Aquaponics Systems
Integrated food production coupling fish cultivation with plant hydroponics — closing nutrient loops for sustainable urban food security.
Aquaponics Systems
Research
We develop integrated aquaponics systems that sustainably produce fish and vegetables by leveraging nutrient cycling between aquaculture and hydroponics. Our research examines microbial ecology, system design optimization, and food safety in closed-loop production systems, with a focus on tropical and urban environments.
Our group has pioneered decoupled aquaponics — separating fish and plant units for independent optimization — and demonstrated superior nitrogen utilization and yield compared to traditional coupled designs. We also investigate the application of micro-nanobubble aeration to enhance plant yield and nitrification in aquaponic systems.
- Decoupled and coupled aquaponics design and optimization
- Microbiome dynamics and nitrification efficiency
- Nitrogen transformation and fate in floating-raft aquaponics
- Micro-nanobubble aeration for enhanced plant yield
- Sustainable protein production for urban food security
- Water quality management and pathogen control
- Economic and lifecycle analysis of aquaponics systems
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