Kai Qin

The Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR) project is an international research initiative focused on integrated multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research working towards sustainable oceans at a time of global change. In 2020, IMBeR and the East China Normal University (ECNU) jointly established an international project office, the IMBeR International Project Office (IMBeR IPO-China), to share administrative…

The IMBeR West Pacific Symposium: Changing West Pacific Ocean: Science and Sustainability was held on 22-25 November 2021 in Shanghai. This online event drew more than 900 participants and more than 160 presentations to provide new scientific observation results and perspectives on the changing marine biosphere in the West Pacific Ocean and its neighboring Indian…

Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR) is delighted to welcome new National Contacts for Indonesia and Nigeria. More information about the National Contacts is available at here. A’an Johan Wahyudi National contacts for Indonesia Dr. A’an Johan Wahyudi is a research scientist of the Research Center for Oceanography, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, INDONESIA (formerly Indonesian Institute of…

View the full congratulatory remarks from Prof. Carol Robinson, IMBeR Chair, and Prof. GiHoon Hong, IMBeR Strategy Director. On behalf of the IMBeR global community, we wholeheartedly welcome the announcement from the Chinese Academy of Sciences that Prof. Shucheng Xie, a long-time IMBeR Endorsed Project Leader, has been elected as an academician this year. Shucheng…

IMBeR is delighted to announce its latest endorsed project: CREPSUM – Collaborative Research and Education Project in Southeast Asia for Sustainable Use of Marine Ecosystems. CREPSUM is a three-year project coordinated by Prof. Hiroaki SAITO at the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of…

Professor GiHoon Hong is the new Strategy Director at the IMBeR International Project Office in Shanghai in China. His background is in marine biogeochemistry with a focus on the behaviour of radionuclides in sea and carbon cycles, and their application for addressing emerging scientific and human needs in the world’s ocean. Gi has worked in…

Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR) is delighted to introduce the four new members who joined the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) on 1 January 2021. The SSC is responsible for the development, planning and implementation of IMBeR science as laid out in the IMBeR Science Plan (2016-2025).More information about the SSC is available at IMBeR Scientific Steering Committee. 1…