profesor kehormat
institut penyelidikan tenaga suria (seri)
ksopian@ukm.edu.my
Kamaruzzaman Sopian graduated with the BS Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985, the MS in Energy Resources University of Pittsburgh in 1989 and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Dorgan Solar Laboratory, University of Miami-Coral Gables. His main contributions are in solar radiation modeling and resource assessment, advanced solar photovoltaic systems (grid-connected photovoltaic, solar powered regenerative fuel cell, solar hydrogen production, thin film silicon solar cell) and advanced solar thermal systems (solar cooling, solar heat pump, solar assisted drying, combined photovoltaic thermal or hybrid collector). He has 10 patents, 15 patents pending, 6 copyrights, and 1 trademark for his innovation in renewable energy technology. The innovation and invention in renewable energy technology have won over 90 medals in national and international innovation and invention competitions including special innovation awards .
He was conferred the Darjah Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Perak by His Royal Highness The Sultan of Perak in 2013. A Fellow of the Malaysia Academy of Sciences and listed in the 2019 - 2023 Highly Cited Researchers by the Web of Science Group, Clarivate Analytics.
ali abdulrazzak jasim, ahmad fazlizan, hariam luqman azeez, adnan ibrahim, rasha almaawi, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2025). enhancing pv module performance through a novel fin heat sink design: a numerical and experimental study. - case studies in thermal engineering. 1 - 13.
nurul aqidah mohd sinin, ahmad rujhan mohd rais, zon fazlila mohd ahir, kamaruzzaman sopian, mohd adib ibrahim. (2025). electrical performance for in-situ doping of phosphorous in silver paste screen-printed contact on p-type silicon solar cell. - international journal of renewable energy development. 802 - 812.
shirin rostami, adnan ibrahim, amir aziat ishak, ahmad fazlizan, ahmad fudholi, kamaruzzaman sopian, alireza dehghani-sanij, amin shahsavar, khaled m. al-aribe. (2025). experimental and numerical assessment of water-based photovoltaic/thermal collectors with varied tubular absorber cross-sections. - case studies in thermal engineering. 1 - 19.
abdalrahman m.o. al-karboly, adnan ibrahim, ahmad fazlizan, kamaruzzaman sopian, anwer b. al-aasam, muhammad amir aziat bin ishak, ali h.a. al-waeli, monaem elmnifi. (2025). experimental evaluation of a photovoltaic thermal collector using twisted tape absorber with nano-enhanced phase change material for thermal storage. - journal of energy storage. 1 - 14.
abdalrahman m.o. al-karboly, adnan ibrahim, anas al-tarabsheh, anwer b. al-aasam, ali h.a. al-waeli, ahmad fazlizan, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2025). performance of twisted tape absorber-based photovoltaic thermal systems in clockwise and counterclockwise configurations. - case studies in thermal engineering. 1 - 12.
shirin rostami, adnan ibrahim, amir aziat ishak, ahmad fazlizan, ahmad fudholi, kamaruzzaman sopian, alireza dehghani-sanij, amin shahsavar, khaled m. al-aribe. (2025). experimental and numerical assessment of water-based photovoltaic/thermal collectors with varied tubular absorber cross-sections. - case studies in thermal engineering. 1 - 19.
abdalrahman m.o. al-karboly, adnan ibrahim, ahmad fazlizan, kamaruzzaman sopian, anwer b. al-aasam, muhammad amir aziat bin ishak, ali h.a. al-waeli, monaem elmnifi. (2025). experimental evaluation of a photovoltaic thermal collector using twisted tape absorber with nano-enhanced phase change material for thermal storage. - journal of energy storage. 1 - 14.
abdalrahman m.o. al-karboly, adnan ibrahim, anas al-tarabsheh, anwer b. al-aasam, ali h.a. al-waeli, ahmad fazlizan, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2025). performance of twisted tape absorber-based photovoltaic thermal systems in clockwise and counterclockwise configurations. - case studies in thermal engineering. 1 - 12.
sakhr m. sultan, c. p. tso, m. z. abdullah and k. sopian . (2025). a new method for assessing the performance of photovoltaic module enhancing techniques based on the lifespan and power effectiveness factor. - processes. 1311 - 1311.
ali abdulrazzak jasim, ahmad fazlizan, hariam luqman azeez, adnan ibrahim, rasha almaawi, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2025). enhancing pv module performance through a novel fin heat sink design: a numerical and experimental study. - case studies in thermal engineering. 1 - 13.
