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yaacobzw@ukm.edu.my
Biografi/ Biography :
Wan Zuhairi is a lecturer of Geology at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia since June 2000. He teaches, among others, Environmental Geology, Engineering Geology, Environmental Issues & EIA, Geology Field Mapping and Contaminant Hydrogeology. As far as research is concerned, it focuses on geology materials as natural contaminant sorbents, contaminants migration in soil and groundwater, acid mine drainage, remediation of contaminated land, groundwater modelling (MODFLOW FLEX) and slope stability modelling (OASYS Software). Thanks to his high level of expertise and passion in teaching, he has been awarded the prestigious Best Lecturer Awards twice by the university. He graduated and received a B.Sc in Geology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia before pursued his Master`s degree at Cardiff University, the United Kingdom in Applied Environmental Geology and a Doctorate Degree in Environmental Geotechnique focusing on the interaction of compacted clay liner with contaminants. He contributes his expertise by being an active member of the Institute of Geology Malaysia and a life member of the Geological Society of Malaysia. He is currently a registered Environmental Impact Assessment Subject Specialist in Geology and Hydrogeology, a Registered Professional Geologist (P.Geol) from the Board of Geologist Malaysia and a qualified Environmental Site Assessor and Manager. His experience and competence are remarkable with the publication of more than 148 research articles and more than 30 technical reports on Geology, Hydrogeology and Environmental Site Assessment Projects.
wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2025). environmental site assessment (phase i) at tnb contaminated site in malaysia pencawang pembahagian utama (ppu), taman mas, cheras, selangor.. - . .
environmental site assessment (phase i) at tnb contaminated site pencawang masuk utama (pmu) 132kv, pusat bandar johor bahru, johor darul takzim. (2025). environmental site assessment (phase i) at tnb contaminated site pencawang masuk utama (pmu) 132kv, pusat bandar johor bahru, johor darul takzim. - . .
wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2025). environmental site assessment (phase ii) & risk assessment work at tnb contaminated site in malaysia pencawang masuk utama (pmu) 132kv, pusat bandar johor bahru, johor. - . .
nurul syazwani yahaya, joy jacqueline pereira, mohd raihan taha, wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2025). delineating potential sites for natech due to climate change in the selangor river basin, malaysia. - environmental research communications. 1 - 13.
nur suraya ahmad, wan zuhairi bin wan yaacob, mohd helmi ali, asma-qamaliah abdul-hamid. (2025). empowering sustainable development through circular economy practices in rare-earth sector. - environmental reviews. 1 - 20.
nur suraya ahmad, wan zuhairi bin wan yaacob, mohd helmi ali, asma-qamaliah abdul-hamid. (2025). empowering sustainable development through circular economy practices in rare-earth sector. - environmental reviews. 1 - 20.
nurul syazwani yahaya, joy jacqueline pereira, mohd raihan taha, wan zuhairi wan yaacob . (2024). natech potential due to emerging climate hazards and awareness of the local stakeholders in the coastal industrial site of kuala selangor, malaysia. - chemosphere. 1 - 13.
hai-ping ma, nik norsyahariati nik daud, zainuddin md yusof, wan zuhairi yaacob, hu-jun he. (2023). stability analysis of surrounding rock of an underground cavern group and excavation scheme optimization: based on an optimized ddarf method. - applied sciences. 1-22.
sheila rozalia abdul rashid, wan zuhairi wan yaacob, mohd rozi umor. (2023). assessments of heavy metals accumulation, bioavailability, mobility, and toxicity in serpentine soils. - sustainability. 1-21.
nur aishah zarime, badariah solemon, wan zuhairi wan yaacob, habibah jamil, rohayu che omar, adeleke abdulrahman oyekanmi. (2023). effectiveness of artificially synthesized granitic residual soil-supported nano zero-valent iron (gr-nzvi) as effective heavy metal contaminant adsorbent. - inorganics. 1-13.
nurul syazwani yahaya, joy jacqueline pereira, mohd raihan taha, wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2025). delineating potential sites for natech due to climate change in the selangor river basin, malaysia. - environmental research communications. 1 - 13.
nur aishah zarime,, badariah solemon, wan zuhairi wan yaacob, habibah jamil, rohayu che omar, w.a. wahab, a.a.m. isa. (2024). removal of methylene blue by granitic residual soil supported nano zero valent iron (gr-nzvi): kinetic and equilibrium studies. - desalination and water treatment. 1 - 8.
dewandra bagus eka putra, mohamad sapari dwi hadian, boy yoseph css syah alam,yuniarti yuskar, wan zuhairi wan yaacob, bithin datta, widya puspa dwi harnum. (2021). geochemistry of groundwater and saltwater intrusion in a coastal region of an island in malacca strait, indonesia. - environmental engineering research. 1-8.
nurul fairuz diyana bahrudin, umar hamzah, wan zuhairi wan yaccob. (2020). estimation of earth structure by satellite gravity analysis of peninsular malaysia. - sains malaysiana. 1509-1520.
