BIO

Dr. Siti Aminah Ibrahim is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), specialising in coastal and estuarine pollution, with a focus on microplastics and associated chemical contaminants. Her research integrates field-based ecological surveys with laboratory analyses, including μ-FTIR spectroscopy for polymer characterisation and LC–MS/MS for detecting organic and endocrine-disrupting compounds. She has examined the occurrence, trophic transfer, and ecological impacts of microplastics in benthic and intertidal organisms, as well as the health and biodiversity of mangrove and estuarine ecosystems.

Her involvement in collaborative research projects across Malaysia, Japan, and Germany has enabled her to develop interdisciplinary approaches that link organism-level responses to ecosystem-scale processes. Currently, she leads studies on microplastics and chemical contaminants in coastal ecosystems, aiming to understand pollutant dynamics, bioaccumulation, and their effects on ecosystem health. Dr Aminah’s research vision is to generate actionable knowledge and information as a fundamental to support sustainable coastal management and evidence-based conservation strategies.

UMT APPOINTMENTS

Postdoctoral Scholar at the Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), (2025 – Present).

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Postdoctoral Scholar at the Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), (2025 – Present)

• Visiting Researcher at the Laboratory of Coastal and Ecology Conservation, Kochi University, Japan, (July – August, 2025)

• Teaching and Research Assistant at the Laboratory of Coastal and Ecology Conservation, Kochi University, Japan, (March, 2020 – March, 2023)

• Research Assistant at the Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). (April 2015 – August, 2018)

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Postgraduate Officer, at Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), (September. 2018 – March, 2019)

• Postgraduate Coordinator at the HELP University, Malaysia (April, 2012 – March 2015).

EDUCATIONS

• Doctor of Philosophy, in Coastal Ecology and Conservation (Microplastics),

Ehime University, Japan (2023).

• Master of Science (Full research), in Forest Management and Ecosystem Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), (2019).

• Master of Science (Research attachment), in Forstwissenschaften und Waldökologie (Forest Science and Ecology), Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany, (2019).

• Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), (2014).

Journal article

1. Aminah, I. S., Ikejima, K., & Vermeiren, P. (2023). Ingestion and translocation of microplastics in tissues of deposit-feeding crabs (Grapsoidea, Ocypodoidea) in Kochi estuary, Japan. Marine Environmental Research, 192, 106252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106252 (Q1, WoS and SCOPUS indexed).

2. Aminah, I. S., & Ikejima, K. (2023). Potential sources of microplastic contamination in laboratory analysis and a protocol for minimising contamination. Monit. Assess, 195, 808. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11410-7(Q2, WoS and SCOPUS indexed).

3. Aminah, I. S., Roslan, M. K. M., Sasekumar, A., Ainuddin, N. A., and Faridah-Hanum, I. (2020). Crab composition and abundance in different age stands of Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia. Malaysian Forester, 83(1), 103-113. (Q4, SCOPUS indexed)

4. Faridah-Hanum, Yusoff, F.M., Fitrianto, A., Ainuddin, N. A., Gandaseca, S., Zaiton, S., Norizah, K., Nurhidayu, S., Roslan, M. K., Hakeem, K. R., Shamsuddin, I., Adnan, I., Awang Noor, A. G., Balqis, A. R.S., Rhyma, P. P., Aminah, I.S., Hilaluddin, F., and Fatin, R. (2019). Development of a comprehensive Mangrove Quality Index (MQI) in Matang Mangrove: Assessing mangrove ecosystem health. Ecological Indicators, 102,103-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind. 2019.02.030 (Q1, WoS and SCOPUS indexed).

5. Faridah-Hanum, Yusoff, F.M., Fitrianto, A., Ainuddin, N. A., Gandaseca, S., Zaiton, S., Norizah, K., Nurhidayu, S., Roslan, M. K., Hakeem, K. R., Shamsuddin, I., Adnan, I., Awang Noor, A. G., Balqis, A. R.S., Rhyma, P. P., Ibrahim, S. A., Hilaluddin, F., and Fatin, R. (2019). How to develop a comprehensive Mangrove Quality Index? MethodX, 6, 1591-1599. https: // doi.org /10.1016/j.mex.2019.06.014 (Q1, WoS and SCOPUS indexed).

Chapter in Books

1. Aminah, I. S., Behara, S., Ganugapenta, S., & Ariffin, E. H. (2025). Pollution-driven shifts in marine ecosystems: The Influence of heavy metals, organic contaminants, and microplastics. In Ganugapenta, S. (Eds.), Coastal Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Shifts: Tracing the Impact of Human Activities (pp. in printing). SpringerNature Switzerland AG. (WoS indexed).

2. Ganugapenta, S., Ariffin, E. H, Aminah, I. S., Behara, S., Ballari, L., & Nadimikeri, J. (2025). Seasonal Patterns of Physico-chemical Parameters and Heavy Metal Concentrations in the Swarnamukhi Estuary, Southeastern Coast of India. In Ganugapenta, S. (Eds.), Coastal Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Shifts: Tracing the Impact of Human Activities (pp. in printing). SpringerNature Switzerland AG. (WoS indexed).

3. Siti Aminah Ibrahim, Faridah-Hanum, I., and Mohd Fazriq Mohd Ali Napiah. (2016). Crab signal system. In Faridah Qamaruz Zaman and Nasir Baharuddin (Eds.). Nature’s Yield and Wonders of Art (NYAWA) 16: Brain ( 116-119). UPM Press, Serdang. ISBN 978-967-960-415-3

4. Faridah-Hanum, I., Mohamad Aris Mohd Moklas, and Siti Aminah Ibrahim. (2016). High brain. In Faridah Qamaruz Zaman and Nasir Baharuddin (Eds.). Nature’s Yield and Wonders of Art (NYAWA)16: Brain (pp. 36-39). UPM Press, Serdang. ISBN 978-967-960-415-3

5. Faridah-Hanum, I. and Siti Aminah Ibrahim. (2015). Ornithophily. In Faridah Qamaruz Zaman, Nasir Baharuddin, and Shureen Faris A. Shukor, I. (Eds.). Nature’s Yield and Wonders of Art (NYAWA ’15):  Birds (pp. 28-29). UPM Press, Serdang. ISBN 978-977-960-369-9  

Proceeding

1. I. SitiAminah. (2016, August 8 -17). The composition of crabs (Crustacea; Brachyura) in managed and unmanaged mangroves at the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia. International Conference on Sustainable Forest Development in View of Climate Change (SFDCC), Serdang. 42.

Conference Presentations

• 2021 – Oral Presenter

International Online Symposium on Environmental Microplastics. Singapore. November 10^th – 12^th, 2021.

• 2016 – Oral Presenter

International Conference on Sustainable Forest Development in View of Climate Change (SFDCC). Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Malaysia. August 8^th – 17^th, 2016.

Research Interests

• Microplastics
• Nanoplastics
• Marine debris
• Coastal pollution