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Michael Borowitzka
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Alejandro Bushmann
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Arturo Candia
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Ana Carcamo
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Jennifer Champenois
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Nesto Chauca Umana
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Anong Chirapart
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Ik Kyo Chung
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Aldo Coqueno Matteo
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Rupert Craggs
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Alan T. Critchley
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Maria Emilia Croce
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John Curnow
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Dominique Davoult (Fr)
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Jean-Yves de Chaisemartin (Fr)
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Isfandy Dedy
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Jean-Paul Deveau
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Louis Deveau
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K. Eswaran
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Daisuke Fujita
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Yuji Fujita
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Patricia Gil Kodaka
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Xiang Zhong Gong
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Pushpito Gosh
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Manoj Gupta
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Angel Gutierrez
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Ismail Haji
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Kevin Hardouin (Fr)
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Anicia Hurtado
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Fumito Ishibashi
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Lidia Jimenez
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Derk Joester
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Raymond Kaas(Fr)
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Nujas Khan
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Gwang Hoon Kim
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Lisa Kirkendale
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Taiju Kitayama
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Tatyana Klotchkova
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Sagiv Kolkovski
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Paul Kradolfer
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Mina Krejci
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Sayash Kumar
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Soeriento Kusnowirjono
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Kazuyoshi Kuwano
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Dany Largo
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Lucie Le Goff (Fr)
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Klervi Le Lann (Fr)
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Yannick Lerat (Fr)
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Nikki Levinenco
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Roger Nikki Lopez Sanchez
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Klaus Lüning
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Alain Madec (Fr)
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Nicolas Malandain (Fr)
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Subir K. Mandal
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Yun-Xiang Mao
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Hélène Marfaing (Fr)
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Cecilia Masferrer Montecinos
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Ali Mashuri
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Elicer Ruiz Mayorga
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Constantinus Mees
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Sim Mei-Chea
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Sandhya Mishra
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Kalpana H. Mody
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Asencio Moises
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Puja Kumari
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Nemacio E. Montano
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Joe Munib
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Emienour-Muzalina Mustafa
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Adibi Nor
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Sailaja Nori
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Stephen O Leary
