Professor Dr. Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie
Fakulti Perhutanan Tropika, UMS
Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Tropical Forestry. She is a lecturer at the Forest Plantation and Agroforestry Programme. She received her BSc degree in Agriculture Science from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) (1993), MSC in Land Resource Management (LARM), UPM (2000), and PhD degree in Natural Sciences (Hamburg, Germany) (2007). She has been with the Universiti Malaysia Sabah since 1999 and has served in various positions over the years. She was appointed as the Head of the Forest Plantation and Agroforestry Programme (2000-2004), as the Deputy Dean (Academic and Student Affairs) 2008-2010, as the Dean of, the School of International Tropical Forestry, UMS (2011-2014). as the Deputy Director at Research Management Centre, UMS (2016-2018) and was appointed as the Director of Research Management Centre, UMS (2018-2020) and she was appointed as the Dean, Faculty of Tropical Forestry (2021- present). She was vice president of the Malaysia Soil Science Society (MSSS) for the Sabah region (2008-2014). Her main subjects are soil science, agroforestry systems and practices. Her received research grants from National and international levels are in the fields of soil science, agroforestry, forestry, and environment. She is active in research and consulting in the forest carbon research group for the soil carbon area.
Contact Information
Academic Department
Fakulti Perhutanan Tropika
Appointed Department
Fakulti Perhutanan Tropika
Education
Doctorate Of Natural Science(Dr.rer.nat.)
Hamburg University, Germany
2007
Sarjana Sains Pengurusan Sumber Tanah
Universiti Putra Malaysia
2000
Bac. Sains Pertanian
Universiti Putra Malaysia
1993
Research
Projects
42
Active
19
Grants
RM 4,813,002.00
Research Interests & Expertise
Publications
Total Publications by Year
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Scopus Metrics
Scopus ProfileDocuments
31
H-Index
10
Citations
362
Institutional
84
Research listing
Completed and ongoing projects
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THE WHISPER OF THE PANGOLIN A STORY INSPIRED BY THE INDIGENOUS WISDOM OF BORNEO
Member
2026 - 2026
SWD Mulch
Member
2026 - 2027
THE SUNDA PANGOLIN GUARDIAN OF THE UMS HIDDEN FOREST
Member
2026 - 2026
FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESG CARBON CREDIT IN KAMPUNG KIAU, KOTA BELUD SABAH
Leader
2025 - 2026
Studies on Humic Acid, Microbial Formulation, Animal Manure Compost and Seedling Size Effects on Growth and Yield of Pamelo and Soursop Gardens
Member
2024 - 2026
Publications listing
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PHUA MUI HOW , NORMAH AWANG BESAR @ RAFFIE , SITI FATIMAH BINTI MD ISA , WILSON WONG VUN CHIONG (2026), Biodiversity patterns in Acacia plantations and natural forest remnants in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
NORMAH AWANG BESAR @ RAFFIE , JEPHTE SOMPUD , MANDY MAID (2026), Camera-trap Insights into wildlife diversity in SFERA@UMS Urban Forest, Sabah
JEPHTE SOMPUD , MANDY MAID , NORMAH AWANG BESAR @ RAFFIE (2026), Camera-trap insights into wildlife diversity in SFERA@UMS Urban Forest, Sabah
OLIVER VALENTINE EBOY , CHIN KIM ON , ERVIN GUBIN MOUNG , NORMAH AWANG BESAR @ RAFFIE , RAYNER ALFRED (2026), Optimized autoencoder deep learning for carbon stock estimation using multi source remote sensing data in tropical rainforests
NORMAH AWANG BESAR @ RAFFIE (2026), STEM anatomical structure of Tetrastigma rafflesiae and its relationships with Rafflesia tuan-mudae bud in Gunung Gading National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia