Research
2023
DECEMBER
PROFESSOR HIROSHI MIYAKE
School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of Hydrozoa
Purpose of visit: Examination of Hydrozoa
DR SHO TOSHINO
Kuroshio Biological Research Foundation, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of Scyphozoa
Purpose of visit: Examination of Scyphozoa
DR NICHOLAS WEI LIANG YAP
St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, Singapore
Purpose of visit: Examination of Actinaria
Purpose of visit: Examination of Actinaria
DR WAN FARIDAH AKMAL
Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia
Purpose of visit: Taxonomic research and curatorial work on the Lampyridae (Coleoptera) specimens
Purpose of visit: Taxonomic research and curatorial work on the Lampyridae (Coleoptera) specimens
NOVEMBER
DR ERNEST TEO
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of ticks (Arachnida, Acari) from Southeast Asia
Purpose of visit: Examination of ticks (Arachnida, Acari) from Southeast Asia
DR DWI LISTYO RAHAYU
Marine Bio-industry Division, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Lombok Utara, Indonesia
Purpose of visit: Examination of hermit crabs & selected brachyuran families
Purpose of visit: Examination of hermit crabs & selected brachyuran families
DR DAISY WOWOR
Research Center for Biosystematics & Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
Purpose of visit: Examination of Indonesian freshwater crabs & shrimps
Purpose of visit: Examination of Indonesian freshwater crabs & shrimps
DR PETER J. F. DAVIE
Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work & examination of various brachyuran crabs
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work & examination of various brachyuran crabs
DR SHANE T. AHYONG
Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work & examination of spider crabs and mantis shrimps
Purpose of visit: Collaborative work & examination of spider crabs and mantis shrimps
OCTOBER
MARY MARGARET
Cornell University, USA
Purpose of visit: Skinning and stuffing bird specimens
Purpose of visit: Skinning and stuffing bird specimens
ERYN WOERNLEY
Cornell University, USA
Purpose of visit: Skinning and stuffing bird specimens
Purpose of visit: Skinning and stuffing bird specimens
DR MICHAEL RAUPACH
Bavarian State Collection of Zoology Munich
Purpose of visit: Examination of ZRC aquatic Heteroptera collection
Purpose of visit: Examination of ZRC aquatic Heteroptera collection
DR LIU XINMING
Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
Purpose of visit: Collaborative research & examination of anomuran decapod crustaceans
Purpose of visit: Collaborative research & examination of anomuran decapod crustaceans
PROFESSOR DALTON AMORIM DE SOUZA
University of São Paulo, Brazil
Purpose of Visit: Research collaboration on Singaporean fungus gnats
Purpose of Visit: Research collaboration on Singaporean fungus gnats
PROFESSOR JOSTEIN KJAEDERSEN
Arctic University of Norway, Tromso
Purpose of Visit: Research collaboration on Singaporean fungus gnats
Purpose of Visit: Research collaboration on Singaporean fungus gnats
AUGUST
DR KANYAKORN PIRAONAPICHA
Native Honey Bee & Pollinator Research Center, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
Purpose of visit: Examination and taxonomic comparisons of stingless bees – genera Lepidotrigona and Tetragonula – from Southeast Asia
Purpose of visit: Examination and taxonomic comparisons of stingless bees – genera Lepidotrigona and Tetragonula – from Southeast Asia
DR TOMOHIDE YASUNAGA
American Museum of Natural History, Nagasaki, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Purpose of visit: Examination of Miridae (Plant Bugs)
JULY
PROFESSOR HIROSHI MIYAKE
School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of Medusozoa
Purpose of visit: Examination of Medusozoa
PROFESSOR VALIALLAH KHALAJI-PIRBALOUTY
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
Purpose of visit: Examination and identification of marine isopod crustaceans
Purpose of visit: Examination and identification of marine isopod crustaceans
JUNE
PROFESSOR CATHERINE S. MCFADDEN
Department of Biology, Harvey Mudd College, USA
Purpose of visit: Processing and examination of soft corals
Purpose of visit: Processing and examination of soft corals
MR STEFANO BORGHI
James Cook University, Australia
Purpose of visit: Processing and examination of soft corals
Purpose of visit: Processing and examination of soft corals
MAY
MR SOLO ARMAN PERALTA MERCENE
Department of Agriculture, Philippines
Purpose of visit: Taxonomic and molecular training of assassin bugs as potential biological control for fall armyworm in cornfields
Purpose of visit: Taxonomic and molecular training of assassin bugs as potential biological control for fall armyworm in cornfields
PROFESSOR TOSHIHIKO FUJITA
Head of Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of Ophiuroidea (brittle stars)
Purpose of visit: Examination of Ophiuroidea (brittle stars)
MR DENG Zongjing
Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of Ophiuroidea (brittle stars)
Purpose of visit: Examination of Ophiuroidea (brittle stars)
PROFESSOR MARYMEGAN DALY
Director of the Museum of Biological Diversity, Ohio State University, USA
Purpose of visit: Examination of Actiniaria (anemones)
Purpose of visit: Examination of Actiniaria (anemones)
DR CHOO LE QIN
University of Sheffield, UK
Purpose of visit: Examination of Pteropoda (sea butterflies) and zooplankton
Purpose of visit: Examination of Pteropoda (sea butterflies) and zooplankton
DR NICHOLAS YAP
St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory
