BACKGROUND

Name :                  Ann Anton
Date of Birth :      18  June 1953
Place of Birth:    Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Education : 
 
bullet PhD, ( Limnology)                                                                             The  Ohio State University, USA
bullet M.Sc. ( Phycology)                                                                  University of Waterloo, Canada
bullet B.Sc. ( Hons) ( Botany)                                                         University Malaya, Malaysia 

WORK EXPERIENCE
bullet Director, Biotechnology Research Institute, UMS, 2002 - present
bullet Professor, School of Science and Technology, UMS, 2001 - present
bullet Head, Consultancy Services and Training Unit, UMS, 1998 - 2002
bullet Associate Professor, School of Science and Technology, UMS, 1995 - 1998
bullet Lecturer, Biology Department, Faculty of Science Environmental Studies, UPM, 1979 - 1995
bullet Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Environmental Science, The Ohio State University, USA, 1986 - 1987
bullet Graduate Teaching Assistant, Biology Department, University of Waterloo, Canada, 1976 - 1979
bullet Tutor, Biology Department, Faculty of Science Environmental Studies, UPM, 1976
 
RESEARCH INTERESTS
bullet Systematics of the algal genus, Cryptomonas Ehrenberg
bullet Limnology and paleoecology of equatorial  lakes in Ecuador, South America
bullet Effects of thermal discharge on marine organisms
bullet Effects of natural phytoplankton communities in maximizing yields in the aquaculture industry
bullet Ecology and taxonomy of harmful algal bloom species in the management of red tides in the Malacca Straits, West Malaysia
bullet Effects of water quality on productivity and output of tiger prawn ponds