Research Mission

Global Leader in
Resource Sustainability

Advancing turbulence and thermochemical models across combustion, heat transfer, and supersonic reacting flows.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

World-Ranked
Research University

HIREF is proudly part of UTM — a globally recognised research university advancing science and engineering.

High Speed Flow

High Speed
Reacting Flow Lab

State-of-the-art platforms for supersonic shock wave investigations and hypersonic propulsion at UTM's HIREF.

120+
Indexed Publications
2,400+
Total Citations
8
Patents Granted
25+
Master Postgraduate
15+
PhD Postgraduate
Who We Are

High Speed Reacting Flow Laboratory

HIREF is dedicated to developing accurate turbulence and thermochemical models for diverse combustion applications. We build state-of-the-art experimental platforms for supersonic shock wave investigations.

We actively conduct fundamental and applied research in Combustion, Heat Transfer, Microscale Reacting Flow, Supersonic Combustion, and Flame-based Synthesis of Nanomaterials — bridging academic excellence with real-world energy challenges.

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SERF

SERF

Sustainable Energy and Reacting Flow Research Group

HIREF

HIREF

High Speed Reacting Flow Laboratory

GTC

GTC

Gas Turbine Combustion Research Group

Part of the School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) — one of Malaysia's premier research universities.
What We Do

Research Areas

Multidisciplinary research at the intersection of energy, fluid mechanics, and materials science.

Combustion

Fundamental and applied research in turbulent combustion, flame dynamics, and thermochemical modelling for clean energy applications.

Heat Transfer

Advanced heat transfer studies including convection, radiation, and coupled thermal-fluid interactions in engineering systems.

Microscale Reacting Flow

Miniaturised combustion systems and microfluidic reacting flows for next-generation energy and chemical processing technologies.

Supersonic Combustion

State-of-the-art experimental platforms for supersonic shock wave investigations and hypersonic propulsion research.

Flame-based Nanomaterials

Synthesis of functional nanomaterials via flame processes, leveraging high-temperature reacting flows for material engineering.

Thermofluids

Multidisciplinary thermofluid research encompassing gas turbine combustion, sustainable energy, and reacting flow modelling.

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Conferences & Workshops

Events

Upcoming

i-CIPEC 2024 Upcoming

11th International Conference on Combustion, Incineration, Pyrolysis and Climate Change

18 – 20 December 2024 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Let's Join Us
IMAT 2024 Upcoming

13th International Meeting on Advances in Thermofluid

18 – 19 December 2024 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Past Events

IMAT 2021 12th International Meeting on Advances in Thermofluids
1 November 2021 Ended
IMAT 2017 9th International Meeting on Advances in Thermofluids
25 January 2017 Ended
IMAT 2014 7th International Meeting on Advances in Thermofluids
26 – 27 November 2014 Ended
Industry & Academia

Collaborations

We partner with leading industries and academic institutions to translate fundamental research into real-world impact across the energy sector.

Petroliam Nasional Berhad

Tenaga Nasional Berhad

MISC Berhad

Sapura Energy

YTL Power International

Malaysia Airlines

Shell Malaysia

Refinery & Petrochemical Complex

Petroliam Nasional Berhad

Tenaga Nasional Berhad

MISC Berhad

Sapura Energy

YTL Power International

Malaysia Airlines

Shell Malaysia

Refinery & Petrochemical Complex

Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation

Ministry of Higher Education

Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology

UTM Holdings

Iskandar Regional Development Authority

SIRIM Berhad

TNB Research

Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation

Ministry of Higher Education

Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology

UTM Holdings

Iskandar Regional Development Authority

SIRIM Berhad

TNB Research

University of Cambridge

University of Leeds

Cranfield University

University of Wisconsin–Madison

SUNY Korea

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Kyushu University

Jiangsu University

University of the Ryukyus

University of Cambridge

University of Leeds

Cranfield University

University of Wisconsin–Madison

SUNY Korea

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Kyushu University

Jiangsu University

University of the Ryukyus

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Universiti Malaya

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn

Intl. Islamic University Malaysia

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia

Universiti Malaysia Perlis

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Universiti Malaya

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn

Intl. Islamic University Malaysia

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia

Universiti Malaysia Perlis

Jabatan Kerja Raya

Ministry of Domestic Trade & Cost of Living

Majlis Amanah Rakyat

Malaysian Technology Development Corp

Economic Planning Unit

Malaysian Investment Development Authority

Jabatan Kerja Raya

Ministry of Domestic Trade & Cost of Living

Majlis Amanah Rakyat

Malaysian Technology Development Corp

Economic Planning Unit

Malaysian Investment Development Authority

Get in Touch

Contact Us

Interested in collaboration, postgraduate opportunities, or research partnerships? Reach out to our team.

Phone

Prof Dr Mazlan: +607 555 7036

Dr Mohd Fairus: +607 553 4574

Location

HiREF, Block E06, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310 Skudai, Johor

Office Hours

Sunday – Thursday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday & Saturday Closed
Public Holidays Closed

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