Dr. Alex S.J. Wyatt
Assistant Professor of HKUST
Associate Director of Department of Ocean Science
Bio
Alex is a marine biologist and oceanographic engineer by training, with multi-disciplinary research interests at the interface between marine ecology and oceanography. He has qualifications and experience in commercial and technical diving in both academic and industrial settings. He received Honours degrees in both Science and Engineering (Marine Biology and Ocean Systems Engineering) and a Ph.D. (Oceanography and Marine Ecology) from The University of Western Australia. He was a Fulbright Scholar and Postdoc at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, and a Research Fellow in the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute at The University of Tokyo. His novel integration of oceanography, isotope ecology and engineering has begun to shed new light on the biogeochemical function, diet shifts, and foraging specialisations of globally threatened marine ecosystems and species.
Education
2006 – 2011 Ph.D., Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia (UWA)
1999 – 2004 B.E. (Hons), Ocean Systems Engineering, UWA
1999 – 2002 B.Sc. (Hons), Marine Biology, UWA
Professional Experience
2019 – Assistant Professor, Department of Ocean Science, HKUST
2016 – Visiting Researcher, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
2011 – 2019 Research Fellow, AORI, The University of Tokyo
2009 – 2011 Fulbright Western Australia Scholar, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
2006 – Director, Enviro Marine Consulting Pty Ltd
2004 – 2006 Consultant – Marine Environment, International Risk Consultants (IRC)
2004 – Director, Perfect English Pty Ltd
Professional Activities
Association for the Sciences of Limnology & Oceanography (ASLO)
Australian Coral Reef Society
Australian Fulbright Alumni Association
Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA)
Ecological Society of America
The Institution of Engineers, Australia
International Coral Reef Society (ICRS)
Japan Coral Reef Society (JCRS)
The Oceanography Society (TOS)
Research Interests
Linking oceanographic processes and the ecological structure and function of globally threatened marine ecosystems and species. Coastal biogeochemistry, coral reef ecology, mesophotic coral ecosystems, trophic ecology, isotope ecology, Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER), ecological engineering, and ecosystem restoration.