• Dip. Sc. & Edu. (UTM), 1980 
• B.Sc. (UKM), 1987
• M.Sc. (UKM), 1994
• Ph.D (UKM), 2001 

• Solar Drying System and Solar Hot Water System
• Solar Energy Technology

• Solar Energy and Solar Thermal Technology
• Renewable Energy

Development of Solar Assisted Drying System Using V-Groove Collector for Preservation of Tropical Fruits (02-02-02-0007-EA109)

Development of trackable daylight system using fibre optics for core daylighting in Malaysian buildings (02-02-02-0011-EA177)

K. Sopian, M.Y. Othman, M.H. Ruslan, and B. Yatim, Performance of Solar Assisted Drying System for Chilies,  International Journal of Renewable Energy Engineering,  vol. 3, No. 1, April 2001, pp. 268 - 272.

M.H. Ruslan, M.Y. Othman, B. Yatim. K. Sopian, M.I. Ali & Z. Ibrahim, 2003, Photovoltaic Assisted Solar Drying System, Pros. International Symposium on Renewable Energy, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 681-688

M.H. Ruslan, M.Y. Othman, B. Yatim. K. Sopian & Z. Ibrahim, 2003, Force Convective Solar Drying System, International Symposium on Renewable Energy, pp. 671-680, 02

Ismail Hamad & M.H. Ruslan, 2003, Solar Drying of Surimi, International Symposium on Renewable Energy, pp. 681-688

Md. Yusof Theeran, Mohd Yusof Hj. Othman, Baharudin Yatim, Kamaruzzaman Sopian & Mohd Hafidz Ruslan, 2003, Convection Heat Transfer in The Double Pass Solar Collector With Porous Media, International Symposium on Renewable Energy, pp. 783-792