Someone to look up to.

Look what i came across just now. Its our other favourite funny professor =D

Honour for UBD professor- bt times.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

A PROFESSOR of Biodiversity with the Biology Department, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) has been awarded with the Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak (Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak) which carries the "Dato" by the Sarawak Government.

Professor Hj Mohamed Abdul Majid received the honour during an investiture ceremony at the investiture ceremony in the Kuching on October 25 in conjunction with the 87th Birthday of the His Excellency Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Hj Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng, Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak.

Professor Hj Mohamed who hails from Bintulu, Sarawak, had authored numerous publications on South East Asian plants in international journals. Among his accomplishments was winning the prestigious Smithsonian Senior post doctoral Fellowship in 1990 and spent a year carrying out research in the Smithsonian Institution and Harvard University.

Prior to his appointment in UBD, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, a post he held for six years since 2000.He has held the posts of the Head of the Institute of Biological Sciences (1997-2000) and the Head of the Department of Botany (1993-1996).At present he is actively involved in research activities to highlight the unique biodiversity of Brunei to the world. (RSH1) The Brunei Times

Who said UBD has no good lecturers? =). 1990? Wow. he's been doing his thing for a long time. In 1990, i am barely one years old. he was a head department of botany? even better. I remember a not-so-long time ago i applied for botany kan but i have to turn botany in reading down for biosci in ubd (ahaha, kenangan silam =pp)

i think. He deserves this honour.

(i bet he deserves that dato title more than dato K deserves his dato seri title.)