Dr Hayana Dullah

Dr Hayana Dullah

  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
  • School of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
SDGs Focus

Biography

Dr Hayana Dullah holds a recently awarded PhD in Engineering from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia. Prior to joining ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University, she was a Lecturer at MAHSA University, where she also served as the Student Central Coordinator and IEM-Student Section Advisor, actively supporting academic development and student engagement. Her research focuses on environmental sustainability, particularly life cycle assessment (LCA), greenhouse gas emissions, and water resource management. She has also served as a guest lecturer at Henan Vocational College of Water Conservancy and Environment, China and has presented her work at international conferences and in WOS-indexed publications. She is also active as a journal reviewer in her field of expertise.

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) Malaysia, 2025
  • Master of Civil Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), 2018
  • Bachelor of Civil Engineering with Honours, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), 2016
  • Diploma in Civil Engineering, Politeknik Kota Kinabalu, 2011
  • Certificate in Civil Engineering, Politeknik Kota Kinabalu, 2010

Research Interests

  • Sustainability, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration, Life Cycle Assessment, Greenhouse Gas Emission, Water Quality.

Teaching Areas

  • Hydraulics & Hydrology, Fluid Mechanics, Water and Wastewater Engineering, Introduction to Environmental Engineering

Notable Publications

  1. Environmental Impact Assessment of Tourism Activities in Kenyir Lake: A Life Cycle Approach – SDG 12
  2. Application of Integrated Artificial Intelligence Geographical Information System in Managing Water Resources: A Review – SDG 6
  3. Machine learning predictions for carbon monoxide levels in urban environments – SDG 11
  4. Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Water Quality in Relation to Tourism and Human Activities at Kenyir Lake, Terengganu – SDG 6
  5. Surface Water and Groundwater Interaction in The Low Land Area of Parit Raja Johor from Isotope Measurement – SDG 6
  6. A Review: Cavitation on Dam Spillway – SDG 9
  7. Review of the Existing Laws on the Future Malaysia Dam Safety Management Act – SDG 6
  8. Structure Integrity Analysis Using Fluid-Structure Interaction at Hydropower Bottom Outlet Discharge – SDG 7
  9. Integrated nonlinear autoregressive neural network and Holt winters exponential smoothing for river streaming flow forecasting at Aswan High – SDG 6
  10. Advances of Mass Rapid Transit’s Facilities in ASEAN Cities: A Review – SDG 11
  11. Identifying the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Customer’s Demographic and Traveling Pattern – SDG 11
  12. Assessing the Passenger Load of Urban Bus Performance in Eastern Region Malaysia Peninsular – SDG 11
  13. Assessing the Impact of Quality of Service (QOS) Toward Urban Bus Performance in Perlis – SDG 11
  14. Assessing changes of carbon stock in dipterocarp forest due to hydro-electric dam construction in Malaysia – SDG 13
  15. Life Cycle Assessment of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Farming in Kenyir Lake, Terengganu – SDG 12
  16. Compatibility improvement method of empty fruit bunch fibre as a replacement material in cement bonded boards: A review – SDG 12
  17. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Empty Fruit Bunch Fibre-Cement Bonded Fibreboard for Sustainable Retrofit Building – SDG 11
  18. The influence of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre geometry on mechanical performance of cement bonded fibre boards – SDG 12
  19. Alkaline Treatments on EFB Fibre: The Effect on Mechanical-Physical Properties and Fibre-Cement Hydration Rate – SDG 12
  20. The Effect of Different Concentration Sodium Hydroxide Treatment of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Fibre on Surface Morphology and Cement-EFB Fibre Hydration Rate – SDG 12

Achievements & Accolades

  • Project Leader for MAHSA University Eco-Village Project entitled: Water Harvesting for Eco Village Cabin MAHSA University Campus Bandar Saujana Putra. Project Period: Jun 2023 - May 2025.
  • Research Engineer for Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Seeding Fund Grant entitled: Development of Empirical-Based Formula Software (HYD-SPC) for Prediction of Spillway Stagnation Pressure and Cavitation Region. Mar 2022 – May 2023.
  • Research Engineer for Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Seeding Fund Grant entitled: Phase 2: Valuation on monetary estimates for Ecosystem and Environmental Services possibly disrupted by activities at Sultan Mahmud Hydropower Station. Project Code: U-TG-RD-19-06. Project Cost: RM 1.4 million. Project Period: Apr 2019 - May 2021.
  • Research Engineer for Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Seeding Fund Grant entitled: Energy Security: Effects of seaquake to TNB assets and transmission towers located along coastal areas of Malaysia. Project Champion: Tenaga Nasional Berhad Generation Division (TNBG). Project Code: U-TG-CR-18-03. Project Cost: RM 2.5 million. Project Period: Apr 2018 - Apr 2020

Professional Associations

Member, Persatuan Sains Analisis Malaysia (ANALIS)
(Reg. No: PPM-001-10-05031993)