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IOES Seminar Blue Carbon Series - Blue Carbon Dynamics in Coastal Vegetated Ecosystems: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation? by Prof. Dr. Martin Zimmer (University of Bremen, Germany).

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Visit of scientists from The Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS), China led by Prof. Dr. Caiwen Li, Director of Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology & Environmental Science.

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1. Research collaboration discussion

2. IOES, UM- IOCAS MOU signing

3. IOES Laboratory Visit

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We recently hosted an esteemed delegation of scientists from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS), China, led by Prof. Dr. Caiwen Li, Director of the Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology & Environmental Science.

Event Duration: August 13-16, 2023

Location: Bachok Marine Research Station (BMRS)

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BMRS Laboratory Tour & Research Collaboration Talks:

Our visiting scientists were given a comprehensive tour of the BMRS lab facilities, followed by in-depth discussions on future research collaborations.

Introduction to Modified Clay (MC): The HAB Extinguisher:

Prof. Dr. Caiwen Li and his team introduced us to Modified Clay, a revolutionary solution to control Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB).

Live Field Demonstration of Modified Clay (MC):

Witnessing is believing! A field demonstration of Modified Clay was conducted to showcase its real-world applications and effectiveness in controlling HABs.

IOES-IOCAS Joint Symposium on HAB Research:

Experts from both institutes gathered to discuss current challenges and future directions in Harmful Algae Bloom research. The exchange of ideas and expertise was invaluable.

Thank you to Prof. Dr Caiwen Li and the entire IOCAS team for their valuable insights and contributions. Here’s to a fruitful partnership!

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Dr Rizman Idid Idid and Dr Kishneth Palaniveloo have been invited to give a Guest Lecture at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, Indonesia.

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Exciting visit by the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO), Ministry of Natural Resources, China, to Bachok Marine Research Station (BMRS) on 11-12 July 2023! The visit included Automatic Weather Station (AWS) maintenance, lab tours, collaboration discussions, a guest lecture by Assoc. Prof. Dr Gao Chunlei from Marine Ecology Research Center, FIO, China, and hands-on microalgae phycotoxin detection. Strengthening international ocean research collaboration.

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Guest lecture by Dr Matthias Wolf from the University of Würzburg, delivering bioinformatics classes to postgraduate and intern students at BMRS. Dr Matthias Wolf has been a research collaborator with our institute's Associate Prof. Dr Lim Po Teen and Associate Prof. Dr Leaw Chui Pin since 2010. Currently, they are collaborating on two research projects related to population genetics and phylogenetic analysis.

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Lawatan OSHE, UM untuk menjalankan Audit OSHE di BMRS.

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Taklimat Keselamatan OSHREC di BMRS. Pihak kami amat berterima kasih kepada OSHE, UM, KL kerana telah meluangkan masa untuk memberikan taklimat keselamatan kepada semua staf BMRS, staf keselamatan, pascasiswazah, dan pelajar latihan industri.

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A heartiest congratulations to Emeritus Professor Dr. Phang Siew Moi and her team for winning First Runner-Up in the UK-Malaysia Education Institutional Partnership of the Year Award at the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards 2023.

The partnership between Prof. Adrian Fisher, Cambridge University and Emeritus Prof. Phang Siew Moi, University of Malaya (UM), is an excellent example of a multidisciplinary research collaboration which has evolved into a transdisciplinary collaboration. Prof. Adrian and his team member, Dr. Kamran Yunus, are experts in electrochemistry, while Prof. Phang and Dr. Victoria Ng are algal physiologists, while Dr. Vengadesh is a biophysicist. Pooling their specific capabilities at the start of the research into the development of a Algal Biophotovoltaic (BPV) Device to generate bioelectricity from algal photosynthesis, led eventually to both teams sharing and acquiring knowledge and skills from each other, leading to what can be termed a transdisciplinary approach when the team was awarded the Newton Prize for Malaysia in 2017. The Cambridge team designed and fabricated the BPV devices and contributed on the electrochemistry and the harvesting of electrons from the device to generate bioelectricity. The Universiti Malaya team produced the living components, the algal biofilms, on the anodes of the BPV device, investigated their photosynthetic efficiencies and factors influencing the rates of photosynthesis, which leads to generation of electrons to be harvested as bioelectricity. The Cambridge team has wide experience on understanding of the electrochemical processes of microbial fuel cells, while the Universiti Malaya team had a unique living Algal Culture Collection comprising algal strains isolated from diverse habitats. Prof. Phang is also the leading Algal Biotechnologist in Malaysia and is one of Top 2% Scientists in the World (Stanford University Report, 2021, 2022).

This multidisciplinary project developed a “Next Generation Integrated Algal BPV” (Integrated fuel cell – photobioreactor). These sophisticated architectures would be used to develop and envisage low carbon technology solutions to provide point of use systems for a range of processes from chemical production to bioremediation. The ultimate realisation would be an optimised scalable approach which could be used to deliver a range of applications in vertical farming solutions in urban as well as rural areas in developing countries.

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Public Talk on Citizen Science with title: The Power of Citizen Science: Developing a Programme for Seaweed Aquaculture and Conservation was successfully co-organized by IOES and Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS).

Thank you Prof Juliet Brodie for the wonderful talk!

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IOES Laboratory Safety Induction Course was successfully conducted today and attended by IOES postgraduate students.

Speakers:

1. Dr. Mohammed Rizman Idid, Senior Lecturer IOES (Risk At Workplace)

2. Mrs Siti Fatimah Haslina Ismail, Assistant Science Officer IOES (Lab Induction)

3. Mrs Haryani Azahari, Science Officer OSHE (Scheduled Waste Management – Do’s & Don’t)

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