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.
muslizainun binti mustapha;kamaruzzaman bin sopian;zalita binti zainuddin. (2025). kajian terhadap kecekapan tenaga elektrik dan tenaga terma bagi sistem hibrid fotovoltan-terma (pvt) dengan panel pv dwimuka. - . .
aamir khan, sana yaqub, majid ali, adeel waqas ahmad, hassan nazir, hassan, abdullah khalid, naseem iqbal, zafar said, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2024). a state-of-the-art review on heating and cooling of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. - journal of energy storage. 1-30.
ali h. a. al-waeli, kamaruzzaman sopian, hussein a. kazem, miqdam t. chaichan. (2024). photovoltaic thermal collectors with nanofluids and nano-pcm. - . 132.
hussein a.m. al-zubaidi, ahmed samir naje, zaid abed al-ridah, shreeshivadasan chelliapan, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2024). numerical modeling of reaeration coefficient for lakes: a case study of sawa lake, iraq. - ecological engineering and environmental technology. 145-153.
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.
aamir khan, sana yaqub, majid ali, adeel waqas ahmad, hassan nazir, hassan, abdullah khalid, naseem iqbal, zafar said, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2024). a state-of-the-art review on heating and cooling of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. - journal of energy storage. 1-30.
miqdam t. chaichan, hussein a. kazem, moafaq k. s. al-ghezi, ali h. a. al-waeli, ali j. ali, kamaruzzaman sopian, abdul amir h. kadhum, wan nor roslam wan isahak, mohd s. takriff, ahmed a. al-amiery. (2023). effect of different preparation parameters on the stability and thermal conductivity of mwcnt-based nanofluid used for photovoltaic/thermal cooling. - sustainability. 1-24.
husam abdulrasool hasan, jenan s. sherza, azher m. abed, hussein togun, nidhal ben khedher, kamaruzzaman sopian, jasim m. mahdi, pouyan talebizadehsardari. (2023). thermal and flow performance analysis of a concentrated linear fresnel solar collector with transverse ribs. - frontiers in chemistry. 1-10.
d.k. sarkar, m. mottakin, a.k mahmud hasan, v. selvanathan, k. sobayel, m.n.i. khan, a.f.m masum rabbani, m. shahinuzzaman, mohammod aminuzzaman, farah h. anuar, takashi suemasu, kamaruzzaman sopian, md. akhtaruzzaman. (2023). a comprehensive study on rbgei3 based inorganic perovskite solar cell using green synthesized cucro2 as hole conductor. - journal of photochemistry & photobiology, a: chemistry. 1-13.
miqdam t. chaichan, hussein a. kazem, moafaq k. s. al-ghezi, ali h. a. al-waeli, ali j. ali, kamaruzzaman sopian, abdul amir h. kadhum, wan nor roslam wan isahak, mohd s. takriff, ahmed a. al-amiery. (2023). optimizing mwcnt-based nanofluids for photovoltaic/thermal cooling through preparation parameters. - acs omega. 29910-29925.
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.
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.
hussein a. kazem, ali h. a. al-waeli, miqdam t. chaichan, k. sopian, aslan gholami, waheeb e. alnaser. (2023). dust and cleaning impact on the performance of photovoltaic: an outdoor experimental study. - energy sources, part a: recovery, utilization and environmental effects. 3107-3124.
mohammad yacoub al shdaifat, rozli zulkifli, kamaruzzaman sopian, abeer adel salih. (2023). basics, properties, and thermal issues of ev battery and battery thermal management systems: comprehensive review. - proceedings of the institution of mechanical engineers, part d: journal of automobile engineering. 295-311.
hussein a.m. al-zubaidi, ahmed samir naje, zaid abed al-ridah, shreeshivadasan chelliapan, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2024). numerical modeling of reaeration coefficient for lakes: a case study of sawa lake, iraq. - ecological engineering and environmental technology. 145-153.
aamir khan, sana yaqub, majid ali, adeel waqas ahmad, hassan nazir, hassan, abdullah khalid, naseem iqbal, zafar said, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2024). a state-of-the-art review on heating and cooling of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. - journal of energy storage. 1-30.
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.
