Double Achievements For ASE Ecology Undergraduate Students

For their outstanding URECA AY20/21 research, ASE 4th year undergraduates and NTU President Research Scholars (NTU PRS), Alexis Goh and Tay Li Si were invited to present their research paper at the International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) on the 29th of September 2021. Comprising of 595 international students from 14 institutions from 12 countries, the ICUR is an annual, two-day academic conference that exhibits the best in undergraduate research globally. Both projects were completed under the supervision of the PI of Tropical Ecology and Entomology (TEE) Lab’s Asst Prof Eleanor Slade.

Alexis Goh (L) and Tay Li Si (R) with their certificates in recognition of their commendable research accomplishments.

To find out more about how Nature Ways in Singapore can be further enhanced to create a more habitable place for our local pollinators, dive into Alexis’s Award Winning “Are Nature Ways in the Way of Nature?” research in greater detail over here and in her presentation below!

If you are wondering what kinds of arthropods dwells on the soil and leaf litter of our forest floors and the effect forest restoration has on the diversity and community of these tiny critters, do check out Li Si’s “Does Forest Restoration Restore Arthropod Diversity and Community?” research right here and in his presentation below!