Janice Ser Huay Lee
Principle Investigator
I am an Assistant Professor at the Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The work I conducted for my PhD exposed me to the world of socio-ecological systems. Since then I have been identifying pertinent research questions related to rural land use and land cover change and investigating the consequences of these changes on biodiversity conservation and human livelihoods. I continue to work on research questions related to Southeast Asia's oil palm industry and have expanded my research interests to include food security concerns in Asia, fire activity in Sumatra, as well as ecosystem restoration and cropland abandonment processes in Asia.
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Muhammad LubisPhD candidate
I have been working for conservation issues especially in Indonesia for about 10 years. I graduated from Faculty of Forestry and took courses in wildlife conservation. I learned GIS (Geographic Information System) and Remote Sensing (RS) technology for my undergraduate research. I also awarded a master degree in Australia at James Cook University (JCU) through Australian Awards Scholarship (AAS) where I expand my knowledge about conservation and development trade off. I also enhanced my skills and knowledge in Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS), and statistical analysis for biodiversity conservation studies. I have been working in Non-Governmental Organization such as World Wildlife fund for Nature (WWF), GIZ, and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) mainly in the subject of utilization GIS and RS technology for a better implementation of conservation management of protected areas. I have been involved in the development of forest and biodiversity monitoring program, analyzing long term deforestation rate, modelling threats for a better protection of PAs, predicting risk areas for human and wildlife conflict, and using species distribution modelling to effectively managed key species and its habitat especially for critically endangered species such as Sumatran tiger, Sumatran rhino, and Sumatran elephant. My PhD topic would be related to enhance wildlife protection system by exploring various methods from statistical modelling to machine learning.
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Pamela DevanResearch Fellow
I am a Research Fellow at ASE, currently working on a project analysing drivers of policies pertaining to land use allocation, urban green spaces and unmanaged vegetation, and public/private housing in Singapore. I was trained as an urban sociologist, and have degrees from Boston University, the University of Chicago, and the National University of Singapore. My research interests lie in understanding how space and place shape human society and community, with a focus on Singapore. My past research projects include examining marginalised identity navigation processes in urban spaces, and urban housing relocation, and I have also taught undergraduate classes on urban sociology, sexualities, and housing and homes.
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Remondah R. RamzyResearch Fellow
Hi, I'm Remondah. I'm research fellow at the Asian School of the Environment at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, where I use life cycle assessments (LCA) to compare black soldier flies (BSF) footprint with the environmental footprints of conventional agricultural inputs and feed for livestock, and aquaculture in Singapore.
I developed my passion for role of invertebrates on environment based on the swift progress in my Master, PhD, and postdoctoral degrees. I was also fortunate enough to have served as a teaching for different level courses. I have experience in biodiversity, rearing, taxonomy and the relation between invertebrates and environment. I am always looking for new and creative ways to study effect of invertebrates on environment. |
Vartika GoenkaResearch Assistant
I am a research assistant focusing on developing a life-cycle assessment model of Black-soldier flies in order to assess the ecological footprint of using BSF as a sustainable alternative to traditional agriculture and aquaculture feeds in Singapore. Prior to this project, I graduated with a bachelors in Biological Sciences from NTU and joined the GEEK lab under Dr Adriana Lopes, where I contributed towards the time-series analysis of chlorophyll samples as a measure of algal biomass, and understanding the diversity of micro-eukaryotes in Singapore's waters. In addition to understanding the ecological effects of agriculture, I am also interested in animal behaviour and welfare, and hope to analyze the relationship between human-animal conflicts.
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Lab Alumni
Thuan Sarzynski Thuan was a MSc. exchange student from the University of Hohenheim and worked on mapping oil palm plantations using optical and radar satellitel imagery on Google Earth Engine. |
Jocelyne Shimin Sze Jocelyne was a research associate and worked on compiling socioeconomic and spatial datasets on fire activity in Sumatra. Jocelyne graduated with a PhD from the University of Sheffield and is now a postdoc at the Autonomous Universitat de Barcelona. |
Omar Saif Omar was a trainee/visiting scholar and compiled spatial layers and consolidated time-series socioeconomic datasets to analyse the effects of sustainability standards on social well-being. Omar is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh. |
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Stuart W. Smith Stuart was a postdoc under the Tier 2 peatland restoration grant and worked on understanding peatswamp tree-planting survivability rates, experimental work on plant functional traits in swamp forests, and spatial analyses of revegetated field sites. Stuart was a Lecturer at the University of Brighton and now a senior researcher at the James Hutton Institute. |
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Undergraduates
URECA PROGRAMME
En Mei Tan (Sept 2017-Jun 2018) Drivers of agricultural land abandonment across the tropics
Li Jia Go (Sept 2016-Jun 2017) Mangrove restoration across the tropics
Yuan Ning Mock (Sept 2016-Jun 2017) Coral reef restoration across Southeast Asia
Li Jia Go (Sept 2016-Jun 2017) Mangrove restoration across the tropics
Yuan Ning Mock (Sept 2016-Jun 2017) Coral reef restoration across Southeast Asia
ES3008 STUDENT PROJECTS
Ying Xuan Chua (Aug-Dec 2020) Environmental movements in religious organisations
Fanyi Zeng (Jan-Jun 2020) Understanding geospatial land price data from online market platforms in rural Indonesia
Jefferson (Jan-Jun 2017) Mapping land conflicts and fire activity in Sumatra
Jinying Teo (Jan-Jun 2017) Sustainability commitments of oil palm plantations in Indonesia
Fanyi Zeng (Jan-Jun 2020) Understanding geospatial land price data from online market platforms in rural Indonesia
Jefferson (Jan-Jun 2017) Mapping land conflicts and fire activity in Sumatra
Jinying Teo (Jan-Jun 2017) Sustainability commitments of oil palm plantations in Indonesia
CNYANG STUDENT PROJECTS
Wivian Neo Hui Yan (Aug 2020-Jun 2021) Co-supervised with Muhammad Lubis Trends in human-tiger conflicts in Sumatra
Jaslyn Chan Jia Hui (Jan-Jun 2017) Co-supervised with Dr. Matthew Luskin Understory-Nest Predation in Singapore
Chelsea Lee Wen Si (Jan-Jun 2017) Co-supervised with Dr. Matthew Luskin Global Meta-analysis shows Increased Tiger Densities in Higher Latitudes
Jaslyn Chan Jia Hui (Jan-Jun 2017) Co-supervised with Dr. Matthew Luskin Understory-Nest Predation in Singapore
Chelsea Lee Wen Si (Jan-Jun 2017) Co-supervised with Dr. Matthew Luskin Global Meta-analysis shows Increased Tiger Densities in Higher Latitudes
Interested to join us?
If you are interested to join this lab as an undergraduate, graduate student or postdoc, please do not hesitate to contact me at janicelee<a>ntu.edu.sg
If you are interested to join this lab as an undergraduate, graduate student or postdoc, please do not hesitate to contact me at janicelee<a>ntu.edu.sg