zon fazlila mohd ahir, suhaila sepeai, nurul aqidah mohd sinin, ahmad rujhan mohd rais, kamaruzzaman sopian & mohd adib ibrahim. (2024). reduced toxicity and aqueous-based solvent using phosphoric acid as the dopant source for formation emitter layer of silicon solar cells. - silicon. 307-321.
ali. f. muftah, kamaruzzaman sopian, adnan ibrahim, abdulnasser elbreki, azher m abed. (2023). design and evaluation of a modified basin- type stepped solar- still under malaysia climate conditions. - energy sources, part a: recovery, utilization, and environmental effects. 6756-6771.
ahmad rujhan mohd rais, zon fazlila mohd ahir, nurul aqidah mohd sinin, nur fairuz mohd rostan, suhaila sepeai, mohd adib ibrahim, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2023). non-destructive evaluation of toxic-less approach on emitter formation by water-based phosphoric acid for n-type silicon. - silicon. 3091-3102.
md. ariful islam, md. akhtaruzzaman, m. mottakin, vidhya selvanathan, md. shahiduzzaman, m. n. i. khan, a. f. m. masum rabbani, m. j. rashid, mohd adib ibrahim, k. sopian & k. sobayel. (2023). potential induced performance degradation (pid) applied on a perovskite solar cell exploring its effect on cell performance through numerical simulation. - journal of electronic materials. 2-8.
mohammad yacoub al shdaifat, rozli zulkifli, kamaruzzaman sopian, abeer adel salih. (2023). investigate the effect of a novel inlet header on the thermal and hydraulic performance of a liquid cold plate used for cooling the li-ion battery cell of electric vehicles. - proceedings of the institution of mechanical engineers part d - journal of automobile engineering. 3326-3333.
sakhr m. sultan, c. p. tso, m. z. abdullah and k. sopian . (2025). a new method for assessing the performance of photovoltaic module enhancing techniques based on the lifespan and power effectiveness factor. - processes. 1311 - 1311.
ali abdulrazzak jasim, ahmad fazlizan, hariam luqman azeez, adnan ibrahim, rasha almaawi, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2025). enhancing pv module performance through a novel fin heat sink design: a numerical and experimental study. - case studies in thermal engineering. 1 - 13.
nurul aqidah mohd sinin, ahmad rujhan mohd rais, zon fazlila mohd ahir, kamaruzzaman sopian, mohd adib ibrahim. (2025). electrical performance for in-situ doping of phosphorous in silver paste screen-printed contact on p-type silicon solar cell. - international journal of renewable energy development. 802 - 812.
shirin rostami, adnan ibrahim, amir aziat ishak, ahmad fazlizan, ahmad fudholi, kamaruzzaman sopian, alireza dehghani-sanij, amin shahsavar, khaled m. al-aribe. (2025). experimental and numerical assessment of water-based photovoltaic/thermal collectors with varied tubular absorber cross-sections. - case studies in thermal engineering. 1 - 19.
abdalrahman m.o. al-karboly, adnan ibrahim, ahmad fazlizan, kamaruzzaman sopian, anwer b. al-aasam, muhammad amir aziat bin ishak, ali h.a. al-waeli, monaem elmnifi. (2025). experimental evaluation of a photovoltaic thermal collector using twisted tape absorber with nano-enhanced phase change material for thermal storage. - journal of energy storage. 1 - 14.
win eng ewe, nilofar asim, ahmad fudholi, adnan ibrahim, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2024). investigation of the effects of jet plate reflector on the performance of bifacial pvt solar air collector. - aip conference proceedings. 1 - 7.
husam abdulrasool hasan, azher m abed, jenan s. sherza, areej hamza hilal, kayser aziz ameen, raheem mohy, lammiaa abdulrudah abd, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2023). the use of sio2 h2o nanofluid to improve heat transfer in a linear fresnel mirror collector (lfmc) with cpc. - al-kadhum 2nd international conference on modern applications of information and communication technology. 1-9.
asmail a m abdalkarem, ahmad fazlizan abdullah, kamaruzzaman sopian, lim chin haw, wan khairul muzammil, kok hoe wong. (2023). the effect of trailing-edge wedge-tails on the aerodynamic characteristics of wind turbine airfoil. - international conference on sustainable, renewable & energy efficiency 2022. 1-14.
m.m.s. dezfouli, kushsairy kadir, k. sopian, a.r. dehghani-sanij. (2022). energy audit of a classroom in the hot and humid region: effect of mechanical dehumidification on energy consumption. - 6th international conference on energy and environmental science (icees 2022). 1-6.
