DIRECTOR
Mitrasen
BHIKAJEE, BSc (Hons.), MSc, PhD, [Marine Biology]
bhikajee@moi.intnet.mu
Before joining the MOI,
Dr. Bhikajee was Associate Professor at the University
of Mauritius where he has been working for the past
14 years. He has also been a consultant to the Commission de l'Océan Indien,
UNEP, UNDP and to various firms. He is the Vice President of the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association
which groups more than one thousand marine scientists from eastern Africa and the western Indian Ocean Islands. He joined the MOI in October 2003 as Adviser and was appointed Director in April 2004.
PROJECT OFFICERS
Rezah BADAL, Grad. Stat.,
MSc [Applied Maths and Modeling] MSc [Oceanography]
rezahmb@moi.intnet.mu
Mr. Badal joined the public
sector in 1988, and was working until 1999 as statistician
at the Central Statistical Office before embarking in
his new career as Project Officer at the Mauritius Oceanography
Institute. For his MSc thesis, he undertook research
studies on the Mascarene Plateau through the application
of satellite imagery. He is mostly involved in Ocean
Remote Sensing and Oceanographic Data Management.
Asha POONYTH, BSc (Hons.),
MSc [Oceanography], PhD [Marine Biology]
ashadp@moi.intnet.mu
Dr. Poonyth is interested
in the study of invasive marine species by ballast water
and attached to ships hulls. She is currently leading
a sensitisation programme on the protection of the lagoon
and reefs around Mauritius. Asha is also interested
in the biology of deep-sea organisms.
Daniel MARIE, BSc (Hons.),
PhD [Chemistry]
depmarie@moi.intnet.mu
Since the year 2000, Dr.
Marie has been with the MOI as Project Officer and presently
leading the activities related to Marine Chemistry.
He was awarded the Young Investigator award in 2001
during the 2nd International Meeting of the Society
for Free Radical Research (SFRR). His interest includes
studying the medicinal properties of bioactive compounds
from marine organisms and the distribution of pollutants
in the lagoon.
Ruby MOOTHIEN PILLAY, BSc,
MSc [Marine Ecology and Fisheries Biology], Ph.D. [Fisheries Science]
rubykm@moi.intnet.mu
Dr. Kamla Ruby Moothien
Pillay has worked at the Albion Fisheries Research Centre
as a Scientific Officer for 10 years prior to joining
the Mauritius Oceanography Institute in October 2001.
Her research interests are mainly in coral biology,
coral reef ecology, and evolutionary and population
genetics. She has published several research papers
and has co-authored a book on 'Biostatistics' . She
is the main author of "The Field Guide to Corals
of Mauritius".
Eric MARTIAL, BTech. (Hons.)
[Computer Science & Engineering], MSc [E-business]
emartial@moi.intnet.mu
Mr. Martial has been
working in the private sector before joining the Mauritius
Oceanography Institute in February 2005 as Project Officer
in IT. He has more than 8 years of experience in the
field of Information Technology.
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Javed MOSAHEB, BSc [Marine
Biology], BSc [Biochemistry with Molecular Biology]
jmosaheb@moi.intnet.mu
Mr. Javed Mosaheb has
worked as adviser at the Albion Fisheries Research Centre
for 8 years before joining the Mauritius Oceanography
Institute in June 2005. His research interests are mainly
in the field of Environmental Impact Assessment, Coastal
Erosion and Marine Ecology. He was the focal point person
for Mauritius for COI/EU for the Coral Reef Monitoring
Regional Project . He is
the main author of a book on "Biostatistics"
and co-author of the "Field Guide to Coastal Fishes
of Mauritius" and published several research papers
in various fields of Marine Science.
ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Beenesh MOTAH, BSc (Hons.)
[Physics with Environmental Science]
bmotah@moi.intnet.mu
Mr. Motah was initially
a trainee in the field of Satellite Oceanography at
the Mauritius Oceanography Institute. He has been recently
appointed as Associate Research Scientist in the same field of
work.
Prakash MUSSAI, BSc [Zoology],
MSc [Marine Biology & Oceanography]
pmussai@moi.intnet.mu
After his studies, Mr.
Mussai has undergone a one year training at Albion Fisheries Research Center under the Skills Development Programme. He joined the Mauritius Oceanography Institute in May 2005 as Research Assistant and has worked
on the project 'Database of Marine Organisms'. He has been recently
appointed as Associate Research Scientist.
Dass BISSESSUR, DESS [Télédétection-Imagerie-Numérique], DEA [Traitement du Signal-Acoustique]
Mr. Bissessur joined the Mauritius Oceanography Institute in December 2005 as a trainee in Remote Sensing and has been working mainly in the field of Satellite Oceanography.
He has been appointed Research Assistant in Physical Oceanography in April 2006 for the project entitled "Study of the lagoon-beach interactions at specific sites around Mauritius". Mr. Bissessur is now an Associate Research Scientist at the MOI and he is currently undertaking a PhD in Marine Geosciences/Geophysics at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris.
Vimal RAMCHANDUR, BSc (Hons.) [Physics]
vramchandur@moi.intnet.mu
Mr. Ramchandur has worked as Education Officer for almost one year before joining the Mauritius Oceanography Institute in May 2006. He has been appointed as Research Assistant in Physical Oceanography and is working on the project ‘Bathymetric survey of the shallow lagoons of Mauritius and Rodrigues’.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Suraj BACHA GIAN, BSc (Hons.) [Biology with Plant Science]
sbachagian@moi.intnet.mu
Mr. Bacha Gian has worked for a period of seven months as Lab Chemist / Microbiologist at the Universal Breweries Ltd before joining the Mauritius Oceanography Institute in May 2007 as a trainee under the Government Empowerment Programme. He has been appointed as Research Assistant in Marine Biology in October 2007 and is actually assisting in the project entitled “Development of a pilot project for coral farming for tourism, export, education, research and conservation”.
Oocheetsing SADASING, BSc Hons [Biology with Environmental Science], MSc [Marine Biology & Oceanography]
osadasing@moi.intnet.mu
Mr. Sadasing has undergone a one year training at Beach Authority under the Skills Development Programme. He has worked at the Mauritius Research Council. He has recently joined the Mauritius Oceanography Institute as Research Assistant and is working on the project 'Pearl Culture'.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT/SENIOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
C. SAMYAN
csamyan@moi.intnet.mu
Mr. Samyan, seconded for
duty from the Ministry of Fisheries as diver, has been appointed as Technical Assistant/Senior Technical Assistant in November 2005.
ACCOUNTS & FINANCE STAFF
Iswarlall KALLOO -
Senior Finance Officer
Reena SOBHA -
Accounts Clerk
Maheshwaree BABAJEE -
Clerical / Higher Clerical Officer
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE
Chandranee PERSAND (Priya) -
Public Relations Officer (on leave)
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Lutchmee SEEBALLUCK -
Assistant Administrative Officer
Nazli TEGALLY -
Confidential Secretary
Ranjeeta BOYJOONAUTH -
Clerical Officer
Lutchmee NUNDRAM -
Clerical Officer/Higher Clerical Officer
Sarika SUKAI -
Receptionist / Word Processing Operator
Asha RAMANAH -
Clerical Officer/Higher Clerical Officer
SUPPORTING STAFF
Dharmanand MUNSAH (Vinay) -
Office Attendant / Driver
Velloo COOPEN (Azagen) -
Driver / Office Attendant
Mala RAJIAH -
Handyworker
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