Biografi/ Biography :
Wan Aida Wan Mustapha merupakan Profesor di Jabatan Sains Makanan, Fakulti Sains & Teknologi (FST), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Beliau memulakan kerjayanya di UKM pada 1993. Beliau merupakan ahli seumur hidup Institut Teknologi Makanan Malaysia (MIFT), Penganalisis Makanan Berdaftar (KKM) sejak 2014, dan Ahli Teknologi Profesional (MBOT). Beliau memperoleh PhD dalam Sains Makanan dari University of Nottingham, UK, pada tahun 1997 selepas memperoleh BSc. (Hons.) dalam Sains Makanan dan Pemakanan dari UKM pada tahun 1992. Beliau memegang jawatan Pengerusi, Pusat Pengajian Sains Kimia dan Teknologi Makanan (2014–2018), Ketua Program Sains Makanan (2007–2010; 2013–2014), dan Timbalan Dekan (2018–2023) yang menguruskan pelajar sarjana muda. Beliau telah berkhidmat sebagai editor Sains Malaysiana (jurnal pelbagai disiplin yang diindeks dalam WoS dan SCOPUS) sejak 2012 hingga 2022. Beliau merupakan pengarang dan pengarang bersama 131 artikel yang terindeks, 4 buku dan 2 bab buku. Antara harta intelek yang diperolehi adalah 8 paten, 3 hak cipta, 1 tanda dagangan dan 14 inovasi. Bidang pengkhususan beliau ialah bahan makanan, kimia makanan, analisis makanan dan makanan berfungsi. Sebagai ketua projek dan penyelidik bersama, beliau telah memperoleh geran penyelidikan daripada KPT, MOA, MOSTI dan Industri Makanan. Beliau telah menerima 17 anugerah penyelidikan dari dalam dan luar negara. Kepakaran beliau dalam analisis makanan, kimia dan pemakanan diiktiraf oleh KKM, JAKIM, SIRIM, DSM, dan JKM sebagai ahli jawatankuasa teknikal dan kerja.
Wan Aida Wan Mustapha is a Professor in the Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Science & Technology (FST), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She started her career at UKM in 1993. She is a lifelong member of the Malaysian Institute of Food Technology (MIFT), a Registered Food Analyst (MOH) since 2014, and a Professional Technologist (MBOT). She earned a PhD in Food Science from the University of Nottingham, UK, in 1997 after earning a BSc. (Hons.) in Food Science and Nutrition from UKM in 1992. She held the positions of Chairman, School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology (2014–2018), Head of Food Science Programme (2007–2010; 2013–2014), and Deputy Dean (2018–2023), where she oversaw undergraduate students. She has served as an editor of Sains Malaysiana (a multidisciplinary journal indexed in WoS and SCOPUS) since 2012 to 2022. She authored and co-authoured 131 indexed articles, 4 books, and 2 book chapters up till April 1, 2024. Among her intellectual property were 8 patents, 3 copyrights, 1 trademark, and 14 innovations. Her areas of specialisation are food ingredients, food chemistry, food analysis, and functional foods. As project leader and co-researcher, she has obtained research grants from MOHE, MOA, MOSTI and Food Industries. She has received 17 medals for both domestic and international research honours. Owing to her expertise in food analysis, chemistry, and nutrition, the MOH, JAKIM, SIRIM, DSM, and JKM recognised her as a member of their technical and working committees.
jia liu, wan aida wan mustapha, xiaoping zhang, haoxin li. (2025). alkali-induced hydrolysis facilitates the encapsulation of curcumin by fish (cyprinus carpio l.) scale gelatin. - foods. 1 - 22.
muhamad firdaus syahmi sam-on, shuhaimi mustafa, amalia mohd hashim, wan aida wan mustapha, mohd termizi yusof, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir. (2025). bibliometric mapping on the probiotic trends in managing aquaculture pathogens. - food bioscience. 1 - 12.
haoxin li, yanxi wang, wan aida wan mustapha, xiaoping zhang, fankui zeng, jia liu. (2025). construction of fish scale (cyprinus carpio l.) gelatin-fatty acid conjugate for loading curcumin: effect of alkyl chain length on the interaction and stability. - international journal of biological macromolecules. 1 - 13.
yi lei, zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, noorul syuhada mohd razali, adibi rahiman md nor, xu lu, seng joe lim. (2025). activated carbon as a deodorisation agent for gracilaria changii: impact on volatile profile, physicochemical properties, and antioxidant activity. - food bioscience. 1 - 15.
zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, lee sin chang, seng joe lim. (2025). trend semasa pembangunan yogurt: pemprosesan, varieti dan manfaat kesihatan. - sains malaysiana. 1331 - 1344.
