Basic Introduction:

Luke Gibson, Ph.D. National University of Singapore. Prior to his current appointment, he was Research Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong. His research, based in tropical forests in China and Southeast Asia, measures how biodiversity responds to agricultural expansion, deforestation, and wildlife trade, and how some species survive, or even thrive, in human-modified landscapes. He has published in Science and Nature, and his research has been covered by the New York Times, BBC, and other international media. Among other awards, he received the Wang Gung Wu Medal & Prize and the World Future Foundation PhD Prize in Environmental and Sustainability Research.

Education:

2010-2014 PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
2007-2010 MSc, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
2001-2005 BA, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University

Employment History:

2017-present Associate Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
2014-2017 Research Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

Academic Awards:

2015 Wang Gung Wu Medal & Prize
2015 World Future Foundation PhD Prize in Environmental and Sustainability Research
2013 President’s Graduate Fellowship, National University of Singapore (NUS)
2012 Best Graduate Researcher Award, NUS Department of Biological Sciences
2012 Top Graduate Researcher Award, NUS Faculty of Science