Research
2019
DECEMBER
PROFESSOR KEE-JEONG AHN
Chungnam National University, South KOREA
Purpose of visit: Researching coastal Staphylinidae specimens
Purpose of visit: Researching coastal Staphylinidae specimens
DR TSANG LING-MING
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Purpose of visit: Molecular systematics of Brachyuran superfamilies & horseshoe crabs
Purpose of visit: Molecular systematics of Brachyuran superfamilies & horseshoe crabs
NOVEMBER
DR DAVID LANE
Independent researcher
Purpose of visit: Examination of deep-sea asteroidea material
Purpose of visit: Examination of deep-sea asteroidea material
PROFESSOR DANIÈLE GUINOT
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, France
Purpose of visit: Examination of brachyuran crabs (Systema Brachyurorum ver. 2)
Purpose of visit: Examination of brachyuran crabs (Systema Brachyurorum ver. 2)
DR PETER DAVIE
Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia
Purpose of visit: Examination of brachyuran (Systema Brachyurorum ver. 2)
Purpose of visit: Examination of brachyuran (Systema Brachyurorum ver. 2)
DR TOHRU NARUSE
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of brachyuran crabs
Purpose of visit: Examination of brachyuran crabs
DR PETER UETZ
Virginia Commonwealth University
Purpose of visit: Visiting the herpetology collection to photograph specimens for the Reptile Database at http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/
Purpose of visit: Visiting the herpetology collection to photograph specimens for the Reptile Database at http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/
SEPTEMBER
DR RALF BRITZ
Natural History Museum, London, UK
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of Phallostethidae
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of Phallostethidae
DR ARIANE STANDING
Natural History Museum, London, UK
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of Phallostethidae
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of Phallostethidae
DR PETE DAVIE
Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia
Purpose of visit: Work on the descriptions of several new crab species and revision of several crab genera from the Superfamily Grapsoidea from the Indo-West Pacific region
Purpose of visit: Work on the descriptions of several new crab species and revision of several crab genera from the Superfamily Grapsoidea from the Indo-West Pacific region
DR ANCHALEE AOWPHOL
Kasetsart University, Bangkok
Purpose of visit: Examine gecko specimens of the genus Cyrtodactylus and Cnemaspis.
Purpose of visit: Examine gecko specimens of the genus Cyrtodactylus and Cnemaspis.
MR NATEE AMPAI
Kasetsart University, Bangkok
Purpose of visit: Examine gecko specimens of the genus Cyrtodactylus and Cnemaspis.
Purpose of visit: Examine gecko specimens of the genus Cyrtodactylus and Cnemaspis.
MS KORKHWAN TERMPRAYOON
Kasetsart University, Bangkok
Purpose of visit: Examine gecko specimens of the genus Cyrtodactylus and Cnemaspis.
Purpose of visit: Examine gecko specimens of the genus Cyrtodactylus and Cnemaspis.
AUGUST
MR HAYDEN DAVIS
Department of Biology, University of Washington
Purpose of visit: To conduct a thorough morphological assessment of all Bornean Cyrtodactylus
Purpose of visit: To conduct a thorough morphological assessment of all Bornean Cyrtodactylus
DR ADNAN SHAHDADI
University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work on the systematics of the mangrove crab genera, Parasesarma and Perisesarma
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work on the systematics of the mangrove crab genera, Parasesarma and Perisesarma
DR TRAN ANH DUC
Hanoi University of Science, Faculty of Biology, Department of Applied Zoology
Purpose of visit: Work on the taxonomy of Ranatrinae (water stick insects) and Rhagoveliinae (riffle bugs) of Southeast Asia
Purpose of visit: Work on the taxonomy of Ranatrinae (water stick insects) and Rhagoveliinae (riffle bugs) of Southeast Asia
JULY
MS NICKEL JEAN LAGARE
Mindanao State University, Iligan City, Mindanao, Philippines
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work on the diversity & systematics of the freshwater crabs of Mindanao, Philippines
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work on the diversity & systematics of the freshwater crabs of Mindanao, Philippines
DR SIMON CRAGG
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Purpose of visit: Processing of sunken wood invertebrates
Purpose of visit: Processing of sunken wood invertebrates
JUNE
MISS NUR SYAFIQAH BINTI SHAMSUL KAMAL
Department of Foresty, Sabah