Purpose of visit: Examination of Actiniaria and co-hosting of visitors
Purpose of visit: Examination of Actiniaria and co-hosting of visitors
DR PAN DA
Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
Purpose of visit: Examination of Chinese & Indochinese freshwater crabs
Purpose of visit: Examination of Chinese & Indochinese freshwater crabs
DR SHI BOYANG
Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
Purpose of visit: Examination of Chinese & Indochinese freshwater crabs
Purpose of visit: Examination of Chinese & Indochinese freshwater crabs
MR SATAPAT KUMPITAK
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Purpose of visit: Research visit to photograph and collect data from skulls of rats and mice
Purpose of visit: Research visit to photograph and collect data from skulls of rats and mice
MS NITCHANAN NANTAWONG
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Purpose of visit: Research visit to photograph and collect data from skulls of rats and mice
Purpose of visit: Research visit to photograph and collect data from skulls of rats and mice
APRIL
DR PETER CASTRO
California Polytechnic University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Purpose of visit: Examination of goneplacoid and other brachyuran crabs
Purpose of visit: Examination of goneplacoid and other brachyuran crabs
DR MAURICE KOTTELAT
Independent researcher
Purpose of visit: To examine fish specimens
Purpose of visit: To examine fish specimens
DR ARNE RASMUSSEN
The Royal Danish Academy Institute of Conservation, Denmark
Purpose of visit: To examine specimens of sea-snakes
Purpose of visit: To examine specimens of sea-snakes
DR JOHANA GOYES VALLEJOS
University of Missouri, USA
Purpose of visit: Examine specimens of fanged frogs (Limnonectes) as part of a broader study on the systematics and evolution of the group
Purpose of visit: Examine specimens of fanged frogs (Limnonectes) as part of a broader study on the systematics and evolution of the group
MARCH
DR YANG CHIEN-HUI
National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
Purpose of visit: Examination of penaeoid prawns & scyllaroid lobster
Purpose of visit: Examination of penaeoid prawns & scyllaroid lobster
DR LIN CHIA-WEI
National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Checheng, Taiwan
Purpose of visit: Examination of galatheid lobsters and brachyuran
Purpose of visit: Examination of galatheid lobsters and brachyuran
DR CAI YIXIONG
National Biodiversity Centre, Nparks
Purpose of visit: Examine Atyid shrimp specimens
Purpose of visit: Examine Atyid shrimp specimens
DR PATRICK GROOTAERT
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium
Purpose of visit: Taxonomic revision of Dolichopodidae from Singapore and the rest of Southeast Asia
Purpose of visit: Taxonomic revision of Dolichopodidae from Singapore and the rest of Southeast Asia
DR NOBUYUKI YAMAGUCHI
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Purpose of visit: Examine and measure skulls of large cats (leopards and tigers)
Purpose of visit: Examine and measure skulls of large cats (leopards and tigers)
FEBRUARY
DR CAI YIXIONG
National Biodiversity Centre, Nparks
Purpose of visit: Examine Atyid shrimp specimens.
Purpose of visit: Examine Atyid shrimp specimens.
PROFESSOR FRED WELLS
Curtin University, Australia
Purpose of visit: To obtain oyster material for molecular analyses.
Purpose of visit: To obtain oyster material for molecular analyses.
MS SHERRALEE LUKEHURST
Curtin University, Australia
Purpose of visit: To obtain oyster material for molecular analyses.
Purpose of visit: To obtain oyster material for molecular analyses.
DR SHIH HSI-TE
National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
Purpose of visit: Examination of grapsoid and freshwater crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection.
Purpose of visit: Examination of grapsoid and freshwater crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection.
MR HSU JHIH-WEI
National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
Purpose of visit: Examination of varunid crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection.
Purpose of visit: Examination of varunid crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection.
DR TOHRU NARUSE
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of brachyuran crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection.
Purpose of visit: Examination of brachyuran crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection.
MR HIROKI NAKAJIMA
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of mantis shrimps in the Zoological Reference Collection.
Purpose of visit: Examination of mantis shrimps in the Zoological Reference Collection.
MR TAIGI SATO
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Purpose of visit: Examination of hexapodid & other brachyuran crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection.
Purpose of visit: Examination of hexapodid & other brachyuran crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection.
JANUARY
PROFESSOR MATJAŽ KUNTNER
National Institute of Biology, Slovenia
Purpose of visit: Work on the biodiversity of spiders from Southeast Asia with a focus on a few families, Nephilidae, Araneidae, Theridiidae, and Liphistiidae.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TRAN ANH DUC
Vietnam National University
Purpose of visit: Work on the systematics of aquatic Heteroptera from Singapore and the rest of Southeast Asia & give a public seminar on water bugs, with emphasis on Southeast Asian fauna
