PERSONAL    EDUCATION    PUBLICATIONS    PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES    HONOR SOCIETIES    CONFERENCES    AWARDS    WORK EXPERIENCES       

 

PERSONAL                                                                                                       

Name: Tien Ming Lee                                                                                                                       

Place of Birth: Singapore

Nationality: Singaporean

Present address:

Ecology, Behavior and Evolution Section

Division of Biological Sciences

University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0116
La Jolla, CA 92093, USA

E-mail: tmlee at ucsd dot edu                                           

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EDUCATION

2005 -                Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, University of California, San Diego, California, USA

                         Advisor: Dr Walter Jetz

 

2003 - 2005        Master of Science in Biology, National University of Singapore, Singapore

                         Advisor: Dr Navjot S. Sodhi

2001, Fall          Student Exchange Programme, Cornell University, New York, USA

1999 - 2003        Bachelor of Science in Biology with 2nd Class Honours (Upper division), National University of Singapore, Singapore

                         Advisor: Dr Navjot S. Sodhi

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PUBLICATIONS

.      Tien Ming Lee and Walter Jetz. 2008. Future battlegrounds for conservation under global change. Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Online early).

.       Navjot S. Sodhi, David Bickford, Arvin C. Diesmos, Tien Ming Lee, Lian Pin Koh, Barry W. Brook, Cagan H. Sekercioglu, and Corey J.A. Bradshaw. 2008. Measuring the meltdown: drivers of amphibian extinction and decline. PLoS ONE 3: e1636.

.       Navjot S. Sodhi, Lian Pin Koh, Kelvin S.-H. Peh, Hugh T. W. Tan, Robin L. Chazdon, Richard T. Corlett, Tien Ming Lee, Robert K. Colwell,  Barry W. Brook, Cagan H. Sekercioglu and Corey J. A. Bradshaw. 2008. Correlates of extinction proneness in tropical angiosperms. Diversity and Distribution 14: 1-10.

.       Tien Ming Lee, Navjot S. Sodhi and Dewi M. Prawiradilaga. 2008. Birds, local people and protected areas in Sulawesi (Indonesia). Pg 78-94. Book chapter in Biodiversity and human livelihoods in protected areas: case studies from the Malay Archipelago (Sodhi, N. S., G. Acciaioli, M. Erb and A. K.-J. Tan, eds) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

.       Tien Ming Lee, Navjot S. Sodhi and Dewi M. Prawiradilaga. 2007. The importance of protected areas for the forest and endemic avifauna of Sulawesi (Indonesia). Ecological Application 17: 1727-1741.

.        Navjot S. Sodhi, Thomas M. Brooks, Lian Pin Koh, Greg Acciaioli, Maribeth Erb, Alan Khee-Jin Tan, Lisa M. Curran, Peter Brosius, Tien Ming Lee, Jason M. Patlis, Melvin Gumal and Robert J. Lee. 2006. Biodiversity and human livelihood crises in the Malay Archipelago. Conservation Biology 20: 1811-1813.

·        Reuben Clements, Lian Pin Koh, Tien Ming Lee, Rudolf Meier and Daiqin Li. 2006. Importance of reservoirs for the conservation of freshwater molluscs in a tropical urban landscape. Biological Conservation 128: 136-146.

·        Navjot S. Sodhi, Tien Ming Lee, Lian Pin Koh and Dewi M. Prawiradilaga. 2006. Long-term avifaunal impoverishment in an isolated tropical woodlot. Conservation Biology 20: 772-779.

·        Navjot S. Sodhi, Tien Ming Lee, Lian Pin Koh and Robert R. Dunn. 2005. A century of avifaunal turnover in a small tropical rainforest fragment. Animal Conservation 8: 217-222.

·        Tien Ming Lee, Malcom Chu Keong Soh, Navjot S. Sodhi, Lian Pin Koh and Susan Lim. 2005. Effects of habitat disturbance on mixed species bird flocks in a tropical sub-montane rainforest. Biological Conservation 122: 193-204.

·        Navjot S. Sodhi, Kelvin S-H Peh, Tien Ming Lee, Ian M. Turner, Hugh Tiang Wah Tan, Dewi M. Prawiradilaga and Darjono. 2003. Artificial nest and seed predation experiments on tropical Southeast Asian islands. Biodiversity and Conservation 12: 2415-2433.

