KUALA LUMPUR: Although the pain of not being at his dad’s funeral six years ago remains, Dr Lee Tian Khoon is hopeful he is still proud of his latest achievement. The 32-year-old researcher from Renggam, Johor, is one of three recipients of the prestigious Merdeka Award Grant for International Attachment this year. The grant allows recipients to pursue a short-term attachment for their research.
“When my mum informed me about my dad’s passing, I was in the middle of a three-month research attachment in South Korea. I was devastated and in a dilemma. But my mom told me to focus on my academic work. How I wish I could share this moment with him now. But I’m hopeful that he will be happy and proud of what I am today,” said Dr Lee after receiving the certificate at a ceremony here yesterday.
The grant certificates were presented by Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, who is also the royal patron of the Merdeka Trust Award. Dr Lee is undertaking a post-doctoral study at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Fuel Cell Institute. With the grant, he will embark on a research attachment at Oxford University in Britain, focusing on converting rubber material for advanced energy conversion and storage.“The goal of my research is to further increase the economic value of rubber. The success of this study will widen the application of rubber as a source of renewable energy,” he added....
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