NATIONAL MATERIALS LECTURE COMPETITION (2023)
Materials Lecture Competition is a National event mainly organized by Institute of Materials, Malaysia, IMM and Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining, IOM3-UK. This national-wide competition is an initiative intended to enhance awareness among young material scientists and engineers in Malaysia on the importance of materials engineering and sustainability in the advancement of technology and humankind.
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia has been selected as a host for the National Materials Lecture Competition 2023. This program will be held in two phases as follows:
i. Semi-Final: 2nd August 2023 (Wednesday)
ii. Final: 28th August 2023 (Monday)
Both of these events are held virtually through Cisco Webex Meeting and streamed to the School of Graduate Studies, UTM Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/utmsps
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FINAL NATIONAL MATERIALS LECTURE COMPETITION 2023
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in collaboration with Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM) and the UK Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3-UK) would like to invite all researchers, professionals and students to the Final round of the prestigious National Materials Lecture Competition (MLC) 2023. The competition will be held according to the following details:
TOP 5 FINALISTS: NATIONAL MATERIALS LECTURE COMPETITION 2023
School of Graduate Studies, UTM warmly congratulates the finalists of the National Materials Lecture Competition 2023 for their outstanding presentations. The Top 5 Finalists are:
- Christopher Harris (Universiti Tenaga Nasional)
- Jerome Liew (Universiti Malaya)
- Kugambikai Vengetaraman (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
- Isaac Yaw Wai Zac (Taylor’s University)
- Harivalagan A/L Siva Kumar (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
These finalists will be competing in the Final National Materials Lecture Competition 2023 which will be conducted virtually on 28th August 2023.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
- RULES & ELIGIBILITY
- SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
- JUDGING CRITERIA
- PRESENTATION GUIDELINES & TIPS
- PROGRAM TENTATIVE (SEMI-FINAL)
- PROGRAM TENTATIVE (FINAL)
The Materials Lecture Competition 2023 (MLC 2023) is open to any profession/students in Malaysia (except academic staff) aged 28 or under on 1st June 2023. Participants must deliver a 15-minutes presentation on a topic related to materials or minerals science and engineering, followed by the 5 minutes Q&A session with the panel of Judges. The topic may cover the participant’s current research work or project from the following areas of interest (but not limited to) materials development, characterization, processing and applications, minerals and geologically related disciplines. Selected participants eligible to IMM’s Membership free registration.
The registration and submission for the National Materials Lecture Competition must be made through this link: https://bit.ly/NATIONALMLC2023
Presentation will be judged against the following criteria:
- Structure of the presentation and clarity of explanation and argument
- Standard of presentation
- Personal enthusiasm for the subject
- Ability to deliver presentation spontaneously
- Technical content of the presentation
- Clarity and relevance of any visual aids used
- Ability to deliver a concise and meaningful summary at the end of presentation
- Ability to present within the specified time allocated
- Ability to handle judges’ questions
The same judging criteria apply to the Young Person’s Lecture Competition and the World Lecture Competition Finals. Each entrant will be marked from a total of 100 points. Scores are as follows:
| a. | Clarity and relevance of the entrant’s abstract | (10 marks) |
| b. | Structure of the lecture, clarity of explanation and argument, neither assuming too much or too little knowledge on the part of the audience. | (25 marks) |
| c. | Standard of presentation, clarity of diction, personal enthusiasm for the subject, ability to deliver lecture spontaneously (points deducted if constant reference to notes or memory aids interferes with presentation of the lecture) | (25 marks) |
| d. | Clarity and relevance of any visual aids used. | (10 marks) |
| e. | Technical content of the presentation | (15 marks) |
| f. | Calmness and competence in handling judges’ questions. | (15 marks) |
Marks will be deducted for over-running of lecture time as follows:
Over 15 minutes -5 marks
Under 12 minutes -5 marks
National Materials Lecture Competition
Presentation Guidelines:
- The National Materials Lecture Competition will be conducted in a live session. All participants are required to attend and deliver their presentation through Webex Cisco Meetings (Link as provided by the Host via email).
- All participants are required to attend and deliver their presentation through Webex Cisco Meetings (Link as provided by the Host via email).
- Participants must deliver a 15-minutes presentation (in English) on a topic related to materials or minerals science and engineering, followed by the 5 minutes Q&A session with the panel of Judges.
- All participants may refer to the program tentative (on the following tab) for the presentation schedule.
- Participants are required to wear formal attire and turn on the video camera during the presentation.
- Participants must control their own slides during the presentation. However, if there is any difficulty, the technical team (host) will assist in sharing the slides.
- Participants are encouraged to apply the virtual background provided by the host which can be downloaded through: https://bit.ly/NATMLCSF_PRESENTERVB. If your device does not support the virtual background, it is not compulsory to do so & it won’t affect your marks).
- Participants are required to upload their presentation slides through: https://bit.ly/NMLCSF_PRESENTATIONSLIDES the latest by 30th July 2023 (Sunday).
Presentation Tips:
- The presentation should focus on the main point of the research work to make it easier to be condensed within fifteen minutes. It must have an introduction, key points and summary to highlight the importance of the study.
- The outcome of the presentation is that the audiences must understand the research work. The objective, problem statement, importance and expected findings of the work should be digested by the end of the 15 minutes presentation.
- Feeling nervous before you present is natural, and a little nervousness can even be beneficial to your overall speech. Nonetheless, it is important to practice so you can present with confidence and clarity. Practicing will also help you gauge the timing of your 3MT so that you keep within the time limit.
- Speak clearly and use a variety of tone, speed and volume in your speech.
- Do not rush – find your rhythm.
