Dr. Mohd Hasnun Arif Hassan earned his first degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Bingen, Germany, in 2010. During the final year of his undergraduate study, he was offered a scholarship by Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) to pursue a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, which he graduated with distinction in 2012. After that, he embarked on his Ph.D. journey at UMP where he studied about the head injury sustained by soccer players due to heading manoeuvre. He completed his Ph.D. study in 2016, then continue to serve UMP as a senior lecturer.
His research interests include finite element modelling of the interaction between human and sports equipment, instrumentation of sports equipment and injury prevention particularly with regard to sports and traffic accidents. His work aims to apply engineering principles in sports not only to enhance the performance of an athlete but also to prevent injuries.
Besides research work, Hasnun also involves in managing journals, namely the Movement, Health and Exercise (MoHE Journal) under the Ministry of Education of Malaysia, where he now serves as a section editor. He is also the founding editor-in-chief of Mekatronika, a UMP mechatronics journal, and also currently serves as one of the coordinators of Open Journal System (OJS) in UMP. He considers himself a computer geek who enjoys graphic design and website development. Hasnun also loves music and plays guitar, bass and/or drum occasionally.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Munir Che Muhamed is an associate professor in Sport and Exercise Science at the Lifestyle Science Research Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. His academic endeavour started in 1990 when he was awarded the Federal Sports Scholarship by the Ministry of Youth and Sport Malaysia. He received his Bachelor and Master of Science Degree from Indiana State University in Exercise Science in 1994 and 1996, respectively. He then completed his doctoral studies in Exercise and Sports Science at the University of Sydney in 2005. His primary research interest includes environmental exercise physiology where he had examined the influence of relative humidity in the development of heat stress and its effect on sports performance. In addition, Dr. Munir had also examined circulatory and muscular physiological responses to exercise.
He has presented his research findings in several national and international scientific conferences. A former national and intercollegiate athlete at Indiana State University, Dr. Munir competed in Division I NCAA Men’s Tennis competition for four years. Dr. Munir remains active in consultancy work relating to Sport Science within several government agencies. He was previously the chairman of National Coaching Board, Malaysia, from 2009–2011.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nik Shanita Safii joined the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, UKM, as a tutor till 1996 and currently is a dietetic lecturer in the Dietetics program and a chair of the Centre for the Community Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, UKM, since January 2022. Her past and current experiences are giving lectures on sports nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, healthy lifestyles, conducting weight management camps and counselling out-patients at the UKM Medical Centre. Her specialisation is web- and mobile app development on dietary assessment, training and energy requirement among athletes and active individuals (NutriSportExTM, DietScoreTM and iDietScoreTM) and determining glycemic index value of carbohydrate-containing foods and the nutritional status of specific groups. Nik Shanita is a consultant and panel to review sports science level 1–3 curriculum for coaches and teachers under the National Sports Council of Malaysia (NSC). She also delivers sports nutrition lectures in the Continuous Coach Education (CCE) NSC program. She has just been awarded as an honorary fellow of the Malaysian Dietitians Association and a life member, past honorary treasurer and honorary auditor of the Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity.
Associate Prof. Dr. Kok Lian Yee has a Bachelor of Education (Physical Education) and a Masters in Science (Sports Science) from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and a doctoral degree specialising in Exercise Physiology (Physical Conditioning) from the University of Western Australia. Dr. Kok was a PE teacher for five years before working as a faculty member at UPM beginning 1997 until she moved to her current employment at Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) in 2020 as an associate profess