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Venecia Olguin
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Eurico Oliveira
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Mathieu Oriot (Fr)
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Ernesto Pariona
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Sri Periyasami
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Akira Peters
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Siew Moi Phang
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Philippe Potin (Fr)
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Reza Rabiei
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Mrs Rakkamal
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Saraswathi Rakmachandran
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Monique Ras (Fr)
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CRK Reddy
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M.A. Ricohermoso
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Ashley Roulston
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M. Sakhtivel
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Martin Saldivar
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Abhiram Seth
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Munisami Shanmugam
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Hung Gun Shen
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Philippe Signes (Fr)
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Arthur Simoes
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Jelveh Sohrabipour
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Valérie Stiger-Pouvreau (Fr)
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Judy Sutherland
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Fadia Tala
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Martin Thiel
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Lamia Trabelsi
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Haro Triaji
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Nelson Vadassery
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John Van Der Meer
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Julio Vasquez
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Vejeysri Vello
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Sergio Villanvena
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Loïc Violon (Fr)
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Avigad Vonshak
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Willie Wilson
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Pia Winberg
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Ji Won Yang
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Charles Yarish
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Hue Yin Yeong
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You
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GuangLi Yu
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Mohd Nizam Yusof
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Pierre Mollo (Fr)
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Jackson Achankunju
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Cesar Acleto
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Aurelio Aguayo
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Amin Alamsjah
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Hittah Alamsyah
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Réjean Allard (Fr)
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Rosyta Andriana
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Put O. Ang
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Jana Anggadiredja
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Shogo Arai
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Mandarau Bahrudin
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Sowmya Balendiran
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Olivier Barbaroux (Fr)
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John Beardall
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Beh Wong King
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Martin Bonk
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Sung Min Boo
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Nolwenn Boucher (Fr)
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Marc Boudalil
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Nathalie Bourgougnon (Fr)
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Olivier Bourtourault(Fr)
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Sammy Boussiba
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Name | Country | Specialization |
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Puja Kumari | INDIA | lipid synthesis and oxylipins from seaweeds |
Dinabandhu Sahoo | INDIA | Microalgae, Seaweeds, Biofuels, CO2 sequestration |
