News Archives - Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

POSTED ON October 22, 2018 BY Clarisse Tan

Visiting Scientist Feature – Mr. Muhammad Masrur Islami

Hello! We are back again with another visiting scientist feature – this time, on Mr. Muhammad Masrur Islami, a research associate from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in Ambon, Indonesia. Mr. Masrur is collaborating with our curator, Mr. Tan Siong Kiat, and Dr. Tan Koh Siang from the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) to

POSTED ON October 16, 2018 BY Clarisse Tan

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Management Assistant Officer, Visitor Services/Casual Visitor Services Officer

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Management Assistant Officer, Visitor Services (1 year contract-renewable)/Casual Visitor Services Officer (6 months contract – renewable) Department: Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) is Singapore’s only natural history museum at the National University of Singapore. We are looking for a self-motivated and hands-on individual to

POSTED ON October 15, 2018 BY Clarisse Tan

Visiting Scientist Feature – Dr. S. Ravichandran

Early last week, we welcomed a new visitor to the museum! Dr. S. Ravichandran, an Assistant Professor at Annamalai University in India, will be here till the end of this week. He is a crab taxonomist (or carcinologist), with a research career spanning over two decades. On this visit, Dr. Ravichandran is collaborating with Prof.

POSTED ON October 3, 2018 BY Clarisse Tan

Visiting Scientist Feature: Ms. Conni Sidabalok

We’re back yet again with another visiting scientist feature – this time, on Ms. Conni Sidabalok from the Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), in Cibinong, Indonesia. Ms. Sidabalok was here to sort and examine marine isopod specimens collected from the SJADES 2018 expedition. During her 3-week visit, she examined marine isopods

POSTED ON July 26, 2018 BY Clarisse Tan

Visiting Scientist Feature – Dr. Michael Gates

Earlier this week, we hosted Dr. Michael Gates, research entomologist with the Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); he is also an adjunct scientist at the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Gates is an expert in the study of parasitoid wasps from the order Hymenoptera, having 23 years of research experience

POSTED ON April 6, 2018 BY Jeremy Yeo

Black Soldier Flies and the War against Food Waste

The research team at the Department of Biological Sciences of the National University of Singapore, led by Prof Rudolf Meier (Deputy Head of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum) is waging a war against food waste. Their secret weapon? An army of black soldier fly larvae breaking down anything from a plate of uneaten

POSTED ON March 19, 2018 BY Jeremy Yeo

Native Animals of Singapore You Never Knew Existed (意想不到的本地生物)

In a three-part special, zaobao.sg 生活娱乐, together with the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, featured 10 interesting animals that can be found in Singapore. From the venomous creatures that lurk in our shores to the animals that conquer the skies, click on the links below to read more about these fascinating creatures. Part

POSTED ON March 16, 2018 BY Clarisse Tan

Marine Open House 2018

The rain last Saturday did not dampen the spirits of the crowd at our Marine Open House! Starting from registration in the morning, the air was filled with excitement and chatter. Throughout the day, visitors were taken on a learning journey under the sea, with various events focused on marine science. In his talk, “Wet

POSTED ON February 22, 2018 BY Clarisse Tan

Stories from Christmas Island (I) – The elusive Labuanium vitatum

This post is part of a new series featuring stories from LKCNHM’s Christmas Island expeditions (for more information, click here). Somewhere in Christmas Island resides a cryptic tree-climbing crab (Labuanium vitatum), commonly known as the white-stripe crab. With bright purple claws, a purplish body and neon-yellow eyes, it should not be hard to spot. However,

POSTED ON February 14, 2018 BY Clarisse Tan

An ‘Out of the Blue’ Tour of LKCNHM

Ever wondered what goes on behind-the-scenes here at LKCNHM? Last Saturday, for the first time ever, five lucky winners and their friends had an exclusive look into our museum collections as part of a 2-hour guided tour. Their guide? Our very own Head of the Museum, Prof. Peter Ng! The five lucky winners were chosen