Trevor Platt Science Foundation

Mentorship 2025

The 2025 TPSF Online Mentorship programme run between June and December 2025 and counted with 41 pairs of mentors and mentees who held remote mentorship with regular online meetings. Mentors & mentees decided themselves on their meetings frequency and duration, as well as topics discussed.

Mentor - Dr. Adriana Gonzalez Silvera

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Dr Adriana Gonzalez Silvera 

Affiliation

Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (UABC)

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Stephania del Cisne Anazco Rivera

Mentee

Stephania del Cisne Añazco Rivera

Affiliation

Sustainable Ocean Alliance, Ecuador

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Mentor - Dr. Bennet Foli

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Dr Bennet Foli 

Affiliation

University of Ghana

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Freya Brice

Mentee

Freya Brice

Affiliation

University of Exeter, United Kingdom

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Mentor - Dr. Bennet Foli

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Dr Bennet Foli 

Affiliation

University of Ghana

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Victor Ebolo Nkongo

Mentee

Victor Ebolo Nkongo

Affiliation

University of Douala, Cameroon

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Mentor - Dr. Bennet Foli

Mentor

Dr Bennet Foli

Affiliation

University of Ghana

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Atchuthan P

Mentee

Atchuthan P

Affiliation

Sathyabama University, India

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Mentor - Dr. Bennet Foli

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Dr Bennet Foli 

Affiliation

University of Ghana

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Kehinde Olorunfemi

Mentee

Kehinde Olorunfemi

Affiliation

Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria

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Mentor - Dr. Bennet Foli

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Dr Bennet Foli 

Affiliation

University of Ghana

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Iysa Muhibbu-Din

Mentee

Iysa Muhibbu-Din

Affiliation

Kwara State University, Nigeria

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Mentor - Dr. Gemma Kulk

Mentor

Dr Gemma Kulk

Affiliation

Plymouth Marine Laboratory

B Goutami

Mentee

B Goutami

Affiliation

XIM University, India

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Dr. Lilian Krug

Mentor

Dr Lilian Krug

Affiliation

Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean – POGO

Alvaro Castanho

Mentee

Álvaro Castanho

Affiliation

Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil

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Dr. Minu Punathil

Mentor

Dr Minu Punathil 

Affiliation

Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean studies-KUFOS

B Goutami

Mentee

Payoja Mohanty

Affiliation

Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, India

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Dr. Mini Punathil

Mentor

Dr Minu Punathil 

Affiliation

Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean studies-KUFOS

Sharon-Kemboi

Mentee

Sharon Kemboi

Affiliation

State Department for the Blue Economy and Fisheries, Kenya

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Dr. Mini Punathil

Mentor

Dr Minu Punathil 

Affiliation

Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean studies-KUFOS

MD Saber Hossain

Mentee

MD. Saber Hossain

Affiliation

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

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Dr. Muhamed Ashraf

Mentor

Dr Muhamed Ashraf P

Affiliation

ICAR Central Institute Of Fisheries Technology (ICAR CIFT)

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Alisa Swarna Chowdhury

Mentee

Alisa Swarna Chowdhury

Affiliation

University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

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Dr. Muhamed Ashraf

Mentor

Dr Muhamed Ashraf P

Affiliation

ICAR Central Institute Of Fisheries Technology (ICAR CIFT)

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Md Bayzid

Mentee

Md Bayzid

Affiliation

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

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Dr.Muhammad Shafeeque

Mentor

Dr Muhammad Shafeeque 

Affiliation

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)

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Julio Donfack

Mentee

Julio Leonel Donfack

Affiliation

ICMPA UNESCO Chair and Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier University, Benin

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Mentor - Dr. Nimit Kumar

Mentor

Dr Nimit Kumar

Affiliation

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – IOC-UNESCO

Blaise Hounkonnou

Mentee

Blaise Dona Celestin Hounkonnou

Affiliation

École d’Aquaculturen de l’Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Benin

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Mentor - Dr. Nimit Kumar

Mentor

Dr Nimit Kumar

Affiliation

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – IOC-UNESCO

Nusrat Jahan Tonni Tonni

Mentee

Nusrat Jahan Tonni Tonni

Affiliation

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

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Mentor - Dr. Nimit Kumar

Mentor

Dr Nimit Kumar

Affiliation

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – IOC-UNESCO

Victoria Emeka

Mentee

Victoria Emeka

Affiliation

University of Calabar, Nigeria

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Mentor - Dr. Nimit Kumar

Mentor

Dr Nimit Kumar

Affiliation

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – IOC-UNESCO

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Mentee

Mukta Roy

Affiliation

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

Mentor - Dr. Nimit Kumar

Mentor

Dr Nimit Kumar

Affiliation

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – IOC-UNESCO

Moussa Side

Mentee

Moussa Side

Affiliation

Oceanological Research Center of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

