LAURA LIN TZE CHIN (LLTC)
Contact Details :
Advanced Agriecological Research S/B, No. 11, Jalan Teknologi 3/6, Taman Sains Selangor 1,
Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel : 603-6151 7924 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Fax : 603-6151 7081
Email : laura@aarsb.com.my
Personal Web Page : –

2012

B. Sc. (Hons.) in Agricultural Science

The University of Queensland, Australia

2013 – Present

Graduate Research Assistant

Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.

Graduate Research Assistant. My job will be focusing on physiological aspects of oil palm.

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Have led or directly involved in the development of the following products:

RIZKI DARUSALAM (RD)

Contact Details :
PT Applied Agricultural Resources Indonesia, Kompleks Pertokoan Taman Anggrek,
Block D1 Jl Tuanku Tambusai, Pekanbaru 28291, Riau, Indonesia.
Tel : +62 761 572148/160
Fax : +62 761 572149
Email : rizki_darusalam@aarsb.com.my
Personal Web Page : –

2007

B.Sc. in Plant Breeding

Andalas University (UNAND)

2008 (March) – 2011 (September)

Assistant Plant Breeding

PT. Bakti Tani Nusantara

2012 (February) – 2012 (December)

Agronomy

PT. Anugerah Mustika Ostindo

2013 (January) – Present

Assistant Plant Breeding / Seed Production

PT. Applied Agricultural Resources Indonesia

Assistant Plant Breeding / Seed Production. My current activity is undergoing training to become an expert in oil palm research especially in plant breeding and seed production.

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Have led or directly involved in the development of the following products:

TAN SUET YEE (TSY)
Contact Details :
Advanced Agriecological Research S/B, No. 11, Jalan Teknologi 3/6, Taman Sains Selangor 1,
Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel : 603-6151 7924 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Fax : 603-6151 7081
Email : Tansy@aarsb.com.my
Personal Web Page : –

2011

B.Sc.(1st Class Hons.) in Statistics

University Putra Malaysia (UPM)

2013

Master of Applied Statistics

University Putra Malaysia (UPM)

2011 (June) – 2011 (Sept)

Planner

Top Glove Sdn. Bhd.

2011 (Oct) – 2013 (Aug)

Quality Assurance Executive

My Education Group

2013 (Sept)

Assistant Research Officer I (Statistician)

Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.

Assistant Research Officer I (Statistician). To maintain and analyze a wide range of agricultural data from field experiments, supervise a team of statistical clerks, as well as assist researchers in designing field experiments. As I have recently joined AAR, the initial steps are to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to enable me to carry out my job responsibilities.

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CHEAH LI WEN (CLW)
Contact Details :
Advanced Agriecological Research S/B, No. 11, Jalan Teknologi 3/6, Taman Sains Selangor 1,
Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel : 603-6151 7924 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Fax : 603-6151 7081
Email : cheahlw@aarsb.com.my
Personal Web Page : –

2012

B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agricultural Science

University of Adelaide, Australia

2012 – Present

Assistant Research Officer I

Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.

Assistant Research Officer I. Currently undergoing training to equip myself as a competent oil palm agronomist, capable of implementing and managing specific research programmes, conducting certain agronomic field trials as well as visiting and advising estate managers independently on agronomic matters. In addition, I also assist some of the research officers in their research and development work programs. My research work is focused on the various aspects of Ganoderma, which causes basal and upper stem rot in oil palm, specifically with regards to the biological control of this fungus.

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TAN SWEE SIAN (TSS)
Contact Details :
Advanced Agriecological Research S/B, No. 11, Jalan Teknologi 3/6, Taman Sains Selangor 1,
Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel : 603-6151 7924 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Fax : 603-6151 7081
Email : TanSS@aarsb.com.my
Personal Web Page : –

2011

B. Sc. in Biomedical Science

The University of Queensland, Australia

2012

B. Sc. (Hons.) in Microbiology

The University of Queensland, Australia

2013 – Present

Graduate Research Assistant

Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.

Graduate Research Assistant under Environmental Microbiology Section. I will be working mostly on investigating potential microbes in soils, which either beneficial or harmful to plants. My research work is focused on establishing molecular biology technique/protocol in order to understand the interaction between soil microbes and plants. Most works would be linking soil, microbes, and plants as one single integrated system.

Have led or directly involved in the development of the following products:

DR. TEO TZE MIN (TTM)

Contact Details :
Advanced Agriecological Research S/B, No. 11, Jalan Teknologi 3/6, Taman Sains Selangor 1,
Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel : 603-6151 7924 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Fax : 603-6151 7081
Email : teotm@aarsb.com.my
Personal Web Page : –

2004

B.Sc. (Hons.) in Genetics/Microbiology

Queen Mary, University of London

2011

DPhil in Zoology

University of Oxford

2004 – 2005

Laboratory Assistant

Ambiensis Ltd.

2012 – Present

Assistant Research Officer II

Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.

