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URC has eighteen staff members headed by a Pro-Rector. The URC is staffed by specially trained technicians and professional scientists who are professor, associate professors, lectures and assistant lecturers in physics, chemistry, botany and zoology.

The laboratory instruments and facilities are managed by a team of those scientists and technicians assigned to the Centre from the University of Yangon and other Universities. The URC has a range of expertise across the broad spectrum of Science and they are available for discussion on research problems and technical development.

Location

The URC is located on Convocation Road, main campus in University of Yangon.

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Address: Universities' Research Centre, Convocation Road, University of Yangon, University Avenue, Kamayut 11041, Yangon , Myanmar
Ph:              95-1-535486
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Objectives of URC

• To provide research facilities and technical help for research works leading to MSc, MRes, PhD degrees and departmental projects.
• To foster and promote effective multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research across with the emphasis on applied essential for the  economic development
• To provide services to other Ministries and private enterprises

Support Services

Any stage of project from sample preparation to data interpretation and report production is carried out in URC to ensure complete confidentiality. The service of URC covers

• Sample preparation for petrographic and/or metallographic studies for XRD and XRF study and digestion and chemical analysis
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis for crystalline phase and chemical composition of  inorganic or organic materials
• Morphological study
• Water, mineralogical, petro logical, geochemical, chemical, physical, biological, engineering and environmental sample analysis
• Detection of genuine and artificially treated natural, synthetic and imitation gemstone
• Preventative maintenance for research instruments
• Installation and development of electronic/computerized system and control

Number of Samples measured in URC (1-1-2012 to 31-12-2012)

International Collaboration

Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS) and University of Yangon began collaborating through the KFAS international scholar exchange fellowship (ISEF) in 2001, which is a live-and-research program in Korea for one year that has invited twenty-five Myanmar scholars over the past eleven years. After the collaboration began, the two institutions coestablished Asia Research Centre in University of Yangon(ARC-UY)  in August 2002. The objective of this centre is to provide research grants and academic support to Myanmar scholars at the local level.

Training and Up skilling

URC provides trainings and up skilling opportunities to nurture the technicians and intellectuals needed by the Universities. Technical training is also offered to share the knowledge of modern laboratory instrumentation among researchers. Members of Myanmar Police Forces were trained to be familiar with the research instruments of URC from 5-6-2004 to 15-6-2004. Training on operation and application of advanced research instruments at URC was conducted from (21- 11- 2005 to 28-11-2005) and (19-3-2012 to 30-3-2012). Technological and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was transferred to the Air Force in September 2010. A training of Supercomputing Technology was offered to the officers of Defense Services (Communication) from August to December 2010.

Training  ( 2012)

1. Training on operation and application of advanced research instruments 1/2012 (19-3-2012 to 30-3-2012)
2. Training on operation and application of advanced research instruments for new appointed Chemistry demonstrators (12-11-2012 to 13-11-2012)
3. Training on operation and application of advanced research instruments for new appointed Botany demonstrators (25-11-2012 to 30-11-2012)
4. Training on operation and application of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer for staffs from Water Irrigation Department   (22-11-2012 to 30-11-2012)
5. Training on basic knowledge for sample preparation and some advanced instruments for Industrial Chemistry academic staffs and research students(Dagon University)  (3-12-2012 to 10-12-2012)

Collaborative Research Area

• Electronic Science and Engineering
• Life Science and Biotechnology
• Material Science    
• Environmental Science

Current Research Activities

The current research activities may be divided into categories. The first one deals with the analysis of samples of research students for their PhD degrees from University of Yangon and other Universities in Myanmar and the interpretation of results obtained.  The second one is concerned with the research work carried out by the staffs of URC for their future carriers.

1. Some Aroma Constituents of Essential Oil Extracted from Myanmar
2. Agarwood (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.)
3. X-ray Diffraction Study on Nanoferrite
4. Community awareness on knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) for the reduction in Aedes aegypti (L-1762) breeding intensity
5. Characterization of Copper Zinc Ferrite   
6. Fabrication of inorganic solar cell
7. Synthesis and Preparation of Nano-particles for Battery and Solar Cell Applications and Study on their Antibacterial Activities  
8. Chemical composition of essential oils form some Myanmar indigenous medicinal plants   
9. Preparation of biological permanent slides and assessment for quality improvement
10. One Watt Battery-less Solar Cell  
11. Inertia Navigation System   

Department Staff

	Professor  Dr. Pho Kaung Director of Asia Research Center Head of  Universities’ Research Center Pro-rector of University of Yangon Phone: 95-1-502078, 95-9-73155799 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Professor Dr. Aye Aye Myint Department of Chemistry Phone: 95-1-502074, 95-9-73186535 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Dr Ye Chan Associate Professor Department of Physics Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-5047650
	Dr Nay Myo Khine Associate Professor Department of Physics Phone: 95-1-535486
	Dr Myint Myint Khine Associate Professor Department of Chemistry Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-43109318 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Dr Cho Cho Associate Professor Department of Chemistry Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-5162999 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Dr Bay Dar Associate Professor Department of Botany Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-5201276 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	U Nyan Tun Lecturer Department of Chemistry Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-5009017 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Daw Ohnmar Win Lecturer Department of Physics Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-5009053 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Dr Khin Thein Soe Lecturer Department of Zoology Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-2000007
	Daw Nang Sanda Myint Lecturer Department of Zoology Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-73059876 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Dr Wit Yee Aye Lecturer Department of Zoology Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-1-291982
	Dr Thida Min Lecturer Department of Chemistry Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-5121445
	Dr Ohnmar Oo Lecturer Department of Physics Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-5182885 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Dr Myo Aung Assistant Lecturer Department of Physics Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-43038844 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Dr Sun Htoo Assistant Lecturer Department of Physics Phone: 95-1-535486,95-9-5062490 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Dr Cho Cho Thet Assistant Lecturer Department of Physics Phone: 951-535486, 95-9-5121604 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Dr Nan Thidar Chit Swe Assistant Lecturer Department of Physics Phone: 95-1-535486, 95-9-5153178 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.