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Malaysian Invention aNd Design Society MINDS Newsletter

November 2016 (PP 18717/03/2015(034152) (Free to members only)

THE LEGEND'S BLOOM (Winner of the Arts & Creativity Exhibition – Illustration Category)

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Best Practices In Research Management Workshop: “Doing It Right”

Universiti Malaya High Impact Research (UM HIR) 17-18 August 2016 The MINDS Best Practices Research Management Workshop

“Doing It Right” was well attended by 41 participants from the

academic and industry sectors. This event took place at UM

HIR building.

Day 1

The welcome speech was given by YBhg Tan Sri Dr Augustine

Ong, President of MINDS. In this workshop, five distinguished

speakers shared their Best Practices in Research

Management namely:

1. YBhg Professor Datin Paduka Dr Khatijah Yusoff –

Best Practices in Research Management on Biomedical

Sciences.

2. Professor Dr Rofina Yasmin Othman - Best Practices in

Research Management on Technology.

3. YBhg Datuk Dr Choo Yuen May - Best Practices in

Research Management on Mission-Oriented Projects.

4. Professor Dr Ir Ramesh Singh - Best Practices in

Research Management on Engineering

5. Ms Lee Miew Sim - Best Practices in Research

Management on Industrial Projects.

One of the highlights of the day was the visit to the state of art

UM HIR Central Laboratory.

Patrons: YABhg Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad YBhg Tan Sri Law Hieng Ding MINDS Executive Committee (2014-2016) Academician Tan Sri Emeritus Prof Datuk Dr Augustine S H Ong – President Datuk Choo Yuen May – Vice President Mr Myocho Kan – Honorary Secretary Ms Christine Ong – Honorary Treasurer Committee Members Dr Loo Koi Sang Mr Tan Kim Seng Dato’ Dr Cheah Cheng Huat Major Munusamy Mr Robest Yong Executive Secretary – Ms Kendra Lam Editor – Ms Chrys Tee Malaysian Invention & Design Society C3A-10, 4th Floor Block C Damansara Intan 1 Jalan SS20/27 47400 PJ Tel: 03-71182062 HP: 012-9032312 Email: minds.invent@gmail.com Website: www.minds.com.my Percetakan Soon Lee Heng Sdn Bhd 15 Jalan Besar, Selayang Baru 68100 Batu Caves Selangor

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Day 2

In the morning at 9 am, were two parallel sessions deliberating on issues and problems in

Biomedical, Technology and Engineering Research. Summary:

1. Biomedical Research:

a. Managing primary materials and resources (pre- and post- completion of project).

b. Managing research data (in terms of quality and validity, use of a log book,

inventory record, contingency plan, outsourcing in analysis, etc)

c. Incentives, need for continuing education to broaden mindset, developing new skills

and innovations, governance in research, evaluation and assessment.

2. Engineering and Technology Research:

a. Categories of IP (Intellectual Properties),

i. Importance and value of IP

ii. Proposed that MINDS conducts a workshop on IP in food processings.

b. Need for networking platform between University and Industry.

i. Young Scientist Networks-Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM)

ii. UM Startup System

c. Receiving industry feedback

i. Request from industry for access to information such as literatures, etc

ii. Research can be done on SWOT analysis for service industry

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After the sessions, Tan Sri Ong concluded with the following points:

We should establish a research community with access to resources. By forming a new

research community, we can organise conferences with 4 Nobel Laureate-based lectures

who will share their experiences with us. We should start in our own research community

by submitting abstracts and sharing with the industries. Later the full papers can be

published.

Will support the new research community with Tan Sri Ong Fellowship Trust Fund.

In conclusion, the Best Practices Research Management Workshop: “Doing It Right” received

overwhelming support from both Academia and Industry. We have also received feedback that the

participants were motivated and inspired throughout this best practice workshop in research

management. Report by Dr John Tan Teng Hwang and Mr Loh Leh Ming

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International Exhibition for Young Inventors (IEYI) Harbin, China 15-17 July 2016 There was great excitement and anticipation in Victories Hall, Harbin, China, as

hundreds of teenagers from eight countries (Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Thailand, China and Singapore) competed at the International Exhibition for Young Inventors (IEYI). It was a good opportunity for the students to meet, learn and exchange ideas with each other.

Malaysia was represented by the winners of 2016 MYIE. The Malaysian team was from 10 schools comprising 44 students and 25 teachers led by MINDS member, Patrick Lok. They returned with 3 golds, 3 silvers, 7 bronzes and 3 special awards. The golds were for Catappa Products by SMK Sultan Badlishah, Kedah, Secret Knock Lock and Turbine Electric Generator both by SMK Dato Onn of Penang. After the Exhibition, the participants were given a tour of the scenic Maor and Xianglu mountains, famous for beautiful forest. IEYI 2017 will be held in Japan, so let’s gear up and invent away!