Purpose of visit: OJT and fish specimen examination
Purpose of visit: OJT and fish specimen examination
DR SOO CHEN LIN
Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah
Purpose of visit: OJT and fish specimen examination
Purpose of visit: OJT and fish specimen examination
DR PATRICK GROOTAERT
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Purpose of visit: Working on Dolichopodidae specimens and mangrove field work
Purpose of visit: Working on Dolichopodidae specimens and mangrove field work
DR YANG CHIEN-HUI
National Taiwan Ocean University, Centre of Excellence for the Oceans
Purpose of visit: Work on the “Systematics and Taxonomy of Prawns and Lobsters in Singapore and nearby waters” and “Phylogenetic Relationships and Evolution of the symbiotic crabs of the subfamily Eumedoninae, Pilumnidae”
Purpose of visit: Work on the “Systematics and Taxonomy of Prawns and Lobsters in Singapore and nearby waters” and “Phylogenetic Relationships and Evolution of the symbiotic crabs of the subfamily Eumedoninae, Pilumnidae”
MS SELVIA OKTAVIYANI
Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
Purpose of visit: Work on deep sea fish materials
Purpose of visit: Work on deep sea fish materials
DR TEGUH PERISTIWADY
Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
Purpose of visit: Work on deep sea fish materials
Purpose of visit: Work on deep sea fish materials
MR MUHAMMAD FARHAN BIN ABD WAHAB
University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Purpose of visit: Examine specimens of rats and shrews
Purpose of visit: Examine specimens of rats and shrews
MR MOHAMAD AZAM FIRDAUS BIN SAARANI
University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Purpose of visit: Examine specimens of rats and shrews
Purpose of visit: Examine specimens of rats and shrews
DR HANS HO
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of deep sea fish from SJADES expedition
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of deep sea fish from SJADES expedition
DR SHANE AHYONG
Australian Museum, Australian Museum Research Institute
Purpose of visit: Revision of Pinnotheridae of Southeast Asia
Purpose of visit: Revision of Pinnotheridae of Southeast Asia
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TSANG LING MING
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Purpose of visit: Work on various aspects of collaboration on decapods, including shrimps
Purpose of visit: Work on various aspects of collaboration on decapods, including shrimps
MAY
DR PETER CASTRO
California State Polytechnic University
Purpose of visit: Revision of Carcinoplax species complexes and Ethusidae
Purpose of visit: Revision of Carcinoplax species complexes and Ethusidae
DR GEORGE M VAN DER POORTEN & NANCY E VAN DER POORTEN
Independent Researchers
Purpose of visit: Photographing butterfly specimens for the upcoming 5th ed. of Corbet and Pendlebury’s ‘The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula’
Purpose of visit: Photographing butterfly specimens for the upcoming 5th ed. of Corbet and Pendlebury’s ‘The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula’
DR DAVID LANE
Independent Researcher
Purpose of visit: Examination of deep-sea asteroidea material
Purpose of visit: Examination of deep-sea asteroidea material
APRIL
DR MOHD ZAIN KHAIRONIZAM
Universiti Sains Malaysia (Penang)
Purpose of visit: Examining fish specimens
Purpose of visit: Examining fish specimens
MR LI JHENG-JHANG
National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Purpose of visit: Examination of sesarmid crabs
Purpose of visit: Examination of sesarmid crabs
MARCH
DR SHANE AHYONG
Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Purpose of visit: Examination of pea crabs and other brachyuran crabs
Purpose of visit: Examination of pea crabs and other brachyuran crabs
MS EMILY ANNE HARTOP
Stockholm Unversity, Department of Zoology
Purpose of visit: Work on the comparative taxonomy and studying biogeographic patterns of Phoridae (Diptera) based on specimens from Singapore and the region
Purpose of visit: Work on the comparative taxonomy and studying biogeographic patterns of Phoridae (Diptera) based on specimens from Singapore and the region
DR BERTRAND RICHER DE FORGES
Noumea, New Caledonia
Purpose of visit: Examination of spider crabs
Purpose of visit: Examination of spider crabs
DR TOHRU NARUSE
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of swimming & spider crabs, and other brachyuran crabs
Purpose of visit: Examination of swimming & spider crabs, and other brachyuran crabs
DR RALF BRITZ
