Dr. Jani Tanzil is a marine ecologist known for her research on corals and marine ecosystem dynamics. Focusing on understanding the marine environment and coral responses to climate and environmental challenges, she hopes her work will improve strategies for environmental assessments, resource management policies, and ecosystem recovery. She holds an MSc in Tropical Coastal Management from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and a PhD in Computational Science from the University of Amsterdam which involved using coral "bands" to reconstruct historical coral growth rates in Southeast Asia. Currently, she serves as Facility Director of the St. John's Island National Marine Laboratory and is a Senior Research Fellow at NUS’ Tropical Marine Science Institute. Additionally in Singapore, she leads the Marine Environment Sensing Network project as well as a reef restoration research project.