Research Management Center congratulates five XMUM undergraduate students from China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, XMUM (Zhou Tianyu, Shao Zhibo, Lin Weihong, Chen Jiarui and Zhou Muzhi)  for winning the Best Poster Award in the Ocean Sciences Section at the annual meeting of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), which was held in Singapore from 28 July to 2 August 2019. The title of the poster is “Impacts of Relative Vorticity on Critical Latitude Effects on Internal Tides, Waves, and Mixing”. 

AOGS consists of more than 8,000 members specializing in 8 sections covering a wide range of geoscience topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Biogeosciences, Hydrological Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Ocean Sciences, Planetary Sciences, Solar and Terrestrial Sciences, and Solid Earth. The annual conference takes place alternatively in Singapore and other locations in Asia or Oceania. This year, more than 40 posters were competing for the awards, most of which were presented by PhD students. 

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Shao Zhibo accepting the award from the AOGS President, David Higgitt

The participating students had the chance to attend a series of presentations, including a distinguished lecture by Prof. Dai Minhai from Xiamen University China. This event also allowed the participating students to communicate with researchers from USA, Singapore, China and other countries, which was an excellent networking opportunity for potential master and PhD researches.

Prof. Robin Robertson from China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, XMUM, served as the co-author of the award-wining poster and advisor to the student team. She said that she felt absolutely proud of the students and their achievements. She also presented two talks in the conference and was elected as Secretary General of AOGS. She will serve on the Executive Committee for 4 years, consisting of 2 years as Assistant Secretary General and 2 years as Secretary General.

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Prof. Robin Robertson (3rd right) and the student team in front of the winning poster