My CV
1.		Name	:	Wan Zuhairi Wan Yaacob
2.		Date and Place of Birth	:	15th January 1970, Dungun, Terengganu
3.		Sex	:	Male
4.		Nationality	:	Malaysian
5.		Name of Current Employer	:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
6.		Address	:	Program Geologi Pusat Sains Sekitaran dan Sumber Alam Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Bangi, 43600, Selangor Malaysia.
7.		Telephone No	:	603-89292390
9.		Fax No	:	603-89292490
10.		E-mail		yaacobzw@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my (Office) or yaacobzw@tm.net.my (home)
11.		Title of Position Held	:	Lecturer
B. Educational Qualifications
1.	Academic Qualification Degree Field Year Name and Place of Institution		: : : :	M.Sc. ; PhD Environmental Geology and Geochemistry 2000 Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom
C. Research Experience
1.	Number of Years of Experience in the Field Related to the Proposed Project		:	3 years
2.	Fields of Specialisation		:	Geology, slope stability, and engineered clay liner/Natural attenuation mechanisms
3.	Major Research Programmes/Projects Completed Title From To Position held Major output		: : : : :	The attenuation characteristics of natural clay soils in South Wales and potential use as engineered clay liner 1997 2000 Researcher Phd thesis and 6 papers.

D. Research Achievements
1.	Major Publications	:	1. Yong, R.N, Tan, B.K., Bentley, S.P., Thomas, H.R., Williams, K.P. and WZW Yaacob, (1997). Attenuation Characteristics of Natural Clay Materials in South Wales and their use as Landfill Liners. In: Yong, R.N and Thomas, H.R (Eds.), Contaminated Ground-Fate of Pollutants and Remediation. Thomas Telford London, pp. 161-172. 2. Yong, R.N., Tan, B.K., Bentley, S.P., Williams, K.P., Thomas, H.R., WZW Yaacob, and Hashm, AA. (1998a). Assessment of Attenuation Capability of Two Clay Soils via Leaching Column Tests. In: Pinto, S.S. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics. Lisbon Portugal, pp. 503-508. 3. Yong R.N., Bentley S.P., Thomas, H.R., BK Tan and WZW Yaacob (1998b). The Attenuation Characteristics of Natural Clay Materials in South Wales and their Potential use as Engineer Clay barriers. In: Moore, D. and Hungr, O. (Eds.), Proceedings 8^th International Congress International Association for Engineering Geology and the environment. Balkema, Rotterdam, Vol. 4, pp. 2499-2504. 4. Yong, R.N., Bentley, S.P., Harris, C., and WZW Yaacob (1999a). Selective Sequential Extraction on Estuarine Alluvium Soils. In: Yong, R.N and Thomas, H.R. (Eds.), Geoenvironmental Engineering Ground Contamination: Pollutant Management and Remediation. Thomas Telford London, pp. 118-126.
			5. Yong, R.N., Bentley, S.P., Harris, C., and WZW Yaacob (1999b). The Retention Capabilities of Three Estuarine Alluvial. In: Cossu, R., Christensen, T.H., and Stegmann, R. (Eds.), Seventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium. Sardinia, Italy, Vol. 4, pp. 203-210. 6. Yong, R.N, WZW Yaacob, Bentley, S.P, BK Tan, and Harris, C (1999c). Partitioning of Heavy Metals on Soil Samples from Leaching Column Tests. In press: Engineering Geology.