A quantitative marine ecologist by training, Assoc Prof Lim received her Ph.D based on her research work on the ecology and population genetics of a sub-arctic clam in Hudson Bay, Canada. From 1990 to 1992, she worked at the Huntsman Marine Laboratory ( St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada) as the research scientist in-charge of a government project on the effects of salmon cage farming on benthic organisms. Ever since her return from Canada 16 years ago, she has served actively in the Singapore Institute of Biology’s 19th to 32nd Councils, holding diverse portfolios such as Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Secretary. She is the first lady to be elected as President and is now immediate-past President, having served in this capacity for five years (2000-2005).

At present, she is Head (Natural Sciences & Science Education) as well as Associate Professor, teaching many biological sciences courses. She was awarded the Certificate of Commendation for Excellence in Teaching in 1998 and 1999. For the past nine years, Assoc Prof Lim has been actively involved with the organization of the 1st to 8th Singapore Biology Olympiads, national competitions held annually to select JC students to represent Singapore in the International Biology Olympiads (IBO) as well as in the training of the short-listed students. She has successfully led seven national teams with outstanding performances to Belgium (2001), Latvia (2002), Belarus (2003), Australia (2004), China (2005), Argentina (2006), Canada (2007) and India (2008).

During her sabbatical leave in 2003, Assoc Prof Lim spent two months teaching a “Scientific Thinking Programme” workshop for the Ministry of Education, one month guest-lecturing at a summer Marine Ecology course at the Phuket Marine Biological Center ( Thailand) and 2½ months conducting field work in southern Thailand, hosted by Walailak University. She has also conducted several “Scientific Thinking Programme” workshops for ELEMENTZ and the West 1 Cluster.
 

AAB202 Animal Diversity and Evolution
AAB203 Ecology
AAB304 Quantitative Biology
MLS809 Advanced Biostatistics
MLS861 Comparative Functional Anatomy
MLS864 Current Topics in Animal Behaviour
 

Ecology of crustaceans and molluscs; benthic population and community ecology; animal morphometrics; conservation biology of chelonians; science inquiry
 

RS 4/08 SL Ecology of intertidal crustaceans and moluscs (2008 – present)
RP 34/2007 SL Ecology and community succession of submerged aquatic vegetation and related impacts on water quality of Lower Seletar Reservoir (2007 – present)
RI 6/06 SL Examining teachers’ understanding of inquiry based learning in primary schools (2006 – present)
RI 6/05 DCH Navigational performance & migratory behaviour of post-captive & captive-raised sea turtles using Argos & C-Sat Adam satellite tracking technologies (2006 – present)
RI 10/03 SL Habitat modification by crustaceans in natural sandy shores and reclaimed beaches (2004 – 2008)
 

• Immediate-past President, The Singapore Institute of Biology (2005-2009)
• President, The Singapore Institute of Biology (2000-2005)
• Board member, Singapore Science Centre (1999-2005)
• Singapore Biology Olympiad Organizing Committee (1999-2009)
• Council member, Singapore National Academy of Science, SNAS (1997-2005)
• Member, Young Scientist Award Organizing Committee (2003)
• Editorial board member of SNAS journal, Cosmos (2002-2007)
• Advisory Editorial Board member, Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin (2005-2009)
   

• IX International Symposium on Littorinid Biology and Evolution 2008, Baiona, Spain (2 –7 September 2008)
• Crustacean Society Summer Meeting 2008, Galveston, U.S.A. (9 –13 June 2008)
• Conference of Asian Science Education 2008, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (20 – 23 February 2008)
• 21st Pacific Science Congress, Okinawa, Japan (12 –18 June 2007)
• Science Inquiry Workshop, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, The Philippines (21 April 2007)
• International Conference on “Science education for the next society”, Seoul, Korea
  (16 – 18 November 2006)
• The 13th International Marine Biology Workshop: The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia (7 – 25 February 2005)
• Biology in Asia Conference, Singapore (7 – 10 December 2004)
• 20th Pacific Science Congress, Bangkok, Thailand (17 – 21 March, 2003)