Natural History Museum, London, UK
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of Channidae and Phallostethidae
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of Channidae and Phallostethidae
DR ARIANE STANDING
Natural History Museum, London, UK
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of Channidae and Phallostethidae
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of Channidae and Phallostethidae
MR ZACHARY EMBERTS
University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Purpose of visit: Examination of Coreiodea and fieldwork
Purpose of visit: Examination of Coreiodea and fieldwork
DR PATRICK GROOTAERT
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Purpose of visit: Working on Dolichopodidae specimens and mangrove field work
Purpose of visit: Working on Dolichopodidae specimens and mangrove field work
FEBRUARY
DR DAVID LANE
Independent Researcher
Purpose of visit: Examination of deep-sea Asteroidea material
Purpose of visit: Examination of deep-sea Asteroidea material
DR ALEXANDER ZIEGLER
University of Bonn
Purpose of visit: Examination of various sea urchin specimens
Purpose of visit: Examination of various sea urchin specimens
MS UMILAELA ARIFIN
University of Hamburg, Centrum für Naturkunde – Zoologisches Museum
Purpose of visit: To conduct a thorough morphological assessment of all Torrent-frogs (adult and larva)
Purpose of visit: To conduct a thorough morphological assessment of all Torrent-frogs (adult and larva)
DR SHIH HSI-TE
National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
Purpose of visit: Examination of grapsoid crabs (Grapsoidea)
Purpose of visit: Examination of grapsoid crabs (Grapsoidea)
JANUARY
DR CONNI SIDABALOK
Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Cibinong, Indonesia
Purpose of visit: Examination of marine isopod crustaceans and identification of recent expedition material
Purpose of visit: Examination of marine isopod crustaceans and identification of recent expedition material
DR GEORGE M. VAN DER POORTEN & NANCY VAN DER POORTEN
Independent researchers
Purpose of visit: Photography of Arhopala and Flos butterfly specimens in LKCNHM collections – for plates in upcoming 5th ed. of Corbet and Pendlebury’s ‘The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula’
Purpose of visit: Photography of Arhopala and Flos butterfly specimens in LKCNHM collections – for plates in upcoming 5th ed. of Corbet and Pendlebury’s ‘The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula’
DR KAREN CONNIFF
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Purpose of visit: Photography of Arhopala and Flos butterfly specimens in LKCNHM collections – for plates in upcoming 5th ed. of Corbet and Pendlebury’s ‘The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula’
Purpose of visit: Photography of Arhopala and Flos butterfly specimens in LKCNHM collections – for plates in upcoming 5th ed. of Corbet and Pendlebury’s ‘The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula’
MR DAVID COURT
Independent researcher
Purpose of visit: Identification, reorganization and labelling of BTNR spider specimens
Purpose of visit: Identification, reorganization and labelling of BTNR spider specimens
DR JIN XINGBAO
Shanghai Institute of Entomology, Academia Sinica, Shanghai, China
Purpose of visit: Examination of Tettigoniidae specimens in dry collections
Purpose of visit: Examination of Tettigoniidae specimens in dry collections
MR TAN MING KAI
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Purpose of visit: Examination of Tettigoniidae specimens in dry collections
Purpose of visit: Examination of Tettigoniidae specimens in dry collections
DR NIEL BRUCE
Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia
Purpose of visit: Examination of marine isopod crustaceans and identification of recent expedition material
Purpose of visit: Examination of marine isopod crustaceans and identification of recent expedition material
MS HELEN WONG
St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, Singapore
Purpose of visit: Examination of marine isopod crustaceans and identification of recent expedition material
Purpose of visit: Examination of marine isopod crustaceans and identification of recent expedition material
MR HIROZUMI KOBAYASHI
University of Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of crabs and cave fishes
Purpose of visit: Specimen examination of crabs and cave fishes
DR TOHRU NARUSE
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of various brachyuran material
Purpose of visit: Examination of various brachyuran material