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.
zainab saberi; hasila jarimi; mohammad hafizuddin hj jumali; suhendri suhendri; saffa riffat; ahmad fudholi; halim hj razali; kamaruzzaman sopian. (2023). performance assessment of double pass photovoltaic/thermal solar air collector using bifacial pv with cpc and mirror reflector under malaysian climate. - case studies in thermal engineering. 1-12.
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.
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.
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.
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.
k. sopian, g. y. abusaibaa, r. abdullah, h. jarimi, a. ibrahim, a. f. abdullah, and a. b. al-aasam. (2022). performance of solar assisted dual condenser heat pump drying system. - proceedings of the 7th international conference and exhibition on sustainable energy and advanced materials (ice-seam 2021). 254-258.
mohammad aminul islam, md. akhtaruzzaman, nowshad amin, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2022). comprehensive guide on organic and inorganic solar cells: fundamental concepts to fabrication methods. - . 420.
mohd yusof hj. othman, kamaruzzaman sopian, mohd hafidz ruslan, sohif mat, and suhaila abdul hamid. (2020). renewable energy and sustainable buildings : selected paper from the world renewal energy congress wrec 2018. - . 461.
marzieh badiei, nilofar asim, masita mohammad, md akhtaruzzaman, nowshad amin, mohammad alghoul. (2019). photocatalysis: perspective, mechanism, and applications. - . 35.
ali h. a. al-waeli, hussein a. kazem, miqdam tariq chaichan, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2019). photovoltaic/thermal (pv/t) systems: principles, design, and applications. - . 282.
poorya ooshaksaraei, khalid mokhtar, syed zulklifi syed zakaria & kamaruzzaman sopian. (2018). renewable energy in developing countries: local development and techno-economic aspects. - . 20.
mohammad aminul islam, md. akhtaruzzaman, nowshad amin, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2022). comprehensive guide on organic and inorganic solar cells: fundamental concepts to fabrication methods. - . 420.
marzieh badiei, nilofar asim, nurul asma samsudin, nowshad amin, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2022). nanotechnology in paper and wood engineering: fundamentals, challenges and applications. - . 16.
marzieh badiei, nilofar asim, masita mohammad, m.akhtaruzzaman, nurul asma samsudin, nowshad amin, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2022). innovation in nano-polysaccharides for eco-sustainability from science to industrial applications. - . 36.
marzieh badiei, nilofar asim, masita mohammad, mohammad alghoul, nurul asma samsudin, m. akhtaruzzaman, nowshad amin, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2021). handbook of nanomaterials for wastewater treatment. - . 49.
mohd yusof hj. othman, kamaruzzaman sopian, mohd hafidz ruslan, sohif mat, and suhaila abdul hamid. (2020). renewable energy and sustainable buildings : selected paper from the world renewal energy congress wrec 2018. - . 461.
ali h. a. al-waeli, kamaruzzaman sopian, hussein a. kazem, miqdam t. chaichan. (2024). photovoltaic thermal collectors with nanofluids and nano-pcm. - . 132.
ali h. a. al-waeli, hussein a. kazem, miqdam tariq chaichan, kamaruzzaman sopian. (2019). photovoltaic/thermal (pv/t) systems: principles, design, and applications. - . 282.
kamaruzaman sopian, halim razali. (2018). tenaga keterbaharuan : revolusi teknologi hijau di malaysia. - . 155.
hoy-yen chan & kamaruzzaman sopian. (2018). renewable energy in developing countries: local development and techno-economic aspects. - . 189.
halim razali, kamaruzzaman sopian & sohif mat. (2015). hidrogen: kesan prestasi enjin, pencemaran dan kos kitaran hayat. - . 222.
muslizainun binti mustapha;kamaruzzaman bin sopian;zalita binti zainuddin. (2025). kajian terhadap kecekapan tenaga elektrik dan tenaga terma bagi sistem hibrid fotovoltan-terma (pvt) dengan panel pv dwimuka. - . .
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. - . .
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.. - . .
ahmad fazlizan bin abdullah;kamaruzzaman bin sopian;sohif bin mat;lim chin haw;noorashikin binti md saleh;adnan bin ibrahim. (2023). aerodynamics of internal spiral flow through multiple stages of rotating and stator blades. - . .
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 | 76% (2021-11-01 sehingga 2026-01-31) |
HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR PANELS USING ADVANCED MATERIALS | gading kencana sdn bhd | 76% (2021-11-01 sehingga 2026-01-31) |