Chong Mei Chan, PhD is a Professor of Nursing at the University of Malaya. She obtained her Bachelor of Nursing Science degree from the University of Malaya in 1995, her Master of Science in Community Health from University Putra Malaysia in 2005, and her Ph.D. in Nursing from Monash University, Australia, in 2014. Prof Chong has been active in Gerontology Nursing, Maternal and Child Health, and E-learning for over 20 years and frequently contributes to health promotion and social participation activities in the community. Her international experience includes programs and collaborations with Australia, China, and Indonesia. Her current research focuses on food truck handlers' perceptions of food safety and nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prof Chong is a prominent figure in nursing education, frequently speaking at nursing research workshops for the Malaysian Nursing Association. She has served as an external examiner and assessor for nursing programs and Ph.D./Master's theses both nationally and internationally. She has also been a member of the Malaysian Nursing Board and the Malaysian Nursing Council for Institutes of Higher Learning in Malaysia. Additionally, she was an advisory council member for the Malaysian Health White Paper from 2022 to 2023. Currently, she is a member of the Nursing Educational Core Team and the Health Strategic Planning team for the Ministry of Health Malaysia. She also contributes to interprofessional education at the university level. Prof Chong supervises 20 Ph.D. candidates and two Master's candidates by research. She has successfully supervised 20 Ph.D. and four Master's students, in addition to more than 20 Master's project papers. She has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including more than 60 in Web of Science ISI-listed journals, and has authored four nursing books. Her ResearchGate score is 1166, with an h-index of 22 and 1450 citations. On Google Scholar, she has 2130 citations and an h-index of 25.    

Dr. Norhayati is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya in Malaysia. Holding a PhD from the University of Reading, UK, awarded in 2011 under the Indoor Environment and Energy Research Group, she has cultivated a strong academic and research background. In addition to her academic pursuits, Dr. Norhayati holds the position of Registered Building Surveyor and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Malaysia (MRISM), bringing a practical and professional dimension to her research. Her leadership journey in academia encompasses her role as the Deputy Dean (Development) for the Faculty of Built Environment presently and prior roles as the Head of the Department of Building Surveying and the Head of the Research Unit for Building Science & Performance at the Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, from 2014 to 2018. Currently, she holds the position of Deputy Dean (Development) for the faculty. Her research contributions extend beyond academia, with active participation in SIRIM International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as a Technical Committee of ISO/TC 146/SC2 for “IAQ and Workplace Atmospheres”. Dr. Norhayati has been actively involved in cutting-edge research in the fields of Indoor Environmental Quality and Zero Energy Buildings securing both national and international grants to support her research endeavors. Her work encompasses innovative approaches to enhancing indoor air quality, ventilation systems, and optimizing building energy and thermal performance. Her exceptional research efforts have earned her several awards, including the University of Malaya Excellence Service Award, Gold Awards at diverse International Research Innovation Competitions and the prestigious Hitachi Research Fellowship Award from The Hitachi Scholarship Foundation Japan. Demonstrating a notable research impact, she has published over 60 research articles with more than 1000 citations.

      Dr Muggundha Raoov s/o Ramachandran is an analytical chemist and currently a Senior Lecturer at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia. Dr. Muggundha received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Malaya in 2015 and fully funded by Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (SLAB/SLAI Scholarship). He received his M.Sc. degree in Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis from University of Malaya and his bachelor degree in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry (1st class) from the University of Malaysia Terengganu in 2011 and 2009, respectively. He was attached to Cluster of Integrative Medicine, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) as a Senior Lecturer after completed his Ph.D. To date, more than 40 ISI journals have been published with h index of 11 which comprised of 358 citations in the field of ionic liquids in separation sciences, extraction techniques and new material development for analytical applications. Besides publication, he has also managed to won few Gold Medals in few research innovation competition such as International Invention, Innovation and Design (IIID UITM CNS 2018), Universiti Teknologi Mara Negeri Sembilan, 2018, Penang International Inventation, Innovation and Research Design Platform (PIID 2017), Universiti Teknologi Mara, 2017 and Johan Pertandingan Inovasi GEN PJ MBPJ 2018 KATEGORI IPT, Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya, 2018. He also received best Oral Presenter award at The International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM), 2018 and Certificate of Excellence in Publication from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 2018. He has secured few national grants such Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS, MOE) and Internal Research Grant as a Principle Investigator and Co-researcher. At this moment he is actively supervising BSC, MSC and PHD research mode students and with his expertise, he has been appointed as reviewers, panel, and examiners. Dr Muggundha Raoov s/o Ramachandran has also received professional recognition as Registered Chemist from Institute of Chemistry (IKM, Malaysia), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Malaysian Ionic Liquid Research Society (MILRS). He welcomes the potential candidate to join his research group.    Research Interest • Trace Chemical Analysis  • Ionic Liquid Based Extraction Techniques • Separation Science  • Development of Ionic Liquid Materials • Adsorption of Toxic Pollutants