- Remember to pause at key points as it gives the audience time to think about what you are saying.
- Hold your head up and make eye contact.
- Fully integrates physical gestures with content to deliver an exemplary speech.
- Do not make the common mistakes of moving back and forth, pacing for no reason or playing with your hair as these habits might be distracting for the audience.
- Break down their strengths and weaknesses and analyze how they engage with their audience.
- It is important that you feel comfortable so you can focus on your presentation.
NATIONAL MATERIALS LECTURE COMPETITION (SEMI-FINAL)
DATE: 2ND AUGUST 2023 (WEDNESDAY)
TIME: 8.30AM – 4.40PM (MYT)
MODE: ONLINE (WEBEX & FACEBOOK LIVE: https://www.facebook.com/utmsps)
| TIME | AGENDA |
| 8.30am | Arrival of VIP, Juries, Presenters |
| 9.00am | National anthem Negaraku |
| 9.05am | Welcoming remarks by Emcee |
| 9.10am | Recital of Du’a |
| 9.15am | Welcoming speech by the Organizing Chairperson of National MLC 2023, Dr. Norah Md Noor |
| 9.20am | Special remarks by the Chairperson, Materials Lecture Competition Committee Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM), Dr. Nor Akmal Fadil |
| 9.25am | Introduction of Juries by Emcee |
| 9.30am | Introduction of Presenters by Emcee |
| 9.40am | Group Photo |
| 9.45am | Presentation 1 and Q&A: Teo Eu Gin Curtin Universiti Malaysia |
| 10.05am | Presentation 2 and Q&A: Sathaniswarman Remesh Universiti Teknologi Petronas |
| 10.25am | Presentation 3 and Q&A: Jerome Liew Universiti Malaya |
| 10.45am | Presentation 4 and Q&A: Mimi Syahira Binti Masraff Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| 11.05am | Short Break |
| 11.15am | Presentation 5 and Q&A: Teoh Min Wei Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology |
| 11.35am |
Presentation 6 and Q&A: Harivalagan A/L Siva Kumar Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| 11.55am | Presentation 7 and Q&A: Muhammad Akmal Bin Kosnan Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka |
| 12.10pm | Presentation 8 and Q&A: Shaktivell M.Letchumanan Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia |
| 12.30pm | Presentation 9 and Q&A: Christopher Harris Universiti Tenaga Nasional |
| 12.50pm | Lunch Break |
| 2.15pm | Presentation 10 and Q&A: Yogenthran A/L Santhru Universiti Selangor |
| 2.35pm | Presentation 11 and Q&A: Kugambikai Vangetaraman Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| 2.55pm | Presentation 12 and Q&A: Rosmia binti Naping International Islamic University Malaysia |
| 3.15pm | Presentation 13 and Q&A: Baiq Rusma Jatuwita Amalin Universiti Teknologi MARA |
| 3.35pm | Presentation 14 and Q&A: Isaac Yaw Wai Zac Taylor’s University |
| 3.55pm | Juries Deliberation |
| 4.30pm | Announcement of National MLC 2023 Finalists by the Organizing Chairperson of National MLC 2023, Dr. Norah Md Noor |
| 4.40pm | End of Program |
NATIONAL MATERIALS LECTURE COMPETITION (FINAL)
DATE: 28TH AUGUST 2023 (MONDAY)
TIME: 8.30AM – 1.15PM (MYT)
MODE: ONLINE (WEBEX & FACEBOOK LIVE: https://www.facebook.com/utmsps)
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TIME |
ACTIVITY |
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8.30am |
Arrival of VIP, Juries, Presenters |
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9.00am |
Entry remarks by Emcee |
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9.05am |
National anthem Negaraku |
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9.10am |
Du’a recitation by Emcee |
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9.15am |
Welcoming remarks by Emcee |
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9.20am |
Welcoming speech by the Chair of School of Graduate Studies, UTM, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noor Hazarina Hashim |
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9.25am |
Introduction of Juries |
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9.30am |
Introduction of Presenters |
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9.35am |
Virtual Group Photo 1 |
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9.40am |
Presentation 1 and Q&A: Christopher Harris |
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10.05am |
Presentation 2 and Q&A: Harivalagan A/L Siva Kumar |
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10.30am |
Presentation 3 and Q&A: Jerome Liew |
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10.55am |
Short Break |
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11.05am |
Presentation 4 and Q&A: Kugambikai Vangetaraman |
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11.30am |
Presentation 5 and Q&A: Isaac Yaw Wai Zac |
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11.55am |
Judges Deliberation |
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12.50pm |
National MLC 2023 Montage Presentation |
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12.55pm |
Special remarks by the Chairperson, Materials Lecture Competition Committee Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM),
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1.00pm |
Announcement of National MLC 2023 Finalists by the Organizing Chairperson of National MLC 2023, Dr. Norah Md Noor |
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1.10pm |
Virtual Group Photo 2 |
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1.15pm |
End of Program |
ABSTRACT BOOK (FINAL)
ABSTRACT BOOK (SEMI-FINAL)
IMPORTANT DATES
| DETAILS | DATE |
| Registration | 12th May 2023 – 15th July 2023 |
| Submission of Participants Details for Booklet (Semi Final) | 16th July 2023 – 22nd July 2023 |
| National Materials Lecture Competition (Semi Final): Live Presentation and Q&A | 2nd August 2023 |
| Submission of Participant Details for Booklet (Final) | 8th August – 14th August 2023 |
| National Materials Lecture Competition (Final): Live Presentation and Q&A | 28th August 2023 |
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E-POSTERS
LINK TO THE PREVIOUS MATERIALS LECTURE COMPETITION