D. Arthi | INDIA | Spirulina cultivation, food, malnourishment correction, social development, micronutrient deficiency, women empowerment |
Late Prof. Krishnamurthy | INDIA | seaweed biodiversity of India, seaweed cultivation, life history of Porphyra |
Leila Hayashi | BRAZIL | Kappaphycus, seaweed cultivation |
V. Sivasubramanian | INDIA | phycoremediation, microalgae, effluent treatment, biofuels |
Erwan Ar Gall (Fr) | BRETAGNE | biomolecules, phlorotannins, antioxydatives activities, sunscreen activities, protoplast, environmental monitoring |
Rémy Lucas (Fr) | France | plastic from brown seaweeds, biomaterial |
Jackson Achankunju | OMAN | |
Cesar Acleto | PERU | biodiversity of Peruvian seaweeds |
Aurelio Aguayo | CHILE | luche, pelillo, seaweed cultivation |
Amin Alamsjah | INDONESIA | seaweed resource exploitation, seaweed cultivation, Gracilaria, Eucheuma, bioactive substances, algicidal agents |
Hittah Alamsyah | INDONESIA | seaweed cultivation, coordination of farmers |
Réjean Allard (Fr) | CANADA | seaweed cultivation, integrated aquaculture, diversification of fisheries activities |
Rosyta Andriana | MALAYSIA | ecology, Sargassum, distribution, monitoring |
Put O. Ang | Hong Kong | Ecophysiology, phylogeography and applications of seaweeds |
Jana Anggadiredja | INDONESIA | phycocolloids, seaweed cultivation |
Shogo Arai | JAPAN | Gracilaria, fertilizer, proliferation, red seaweed |
Mandarau Bahrudin | INDONESIA | seaweed cultivation, Kappaphycus, Eucheuma |
Sowmya Balendiran | INDIA | offshore seaweed cultivation, biomass, bioenergy, Kappaphycus |
Olivier Barbaroux (Fr) | FRANCE | seaweed cultivation techniques, photography |
John Beardall | Australia | microalgae, impact of global change on phytoplankton |
Beh Wong King | MALAYSIA | seaweed cultivation, Kappaphycus |
Martin Bonk | DENMARK | molecular engineering, synthesis biology |
Sung Min Boo | SOUTH KOREA | taxonomy, molecular systematics of red and brown algae |
Michael Borowitzka | Australia | microalgae, biology, ecology, large-scale culture, biofuels, wastewater treatment, carotenoids pigments |
Nolwenn Boucher (Fr) | CHILE | cooperation program Finistère-Chiloe, seaweed industry promotion and development |
Marc Boudalil | ITALY | paper, biomaterial |
Nathalie Bourgougnon (Fr) | FRANCE | Chemical defense of algae, molecules, antifouling, plant care, animal care |
Olivier Bourtourault(Fr) | FRANCE | seaweed cultivation |
Sammy Boussiba | ISRAEL | microalgae cultivation, aquaculture |
Alejandro Bushmann | CHILE | seaweed cultivation, integrated aquaculture, biomass, biofuel production |
Arturo Candia | CHILE | reproductive biology and genetics of seaweeds of commercial importance |
Ana Carcamo | CHILE | pelillo (Gracilaria) cultivation |
Jennifer Champenois | FRANCE | seaweed cultivation, biomass, Ulva |
Nesto Chauca Umana | PERU | spirulina cultivation |
Anong Chirapart | THAILAND | Bioremediation with seaweeds, IMTA |
Ik Kyo Chung | SOUTH KOREA | Seaweed ecophysiology, moleculture, seaweed aquaculture for carbon dioxyde removal |
Aldo Coqueno Matteo | CHILE | Fisheries |
Rupert Craggs | NEW ZEALAND | microalgae, bioremediation, wastewater treatment, biodiesel |
Alan T. Critchley | CANADA | carrageenans, seaweed cultivation, biostimulant |
Maria Emilia Croce | CANADA | Seaweeds reproduction biology, Palmaria sporulation |
John Curnow | AUSTRALIA | Pink lake, Hutt Lagoon, Dunaliella, Artemia, carotenoids |
Bernardo Da Gama | Brazil | algal chemical ecology, chemical defense of marine macroalgae, antifouling compounds, antioxydant compounds |
Bernardo Da Gama | Brazil | algal chemical ecology, chemical defense of marine macroalgae, antifouling compounds, antioxydant compounds |
Dominique Davoult (Fr) | FRANCE | ecology, macroalgae, productivity of coastal zones, impact of harvesting techniques |
Jean-Yves de Chaisemartin (Fr) | FRANCE | seaweed cultivation |
Isfandy Dedy | INDONESIA | Seaweed cultivation, Kappaphycus, priority program |
Eric Deslandes (Fr) | FRANCE | seaweed, algal cell wall, carrageenans, Solieria, bioactive compounds |
Jean-Paul Deveau | CANADA | Ascophyllum, plant biostimulant, animal feed, Chondrus cultivation, sustainable management of resource |
Louis Deveau | CANADA | Ascophyllum, plant biostimulant, animal feed, Chondrus cultivation, sustainable management of resource |
K. Eswaran | INDIA | Kappaphycus cultivation, sustainable alternative livelihood, environmental impact monitoring |
Daisuke Fujita | JAPAN | restoration of seaweed beds, ecology of marine grounds, Integrated aquaculture |
Yuji Fujita | JAPAN | Seaweed cultivation, micropropagation |
Patricia Gil Kodaka | Peru | biofouling, genetics, biofertilizer, seaweeds for human consumption |
Xiang Zhong Gong | CHINA | life history and cultivation of Scytosiphon lomentaria |
Pushpito Gosh | INDIA | commercial utilities from seaweeds, green technologies |
