Allan Hahn
Strategic Advisor to the Research & Innovation Unit, Queensland Academy of Sport
Allan is a Strategic Advisor to the Research & Innovation Unit of the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS). He is a former Chief Scientist of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), where he worked for 27 years. He has a long history of involvement in research and the application of findings to practical work with sports. His research activities have included such areas as talent identification, environmental physiology, doping detection, and development of technologies aimed at effective athlete monitoring in laboratory and field situations.
He has played a leading role in establishing and maintaining multi-organisational collaborative partnerships. His contribution to Australian sport and sport science has been recognised through his receipt of an Order of Australia Medal, the inaugural prize awarded by The Bulletin magazine for innovation in sport, a second doctorate from RMIT University, an Australia and New Zealand Sports Technology Lifetime Leadership Award, and a Distinguished Sport Innovation Fellowship funded by Catapult Sports.