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...Read More
A special tribute to Benito Tan
Benito Tan, an internationally respected bryologist and an authority on Asian mosses, was fondly remembered by his former colleagues, friends, and students in A Special Tribute to Dr. Benito Tan, a series of papers published by Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines in his honour. He came to Singapore following his appointment as Associate...Read More
Visiting Scientist Feature: Dr. R. Ravinesh
For the past 1.5 weeks, we hosted Dr. Ravinesh from the University of Kerala, India. He was here to photograph mollusc specimens in our Zoological Reference Collection (ZRC) in preparation for a guidebook on the molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India. During his stay, Dr. Ravinesh examined and photographed about 150 specimens in our...Read More
Night Out With Dinosaurs
Check out Frontline magazine’s coverage of the dino-themed event we held for 120 HomeTeamNS members and their families in June! 😀 Credits: HomeTeamNS Frontline Magazine, Sep/Oct 2018 – For more information, visit www.frontline.hometeamns.sg...Read More
Visiting Scientist(s) Feature: Echinoderm Edition
(From left) Dr. David Lane, Ms. Ismiliana Wirawati, and Mr. Indra Bayu Vimono in the LKCNHM research lab. This September, we have yet another bunch of research visitors at the museum to examine specimens from the recent SJADES deep-sea expedition! This time, we are featuring three researchers who study echinoderms (i.e., marine animals such as sea...Read More
Visiting Scientist(s) Feature: Carcinologist Edition
Over the past few weeks, we have been hosting new and familiar guests here at the museum: carcinologists Prof. Dwi Listyo Rahayu, Ms. Ernawati Widyastuti, and Dr. Lin Chia-Wei. (From left) Ms. Ernawati Widyastuti, Prof. Dwi Listyo Rahayu, and Dr. Lin Chia-Wei in the LKCNHM research lab. Prof. Rahayu and Dr. Lin are no strangers...Read More
Job Opportunity: Specialist Associates × 2
Description The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) is Singapore’s only natural history museum, which is located at the National University of Singapore. We are looking for two motivated and hands-on individuals who will assist with the maintenance of the museum’s biological specimen collections, facilities, gallery, and research publication archive. Duties & Responsibilities: •...Read More
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...Read More
The Guardian of the Zoological Reference Collection – Mrs. Yang Changman
Every year on 18 July, the United Nations observes Nelson Mandela International Day, commemorating his life and legacy and calling for people all over the world to make a difference in their community. On this day, we would like to dedicate a post to Mrs. Yang Changman, former curator at the Department of Zoology at...Read More
Visiting Scientist Feature – Dr. James Rosindell
Recently, Dr. James Rosindell from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College London dropped by for a quick visit! Dr. Rosindell is a biodiversity theorist with a research focus on evolutionary biology. He is currently supervising a PhD student (Ricky Gumbs) who is working on a database of venomous snakes all over the world....Read More