Biography:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Piakong Mohd. Tuah

Working experience:

1981- Jan 1998: Worked as Environmental Health Officer, Ministry of Health Malaysia stationed at Area Health Office, Tawau (Lahad Datu, Semporna, Kunak and Tawau) , Area Health office, Tuaran (Tuaran and Kota Belud), and Area Health Office Kota Kinabalu,  Sabah assigned to various units: Food Quality Control, Communicable Disease Control, Rural Environmental Sanitation Programme, General Health  (includes International Health). Other responsibilities were to perform duties as a Prosecuting Officer under the Food Act 1983 and other respective public health laws in Malaysia. Recipient of the TCP (Technical Co-operation Programme) Scholarship 1993, British Government, U.K. Passed Malaysia Government Laws Examination in 1989.

1998- Present: Associate Professor at Faculty of Science & Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Sabah, Malaysia. Since 1998, his researches focus on Biodegradation & Bioremediation (phenol biodegradation and ASP-enhanced bioaugmentation of oil sludge using Locally Isolated Beneficial Microorganisms (LIBeM) (Patent: PI 2018100002) Oil spill Bioaumentation and  Modelling, (Patent: 2018100003) Solid & Toxic Waste management (Waste Minimization, Biocomposting (oil palm EFB and MSW using LIBeM-POW, LIBeM-LIQ, LIBeM-CAP), Recycling, Litter Free Event (LiFE, Waste Creavity Centre (WeCare). 

Other areas of interest are Environmental Health, EIA, Wastewater Treatment in removing heavy metals using local aquatic macrophytes inoculated with Pb-tolerant Bacillus sp. and neutralization of AMD using seashell wastes. Currently, Head of the Biodegradation & Bioremediation Research Group (BIOReG) and Head of Recycle Community Malaysia (RCOMM-Lestari) Borneo (2013-2020). He is the co-founder cum adviser of the UMS Greenpulse (Student’s Environment Group).  Actively involved in UMS Overseas student’s Internship Program (OSIP-2001-2016) to Australia, China, India USA, Korea and Taiwan since 2001. July-Sept 2015 and 2016 – Industrial attachment as OSHM & SWM  and Water Treatment consultant at Henan Pingyuan Mining Machinery Co; Ltd, Xinxiang, Henan Province, China and at the same time doing community service by implementing the “We wish to improve our English” programme & Environmental Education: “Touch the heart & then give the Science.”

Community Service: Urban Space Stewardship (EcoFarm-UMS, EcoFarm D’Baling,Tuaran and MyFarmville, Kingfisher. Community project-Suang Punggor, Kota Belud with Prof. Tan Sri Dzulkifli, Yayasan Hasanah, Yayasan Sejahtera Malaysia.