 

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

2004 - current    Manuscript ad-hoc reviewer: Biotropica, Conservation Biology, Ibis, Journal of Ornithology, The Auk

 

HONOR SOCIETIES

 

2006 - current   Sigma Xi

 

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CONFERENCES

·        Tien Ming Lee and Walter Jetz. 2007. Future environmental change impacts on biodiversity conservation. Ecological Society of America 92nd Annual Meeting 2007, San Jose, USA. Contributed poster presentation with abstract published.

.        Tien Ming Lee and Walter Jetz. 2006. Future environmental changes and their impact on the global reserve network. Ecology, Behavior and Evolution Section, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 6th Annual Symposium, November. Contributed oral presentation.

.        Tien Ming Lee and Navjot S. Sodhi. 2006. The importance of conservation attitude and past conflict on illegal resource harvesting in protected areas of Sulawesi (Indonesia). Society for Conservation Biology 20th Annual Meeting 2006, San Jose, CA, USA. Contributed oral presentation with abstract published.

.        Tien Ming Lee, Navjot S. Sodhi and Dewi M. Prawiradilaga. 2006. Conserving avifaunal diversity in human-dominated landscapes: Lessons from the protected areas in Sulawesi (Indonesia). Conserving birds in human-dominated landscapes, American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity Conservation, Spring Symposium. Contributed poster presentation with abstract published.

.        Tien Ming Lee, Navjot S. Sodhi and Dewi M. Prawiradilaga. 2005. Birds and protected areas in Sulawesi. Ecology, Behavior and Evolution Section, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 5th Annual Symposium, October. Contributed oral presentation.

·        Tien Ming Lee, Navjot S. Sodhi and Dewi M. Prawiradilaga. 2005. Birds, people and protected areas in Sulawesi. International workshop on Conservation for/by whom? Social controversies and cultural contestations regarding national parks and reserves in the Malay Archipelago, 16-18 May, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Invited oral presentation with abstract published.

·        Tien Ming Lee, Malcom Chu Keong Soh, Navjot S. Sodhi, Lian Pin Koh and Susan Lim. 2004. Effects of habitat disturbance on mixed species bird flocks in a tropical sub-montane rainforest. Society for Conservation Biology 18th Annual Meeting 2004, Columbia University, NY, USA. Contributed poster presentation with abstract published.

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AWARDS

GRADUATE:

2005 - current     Graduate scholarship (University of California, San Diego)

2003 - 2005         University graduate research scholarship (National University of Singapore)

2006                   Travel award ($250) Society for Conservation Biology 20th Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA, USA.

2004                   Travel award ($1000) Society for Conservation Biology 18th Annual Meeting, Columbia University, NY, USA

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WORK EXPERIENCES

RELATED:

·      Consultancy for British Broadcast Corporation, 2003, assisted in ecological assessment of site for proposed extension (small-mammal community)

·      Consultancy for National University of Singapore, 2003, assisted in ecological assessment for proposed Kent Ridge extension (small-mammal community)

·      Consultancy for Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, 2000-2005, assisting in assessment of bird hazard to commercial aircrafts at Changi International Airport and Seletar Airport

·      Teaching Assistant, 2003-2005, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, assisted in conducting undergraduate course [e.g., Biodiversity (LSM1103), Honors Field Trips (BL4103), Animal Behavior (LSM1303)]

·      Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme, National University of Singapore, 2002. Title: Effects of forest fragmentation on orb web-building spiders in Singapore

·      Student Assistant, 2000, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore, assisted in the project titled: the behavior of house crow (Corvus splendens) in Singapore with the aim to formulate measures to control their population

·      Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme, National University of Singapore, 2000. Title: Artificial nest and seed experiments in tropical lowland rain forest remnants: effect of forest type and predator abundance

 

MILITARY:

1997-1999     Singapore Armed Forces (Republic of Singapore), Lieutenant; Platoon Commander, Boat Company - 35th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers.

                   Courses attended: Basic Military Training, Officer Cadet Course (Infantry and Engineer terms), Bridging Pioneer Commanders' Course, Company Tactics Course, Engineer Officer Advanced Course.

                   Honors: Sword of Merit 1997 Officer Cadet Engineer Corps (ranked 2nd in cohort); Best Trainee Officer 1998 Bridging Pioneer Commanders' Course.

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Last Updated: February, 2008