Manoj Gupta | India | seaweed physiology, stress conditions, metabolites, prolamins |
Angel Gutierrez | PERU | llaska, cultivation, sustainable management, ecotourism |
Ismail Haji | INDONESIA | Gracilaria, integrated aquaculture |
Kevin Hardouin (Fr) | FRANCE | Ulvans, green algae, algae cracking, algae extracts for animal care and plant care |
Claire Hellio (Fr) | UK | Bioactive substances from algae, antifouling paints |
Claire Hellio (Fr) | UK | Bioactive substances from algae, antifouling paints |
Anicia Hurtado | PHILIPPINES | Kappaphycus, seaweed cultivation, seaweed farmers training |
Fumito Ishibashi | JAPAN | isolation and synthesis of natural products from algae, Ulva, Dyctiota |
Lidia Jimenez | CHILE | women cooperative, seaweed harvesting |
Derk Joester | USA | biomineralisation, bioremediation, radiactivity |
Raymond Kaas(Fr) | FRANCE | microalgae and seaweed biomass production, biotechnologies |
Nujas Khan | INDIA | Seaweed cultivation, Kappaphycus |
Gwang Hoon Kim | South Korea | wound response of green and red algae, cell biological signaling, sexual differentiation of algae, low rate energy transfer between animals and algae, genetic engineering of seaweeds, cultural heritage |
Lisa Kirkendale | AUSTRALIA | taxonomy, ecophysiology and biotechnology of seaweeds, protoplast isolation |
Taiju Kitayama | JAPAN | science communication, education, museum, evolution |
Tatyana Klotchkova | SOUTH KOREA | plant responses to stress, protoplast regeneration in green algae, porphyra disease, radioresistance of algae |
Sagiv Kolkovski | AUSTRALIA | Fisheries, Artemia, natural nutrional aquaculture solutions |
Paul Kradolfer | PERU | seaweeds exploitation for agriculture, animal feed and human consumption |
Mina Krejci | USA | bioremediation, radiactivity, materials science, biomineralisation |
Sayash Kumar | INDIA | offshore seaweed cultivation, biomass, bioenergy, Kappaphycus |
Soeriento Kusnowirjono | INDONESIA | agar industry, seaweed farming |
Kazuyoshi Kuwano | Japan | seaweed cultivation, cryopreservation |
Dany Largo | Philippines | seaweed and seagrasses ecology, taxonomy, seaweed industry, ice-ice disease, Kappaphycus |
Scarlette Le Corre (Fr) | FRANCE | Seaweed culture, fisheries, food products |
Lucie Le Goff (Fr) | CHILE | socio-economical diagnosis of seaweed cultivation areas, pelillo |
Klervi Le Lann (Fr) | FRANCE | seaweed biodiversity, Sargassum muticum, invasive species, chemical diversity |
Yannick Lerat (Fr) | FRANCE | Seaweed applications, innovations, cultivation development, green tides |
Nikki Levinenco | CHILE | luga, Gigartina skottsbergii harvesting |
Roger Nikki Lopez Sanchez | PERU | aquatic ecosystem survey |
Klaus Lüning | GERMANY | biogeography and ecophysiology of seaweeds |
Alain Madec (Fr) | FRANCE | seaweed harvesting, seaweed extracts, Chondrus crispus |
Nicolas Malandain (Fr) | FRANCE | biomaterials, decorative resin with green algae, algae-sourced plaster |
Subir K. Mandal | INDIA | marine phytoplankton, harmful algal blooms, biodiversity, impact of large scale seaweed cultivation |
Yun-Xiang Mao | CHINA | algae breeding, Porphyra, genetic diversity of seaweeds |
Hélène Marfaing (Fr) | FRANCE | seaweed, food products development, nutrition |
Cecilia Masferrer Montecinos | CHILE | union, cooperative, women, alguera, algueros, cochayuyo |
Ali Mashuri | INDONESIA | seaweed cultivation |
Elicer Ruiz Mayorga | CHILE | Gracilaria cultivation, pelillo |
Constantinus Mees | AUSTRALIA | Pink lake, Hutt Lagoon, Dunaliella, Artemia, carotenoids |
Sim Mei-Chea | MALAYSIA | functional genomics on Sargassum |
Sandhya Mishra | INDIA | biopolymer, spirulina |
Kalpana H. Mody | INDIA | Kappaphycus, carraghenanes production |
Asencio Moises | CHILE | Porphyra, nori production |
Pierre Mollo (Fr) | FRANCE | plankton |
Nemacio E. Montano | PHILIPPINES | seaweed and seagrasses utilizations, natural products, fucoxantin, fucoidan |
Joe Munib | PHILIPPINES | Kappaphycus, seaweed cultivation, seaweed farmin association |
Lorna Muñoz | CHILE | seaweed cooking, traditional use of seaweeds in Chilean cuisine |
Emienour-Muzalina Mustafa | MALAYSIA | Growth and biochemical composition, SOD activity and DNA damage of green algae in polluted environments |
Adibi Nor | MALAYSIA | seaweed industry, seaweed cultivation, National Key Economic area, Kappaphycus |
Sailaja Nori | INDIA | offshore seaweed cultivation, biomass, bioenergy, Kappaphycus |
Stephen O Leary | CANADA | microalgae & seaweeds, high valued compounds |
Venecia Olguin | CHILE | organic farming, woofing, education, seaweed fertilizer |
Eurico Oliveira | BRAZIL | aquaculture, seaweed cultivation, taxonomy, ecology and physiology of seaweeds, Kappaphycus |
Mathieu Oriot (Fr) | FRANCE | kayak for environmental monitoring and sampling, Tara expeditions |
Ernesto Pariona | PERU | seaweeds biodiversity, biological monitoring |
Sri Periyasami | INDIA | seaweed cultivation, Kappaphycus, carrageenans production |
