Our team
Lab guru
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Cashewnut | National Taiwan University
Call me Cash! I am interested in nuts only especially those cashew ones. Checking daily if I can grab some food. I am noisy and annoying, disturbing people while they are working |
Principal Investigator
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Vianney DENIS | National Taiwan University
I am interested by any questions related to the ecology. My focus in coral reefs raised because of my addiction in diving and my indecision in working on plants or animals. Coral reefs are further emblematic of the profound impact of anthropogenic activities on the biosphere which calls for immediate and radical actions for changing human behavior. ResearchGate | Scholar | Publons | Orcid | Loop |
Ph.D. students
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Yuting Vicky LIN | National Taiwan University
I have interest for the diversity and role of the coastal benthic communities. In this context, the seas around Taiwan constitute an excellent natural laboratory in which I can identify a variety of reefs shaped by contrasted environmental conditions. High-latitudes and mesophotic communities are among those communities I like to explore as much less is known on these marginal habitats. I am a passionate of outdoor activities, discovering new countries, and socialize around a drink :) ResearchGate | Scholar |
M.Sc. students
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Mariana REYES | National Taiwan University
Mariana Reyes is a master's degree student under the International Program in Climate Change and Sustainability at the National Taiwan University. Her research interests include coral restoration, benthic communities, climate change, community-based sustainable development. Moreover, she is a CMAS scuba diving instructor, President of the Scientific Committee in the Philippines Association on Underwater Activities, and a reservist at the Philippine Coast Guard where she is a Lieutenant. |
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Tsai-Hsaun Tony HSU | National Taiwan University
I love to see fishes swimming freely among coral reefs, and also like to observe beautiful corals. This is why I learned SCUBA diving and joined this lab. For now, I participated different aspects of research in our lab from benthic ecology to physiological ecology, hoping that one day I can move forward toward my interest and have a good academic performance. |
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Yuwen Vanessa CHEN| National Taiwan University
I have a broad interest in coral reefs and in organisms inhabiting these ecosystems. For my research, I am exploring how the identity of the holobionts (animal host and its associated microbiome) could modulate octocorals’ response to environmental changes. I am an excited beginner diver which helps me at sustaining winter temperature in northern Taiwan. |
Our assistants
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Cathy CHANG
Exploring the beauty behind the application of fractal analysis to corals. Cathy is applying her enigmatic skills in math and physics to reef ecology in order to better characterize coral morphologies. She is trying to convince us that climbing is better than diving...bullshit! |
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Yen-Li LIU
Yen-Li has the hard part of the lab: administration. Fighting in this maze, she always finds the solution to our problem. Over the years, she learns to decipher the most obscure language from various Taiwanese administrations. In comparison, science is easy. |
Passed-by and survived: Wanchien Victoria Hsiao (MSc, 2018/20), Tzu-Yu Angel Lai (MSc, 2018/20), Yunli Eric Hsieh (MSc, 2017/19), Ching-Wei Bill Wang (MSc, 2017/19), Qi Chen (MSc, 2016/18), Heidi Annala (BSc, 2017/18), Nicolas Sturaro (Post-Doc, 2016/17), Jian-Wen Chen (MSc, 2015/17)