GIS application for monitoring invasive (Convolvulacaece) Species in Son Tra natural reserve Vietnam. (Viet anh nguyen)
Main Supervisor
- Climate based changes in Net Primary Productivity (NPP) over Forest Eosystems In Peninsular Malaysia (Pinar Kavak)
Associate Supervisor
- Like a drone come true: Mapping of mangrove in Setiu Wetland, malaysia using ground truth satellite and drone imagery (Monika Ruwaimana)
Associate Supervisor
- Do Turtle Nesting Oscillation correlates to other physical-Biological parameter? (Jose Francisco)
Associate Supervisor
- Application Of Decision Tree Analysis As A Refinement For Coral Classification Technique (Norhasikin Hamzah)
Main Supervisor
- Mapping Of Coastal Vegetation Types Using Worldview-2 Satellite Data At Merang, Terengganu (Emilia Hazrina Ashari)
Associate Supervisor
- Pemantauan Aktiviti Penambakan Dan Perubahan Gunatanah Di Kuala Terengganu Menggunakan Imej Satelit Pelbagai Resolusi (Naieman Muhamad @ A Razak)
Main Supervisor
- The Dynamics Of Current Circulation At Nearshore And Vicinity Of Island In Terengganu Waters (Nurul Rabitah Daud)
Associate Supervisor
- Numerical Assessment Of Shoreline And Morphological Evolution Due To Extension Of Sultan Mahmud Airport, Kuala Terengganu (Mohd Rodila Ibrahim)
Associate Supervisor
- Application Of Soft Classification Techniques For Coral Habitat Mapping Using Satellite Imagery At Lang Tengah Island (Abdul Wafi Sabri)
Main Supervisor
- Application Of Soft Classification For Sub Pixel Analysis Of Shoreline Mapping Using Simulated Coarse Resolution Satellite Imagery (Nurliyana Razman)
Main Supervisor
- An Evaluation Of Ensemble Classifiers For Benthic Habitat Mapping Using Quickbird Multispectral Data (Dianacia David)
Main Supervisor
- Quality of Life using GIS (Chandramalar A/P Munusami)
Associate Supervisor
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Current Masters Supervision
- Perancangan dan pengurusan pembangunan persisiran pantai di terengganu (Mohd Hafiz Mat Saad)
Main Supervisor
- Mapping of Pulau Sri Buat By Using Three Different Approach (Md Nizam Ismail)
Main Supervisor
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Completed Doctoral Supervision
- Intergration Of Geographic Information System (Gis) And Oil Spill Tracking Model To Forecast Oil Spill Along Terengganu And Pahang Coastal Area (Yaniza Shaira Zakaria)
Main Supervisor
- Determination Of Geo-Statistical Technique For Optimisation Of Spatial Oceanographic Data (Azizi Ali)
Main Supervisor
- New Approach of Numerical Scheme and Longshore Sediment transport formula to predict the long-term Shoreline Changes (Subiyanto)
Associate Supervisor
- Modelling Coastal Vulnerability Index To Sea Level Rise For The East Coast Of Peninsular Malaysia (Isfarita Ismail)
Associate Supervisor
- Dynamics Of Current Circulation Between Southern South China Sea And Gulf Of Thailand (Nurul Rabitah Daud)
Associate Supervisor
- Classification Of Coral Reefs Components From Underwater Video Images Using Modified Canny Edge Detection With Combining Features (Ezmahamrul Afreen Awalludin)
Associate Supervisor
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Current Doctoral Supervision
- Coral bleaching estimation and mapping using biophysical environment key status from remote sensing data in malaysia (Muhammad Izuan Nadzri)
Main Supervisor
- The application of multispectral unmannde aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery for high-resolution benthic habitat mapping (Chong Wei Sheng)
Main Supervisor
- Integration Of Gis, Remote Sensing And Spatial Modeling In Mapping, Monitoring And Predicting Land Use And Land Cover Changes In The Coastal Zone Of Kuala Terengganu (Kalsom Mat Salleh)
Main Supervisor
- Designation of marine protected area in pulo aceh Indonesia (Faisal Syahputra)
Main Supervisor
- Mapping and assessing coastal and estuarine vegetation changes in coastal areas in Bangladesh using multi-temporal landsat imagery (Sheikh Mohammed Rabiul Alam)
Associate Supervisor
- Agent Based Modelling simulation assessment to drive the mangrove vegetationdynamics in managaged and unmanaged stands at matang mangrove forest (Mohd Rodila Ibrahim)
Associate Supervisor
- Dynamics Of Current Circulation Between Southern South China Sea And Gulf Of Thailand (Nurul Rabitah Daud)
Associate Supervisor
- Sea level changes during the last glacial maximum (lgm) in the straits of malacca using the sediment deposition characteristics (Abdullah Sulaiman)
Associate Supervisor