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Patent Drafting Workshop ThotBox Training Centre 27 July 2016 So you’ve got a good idea, a really good one, it may not be the light bulb, or microchip, but you’ve got that good feeling that it could be the next big thing. In a world full of copycats, you are determined to ensure that your idea is protected. So the best thing you can do is to have it patented. You can save thousands of ringgit in patent attorney fees and you can prepare and file the patent application when you want without having to rely on fitting into a patent attorney’s schedule or paying rush fees. PlaTCOM Ventures Sdn. Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Agensi Inovasi Malaysia organised a Patent Drafting Workshop in collaboration with MINDS. The workshop was held at Thotbox Training Centre, Damansara Intan Business Park on 27th July 2016. A total of 25 participants from both the private and academic sectors attended this workshop which was designed to provide fundamental skills in drafting patent applications and an understanding of the patenting requirements and procedures. The workshop was given by Intellectual Property experts, Ms.Biruntha Mooruthi and Ms. Elina Isa. Participants were given hands-on experience in drafting patent claims. The one day workshop was very informative and interactive. At the end of the workshop participants were awarded certificate of attendance.

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Malaysian Commercialisation Year 2016 FAST TRACK to COMMERCIALISATION™ ThotBox Training Centre 3 August 2016 This was a “3 in 1” workshop specially designed for researchers, inventors, scientists, engineers, designers and award-winning innovators in a hurry to commercialise their innovations and ideas. The topics covered were discovering the:

Uniqueness and technical feasibility of your innovation;

Market opportunity for your innovation and its potential value;

Profit potential of your innovation and its attraction to Venture Capitalists

This one-day workshop was led by Prof Stephen Ong who has over 20 years’ experience in banking and venture capitalism in the UK and Asia. He is the author of Innovation Space™ a method to evaluate the commercial potential of innovation projects, presently used for Technofund/Innofund project assessment by MOSTI. He is an expert member of the Commercialisation Grant Panel, Putra Science Park, UPM, and was commercialization advisor to Tsukuba University Japan. In academia, he is Visiting Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University, and was also at Sydney Business School, Australia and Lancaster University Management School, Birmingham City Business School and Edinburgh Napier University in the UK. He is a Visiting Professor in International Business at Shenzhen University, PRC.

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MUST Inventors Week Malaysia University of Science & Technology (MUST) 1-8 August 2016 Kelana Jaya The Malaysia University of Science and Technology, a chapter of MINDS had its MUST Inventors Week in August. The MUST Inventors Club organised workshops and presentations for its members. The Makers Workshop was on the hardware of the Arduino microcontroller, conducted for Vietnamese students . The students were introduced to the digital and analog input/output pins and also learnt interfacing with sensors and actuators. They practiced microprogramming the C language for reading the sensors, and were also introduced to controlling servo and stepper motors, as the hardware actuators. In the Design Workshop, the students learnt electronics design essentials such as Ohm’s Law, potential dividers and current limiters. They were then required to design a simple gadget with sensors and actuators, interfacing with the Arduino Uno board. This made them realise that designing is hard work and requires perseverance in the face of difficulty. On the last day, the students gathered to present their innovations. Professor Dr P Sellapan, Provost of MUST, gave the opening speech, followed by a keynote presentation “My Journey of Innovation” by Dr Yip Chi Kiong, in which he explained the 3 keys to innovation: Get the idea, make it work, and present it. This was illustrated with a few innovations that had won awards from the Malaysia Toray Science Foundation (MTSF).

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3rd International Young Inventors Award (IYIA) 2016 6-8 September 2016 Surabaya Convention Hall Surabaya,INDONESIA The 3rd IYIA was organized by the Indonesian Invention and Innovation Promotion Association (INNOPA) supported by the International Federation of Inventors’ Association (IFIA) and World Invention Intellectual Property Association (WIIPA) Ten countries, - Indonesia, Croatia, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan and Thailand took part. Each invention was presented by a team. The host nation, Indonesia, had the highest number of participants with 111 teams and inventions presented. Malaysia was second with 37 teams and inventions.

SJK Chung Hua Batu 15, Kuching, Sarawak, one of the winners in MYIE 2016 was sent by MINDS. It was led by Mdm Catherine Shoon, also the head of the MINDS delegation and a member of the IYIA international jury. The duo, Herbert Ixzy Bin Halix and Athalya Binti Jonathan Levin from SJK Chung Hua Batu 15 returned with a gold for their invention, the Eco Friendly Shopping Trolley with Cooler. Their invention is a trolley on a tall steel frame with a push handle, and an insulated canvas cooler bag inside. The bag is accessible via a door from the front of the frame. The invention rolls on four identical wheels with rubberized rims.

