Rate My Professor S M Nurul Amin

Professor S. M. Nurul Amin serves as an Adjunct Professor at Curtin University Malaysia in the Curtin Aquaculture Research Laboratories, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, and as a Visiting Research Associate at the School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University Perth. He earned his PhD in Aquatic Biology (Fishery) from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2008, along with an MS in Marine Science and a BS in Marine Science from the same university. His research specializations encompass circular aquaculture, fisheries stock assessment, biofloc technology, nutrient recovery in aquaponic systems, population dynamics, and the impacts of pesticides on aquatic ecosystems.

Amin's distinguished career includes early roles as Research Officer at the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute from 1998 to 2002, Research Assistant at Universiti Putra Malaysia from 2005 to 2008, and Postdoctoral Researcher there from 2009 to 2011, advancing to Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor (2009-2020). He held the position of full Professor at the FAO World Fisheries University in Busan, South Korea, from March 2020 to August 2021. As a prolific researcher, he has led 18 projects totaling approximately 1,000,000 USD in funding and contributed to 22 others, while providing consultancy to universities and WorldFish. His scholarly impact is evidenced by 215 peer-reviewed journal articles, an h-index of 30, and over 3,800 citations on Google Scholar. Notable publications include "Effects of Different Carbon Sources on the Growth and Production of Rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) in a Zero-Water Exchange Biofloc Culture System" (2024, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences), "Population Dynamics of the Gray Eel Catfish Plotosus canius from Port Dickson, Malaysia" (2024), "Chronic effects of organic pesticides on the aquatic environment and human health: A review" (2022, Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management), and "Fruit wastes improved the growth and health of hybrid red tilapia Oreochromis sp. and Malaysian mahseer, Tor tambroides" (2022, Aquaculture Reports). Amin received the Excellent Teaching Award from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2012 and serves as Executive Editor for the Journal of Aquatic Research and Sustainability. His expertise extends to statistical analysis in fisheries using tools like FiSAT, SPSS, PRIMER, and XLSTAT.