Shelley CHAN Hiang Ming

I first joined the lab as an Honours project student and was given a taste of what marine research is like in Singapore. Equipped with self-constructed biomimetic temperatures loggers using Nerita spp. (‘Robonerites’) and a thermal camera, I explored spatio-temporal approaches to characterizing the thermal landscape of Singapore’s tropical seawalls. 

I later jumped at the opportunity to pursue a Masters degree and further my research in thermal ecology on seawalls. Currently, I am interested in the physiological responses (i.e. heartrates, oxygen consumption) of nerites to thermal stress. 

Temperature is one of the most significant stressors in the intertidal environment and yet, it remains an understudied factor on seawalls globally. I believe that a better understanding of how intertidal organisms respond to the thermal landscape of seawalls can help inform future ecological engineering approaches, especially in the light of climate change and associated rising temperatures. 

Research interests

Thermal ecology; Thermoregulation; Eco-physiology; Biomimetic sensors