SJK Chung Hua Batu has expressed its sincere appreciation to MINDS for giving it the opportunity to compete in such a prestigious international event and also the faith and support shown. It has always been our hope that the international recognition gained at this competition will enhance the reputation of Malaysia inventions. Through this experience, our students will be able to expand their inventive, creative and innovative minds, in search of their next bright idea and invention.

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Arts & Creativity Exhibition 9 September 2016 Sunway University

The Arts and Creativity Exhibition (ACE) was held for the second time on 10 September 2016, at Sunway University, Jeffery Cheah Hall 1. There were a total of 95 submissions, of which 50 were shortlisted for the exhibition. The objectives of ACE were two-pronged: to improve English proficiency and also to develop creativity in school children. The theme for this year’s competition was “A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever – showcasing Malaysian Flora and Fauna”. Malaysia has many unique plant and animal species, and it is our hope that through this year’s theme, there will be greater public awareness of and inculcation of love for them, our living treasures.

Earlier the year, in April, MINDS held workshops for school teachers to encourage them and their students to explore creative possibilities in various ways. These workshops were run successfully hence, we saw greater participation and improved quality stories and illustrations from the primary, secondary as well as tertiary students. There was a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness as teachers, parents and students milled in the exhibition hall wondering who had won in the competition. The event started with Tan Sri Ong, President of MINDS, giving the welcome speech, followed by Prof Harold Thwaites, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sunway University, who spoke on the importance of creativity. Following that, the winners for the primary, secondary and tertiary levels were then announced. First prize winner for the primary level, Tham Yuan Yi, broke into tears when her name was announced for her essay “Bravery”, the illustration done by Yvette Y E Lim. Special awards for writing and illustration were also announced.

(R)Tham Yuan Yi and (L) Yvette Lim

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Two eminent scientists then spoke on Butterflies and Rafflesia. Academician Prof Emeritus Dr Yong Hoi Sen, a geneticist, zoologist and lepidopterist spun a tale on “Beauty and the Beast” referring to butterflies and moths. It was a very interesting and colourful (beautiful slides on various butterflies and moths) presentation about the differences between the butterfly and moth. According to Prof Yong, butterflies are day fliers and generally rest with their wings folded upright above their bodies. Their antennae are threadlike with tips distinctly or gradually thickened to form a club. On the other hand, moths are generally nocturnal in habit and rest with their wings held in a horizontal or in a roof-like position. Their feelers are feathery or threadlike but without a club.

The next speaker was Professor Emeritus Dato Dr Abdul Latiff Bin Mohamad, from the Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He talked about the little known facts of Rafflesia, which flowers are the world’s largest, and which has become an iconic genus for conservation programmes in South-east Asia because of its rare distribution and complex biology.

Finally, it is our hope that at the end of the day, those who attended ACE 2016 will go away with a feeling of wonder over, not only the beauty and distinctiveness of our Malaysian flora and fauna, but also the remarkable creativity of our Malaysian students.

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GLOBAL MINDS 2016 SK Taman Megah Petaling Jaya 28-29 November 2016

Calling all kids! Time for fun! A two-day programme packed with activities is awaiting all school children between the ages of 9 to 12. Global MINDS started off as the Global MINDS Education Programme (GMEP) inaugurated by MINDS in 2004. The Global MINDS programme will cover the development of eight (8) intelligences: Day 1 - Naturalist, Logical/Maths, Spatial Visual, and Kinesthetic Day 2 - Intra-Personal, Verbal Linguistic, Inter-Personal, and Music

The above camp (9 am to 5 pm) will be held at SK Taman Megah, Jalan SS26/2, Petaling Jaya. This is a high performance school with great emphasis on strict and tight security. For further details and registration for the camp, please contact MINDS Secretariat at 03-71182062.

MINDS Commemorative Book - 2017 The Malaysian Invention and Design Society is indeed very glad to inform that it will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2017. It is the intention of MINDS to come out with a Commemorative Book to celebrate the unique contribution of MINDS to the Invention Community. Do you have any materials in the form of clippings, photos, articles, etc, since 1986 of how MINDS has helped you in the field of invention? Whatever your medium, we invite you to tell us about the impact of MINDS in your life. You may want to share with us an eureka experience and how your invention became a success. Credit mention will, of course, be given to the source and your kind contribution. Please contact MINDS secretariat if you would like to contribute to the commemorative book.