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Mentor - Dr. Nimit Kumar

Mentor

Dr Nimit Kumar

Affiliation

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – IOC-UNESCO

Hollie Keogh

Mentee

Hollie Keogh

Affiliation

University of Technology Sydney, Australia

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Mentor - Dr. Nimit Kumar

Mentor

Dr Nimit Kumar

Affiliation

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – IOC-UNESCO

Sazeed Mehrab Souhardya

Mentee

Sazeed Mehrab Souhardya

Affiliation

WorldFish, Bangladesh

Mentor - Dr. Nimit Kumar

Mentor

Dr Nimit Kumar

Affiliation

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – IOC-UNESCO

Hadeer Elkhouly

Mentee

Hadeer Elkhouly

Affiliation

Ethical Seafood Research

Mentor - Dr. Nimit Kumar

Mentor

Dr Nimit Kumar

Affiliation

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – IOC-UNESCO

TahiraIrfan

Mentee

Tahira Irfan

Affiliation

Kyushu University

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Mentor - Dr. Nimit Kumar

Mentor

Dr Nimit Kumar

Affiliation

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – IOC-UNESCO

Hadeer Elkhouly

Mentee

Marina Rovira Puig

Affiliation

European Research Council Executive Agency

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Mentor - Dr. Ravidas Naik

Mentor

Dr Ravidas Naik

Affiliation

National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India (NCPOR)

Moumita-Ghosh

Mentee

Arina Kleizer

Affiliation

The Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

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Mentor - Dr. Ravidas Naik

Mentor

Dr Ravidas Naik

Affiliation

National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India (NCPOR)

Pratiksha Deshmukh

Mentee

Anaïs Martinez

Affiliation

École Nationale Supérieure de Technologie des Biomolécules de Bordeaux, France

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Mentor - Dr. Ravidas Naik

Mentor

Dr Ravidas Naik

Affiliation

National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India (NCPOR)

Resha Mahale

Mentee

Resha Mahale

Affiliation

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India

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Mentor - Dr. Ravidas Naik

Mentor

Dr Ravidas Naik

Affiliation

National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India (NCPOR)

Sofia Darmaraki

Mentee

Sofia Darmaraki

Affiliation

Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece

Mentor - Dr. Ravidas Naik

Mentor

Dr Ravidas Naik

Affiliation

National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India (NCPOR)

Remya R

Mentee

Remya R

Affiliation

Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, India

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Mentor - Dr. Sebastian Krieger

Mentor

Dr Sebastian Krieger

Affiliation

Bloomberg, Brazil

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Yajaira Cristina Alquinga Salazar

Mentee

Yajaira Cristina Alquinga Salazar

Affiliation

Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía, Argentina

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Mentor - Dr. Sebastian Krieger

Mentor

Dr Sebastian Krieger

Affiliation

Bloomberg, Brazil

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Rahanuma Tasnim

Mentee

Rahanuma Tasnim

Affiliation

Cosmos Foundation, Bangladesh

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Mentor - Dr. Sebastian Krieger

Mentor

Dr Sebastian Krieger

Affiliation

Bloomberg, Brazil

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Md_Abu_Yousuf_Prodhan

Mentee

MD Abu Yousuf Prodhan

Affiliation

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

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Mentor - Dr. Sebastian Krieger

Mentor

Dr Sebastian Krieger

Affiliation

Bloomberg, Brazil

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Md Abrar Al Foysol

Mentee

Md Abrar Al Foysol

Affiliation

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

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Mentor - Dr. Sebastian Krieger

Mentor

Dr Sebastian Krieger

Affiliation

Bloomberg, Brazil

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Manoelson Rodrigues da Silva

Mentee

Manoelson Rodrigues da Silva

Affiliation

Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brazil

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Mentor -Dr. Shaju S S

Mentor

Dr. Shaju S S

Affiliation

Cochin University of Science and Technology -CUSAT

Harilal Bakuliya

Mentee

Harilal Bakuliya

Affiliation

Berhampur University, India

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Mentor - Dr. Adriana Gonzalez Silvera

Mentor

Dr Smitha Bal Raj

Affiliation

Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology -CMLRE

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Monalisha Raj

Mentee

Monolisha Sundar Raj

Affiliation

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, India

Dr. Stella Patricia Betancur Turizo

Mentor

Dr Stella Patricia Betancur Turizo 

Affiliation

Centro de Investigaciones Oceanograficas e Hidrograficas del Caribe – CIOH, Universidad de Cartagena

Yanna Fidai

Mentee

Yanna Alexia Fidai

Affiliation

Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom

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Mentor - Dr. Subrata Sarker

Mentor

Dr Subrata Sarker

Affiliation

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Monalisha Raj

Mentee

Abeda Sultana

Affiliation

Military Institute of Science & Technology, Bangladesh

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Mentor - Dr. Subrata Sarker

Mentor

Dr Subrata Sarker

Affiliation

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Kashona Theopolina Iita

Mentee

Kashona Theopolina Iita

Affiliation

National Marine Information Research Centre, Namibia

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Mentor - Dr. Subrata Sarker

Mentor

Dr Subrata Sarker

Affiliation

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Vaishnavi Kumari

Mentee

Vaishnavi Kumari

Affiliation

Central University of Manipur, India

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Mentor - Dr. Subrata Sarker

Mentor

Dr Subrata Sarker

Affiliation

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Jagyandatta Nayak

Mentee

Jagyandatta Nayak

Affiliation

Berhampur University, India

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