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
Dr. Manvendra SINGH, Deputy Director
Dr. Manvendra Singh is a geoscientist with over 17 years of experience in marine geoscience. He holds a PhD in Geoscience with a specialization in seismology and has contributed to both research and applied scientific work relevant to national needs.
At the Mauritius Oceanography Institute (MOI), his work has focused on multidisciplinary research with particular emphasis on marine hazards, including oil spill studies and response-related applications. He has been involved in scientific cruises, project development, and collaborations at regional and international levels.
He has published in international peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to scientific outreach through media engagements, both locally and internationally, alongside experience in coordinating research activities and working with multidisciplinary scientific teams.
SCIENTIFIC CADRE
| Dr. MUSSAI Prakash | Principal Research Scientist | pmussai@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. SADASING Oocheetsing | Principal Research Scientist | osadasing@moi.intnet.mu |
| Dr. RAMANJOOLOO Avin | Principal Research Scientist | aramanjooloo@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. CURPEN Sarvanen | Principal Research Scientist | scurpen@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. ROY Prerna | Research Scientist | proy@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. SOOROOJEBALLY Rajni | Research Scientist | rsooroojebally@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. RAMDHONY Kamlesh | Research Scientist | kramdhony@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. GOOROOCHURN Oomarsing | Research Scientist | ogooroochurn@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. OOGARAH N. Preeti | Research Scientist | poogarah@moi.intnet.mu |
| Dr. DUMUR NEELAYYA Danishta | 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 |
| Dr. WONG CHIN Jessica Melanie | Associate Research Scientist | mwongchin@moi.intnet.mu |
| Miss AMODE Noushra | Associate Research Scientist | namode@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 |
| Mr. NARRAINEN Damodaren | Technical Assistant/Senior Technical Assistant | dnarrainen@moi.intnet.mu |
TECHNICAL - Laboratory
| Mrs. HARREE-SOMAH Luxmibye | Technical Officer | lharreesomah@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. PECHEUR Ghina Coralie Ornella | Laboratory Attendant | cpecheur@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. HEERA Chaitanya Singh | Laboratory Attendant | cheera@moi.intnet.mu |
FINANCE
| Mr. RAJAH Pranshan | Accountant/Senior Accountant | prajah@moi.intnet.mu |
| Miss GOPAL Nivedita | Accounts Officer | ngopal@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. AUCHAYBUR Venita | Accounts Clerk | vauchaybur@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. GOKOOL Homesh | Accounts Clerk | hgokool@moi.intnet.mu |
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
| Miss BOYJOONAUTH Ranjeeta | Public Relations Officer | rboyjoonauth@moi.intnet.mu |
DOCUMENTATION
| Mrs. MOONESAWMY Asha | Documentation Officer (On Leave without Pay) | aramanah@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. JAUNKEEPERSAD Visham | Management Support Officer (Assigned duties as Documentation Officer) | vjaunkeepersad@moi.intnet.mu |
PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY
| Mr. KUTWAROO Dhruvanand | Procurement and Supply Officer | kkutwaroo@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. MUNGROO CALLYCHURN Celette Anne Sophie | Management Support Officer (Temporary posted in Procurement and Supply Unit) | scallychurn@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. SEETUL Bhoodev | Services to the MOI, Procurement and Supply (Employed on contract) | procurement@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 |
| Mr. SANARUTH Rishi | Handy Worker (Skilled) | rsanaruth@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. MODESTE LOUIS Jacques Fils | Handy Worker (Skilled) | lmodeste@moi.intnet.mu |
ADMINISTRATION
| Mrs. KUREEMAN Lutchmee | Administrative Secretary | administration@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. JOYRAM Maheshwaree | Office Management Assistant | mbabajee@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. GOBURDHAN Diasha | Management Support Officer | dgoburdhan@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. ANGATEEAH Manoj | Management Support Officer | mangateeah@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mr. JAGESSAR Nabil Abdul Rahman | Management Support Officer | njagessar@moi.intnet.mu |
| Miss GOVINDEN Pourvashi | Management Support Officer | pgovinden@moi.intnet.mu |
| Mrs. SUKAI Sarika | Front Desk Officer | sjogarah@moi.intnet.mu |
SUPPORTING STAFF
| Mr. MUNSAH Darmanand | Driver/Office Attendant | |
| Mr. COOPEN Velloo | Driver/Office Attendant | |
| Mr. MICHEL Viswamitra | Driver/Office Attendant | |
| Mr. BEEJAN Avishek | Driver/Office Attendant (On leave without pay) | |
| Mr. CHAMOO Baboo Beekramsingh | Driver/Office Attendant | |
| Mrs. SUBBAROYAN Savitri | Handy Worker |
