Dean’s List for 8 semesters, William Mah Wey Lian receives Royal Education Award (Pingat Jaya Cemerlang)

PAYA BESAR, 5 November 2022 - The hard work paid off for William Mah Wey Lian, a graduand of the Bachelor of Chemical Engineering with Honours that he obtained the Dean’s Award for eight semesters with CGPA 3.95 (First Class) and announced as the recipient of the Royal Education Award (Pingat Jaya Cemerlang) in Session 1 of the 17th Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Convocation Ceremony recently.

William, 24, is the second of three siblings and was born in Kuala Lumpur on 21 October 1998.

His father works in the service of the machinery division while his mother is a housewife.

His academic achievement at the school level was outstanding with 9A 1B in the Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM) and CGPA 3.00 in the Malaysia Higher School Certificate (STPM).

He was also very active in co-curricular activities.

William previously held the position of Vice Secretary of the Orator Club and actively engaged in faculty clubs, Career Carnival, and badminton.

He also thinks students should appreciate every moment at the university because the experience as a student is the most beautiful memory in life.

William’s academic excellence can also be seen when he successfully published the Final Year Project in Chemical Engineering Communications journal published by Taylor & Francis Group, won a silver medal in the Malaysian Chemical Invention and Innovation Competition (KI2M), a consolation prize in the 10th IEM Plant Design Competition 2021/2022 and received the Mah Clan Association Academic Award.

He started his career as a pharmacy assistant at Park@City Pharmacy and had his industrial training at Top Glove Sdn. Bhd.

Now, he serves as Junior Executive of Protégé-GEES at Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS).

He has been entrusted as a strategist and a one-stop tactical solution to decarbonise upstream products to achieve low carbon intensity and find opportunities to maximise the value of hydrocarbons such as LPG, condensate and high value gas.

He said that the current job scope is very much in line with the knowledge learned at UMP, especially from the subject of Plant Design during the two semesters which provided students with process engineering knowledge, especially how to read piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID).

“UMP has many dedicated and passionate lecturers with extensive knowledge and expertise in their respective fields.

“I am very grateful to all lecturers who have taught me from the first year until the final year at UMP.

“Not forgetting my family for all the mental and financial support during the four years of study at UMP and friends who often guide me in the academic field,” he said.

In the future, William hopes to achieve financial freedom and provide a comfortable life for his parents to repay all their tireless efforts to make a living for the family.

In addition, he intends to explore the world to broaden his experience and become a better person.

By: Halizan Mohmood, Centre for Creative Entrepreneurs Development (PUPUK)

Translation by: Dr. Rozaimi Abu Samah, Engineering College/Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology