ISDR Early Career Research Grant Awards

by ISDR |

The International Society for Diatom Research is delighted to announce the Early Career Researcher (ECR) grant awards for 2023. Eileen Cox chaired the review panel for the awards. Fourteen awards were submitted to the Type 1 Award, also called the Luc Ector Bursary. Three grants were awarded:
  • Kazuki Sugawara, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
    Host specificity in diatoms – a case study of the marine epiphytic diatom Falcula rectangularis 
  • Oktiyas Lufthfi, University of Szczecin
    Biodiversity of coral reef diatoms from Java and Bawean Island, Indonesia based on morphology approach
  • Deevena Elias, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
    Evaluation of health and management of Renuka wetland: A RAMSAR site HImachai Pradesh

Congratulations to Kazuki, Oktiyas, and Deevena! We look forward to learning about the results of your research. The ECR networking grants are still pending a decision.