{"id":323,"date":"2018-09-07T02:50:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T02:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2026-10-01T01:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T01:48:03","slug":"our-management-team-and-researchers-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/our-management-team-and-researchers-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Management Team and Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Management Team and Principal Researchers<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Nik Mohd Ridzuan Bin Shaharuddin\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector of Marine Technology Centre<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1840 \" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-19-e1790650768464-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"212\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Omar Yaakob<br \/>\n<\/strong>Adjunct Professor of MTC<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1838\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/omar-yaakob-removebg-preview-e1790642361374-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Research Area<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Renewable Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vertical axis marine current turbine<\/li>\n<li>Wave energy converter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mitigating the Effects of Marine Activities on the Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marine pollution<\/li>\n<li>Air pollution from ships<\/li>\n<li>Invasion of alien species through ballast water<\/li>\n<li>Noise pollution<\/li>\n<li>Bank erosion due to ship waves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2018\/09\/Prof_Omar_2-1-768x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Associate Research Fellows<\/h2>\n<p><b>Prof. Ir. Dr. <\/b><b>Ab<\/b> <b>Saman<\/b><b> Abdul <\/b><b>Kadir<\/b><b>, <\/b><b>P.Eng\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1825\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-8-e1790305261350-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Research Area<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Port and shipping technology<\/li>\n<li>Inland waterways transport system<\/li>\n<li>Maritime law<\/li>\n<li>Maritime safety and environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2018\/09\/Prof_Saman_area-768x207.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"124\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Adi Maimun Abdul Malik<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1824\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-7-e1790320784552-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Research Area<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Riser VIV reduction<\/li>\n<li>Ship-Bank interaction effects<\/li>\n<li>Resistance, propulsion, seakeeping, maneuvering<\/li>\n<li>Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) &amp; motion (VIM)<\/li>\n<li>Offshore mooring system<\/li>\n<li>Special craft performance<\/li>\n<li>Collision risk assessment using AIS data<\/li>\n<li>Wave buoy for wave height measurement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2018\/09\/Prof_Adi_2-1024x383.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"174\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Research Fellows<\/h2>\n<h4>Assoc. Prof. Ts. Ddr. Saiful Anuar Bin Abu Bakar<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1828\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-11-e1790307741826-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Area:<\/strong> Vehicle Dynamics and Control, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision and Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (ROVs).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> saifulanuar@utm.my<br \/>\n<strong>LinkedIn: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ddr-saiful-anuar-abu-bakar-467b2089\/\">ddr-saiful-anuar-abu-bakar-467b2089<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>UTM Scholar: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/utmscholar.utm.my\/Scholar\/ScholarInfoDetails\/mNWp?fbclid=IwY2xjawUoA-9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMWRQdnJ6TjRsbklzdWZ6eEpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEew0QDSBfs21HrIp8AI9K4IxHApK1fQizfu8xhpBSEonz8TfWwBMVLpMqkZ6A_aem_jy5ZICvrwjNIBEpyzhYkkw\">ScholarlnfoDetails\/mNWp<\/a><strong><br \/>\nResearchGate: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Saiful-Anuar-Abu-Bakar?fbclid=IwY2xjawUoBGZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMWRQdnJ6TjRsbklzdWZ6eEpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEespP1g3BzI-m1AxZd8lGsT_-ijvcis54mjeTSN_ScmEIgPTKuc00v5d3mv70_aem_oaPfVq51PmZssAkL5hdKlQ\">Saiful-Anuar-Abu-Bakar<\/a><strong><br \/>\nScopus: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=36778300200&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawUoBI1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMWRQdnJ6TjRsbklzdWZ6eEpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeR8Uh4UYF0st7G41iSzRJ0tLQ0VY0_4f_efAVONxlh1_7Xabqja3m0yJWrfI_aem_8-pGo2NGLajBfp8DT3tv7A\">57210241763<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Assoc. Prof. Dr. Henry Kang Hooi Siang<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1829\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-12-e1790310241398-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Area: <\/strong>Deepwater riser engineering, Computational hull-riser-mooring line coupled dynamics, SMART magneto-rheological technology in offshore systems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Dr. Arifah binti Ali<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1826\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-9-e1790305955378-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Expertise:\u00a0<\/strong>Computational Fluid Dynamics, Ship Resistance and Propulsion<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> arifahali@utm.my<br \/>\n<strong>UTM