Pier2Peer Alumni Showcase Webinar

Pier2Peer is an international scientific mentorship program that aims to build global capacity to address ocean acidification. In this Pier2Peer Alumni Showcase Webinar, you'll hear from two Pier2Peer Scholarship recipients to learn about their research and mentorship experience. Dr. M. Anand presented “ARMS (Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures) - an emerging tool to monitor ocean acidification and coral reef health”. Dr. M. Anand is an Associate Professor and Head in the Dept. of Marine and Coastal Studies, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India. During his participation in Pier2Peer, he was mentored by Dr. Aileen Tan Shau Hwai and received the 2023 Pier2Peer Scholarship. Dr. Georgina Cepeda presented “Planktonic calcifiers under pressure: implementation and results from ocean acidification training in the SW Atlantic Ocean”. Dr. Cepeda is a researcher at Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Mar del Plata, Argentina. During her tenure with Pier2Peer, Dr. Cepeda was mentored by Dr. Nina Bednarsek and received the 2025 Pier2Peer Scholarship. This webinar was recorded live on 23 January, 2025.