Ph.D. in Marine and Environmental Science
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Research focused on coral physiology, environmental stress and coral responses to changing reef environments.
ABOUT
About me
Coral reef ecologist studying resilience, environmental change and coral adaptation.
BIOGRAPHY
Coral reefs in a changing ocean
I am a coral reef ecologist working at the intersection of coral physiology, ecology and environmental change.
My research focuses on understanding why some corals tolerate environmental stress better than others, how previous environmental exposure shapes later responses, and how these physiological responses scale up to influence coral populations and reef communities.
I combine field surveys, long-term ecological observations and controlled experiments to study coral bleaching, mortality, thermal tolerance, acclimation, environmental memory and reef health.
My field experience spans environmentally extreme and tropical reef systems including the Persian Gulf, Okinawa, Indonesia and Taiwan.
EDUCATION
Academic background
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Research experience
Research Collaborator / Technical Assistant
Sesoko Marine Research Station
Tropical Biosphere Research Center
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa
Coral reef ecology, field monitoring, coral physiology and experimental research.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute of Oceanography
National Taiwan University
Research on coral responses to environmental change, thermal stress and reef resilience.
“Understanding coral resilience requires connecting processes within individual colonies to changes across entire reef ecosystems.”