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, UMS
Appointed Department
Fakulti Perhutanan Tropika, UMS
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 Collaborators
Research
Projects
43
Active
18
Grants
RM 4,803,002.00
Research Interests & Expertise
Forestry Sciences - Forest Soil Properties, Nutrient Cycles and Fluxes
Publications
Total Publications by Year
Scopus Metrics
Scopus ProfileDocuments
31
H-Index
10
Citations
337
Affiliation
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Research listing
Current Research Projects
The whisper of the pangolin a story inspired by the indigenous wisdom of borneo
Member
2026 - 2026
Swd mulch
Member
2026 - 2027
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
The effect of altitude zonation on forest carbon stock and carbon sequestration potential in tropical rainforest, borneo, malaysia
Leader
2024 - 2027
Forestry living lab sfera@ums
Leader
2023 - 2026
Study for visualization of environmental contribution by afforestation/reforestation activities in sabah malaysia
Member
2023 - 2027
Assessing the role of enrichment planting in a large-scale tropical rainforest restoration project using time series datasets
Member
2023 - 2026
Estimation on total carbon stock in neolamarckia calamba stand at sabah, malaysia.
Leader
2023 - 2026
Carbon sequestration potential in maliau basin forest conservation area, sabah, malaysia.
Leader
2023 - 2026
Forestry living lab: jawala
Member
2023 - 2026
An integrated conjoined recurrent and convolutional neural network approach to classifying time-series forests hyper-spectral images for automated carbon stock estimation.
Member
2022 - 2025
Restoration of forest biodiversity, carbon sequestration and enhancement of ecosystem services within the coservation set asides of the sandakan bay estates
Member
2022 - 2026
Cocoa-based agroforestry with selected fast growing trees plantation in sabah
Leader
2021 - 2026
Modernhive towards sustainable practice in stingless bee industry in malaysia forest, sabah.
Leader
2020 - 2022
Floristic composition and conservation status of trees in maliau basin forest, sabah.
Leader
2020 - 2022
Anatomical characterization of host-parasitic relationships between tetrastigma spp. in gunung gading and tanjung datu nasional parks, sarawak.
Leader
2020 - 2022
Soil invertebrates and its effects on soil quality for agriculture in sabah
Member
2019 - 2024
Publications listing
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Julius Bin Kodoh , Jephte Sompud , Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie (2024), Sunda Pangolin (manis Javanica) Responses To Human Impact In Sabah, Malaysia
Nurul Syakilah Binti Suhaili , Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie , Ejria Saleh (2024), Estimating The Total Carbon Stock In The Mangrove Forest Of Kota Marudu, Sabah, Malaysia
Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie , Suzan Benedick , Mahadimenakbar Bin Mohamed Dawood , Homathevi A/p Rahman (2024), Species Evenness And Diversity Of Soil Invertebrates At Different Agricultural Lands And A Forest Reserve At Kota Belud, Sabah
Luiza Majuakim , Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie , Colin Ruzelion Maycock , Monica Suleiman , Phua Mui How (2024), Tree Species–soil Nutrients Association In Unlogged And Logged-over Tropical Forests, Sabah, Borneo
Liew Kang Chiang , Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie , Julius Bin Kodoh , Affendy Bin Hassan , Assis Bin Kamu (2024), Falcataria Moluccana (miq.) Root Distribution Seedlings In Response To Nitrogen Concentrations And Tillage
Ejria Saleh , Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie , Nurul Syakilah Binti Suhaili (2024), Carbon Stock Estimation In Mangrove Forest At Pitas, Sabah, Malaysia
Kamlisa Uni Binti Kamlun , Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie , Phua Mui How (2024), Assessment Of Anthropogenic Disturbances On Mangrove Aboveground Biomass In Malaysian Borneo Using Airborne Lidar Data
Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie , Wilson Wong Vun Chiong (2023), Soil Physico-chemical Properties In A Selectively Logged Forest At Gunung Rara Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie , Clament Chin Fui Seung , Mohamadu Boyie Jalloh , Mohd Rakib Bin Mohd Rashid (2023), Exploring The Potential Of Bornean Polypore Fungi As Biological Control Agents Against Pathogenic Ganoderma Boninense Causing Basal Stem Rot In Oil Palm
Wong Hock Tze @ Farrah Wong , Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie , Rosalam Hj. Sarbatly (2023), Bioplastic Classifications And Innovations In Antibacterial, Antifungal, And Antioxidant Applications
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