SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM)
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Starting Date in USM: 01 August 2005
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- B Sc, BIOLOGI PERSEKITARAN
UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) (MALAYSIA)
- PhD, BIOLOGI PERSEKITARAN
UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) (MALAYSIA)
BIOGRAPHY
Professional Affiliation/Membership
• Malaysia EIA Subject Consultant
• Malaysian Nature Society, Penang Branch (Auditor)
• Polar@USM Cluster (member since 2014)
• International Society for Development & Sustainability (member since 2014)
• Urban Agrotecture USM (member 2014-2015)
• New Colombo Plan, University of Tasmania, Australia (Instructor since 2017)
• Summer School Programme, Keele University,
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. FOONG Swee Yeok is a senior lecturer at the School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. She has involved in mangrove ecological studies since 1996. Her work focuses on nutrient fluxes, carbon sequestration, ecosystem services of the mangrove and other coastal and built ecosystem. She also applies palynology techniques to study the abundance, variety and transportation of pollen, spore and phytolith in the tropics.
