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Dr. Wing Yan Chan
Research Fellowship
2024
The University of Melbourne
Victoria
Focus are
Sustainable futures
About me
I am a coral reef scientist, storyteller and helicopter flight instructor, passionate about ocean conservation, science communication and women in STEMM.
My passion is to preserve the world’s coral reefs for our children. I want to inspire more of us to care and act for ocean conservation through story-telling (documentary, radio) and citizen science projects. My research aims to understand coral resilience and nutrition in the Asia-Pacific, and to design new strategies to increase coral climate resilience and reef restoration success.
I endeavour to help under-represented groups to thrive in STEMM and am a part of Homeward Bound - a global leadership initiative for women in STEMM.
Outside academia, I am active in aviation and I enjoy reading.
"The Westpac Research Fellowship is a game changer for me. For the first time, I will be able to use my heritage and trilingual ability to become a leader that brings together Australia's and Asia's researchers and communities for the common goal of preserving our coral reefs."
My passions
- Coral reef conservation
- Climate change adaptation
- Science communication and engagement
- Molecular imaging
- Women in STEMM
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