yi lei, zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, noorul syuhada mohd razali, adibi rahiman md nor, xu lu, seng joe lim. (2025). activated carbon as a deodorisation agent for gracilaria changii: impact on volatile profile, physicochemical properties, and antioxidant activity. - food bioscience. 1 - 15.
jia liu, wan aida wan mustapha, xiaoping zhang, haoxin li. (2025). alkali-induced hydrolysis facilitates the encapsulation of curcumin by fish (cyprinus carpio l.) scale gelatin. - foods. 1 - 22.
muhamad firdaus syahmi sam-on, shuhaimi mustafa, amalia mohd hashim, wan aida wan mustapha, mohd termizi yusof, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir. (2025). bibliometric mapping on the probiotic trends in managing aquaculture pathogens. - food bioscience. 1 - 12.
haoxin li, yanxi wang, wan aida wan mustapha, xiaoping zhang, fankui zeng, jia liu. (2025). construction of fish scale (cyprinus carpio l.) gelatin-fatty acid conjugate for loading curcumin: effect of alkyl chain length on the interaction and stability. - international journal of biological macromolecules. 1 - 13.
pei ling tang, sin ru gan, wan aida wan mustapha. (2024). exploring potential of jicama and mulberry leaf extracts as the hypoglycemic additive in rice simulated in-vitro digestion. - journal of food measurement and characterization. 845-870.
husna abdul somat, intan safura saipul anwar, wan aida wan mustapha, siti mazlina mustapa kamal, nurfatimah mohd thani. (2025). subcritical water extraction (swe) and ultrasonic-assisted extraction (uae) of bioactive compounds from morinda citrifolia: comparative evaluation of process efficiency. - sains malaysiana. 1113 - 1126.
zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, lee sin chang, seng joe lim. (2025). trend semasa pembangunan yogurt: pemprosesan, varieti dan manfaat kesihatan. - sains malaysiana. 1331 - 1344.
nazariyah yahaya, muhammad arieff haikal ezaidin, hanis nadia yahya, alina abdul rahim, irwan mohd subri, nur aina abdullah, mohd nasir abdul majid, zizi azlinda mohd yusof, lim seng joe, wan aida wan mustapha, noorul syuhada mohd razali, zanariah hashim, dayang norulfairuz abang zaidel, yanti maslina mohd jusoh. (2024). pengesanan residu najis dan bulu dalam glikopeptida daripada produk sampingan sarang burung walit dan implikasnya terhadap status halal. - sains malaysiana. 3417 - 3432.
nurul shahirah aziz, nur syafiqa abd aziz, seng joe lim, noor-soffalina sofian-seng, wan aida wan mustapha, hafeedza abdul rahman, noorul syuhada mohd razali. (2024). kesan penambahan fukoidan terhadap kualiti penyimpanan kombucha. - sains malaysiana. 821-837.
nurul najiha ain ibrahim, wan aida wan mustapha , noor-sofalina sofian-seng , seng joe lim , noorul syuhada mohd razali , arnida hani teh , hafeedza abdul rahman , ahmed mediani. (2023). a comprehensive review with future prospects on the medicinal properties and biological activities of curcuma caesia roxb.. - evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine. 1-17.
yi lei, zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, noorul syuhada mohd razali, adibi rahiman md nor, xu lu, seng joe lim. (2025). activated carbon as a deodorisation agent for gracilaria changii: impact on volatile profile, physicochemical properties, and antioxidant activity. - food bioscience. 1 - 15.
zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, lee sin chang, seng joe lim. (2025). trend semasa pembangunan yogurt: pemprosesan, varieti dan manfaat kesihatan. - sains malaysiana. 1331 - 1344.
husna abdul somat, intan safura saipul anwar, wan aida wan mustapha, siti mazlina mustapa kamal, nurfatimah mohd thani. (2025). subcritical water extraction (swe) and ultrasonic-assisted extraction (uae) of bioactive compounds from morinda citrifolia: comparative evaluation of process efficiency. - sains malaysiana. 1113 - 1126.
jia liu, wan aida wan mustapha, xiaoping zhang, haoxin li. (2025). alkali-induced hydrolysis facilitates the encapsulation of curcumin by fish (cyprinus carpio l.) scale gelatin. - foods. 1 - 22.
muhamad firdaus syahmi sam-on, shuhaimi mustafa, amalia mohd hashim, wan aida wan mustapha, mohd termizi yusof, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir. (2025). bibliometric mapping on the probiotic trends in managing aquaculture pathogens. - food bioscience. 1 - 12.
mohd nazri zayapor, aminah abdullah, wan aida wan mustapha. (2019). variation in antioxidant capacities in common variant teas and spiced teas. - the 2018 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceeding. 1-7.