Akira Peters | FRANCE | microscopic life of seaweeds, reproduction, Ectocarpus, cultivation development |
Siew Moi Phang | MALAYSIA | microalgae and seaweeds, diversity, systematics, ecology,cultivation, industrial applications, biomaterials, paper |
Erwan Plouguerne (Fr) | BRAZIL | antifouling activities of seaweeds, molecules, invasive species, Grateloupia, Sargassum |
Philippe Potin (Fr) | FRANCE | IDEALG, seaweed sector development program, biotechnology, seaweed extracts for plant care, compounds biosynthesis, genetics, proteomics, halogenated metabolism of seaweeds |
Régine Quéva (Fr) | FRANCE | seaweeds cuisine, nutrition, health, gastronomy |
Reza Rabiei | MALAYSIA | bioremediation effects of seaweeds near shrimp farm effluents, biochemical impact, ecology |
Serina Abdul Rahman | MALAYSIA | environmental education for coastal management |
E.J. Rajasekaran | INDIA | phycoremediation, microalgae, seaweeds, training programs |
Mrs Rakkamal | INDIA | Kappaphycus, seaweed cultivation, social development, women empowerment |
Saraswathi Rakmachandran | MALAYSIA | growth and biochemical composition of microalgae at elevated carbon dioxyde level |
Monique Ras (Fr) | FRANCE | Environmental engineering, IDEALG, seaweed sector development program, biotechnology and bioresource |
CRK Reddy | INDIA | value-added chemicals from seaweeds, seaweeds biodiversity, seaweed stress physiology, molecules, oxylipins, protoplasts |
M.A. Ricohermoso | Philippines | cultivation and commercialization of seaweeds, Eucheuma, carrageenans |
Ashley Roulston | Canada | |
M. Sakhtivel | India | aquaculture promotion, economic rehabilitation of coastal areas, women empowerment |
Martin Saldivar | PERU | spirulina |
Abhiram Seth | INDIA | seaweed cultivation, phycocolloids production |
Munisami Shanmugam | INDIA | Kappaphycus cultivation, semi-refined carrageenans |
Hung Gun Shen | MALAYSIA | molecular taxonomy and phylogeny of Sargassum species |
Philippe Signes (Fr) | FRANCE | spirulina cultivation, methanisation |
Arthur Simoes | NORWAY | seaweed cultivation, offshore cultivation, biofuels |
Jelveh Sohrabipour | MALAYSIA | seaweed taxonomy, seaweed biotechnology, agarophytes |
Valérie Stiger-Pouvreau (Fr) | FRANCE | seaweeds recruitment and distribution, seaweeds adaptation to stress, chemical defense, biomolecules, taxonomy, biomarkers |
Judy Sutherland | New Zealand | systematics, classification, molecular taxonomy |
Fadia Tala | CHILE | ecophysiology of marine macroalgae, Gracilaria chilensis, |
Eric Tamigneaux (Fr) | CANADA | seaweed cultivation, seaweed transformation, seaweeds products, fishermen activities diversification, polyculture |
Jane Teas | USA | seaweeds nutritional benefits, health |
Martin Thiel | CHILE | aniamal and algal communities, floating algae, seaweed rafts, chemical defense, environmental education |
Lamia Trabelsi | TUNISIA | |
Haro Triaji | INDONESIA | research and guidelines for seaweed farming |
Nelson Vadassery | INDIA | offshore seaweed cultivation, biomass, bioenergy, Kappaphycus |
John Van Der Meer | CANADA | life cycle of red seaweeds, genetics, seaweed cultivation, photobioreactors |
Julio Vasquez | CHILE | ecology of animal and seaweed communities, management of seaweed resource, conservation procedures, biodiversity,biomass production |
Vejeysri Vello | MALAYSIA | microalgae, identification of high level lipids strains, biofuels, dietary PUFA (Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids) |
Sergio Villanvena | CHILE | fisheries, harvesting, Gracilaria, luga roja |
Loïc Violon (Fr) | FRANCE | Seaweed culture, fisheries, food products |
Avigad Vonshak | ISRAEL | microalgae biotechnology, mass production, cases of the desert |
Avigad Vonshak | ISRAEL | microalgae biotechnology, mass production, cases of the desert |
Willie Wilson | USA | algal viruses, algae strains repository, |
Pia Winberg | Australia | seaweed cultivation, food, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, protoplasts, Ulva, seaweed composting, abalone industry, cultural heritage and Aboriginal cuisine |
Ji Won Yang | SOUTH KOREA | biomass, biorefinery, biofuel |
Charles Yarish | USA | Nutrient bioextraction, coastal nutrient management, IMTA, Porphyra, aquaculture |
Hue Yin Yeong | MALAYSIA | Gracilaria, seaweed biotehcnology, tissu culture, spore culture, callus formation, protoplst isolation and regeneration |
You | SOUTH KOREA | paper and pulp from red seaweeds, biomaterials |
GuangLi Yu | CHINA | marine carbohydrates research, bioactive compounds, oligosaccharides |
Mohd Nizam Yusof | MALAYSIA | bioremediation of hydrocarbons using microalgae and bacteria consortium |
Joe Zuccarello | NEW ZEALAND | evolution of marine macroalgae, molecular taxonomy, biodiversity, phylogeny, life history |
Joe Zuccarello | NEW ZEALAND | evolution of marine macroalgae, molecular taxonomy, biodiversity, phylogeny, life history |