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Faculty Profile

Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture (FoFA) of the Royal University of Agriculture, currently employs 11 permanent staff members (including 3 female) and 8 contract staff members (including 4 female). FoFA Among the faculty’s staff members, there are 2 PhD holders, 14 with Master’s degrees, 1 with Bachelor’s degrees, and 2 staff members are currently fourth-year undergraduate students.

Dr. NGOR Peng Bun is an aquatic ecologist and the dean of the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Royal University of Agriculture. He holds a PhD in Agronomical and Ecological Sciences, specializing in Ecology, Biodiversity, and Evolution from the University of Toulouse, France. His research and publications focus on aquatic community ecology and ecological modeling, with significant contributions to understanding the impacts of hydrological changes on fish assemblages in the Mekong River Basin. His work has been widely published, highlighting critical issues such as the effects of dam development on fish biodiversity and the sustainability of fisheries in the region. His efforts are vital in promoting sustainable management practices for the Mekong's aquatic resources, ensuring food security and biodiversity conservation for future generations. In addition to his research activities, he has led the development and improvement of bachelor's and master's programs in fisheries and aquaculture to align with outcome-based education.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 77 366 689

Email: pengbun.ngor@gmail.com

Research profile:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peng-Bun-Ngor

Mr. HOUT Vutha is a vice dean of the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Royal University of Agriculture.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 12 866 498

Mr. SENG Samphal is a vice-dean of the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Mrs. HOLL Tharine is a vice-dean and lecturer of the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Royal University of Agriculture (RUA), Cambodia. She graduated a master of Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Environment from RUA in 2005. She is responsible for the curriculum and Internal Quality Assurance (IQA). In addition to her teaching, Mrs Holl Tharine plays role in curriculum development and improvement for both Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in field of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 11 871 187

Email: holltharine@gmail.com

Mr. KEA Kim Eng is a head department of Aquaculture of the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Mr. HOK Sen Samphea is a head of Department of Fisheries Management and Conservation at Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture. He graduated a master of Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Environment from the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) in 2005. He is responsible for the Water Quality Laboratory and the Aquatic Biology Laboratory. His interest are both innovative aquaculture productions and aquatic resource management

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 98 797087

Email: hsamphea@gmail.com

Dr. CHHOM Vichar is a lecturer and the Deputy Head of the Department of Fisheries Product Technology at the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Royal University of Agriculture (RUA), Cambodia. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Fisheries in 2008 and a Master of Science in Natural Resources Management and Rural Development in 2013, both from RUA. In 2024, she graduated a Doctor of Philosophy in Regional and Rural Development Planning from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 15222287

Email: chhomvichar@gmail.com

Mrs. TAN Sokhom is a lecturer at the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture. She obtained a Master of Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Environment at the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA). She has been teaching students and involved in the research development of fisheries biology, aquaculture and fisheries resource management for the faculty.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 12 881 910

Email: tsokhom@gmail.com

Mr. UY Sophorn is a PhD candidate in Applied Ecology and Management and holds a Master’s degree in Biodiversity Conservation from the Royal University of Phnom Penh. He is currently a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Royal University of Agriculture. His research and publications focus on fish ecology and molecular studies of freshwater fish species, contributing to biodiversity conservation in the Lower Mekong Basin. In addition to his teaching and research activities, he actively contributes to the development and modernization of bachelor and master curriculum in fisheries and aquaculture in accordance with the FutureFit Educational Framework for Outcome-based Education of Higher Education in Cambodia.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 17 830 088

Email: sophornkp@gmail.com / sophorn@rua.edu.kh

Research profile:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sophorn-Uy

Mr. CHHUOY Samol is a researcher and lecturer for the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture (FoFA), Royal University of Agriculture (RUA). He holds a master degree of Science in Biodiversity Conservation from Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP). Recently, he is pursuing a doctorate degree in Biology, Skilled in Applied Ecology and Management, RUPP, Cambodia. His research interest focuses mainly on fish taxonomy, biology, ecology, systematic, phylogeny, evolution, functional diversity as well as aquatic invertebrate and plant and water quality, contributing to fishery management and conservation. His work experience is related to inland and marine fish taxonomy, biology, and ecology, fish larval and juvenile identification, as well as crab, shrimps, mollusks, and benthic diatoms.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 17 75 95 50

Email: chhuoysamol@yahoo.com

Research profile:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samol-Chhuoy

