Professional Experience

• Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia, December 2025 - Present.

• Visiting Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan, January 2026 - Present.

• Research Associate, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan, May 2022 - November 2025.

• Postdoctoral scientist, Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Feb 2021 - Apr 2022.

• Graduate research assistant, Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, The National University of Malaysia, Oct 2019 - Feb 2020.

• Graduate research assistant, Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, The National University of Malaysia, Oct-Dec 2015.

• Research Assistant, Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, The National University of Malaysia, Jul - Aug 2015.

Educational Background

• Ph.D. in Environmental Science, The National University of Malaysia, 2020.

• M.Sc. in Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2014.

• B.Sc. in Material Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2010.

Honours and Awards

• Silver Medalist for "3 Minute Thesis" awarded by the Faculty of Science and Technology, The National University of Malaysia, 2018.

• Best Oral Presenter awarded by the Tropical Ocean and Marine Sciences International Symposium (TOMSY), 2018.

• Best Oral Presenter awarded by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 10th International Annual Symposium (UMTAS), 2011.

• Best Dissertation in the field of Solid State Science and Technology, awarded by the Malaysian Solid State Science Technology Society (MASS), 2010.

Administrative Experience

• Member of the organising committee for the 1st SOLAS Southeast Asia Workshop, 2022. (Online)

• Member of the organising committee for the 4th Atmospheric Composition and Asian Monsoon Workshop (ACAM), 2019.

• Member of the organising committee for the International Conference on Atmospheric Composition and Climate Change in Asia (ICACCCA), 2018.

Research Skills

• Volatile organic compounds measurements (e.g., Thermal Desorption-GC/MS, PTR-ToF-MS).

• Atmospheric volatile organic compounds and particulate matter sampling (e.g., canister, adsorbent tubes, high and low volume sampler).

• Flux measurement at the air-sea interface using a floating flux chamber.

• Sea surface microlayer sampling (e.g., glass plate).

• Seawater inorganic nutrients analysis using a discrete analyzer system.

• Develop a new method for field observation.

Please email for a complete CV: uning@ums.edu.my