Personnel
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
Dr. Pierre Edgard Daniel MARIE, Director
Dr. P.E.D Marie was promoted to Director of the Mauritius Oceanography Institute (MOI) on July 19, 2024. He holds a B.Sc. Joint Honours degree in Chemistry and Environmental Studies (EVS) and a Ph.D. in Natural Product Chemistry. He received a scholarship from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) for his M.Phil./Ph.D. at the University of Mauritius and was awarded a scholarship from the Association of Commonwealth Universities (AUC) to complete his Ph.D. research work at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2002, Dr. Marie won the “Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie” (AUF) postdoctoral fellowship, which allowed him to pursue a year of research at the Université Catholique de Louvain in Brussels, Belgium. He joined the MOI in 2000 as a Project Officer in Chemical Oceanography and later became a Principal Research Scientist in 2009. He also served as Officer-in-Charge of the Institute from December 2012 to January 2014, August 2015 to June 2016, and December 2020 to July 2024. On July 1, 2016, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Mauritius Oceanography Institute. As a researcher, Dr. Marie has pioneered marine-derived pharmaceutical research and contribute largely to the overall development of Oceanography in Mauritius.
Mrs. Nazli TEGALLY - Confidential Secretary
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Mr. Javed Iqbal MOSAHEB
Mr. Javed Mosaheb possessed a BSc [Marine Biology], a BSc [Biochemistry with Molecular Biology] and MSc Coastal and Ocean Management. He had worked as adviser at the Albion Fisheries Research Centre for 8 years before joining the Mauritius Oceanography Institute in June 2005. His research interests are mainly in the field of Environmental Impact Assessment, Coastal Erosion and Marine Ecology. He was the focal point person for Mauritius for COI/EU Coral Reef Monitoring Regional Project. He is the main author of a book on "Biostatistics" and co-author of the "Field Guide to Coastal Fishes of Mauritius". He has also published several research papers.
SCIENTIFIC CADRE
| Dr. SINGH Manvendra | Principal Research Scientist | msingh@moi.intnet.mu |
| Dr. MUSSAI Prakash | Principal Research Scientist | pmussai@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. SADASING Oocheetsing | Research Scientist - Assigned duties of Principal Research Scientist | osadasing@moi.intnet.mu |
| Dr. RAMANJOOLOO Avin | Research Scientist | aramanjooloo@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. CURPEN Sarvanen | Research Scientist | scurpen@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. ROY Prerna | Associate Research Scientist | proy@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. SOOROOJEBALLY Rajni | Associate Research Scientist | rsooroojebally@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. RAMDHONY Kamlesh | Associate Research Scientist | kramdhony@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. GOOROOCHURN Oomarsing | Associate Research Scientist | ogooroochurn@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. OOGARAH N. Preeti | Associate Research Scientist | poogarah@moi.intnet.mu |
| Dr. DUMUR NEELAYYA Danishta | Associate Research Scientist | ddumur@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. BHIWAJEE Rohinee | Associate Research Scientist | rbhiwajee@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. SADIEN Murughen | Associate Research Scientist | smurughen@moi.intnet.mu |
| Miss AUDIT Anishta | Associate Research Scientist | aauditmanna@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. JORAI Avijit | Associate Research Scientist | ajorai@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. SEETOHUL Tooshit Kumar | Associate Research Scientist | tseetohul@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. BHUJUN-SEENUNDUN Yushma | Associate Research Scientist | ybhujun@moi.intnet.mu |
IT SECTION
| Mr. BHANTOO Vivekanand | IT Manager | vbhantoo@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. MARTIAL Eric | Systems Administrator | emartial@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. ASKOOLUM Prathav | IT Officer | paskoolum@moi.intnet.mu |
TECHNICAL
| Mr. SAMYAN Chettanand | Technical Assistant/Senior Technical Assistant | csamyan@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. HARREE-SOMAH Luxmibye | Technical Officer | lharreesomah@moi.intnet.mu |
FINANCE
| Mr. RAJAH Pranshan | Accountant/Senior Accountant | prajah@moi.intnet.mu |
| Miss GOPAL Nivedita | Accounts Officer | ngopal@moi.intnet.mu |
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
| Miss BOYJOONAUTH Ranjeeta | Public Relations Officer | rboyjoonauth@moi.intnet.mu |
DOCUMENTATION
| Mrs. MOONESAWMY Asha | Documentation Officer | aramanah@moi.intnet.mu |
PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY
| Mr. KUTWAROO Dhruvanand | Procurement and Supply Officer | kkutwaroo@moi.intnet.mu |
HUMAN RESOURCE
| Mrs. RATHOA DHOORAH Bhavna | Human Resource Officer/Senior Human Resource Officer | hro@moi.intnet.mu |
SAFETY AND HEALTH
| Mrs. JAHAJEEAH Bhinashi | Safety and Health Officer (Part-time) | hso@moi.intnet.mu |
PLANT AND MAINTENANCE
| Mr. CHUTOOREE Vishall | Plant and Maintenance Officer | vchutooree@moi.intnet.mu |
ADMINISTRATION
| Mrs. KUREEMAN Lutchmee | Administrative Secretary | administration@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. JOYRAM Maheshwaree | Office Management Assistant | mbabajee@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. JAUNKEEPERSAD Visham | Management Support Officer | vjaunkeepersad@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. GOBURDHAN Diasha | Management Support Officer | dgoburdhan@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. ANGATEEAH Manoj | Management Support Officer | mangateeah@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. SUKAI Sarika | Front Desk Officer | sjogarah@moi.intnet.mu |
SUPPORTING STAFF
| Mr. MUNSAH Dharmanand | Driver/Office Attendant | |
| Mr. COOPEN Velloo | Driver/Office Attendant | |
| Mr. MICHEL Vishwamitra | Driver/Office Attendant | |
| Mr. BEEJAN Avishek | Driver/Office Attendant | |
| Mr. CHAMOO Baboo Beekramsingh | Driver/Office Attendant | |
| Mrs. SUBBAROYAN Savitri | Handy Worker |