Mr. SOTH Vithun is a lecturer and researcher in Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, at the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA). He is currently a PhD candidate in Agricultural Science at RUA. He also earned his Master's degree in Natural Resource Management from RUA too. He has experiences, knowledge, and skills in fisheries and aquaculture related to through participating in joint research, training and workshop. He also experience to give lecture for some courses related to Principle of Aquaculture, Aquaculture Production, Disease and Health Management in Aquaculture, Live Food For Aquaculture, Feed Nutrition and Technology, Genetic and Seed Production in Aquaculture, Research Methodology in Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Aquaculture Engineering. He is passionate about advancing knowledge and practices in aquaculture and fisheries, contributing to sustainable resource management and innovation in the field.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 98 680 023 (Telegram)/95 950 664

Email: svithun@rua.edu.kh

Mr. PIN Kakada is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Royal University of Agriculture (RUA). He holds a Master’s degree in Biodiversity Conservation from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) and is currently pursuing a PhD in Applied Ecology and Management at RUPP. His doctoral research focuses on fish functional diversity and assemblages change in the Lower Mekong system, providing insights into long-term shifts in fish traits in response to environmental drivers. Mr. Kakada has several years of experience working as a project assistant with the Wonders of the Mekong project for raising awareness about sustainable ecosystems to the local community in Cambodia’s Mekong region. He is currently a project coordinator for an innovative monitoring system to support conservation action for threatened fish species project supported by IUCN - Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. He is also actively involved in the development and implementation of a research project on mass production of high-quality red tilapia fingerlings to support the aquaculture industry in Cambodia, funded by the Second Higher Education Improvement Project (HEIP 2). In addition, he is an ornamental fish farm supervisor of the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, contributing to practical training and research in ornamental aquaculture.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 95 752112

Email: pkakada@rua.edu.kh

Research profile:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kakada-Pin

Ms. CHHORN Soksan is a contract staff for the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Royal University of Agriculture (RUA), Cambodia. As of 2022, she was a graduate of the Royal University of Phnom Penh with a master's degree in Biodiversity for Conservation. She is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Science of Agriculture with a focus on Natural Resource Management (NRM) at RUA. In the context of her Ph.D. research, she is interested in monitoring, managing, and conserving fish migrations in the Lower Mekong Basin. The research she has conducted has provided her with both theoretical and practical experience in the areas of natural resource management, water quality, and ecological modelling related to freshwater aquatic animals. In addition to building her Ph.D. profile, she has also been actively involved in some conservation efforts working to protect the Mekong River in Cambodia. This has led her to earn awards from U.S. Research Funds such as Wonders of the Mekong (WoM), Fulbright program, and NextGen program to promote her finding in the regional and international arenas.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 86 501 820

Email: chhornsoksan0907@gmail.com

Research profile:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chhorn-Soksan

Ms. SUP Mecta is a staff and lecturer for the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA), Cambodia. In 2022, she completed her Master of Science in Biodiversity Conservation at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP). She is actively involved in updating the undergraduate fisheries curriculum, especially modernization of Bachelor of Science in Fisheries’ curriculum following Outcome Based Education (OBE) of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. Furthermore, she is doing research, which focus on freshwater fisheries in Cambodia, particularly the Tonle Sap Lake. One of her research project was on the temporal variability in the fish diversity and assemblage structure in one of the world’s most productive tropical floodplain lake. Her research interests relate to freshwater fish ecology and conservation, water quality that links to biodiversity and human livelihood.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 98 410327

Email: mectasup004@gmail.com / smecta@rua.kh

Ms. SOEM Sothearith is an academic assistant and researcher at the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Royal University of Agriculture. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master’s degree in Biodiversity Conservation from the Royal University of Phnom Penh. She is actively involved in linking the Fisheries curriculum to Capacity Building and Research on Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Cambodian Certification for Aquaculture Professionals. Currently, she is working on the Assessment status trend of Cyclocheilos enoplos in the Mekong Cambodia. Her research interests focus on freshwater fish ecology and biodiversity conservation.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 96 81 68 160

Email: thearithsoem12345@gmail.com

Research profile:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sothearith-Soem

Mr. SAY Pisey is a researcher at the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Royal University of Agriculture, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Fishery Science and Technology, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. He had employed in a project, namely “Product Development of a Novel Probiotics for Disease Prevention and Growth Promotion of Catfish”. He has demonstrated his capacity with government and international development agencies, including Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, and Erasmus+ Program, UNIDO and the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT).

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 087 481903

Email: spisey@rua.edu.kh

Research profile:

‪Pisey SAY‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

Ms. MORN Makara is a staff of the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture

Mr. VAN Napun is a staff of the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture

Mr. PONH Seranak is a staff of the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia. Currently, he’s still pursuing his bachelor degree in Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Royal University of Agriculture.

Contact information:

Tel: (+855) 967256975

Email: ponhseranak2003@gmail.com

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