mohamad arif che abd rahim, aniruth a/l aproi, xuefa shi, shengfa liu, masni mohd ali, wan zuhairi wan yaacob, che abd rahim mohamed. (2019). distribution of chromium and gallium in the total suspended solid and surface sediments of sungai kelantan, malaysia. - sains malaysiana. 2343-2353.
nur suraya ahmad, wan zuhairi bin wan yaacob, mohd helmi ali, asma-qamaliah abdul-hamid. (2025). empowering sustainable development through circular economy practices in rare-earth sector. - environmental reviews. 1 - 20.
nurul syazwani yahaya, joy jacqueline pereira, mohd raihan taha, wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2025). delineating potential sites for natech due to climate change in the selangor river basin, malaysia. - environmental research communications. 1 - 13.
nur aishah zarime,, badariah solemon, wan zuhairi wan yaacob, habibah jamil, rohayu che omar, w.a. wahab, a.a.m. isa. (2024). removal of methylene blue by granitic residual soil supported nano zero valent iron (gr-nzvi): kinetic and equilibrium studies. - desalination and water treatment. 1 - 8.
nurul syazwani yahaya, joy jacqueline pereira, mohd raihan taha, wan zuhairi wan yaacob . (2024). natech potential due to emerging climate hazards and awareness of the local stakeholders in the coastal industrial site of kuala selangor, malaysia. - chemosphere. 1 - 13.
sheila rozalia abdul rashid, wan zuhairi wan yaacob, mohd rozi umor. (2023). assessments of heavy metals accumulation, bioavailability, mobility, and toxicity in serpentine soils. - sustainability. 1-21.
sivarama krishna lakkaboyana, k. soontarapa, a. nabel kale, sreenath reddy, vinay kumar, karthik k., marlia m. hanafiah. (2022). synthesis of ac@cuo-nws and removal of basic dye from wastewater. - nanosmat mediterrane : materials today. 336-338.
nur aisyah zarime, wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2019). leaching behavior of cadmium through compacted granitic residual soil using column infiltration test. - 10th international conference on environmental science and development, icesd 2019 (e3s web of conferences). 1-3.
nurul iffah ismail & wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2018). an investigation of landslides in bukit aman and puncak setiawangsa, kuala lumpur, malaysia. - the 2017 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceedings. .
mark jeeva & wan zuhairi, w.y. (2018). adsorption of acid blue 25 dye by bentonite and surfactant modified bentonite. - the 2017 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceedings. .
wan zuhairi yaacob, abdul rahim samsudin, mohd raihan taha, ahmad nazri saidin, & shahril husin. (2018). environmental site assessment at tph contaminated site: a malaysian case study. - 8th international congress on environmental geotechnics (8iceg). .
marsya hanisah mohd isa, wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2024). kajian jangkaan pembentukan saliran lombong berasid (slb) di kawasan lombong emas di lubuk mandi, terengganu. - seminar ahli geologi muda 2024. .
aina balqis afiqah mian, wan zuhairi wan yaacob dan muhammad taqiuddin zakaria . (2024). kajian kualiti air bawah tanah di lombong emas lubuk mandi, terengganu. - seminar ahli geologi muda 2024. .
nur 'ain solehah mat hasan, wan zuhairi wan yaacob, suraya hilmi hazim. (2024). kajian geokimia tanah serpentinit dan kesan terhadap alam sekitar di kawasan cheroh, pahang. - seminar ahli geologi muda 2024. 43.
zulfahmi bin ali rahman;wan zuhairi bin wan yaacob;wan mohd razi bin idris. (2023). kualiti mekanik bata geopolimer campuran amang lombong dan sisa plastik mikro. - . .
nuur hani mohammed; wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2022). penggunaan abu terbang dalam penyingkiran logam berat daripada saliran lombong berasid. - bulletin of the geological society of malaysia. 171-179.
wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2025). environmental site assessment (phase i) at tnb contaminated site in malaysia pencawang pembahagian utama (ppu), taman mas, cheras, selangor.. - . .
environmental site assessment (phase i) at tnb contaminated site pencawang masuk utama (pmu) 132kv, pusat bandar johor bahru, johor darul takzim. (2025). environmental site assessment (phase i) at tnb contaminated site pencawang masuk utama (pmu) 132kv, pusat bandar johor bahru, johor darul takzim. - . .
wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2025). environmental site assessment (phase ii) & risk assessment work at tnb contaminated site in malaysia pencawang masuk utama (pmu) 132kv, pusat bandar johor bahru, johor. - . .
wan zuhairi yaacob. (2024). environmental geology assessment of proposed dam site at nenggiri river, kelantan, malaysia. - physical and integrated sciences conference 2024. .
marsya hanisah mohd isa, wan zuhairi wan yaacob. (2024). kajian jangkaan pembentukan saliran lombong berasid (slb) di kawasan lombong emas di lubuk mandi, terengganu. - seminar ahli geologi muda 2024. .