Assistant Research Officer II. As an oil palm agronomist/entomologist, my main job functions are to implement and manage specific research programmes, conducting field trials relating to entomology, as well as advising estate managers on agronomic matters. As I have recently joined AAR, the initial steps are to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to enable me to carry out my job responsibilities.

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DR. KEE KHAN KIANG (KKK)

Contact Details :
Applied Agricultural Resources S/B, No. 11, Jalan Teknologi 3/6, Taman Sains Selangor 1,
Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel : 603-6151 7924 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Fax : 603-6151 7081
Email : keekk@aarsb.com.my
Personal Web Page : –

1976

B.Sc. (Hons) in Agriculture

Lincoln College, Canterbury, New Zealand

1981

Ph.D.

Lincoln College, Canterbury, New Zealand

1982 (February) – 1986 (June)

Research Officer

Highlands Research Unit

1986 (June)

Research Officer

Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.

Senior Research Officer

Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.

2000 – 2006

Principal Research Officer

Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.

2006 – 2007

Deputy Head

Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn. Bhd.

2007 (February) – 2011

Director of Research

Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn. Bhd.

2012 – Present

Director of Research, PTAARI

Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn. Bhd.

Director of Research, PTAARI. In charge of oil palm advisory and agronomy, with responsibilities in feasibility studies, nutrition/water relations and crop yield potential and yield maximization studies. Was oil palm agronomist at HRU for 5 years.

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1982

B.Sc. in Agriculture

University Pertanian Malaysia (UPM)

1992

M.Sc. in Biological Computation (Distinction)

University of York, UK

1982 – 1983

Tutor

University Pertanian Malaysia

1983 – 1986

Assistant Agronomist

Taiko Plantations S/B

1986 – 2004

Agronomist, Principal Research Officer and Section Head, Information Management Section

Applied Agricultural Research S/B

2004 – 2006

Agronomist, Principal Research Officer and Section Head, Information Management Section

Advanced Agriecological Research S/B

2006 – 2007

Agronomist, Deputy Head of Advanced Agriecological Research

Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.

2007 – 2011

Agronomist, Deputy Director of Research

Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.

2012 – Present

Director of Research

Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.

My main job function is to provide sound agronomic advices on oil palm and cocoa to our Principals and their estates, and our advisory clients’ estates. Towards this end, I design, lead and/or conduct research on cocoa and oil palm agronomy, soil and plant nutrition, nutrient dynamics, soil and water conservation, and 3D model and visualization of oil palm growth and production. I also lead the team in soil survey and feasibility study. As Section Head for Information Management Section, I am responsible for strategic data and information management, development of a decision support system for plantation crop management, statistical and mathematical data analysis, applications of remote sensing, GIS and GPS in plantation management, spatial data analysis and interpretation, and web page development. I was also a consultant to Cenipalma on fertilizer recommendation system of oil palm. My overall mission is to assist the estate management achieves and maintains the site yield potentials at the lowest cost possible through ever better and latest management practices, taking into account the environment and land ecology.

My main interests are in soil and plant nutrition of plantation tree crops and its dynamics. I am also interested in the general agronomy and management of plantation tree crops. The research group uses mathematical, statistical and computational methods to understand the spatio-temporal relationships between the various agronomic and management factors affecting soil nutrient supply, plant nutrition, fertilizer use efficiency and fertilizer requirements. Tools such as remote sensing and GIS, and methods such as pattern recognition and artificial intelligience are also employed to investigate the above and develop techniques for large-scale assessments of the plant and management performances. The team has recently embarked on the study of water dynamics and water use efficiency in oil palm ecosystem, and the importance and dynamics of living green manure (and probably organic matter) in plantation tree crop management.

Lately, I have been involved in the measurement of greenhouse gases from forest, sago and oil palm ecosystems to further understand the impact of anthropogenic agricultural activities on the potential global climate change.

I welcome collaborative research in any of the above areas in tropical tree crops.

Have led or directly involved in the development of the following products:

1995

B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture

Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

2005

M.Sc. in Agriculture

University Pertanian Malaysia (UPM)

1996 – 2002

Assistant Research Officer 1

Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.

2002 – 2005

Assistant Research Officer 2

Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.

2005 – 2008

Research Officer

Applied Agricultural Resources S/B (PT KLK Agriservindo, R&D Dept)

2008 – Present

Director, Senior Research Officer

PT Applied Agricultural Resources Indonesia

My main job function is to provide sound agronomic advices on oil palm to our Principals (Boustead Plantations Bhd and Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd) and their estates as well as other advisory clients’ estates in Indonesia. As an oil palm agronomist, my research work emphasizes on soil, soil survey and feasibility studies as well as conducting oil palm agronomy and fertilizer response trials. I have been given responsibility in conducting AAR research trial and carry out GIS/GPS survey and research in Indonesia.

My current research interest are: (i) Soil Survey and Land Evaluation Study of Oil Palm Plantation (ii) GIS/GPS (iii) Oil Palm Agronomic Trials, especially fertilizer response trial on mineral and peat soils in Riau (iv) Peat research particularly on micronutrient application, liming and drainage study.

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