m.m.s. dezfouli, kushsairy kadir, k. sopian, a.r. dehghani-sanij. (2022). solar desiccant cooling system as an alternative solution for net-zero energy buildings (nzebs) in the tropical regions. - the 6th international conference on energy and environmental science. 1-6.
mohd sukor su’ait, norasikin ahmad ludin, kamaruzaman sopian. (2025). introduction to renewable energy technologies and energy transition strategies. - . 1 - 14.
mohammad aminul islam, md. akhtaruzzaman, nowshad amin, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2022). commercial viability of different photovoltaic technologies. - . 347-393.
marzieh badiei, nilofar asim, nurul asma samsudin, nowshad amin, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2022). nanotechnology in packaging of food and drugs. - . 258-302.
marzieh badiei, nilofar asim, masita mohammad, m.akhtaruzzaman, nurul asma samsudin, nowshad amin, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2022). nanostructured polysaccharide-based materials obtained from renewable resources and uses. - . 163-200.
marzieh badiei, nilofar asim, masita mohammad, mohammad alghoul, nurul asma samsudin, m. akhtaruzzaman, nowshad amin, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2021). new graphene nanocomposites-based adsorbents. - . 367-416.
nurul syakirah nazri, ahmad fudholi, masita mohammad, cuk supriyadi ali nandar, henny sudibyo, haznan abimanyu, kamaruzzaman sopian, mohd adib ibrahim. (2022). peningkatan kecekapan elektrik sistem suria hibrid fotovoltan termatermoelektrik (pvt-te) oleh kesan termoelektrik. - sains malaysiana. 4111-4124.
md. akhtaruzzaman;kamaruzzaman sopian;nowshad amin;masita binti mohammad. (2022). the characteristics of high quality heterointerface between organo-lead halide perovskite (ch3nh3pbx3, x =cl, br, i) and cadmium telluride(cdte) thin films in tandem solar cell applications. - . .
ahmad fazlizan bin abdullah;kamaruzzaman sopian;sohif bin mat;lim chin haw;halim bin hj razali. (2021). vertical axis wind turbine aspect ratio and solidity optimization for low wind speed application. - . .
a. s. a. hamid, a. b. a. rahman, j. dayou, a. ibrahim and k. sopian. (2020). variation of solar energy resources throughout the year in the city of kota kinabalu malaysia. - e-international conference on earth sciences and environment icemen2020. 1-12.
ahmad fazlizan bin abdullah;kamaruzzaman sopian;sohif bin mat;lim chin haw. (2020). design and testing of extendable arm vertical axis wind turbine. - . .
shahrir abdullah, muhamad alias md. jedi, zambri harun, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2024). thermal enhancement of nanofluids in turbulent regime for optimum performance of a heat exchanger system. - . .
huda abdullah;kamaruzzaman bin sopian;masturah binti markom;md. akhtaruzzaman. (2024). solution-processed zto (zinc-tin-oxide) as an alternative czts solar cell buffer layer. - . .
adnan bin ibrahim;kamaruzzaman bin sopian;ahmad fazlizan bin abdullah;hasila binti jarimi. (2023). passively cool high performance photovoltaic panel. - . .
hasila binti jarimi;kamaruzzaman bin sopian;ahmad fazlizan bin abdullah;adnan bin ibrahim. (2023). asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator (acpc) photovoltaic /thermal (pv/t) air solar collector with and without phase change materials (pcm) thermal storage.. - . .
adnan bin ibrahim;kamaruzzaman bin sopian;ahmad fudholi bin jurlius;ahmad fazlizan bin abdullah;hasila binti jarimi. (2023). heat transfer augmentation in spiral flow absorber enclosure incorporating phase change material (pcm) and nanofluid. - . .
Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
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HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR PANELS USING ADVANCED MATERIALS | mimos berhad | 79.3% (2021-11-01 sehingga 2026-10-31) |
HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR PANELS USING ADVANCED MATERIALS | gading kencana sdn bhd | 79.3% (2021-11-01 sehingga 2026-10-31) |
ENERGY & GREEN TECHNOLOGY :TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
Solar Energy Technology
Pengalaman / Experience : 30 tahun/years(s)
MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING :TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
Energy Conversion System
Pengalaman / Experience : 30 tahun/years(s)
ENERGY :TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
Renewable Energy Technology
Pengalaman / Experience : 30 tahun/years(s)