Scholar: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pure.utm.my\/Scholar\/ScholarInfoDetails\/9XGG?fbclid=IwY2xjawUn_z9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMWRQdnJ6TjRsbklzdWZ6eEpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEespcR0CT3dcAHXgJWPMG2zDt4K7MMfImXobG9GUZCw9wln-QGUZqSOmerRyg_aem_Yx1Nck5p_oCu7WnjudPsBQ\">ScholarlnfoDetails\/9XGG<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>ResearchGate: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Arifah-Ali?fbclid=IwY2xjawUn_9JleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMWRQdnJ6TjRsbklzdWZ6eEpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeRvKhvDwXlGl3nyk-V5bkhp4ipSDQUHAoFbPKc6CAt-XHJinWyx25A64qNrY_aem_IE_EhJXOfAfydWS2zDeNLg\">Arifah-Ali<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Scopus: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=57198724248&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawUn_-5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMWRQdnJ6TjRsbklzdWZ6eEpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe58xUlh4O8yRmnZBaJ0XwtW9FzLv6eMp4C1XFGI0uqXzLgiG3LpXlQBSBB-k_aem_IpzH0mCQMMbpHHRayUG_Sg\">57198724248<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Ir. Dr. Muhammed Amirul Asyraf Bin Hasnan<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1830\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-13-e1790320411397-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Area: <\/strong>Ship Manoeuvring, Marine Hydrodynamics, Floating LNG Terminals, Shallow-water Operations and Mooring Analysis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> muhammmedamirulasyraf@utm.my<br \/>\n<strong>LinkedIn: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dramirul-utm\/\">dramirul-utm<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>UTM Scholar: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/utmscholar.utm.my\/Scholar\/ScholarInfoDetails\/NARZ?fbclid=IwY2xjawUn_JBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMWRQdnJ6TjRsbklzdWZ6eEpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeRvKhvDwXlGl3nyk-V5bkhp4ipSDQUHAoFbPKc6CAt-XHJinWyx25A64qNrY_aem_IE_EhJXOfAfydWS2zDeNLg\">ScholarlnfoDetails\/NARZ<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Scopus: <\/strong>57212494184<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Dr. Mohd Hazmil Bin Abdol Azis<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1827\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-10-e1790306999270-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Area: <\/strong>Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Marine Hydrodynamics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> hazmil@utm.my<br \/>\n<strong>LinkedIn: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hazmil-azis-4ba95064\/\">hazmil-azis-4ba95064<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>UTM Scholar: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/utmscholar.utm.my\/Scholar\/ScholarInfoDetails\/2mmV?fbclid=IwY2xjawUn_K1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMWRQdnJ6TjRsbklzdWZ6eEpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeH4zY5F7kOdO9PmOXEn7joXIdEkVpnC5VNqa_NHJLxVIeO8eQ9QlWbVW2Ams_aem_4M3HTgbRkJaPYN9nq4zzTA\">ScholarlnfoDetails\/2mmV<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Researchgate: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Mohd-Hazmil-Syahidy-Abdol-Azis\">hazmil-azis<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Scopus:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=55608429600&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawUoApVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMWRQdnJ6TjRsbklzdWZ6eEpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEew0QDSBfs21HrIp8AI9K4IxHApK1fQizfu8xhpBSEonz8TfWwBMVLpMqkZ6A_aem_jy5ZICvrwjNIBEpyzhYkkw\">55608429600<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Research Officer<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dr. Mohd Rajali Bin Jalal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1841\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/DSC_4941-removebg-preview-e1790650926301-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Technical Staff<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mr. Mohd Razef bin Tarimin<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1834\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-16-e1790323063349-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Ismail bin Abdul Shukor<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1833\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-15-1-e1790322840428-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Muhammad Aqil Azamuddin Bin Azanil<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1837\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-17-e1790323537983-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"202\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Mohd Zul Azali bin Zulkepli<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1831\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-14-e1790322285716-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Mohd Edzskandar bin Kamaruzman<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1842\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/DSC_4867-removebg-preview-e1790651279545-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"201\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Administration Staff<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ms. Nur Sabrina Mohd Zin<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1836\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260925_154846-removebg-preview-e1790323241575-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Management Team and Principal Researchers &nbsp; Assoc. 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Dr. Nik Mohd Ridzuan Bin Shaharuddin\u00a0 Director of Marine Technology Centre &nbsp; Prof. Dr. Omar Yaakob Adjunct Professor of MTC Research Area Renewable Energy Vertical axis marine current turbine Wave energy converter Mitigating the Effects of Marine Activities on the Environment Marine pollution Air pollution [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11593,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-323","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11593"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1866,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/323\/revisions\/1866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/mtc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}