ICoE • Higher Institution Centre of Excellence •
ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Laboratory
Centre for Carbon Capture & Storage (CCCS)
Advancing Industrial Carbon Solutions
Description At Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), our three mission-driven institutes and eight Research Centres work together to transform research excellence into innovative solutions that address national and global challenges.
Credibility Metrics
THE Asia University Rankings 2026, 23 Apr 2026.
Petroleum Engineering. QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, 25 Mar 2026.
Chemical Engineering
(QS Subject 2026).
THE World University Rankings 2026, band 201–250.
An Integrated Research Ecosystem
Together, UTP’s institutes, Anchor Programmes and Centres of Excellence form an integrated research and innovation ecosystem that connects strategic vision with specialised scientific capabilities.
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Institutes: Mission-Driven Research and Innovation
UTP’s three institutes serve as strategic, interdisciplinary platforms dedicated to addressing national and global Grand Challenges in Energy Security, Sustainable Living and Regenerative Futures.
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Anchor Programmes: Strategic Research Priorities
The five Anchor Programmes represent UTP’s strategic research priorities, connecting complementary expertise across institutes and Research Centres.
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Research Centres: Specialised Scientific and Technical Expertise
UTP’s eight specialised Centres of Excellence (CoE) represent the university’s core scientific and technical capabilities, providing a strong foundation for research excellence, technology development and innovation.
Commercial IP Portfolio
Turnkey Licensable Technologies & Software
Patented innovations ready for industrial commercialization, technology licensing, or field joint ventures via the UTP IPCO office.
Research Highlight #1
Energy Security and Advanced Energy Technologies
Advancing energy resilience through innovative technologies in sustainable hydrocarbon development, critical mineral recovery, renewable energy, hydrogen and carbon capture.
Key Research Highlights:
– Carbon capture and gas separation using advanced membrane technologies.
– Hydrogen production, clean fuels and next-generation energy systems.
– Critical mineral extraction, recovery and sustainable resource utilisation.
– Intelligent energy systems and renewable energy integration
Research Highlight #2
Intelligent and Resilient Living Systems
Transforming the built environment through smart infrastructure, intelligent mobility, climate-resilient technologies and digital innovation to enhance safety, efficiency and quality of life.
Key Research Highlights:
– Intelligent infrastructure and structural health monitoring.
– Smart mobility, autonomous robotics and industrial automation.
– Climate-resilient buildings and sustainable urban environments.
– Digital twins, environmental sensing and spatial intelligence.
Research Highlight #3
Industrial Decarbonisation and Circular Technologies
Accelerating the transition towards low-carbon and circular industrial systems through advanced materials, resource recovery and innovative technologies that reduce emissions and transform waste into valuable products.
Key Research Highlights:
– Low-carbon cement, geopolymer concrete and sustainable construction materials.
– Carbon capture, utilisation and conversion technologies.
– Waste-to-energy, biofuels and biomass valorisation.
– Advanced nanomaterials, green manufacturing and industrial waste recovery.
Research Highlight #4
Natural Capital Restoration and Regenerative Ecosystems
Advancing nature-based solutions and environmental technologies to restore degraded ecosystems, strengthen climate resilience and unlock the ecological and economic value of natural capital.
Key Research Highlights:
– Coastal protection, mangrove restoration and ecosystem regeneration.
– Smart forest monitoring and environmental intelligence.
– Carbon measurement, reporting and verification (MRV).
– Natural capital accounting and regenerative financing.
Principal Investigators & Directors
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Prof Dr.Tang Tong Boon
Dean, Faculty of Engineering
As the largest faculty within UTP, the Faculty of Engineering currently serves over 3,721 undergraduate students from more than 51 countries.
Contact: tongboon.tang@utp.edu.my
Associate Professor Ts. Dr Mohd Hilmi Hasan
Dean, Faculty of Science, Management & Computing
Faculty of Science, Management & Computing (FSMC) is widely recognised as one of Malaysia’s best-equipped and most reputable faculties.
Contact: mhilmi_hasan@utp.edu.my
Ts. Dr Aliza Sarlan
Dean, Centre for Foundation Studies & Humanities
The objective of CFS is to prepare the pathway for students into various Undergraduate Programmes (UG) offered at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
Contact: aliza_sarlan@utp.edu.my
OUR HERITAGE & IDENTITY
Rooted in Meaning.
Represented with Pride.
Centre for Intelligent Signal & Imaging Research (HICOE-CISIR)
Centre for Biofuel & Biochemical Research (HICOE-CBBR)
Centre for Advanced Materials & Green Technologies (AMGTech)
Centre for Resilient Data Analytics and Computational Systems (CERDAS)
Centre for Smart Infrastructure Engineering (CSIE)
Centre for Intelligence, Digitalization and Emerging Autonomous Systems (IDEAs)
Centre for GeoEnergy Resources & Intelligence (GERI)
Centre for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Social Innovation (SEnSI)
CCCS Commercial Q&A
What is the organizational difference between a research institute and a Centre of Excellence at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)?
At Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), research institutes establish strategic direction, while Centres of Excellence deliver cross-disciplinary execution capability across multiple Anchor Programmes simultaneously.
Which research centres at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) hold national HICOE status in Malaysia?
Two research centres at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)—the Centre for Intelligent Signal & Imaging Research (CISIR) and the Centre for Biofuel & Biochemical Research (CBBR)—hold national Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICOE) status awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.