CV

For the full CV, see HRLai_resume.pdf.

Current position

Ecologist / Data scientist — South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP), Malaysia
Joint appointment with Imperial College London, UK
2025 ForestGEO Research Award

Past positions

2019–2025 | Post-doctoral Fellow — School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Marsden Fast Start Grant

2019 | Visiting Research Fellow — Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology, National Parks Board, Singapore
CUGE Visiting Research Fellowship

2015–2018 | Teaching Assistant — National University of Singapore, Singapore
2018 Teaching Assistant Award 2017 Teaching Assistant Award

Education

2015–2018 | PhD — Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
International Society for Plant Molecular Biology Medal for most outstanding thesis

2009–2012 | BSc (Hons) — School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia
University Medal D.A. Herbert Prize in Botany F.A. Perkins Prize in Entomology