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PhD Student
PhD Student
Email: nicholasmak@u.nus.edu
The ocean is my home. Being in the salty water and hearing it crash onto the shore brings me joy. In my undergraduate journey, I have devoted my time in exploring modules that help me achieve my goal of better understanding the marine environment.
In year 2, I took on a 4MC UROPS project in EMEL, with Dr Janine Ledet as my mentor, which looked at flowerpots as an eco-engineering strategy to enhance biodiversity along Singapore’s modified shores. For my FYP, I am exploring different methods to sex the sea urchin, Diadema setosum.
I hope to become a researcher as a marine biologist (fingers crossed)! Besides hanging about the shores and scuba diving, I bring along my camera to snap any interesting moments that appear!
Research interests
Research interests
Marine biology
Research group: Shore Protection with Integrated Nature-based Solutions - Eco ("SPINS-Eco")
Research group: Shore Protection with Integrated Nature-based Solutions - Eco ("SPINS-Eco")
With the increasing demand for coastal protection, hybrid shorelines, which combine vegetation with hard structures, are gaining traction. The integration of nature-based solutions for coastal protection would be a cost-effective and sustainable means of mitigating the effects of waves and storm surges. For any hybrid shoreline to be successful, the living components of the design need to establish, survive, and grow.
Our group is interested in
1) investigating the optimal condition for mangrove, seagrass, coral, and macroalgae to thrive,
2) determining the survival probabilities for selected species under various climate change scenarios, as well as
3) quantifying their wave attenuation potential.
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