🎉 Dr. Ong Xin Rui’s Remarkable PhD Achievement!

Dr. Ong Xin Rui with her supervisor, Associate Prof. Eleanor Slade (to her left), and co-supervisor, Assistant Prof. Nalini Puniamoorthy from NUS (to her right).

We are thrilled to congratulate Dr. Ong Xin Rui on the successful defense of her PhD thesis titled "Using Integrative Approaches to Address Data, Knowledge, and Capacity Gaps in Southeast Asia Insect Conservation." Her remarkable work marks a significant step forward in addressing critical challenges in insect conservation.

Dr. Ong Xin Rui was delivering her thesis presentation.

Dr. Ong Xin Rui is a brilliant researcher from the Tropical Ecology and Entomology (TEE) Laboratory, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), under the supervision of Associate Professor Eleanor Slade. She was also co-supervised by Assistant Professor Nalini Puniamoorthy from the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Read more about Dr. Ong Xin Rui's key publications here:

1. Ong et al., (2020), Dung beetle-megafauna trophic networks in Singapore’s fragmented forests

2. Ong et al., (2022), Trap type affects dung beetle taxonomic and functional diversity in Bornean tropical forests

3. Slade & Ong (2023), The future of tropical insect diversity: strategies to fill data and knowledge gaps

4. Ong et al., (2025), Identifying the Knowledge and Capacity Gaps in Southeast Asian Insect Conservation

Dr. Ong Xin Rui celebrates her achievement with TEE Lab members.

Congratulations once again, Dr. Ong Xin Rui, on this outstanding milestone! 🎉