Name	:	Quek Rop Fun, Adam
	Present Appointment	:	Research Associate
	Email ID	:	tmsqrf@nus.edu.sg
	Telephone Number	:	(+65) 66012008
	Handphone Number	:	(+65) 66012008

Education:

M.Sc (Mycology, National University of Singapore) B.Sc (Hons) (Biological Sciences (2nd Upper) and Physiology, National University of Singapore)

Professional Experience:

2011 – now Research Assistant, Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore 2009 – 2011 Research Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore 2008 – 2009 Assistant Manager, University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore 2006 - 2008 Science Educator, Science Centre Singapore

Research Interest:

Limnology; Ecological Evaluation; Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Biology

Publications:

Quek, R.F., Yoon, H.L., Clews, E., Burger, D.M., Penning, W.E. and Duel, H. "Application of a New Tropical Pond Habitat Survey to Characterise Pond Habitats in Urban Singapore". New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Conference (3 - 7 December 2012), University of Orago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Yoon, H.L., Ho, Y.T., Eng, X,Y, Quek, R.F., Clews, E. "Development of a Rapid Tropical Pond Habitat Survey". New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Conference 2012 (3 - 7 Dec 2012, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand). Clews, E. and Quek R.F. Proposed habitat assessment tool for Pond systems in Singapore. In: Wang, J. and Burger, D.B. eds. Towards ecological guidelines for pond systems in Singapore. Workshop material (E-book). NParks, CUGE and SDWA. 2011. Quek, R.F., Lei, F., Yoon, H.L. and Clews, E. Biodiversity and habitat status of ponds in Singapore. In: Wang, J. and Burger, D.B. eds. Towards ecological guidelines for pond systems in Singapore. Workshop material (E-book). NParks, CUGE and SDWA. 2011. Lin Y.J. and Quek R.F. 2011. Observations on mass emergence of chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Bedok, Singapore with notes on human-chironomid interactions. Nature in Singapore 4 329-337. Quek RF, Beulah BE, Lin YJ, Eikaas, H, Ng PKK and Clews, E. “Biomonitoring in Singapore”. Poster presentation. International Limnological Congress (SIL 2010) in August 2010, Cape Town, South Africa.

On-Going Research Projects as Investigator:

Development of Ecological Guidelines for Aquatic Systems in Singapore: Phase 2 (NParks) Long term bio-index monitoring in Singapore (PUB)

Past Research Projects as Investigator:

Investigations of Flow Regimes in Singapore’s Natural Streams, Singapore-Peking-Oxford Research Enterprise (SPORE) Development of Ecological Guidelines for Aquatic Systems in Singapore: Phase 1 (SDWA project, funded by NParks) East Coast Park Pond Rehabilitation Study (NParks) Long term bio-index monitoring in Singapore (PUB)

Others:

Aptitude in quantitative ecology, using multivariate analyses to perform hypothesis testing and streamline large data-set into communicable form for industrial professionals. Strong ecological background on tropical freshwater systems. Familiar with statistical software (IBM PASW or SPSS, R software, Statistica) and mapping software (ArcGIS). Aptitude in organising and leading field, lab an desk-based project work. Ability to highlight issues with data acquisition independently and come to a resolution directly with providing agency. Experienced in administrative process and able to establish protocols for new administrative frameworks.