nur atikah md nor, wan aida wan mustapha, osman hassan. (2016). deep eutectic solvent (des) as a pretreatment for oil palm empty fruit bunch (opefb) in sugar production. - procedia chemistry. 147-154.
bibi marliana baba, wan aida wan mustapha, lim seng joe. (2016). effects of extraction solvent on fucose content in fucoidan extracted from brown seaweed (sargassum sp.) from pulau langkawi, kedah, malaysia. - the 2016 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceeding. 1-5.
nur atikah md nor, wan aida wan mustapha, osman hassan. (2015). deep eutectic solvent (des) as a pretreatment for oil palm empty fruit bunch (opefb) in sugar production. - the 2015 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium. 050044 (1-6).
asmawati, wan aida wan mustapha, salma mohamad yusop, mohamad yusof maskat and ahmad fuad shamsuddin. (2014). characteristics of cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsion prepared using apv-high pressure homogenizer and ultra turrax. - aip conference proceedings : the 2014 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium. 244-250.
fatin nurnadiah bujang, haniza hanum azhar & wan aida wan mustapha. (2017). perbandingan kesan pengeringan cahaya matahari dan ketuhar terhadap kandungan abu dan sebatian piperina lada hitam. - siri penyelidikan sains makanan 2017. 73-76.
noor azreeni abu sharan, azmi nizam muhammad & wan aida wan mustapha. (2017). kesan jenis pelarut terhadap kandungan dan aktiviti antioksida sebatian piperina dalam ekstrak lada hitam. - siri penyelidikan sains makanan 2017. 27-30.
nurshamin nadia osmarani, muhammad ariff mahmud & wan aida wan mustapha.. (2017). kajian pasaran dan ciri-ciri fizikokimia produk lada putih dan lada hitam terpilih di pasaran. - . 9-13.
seng joe lim & wan mustapha wan aida. (2017). extraction of sulfated polysaccharides (fucoidan) from brown seaweed. - . 27-46.
zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, lee sin chang, seng joe lim. (2025). trend semasa pembangunan yogurt: pemprosesan, varieti dan manfaat kesihatan. - sains malaysiana. 1331 - 1344.
nurul shahirah aziz, nur syafiqa abd aziz, seng joe lim, noor-soffalina sofian-seng, wan aida wan mustapha, hafeedza abdul rahman, noorul syuhada mohd razali. (2024). kesan penambahan fukoidan terhadap kualiti penyimpanan kombucha. - sains malaysiana. 821-837.
muhamad-fahmi muhamad halil, dzulhelmi muhammad nasir, johari jalinas, wan-aida wan mustapha, mohd-shahrul mohd nadzir, idris abdul ghani. (2024). kecenderungan kumbang pendebunga, elaeidobius kamerunicus kelapa sawit terhadap kepekatan sebatian estragol yang berbeza. - serangga. 160 - 175.
nazariyah yahaya, muhammad arieff haikal ezaidin, hanis nadia yahya, alina abdul rahim, irwan mohd subri, nur aina abdullah, mohd nasir abdul majid, zizi azlinda mohd yusof, lim seng joe, wan aida wan mustapha, noorul syuhada mohd razali, zanariah hashim, dayang norulfairuz abang zaidel, yanti maslina mohd jusoh. (2024). pengesanan residu najis dan bulu dalam glikopeptida daripada produk sampingan sarang burung walit dan implikasnya terhadap status halal. - sains malaysiana. 3417 - 3432.
wan aida wan mustapha;noor soffalina binti sofian seng. (2023). lemak sisa biji jeruk mangga sebagai sumber alternatif lemak koko. - . .
noorul syuhada binti mohd razali;wan aida wan mustapha;noor soffalina binti sofian seng;nurul aqilah binti mohd zaini;hafeedza binti abdul rahman. (2024). potential food bio-preservative poly-lactic acid (pla) film incorporated with alpinia mutica leave extracts. - . .
wan aida wan mustapha;noor soffalina binti sofian seng. (2023). lemak sisa biji jeruk mangga sebagai sumber alternatif lemak koko. - . .
hafeedza binti abdul rahman;wan aida wan mustapha;arnida hani binti teh. (2023). anti-obesity and anti-hyperlipidemic effects of kesum (polygonum minus) leaves extract (pmle) in sprague dawley rats. - . .
lim seng joe;wan aida wan mustapha;hafeedza binti abdul rahman;abdul salam bin babji. (2023). fractionation and structure elucidation of edible bird`s nest glycopeptides fractions with high bioactivity through structure-activity relationship analysis. - . .
lim seng joe;wan aida wan mustapha;noorul syuhada binti mohd razali. (2023). conversion of edible bird’s nest (ebn) by-product glycoprotein to glycopeptide and sialic acid as functional ingredients. - . .