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Research Team<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t

Leadership Team<\/b><\/h2>\n
Principal Investigator (PI)<\/b><\/h5>\nAssociate Professor Sanjay Swarup<\/a>\"\"<\/a>
\nNUS Department of Biological Sciences | Deputy Director, NUS Environmental Research Institute | Director, Graduate Program & Deputy Research Director, Engineering Systems, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE)<\/i>\n\n
Co-PIs<\/b><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\"David-01-01\"\n\tProfessor David Taylor<\/a>
\nNUS Department of Geography<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\"Kuldeep-01\"\n\tAssistant Professor Kuldeep Meel<\/a>
\nNUS Department of Computer Science<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\"Aljosja-01\"\n\tResearch Professor Aljosja Hooijer<\/a>
\nNUS Environmental Research Institute \/ Deltares<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\"Lahiru-01\"\n\tDr. Lahiru Wijedasa<\/a>
\nNUS Environmental Research Institute<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\"Massimo-01\"\n\tAssistant Professor Massimo Lupascu<\/a>
\nNUS Department of Geography<\/i>\n\t

Research Team <\/b><\/h2>\n
Postdoctoral Researchers <\/b><\/h5>\n
    \n
  • Dr. Maija Lampela, Forest ecology and peat science<\/i><\/li>\n
  • Dr. Pierre Taillardat, Inland-fluvial connectivity science<\/i><\/li>\n
  • Dr. Sigit Sasmito, Inland-fluvial connectivity science<\/i><\/li>\n
  • Dr. Nur Ashikin Binti Abdul Hamid, Chemical ecology<\/i><\/li>\n
  • Dr. Rama Kant Dubey, Rhizosphere ecology<\/i><\/li>\n
  • Dr. Hasan Akhtar, Rhizosphere ecology<\/i><\/li>\n
  • Dr. Aditya Bandla, Integrative data sciences<\/i><\/li>\n
  • Dr. Andrew Elohim Laloo, Integrative data sciences<\/i><\/li>\n
  • Dr. Tirthankar Sengupta, Machine learning and artificial intelligence<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Research Associates \/ Assistants<\/b><\/h5>\n
      \n
    • Mr. Ronald Vernimmen, Geospatial science<\/i><\/li>\n
    • Ms. Letisha Fong, Inland-fluvial connectivity science<\/i><\/li>\n
    • Ms. Nura Wong, Integrative data sciences<\/i><\/li>\n
    • Mr. Ashwin Sudarshan, Bioinformatics<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

       <\/p>\n

      Research Team, Indonesia <\/b><\/h5>\n
        \n
      • Mr. Dedi Mulyadi, Senior Team Manager<\/i><\/li>\n
      • Mr. Varian Triantomo, Manager<\/i><\/li>\n
      • Mr. Randi Agusti, Botanist<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

         <\/p>\n

        PhD Scholars<\/strong><\/h5>\n
          \n
        • Ms. Hanna Sundahl, NUS Department of Geography<\/i><\/li>\n
        • Mr. Jonathan Ren, NUS Department of Geography<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t

          Corporate Services and Management\u00a0 <\/b><\/h2>\n
            \n
          • Dr. Pavagadhi Shruti, Science communication and stakeholder engagement<\/i><\/li>\n
          • Ms. Letisha Fong, Events and team coordination<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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