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Professor VENGATESEN, Thiyagarajan (Rajan)

Professor VENGATESEN, Thiyagarajan (Rajan)

Professor, The Swire Institute of Marine Science and School of Biological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, HKU

BSc, MSc, PhD (Madras)


  • 3917 3601
  • 2858 3477
  • KBSB 2S03

Teaching Areas

  • Environmental Life Science
  • Oyster Aquaculture: Technology and Business
  • Inspiration from Nature: Science and Medicine
  • Climate Change
  • Marine Science
  • Environmental OMICS
  • Sustainable coastal management

Research Interests

  • Marine Science
  • Larval biology
  • Biofouling
  • Biomineralization
  • Environmental Proteomics
  • Ocean acidification
  • Oyster hatchery
  • Oyster aquaculture
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Current Research

  • Ocean acidification and climate change effects on biofouling and shellfish species
  • Molecular mechanisms of climate change impacts 
  • Biomineralization mechanisms
  • Inspiration from marine shells for biomaterials development 
  • Larval adaptation to climate change
  • Biofouling control

Research Team

Current:

1 Post-doc

5 PhDs

1 Technician

Past:

3 Post-doc

6 PhDs  

2 MPhils

Publications and News

  • SCI Journal Publications - Total 100 since 2000
  • H-index: 32 with 2,600 total citations