The thesis proposal defense of Ms. Ma. Caezare Mae R. Cariño was held on Nov. 29, 2019 at the NIGS Multipurpose Room. Her proposal defense was part of the second installment of the NIGS Proposal Colloquium and the first for A.Y. 2019-2020. Her thesis proposal is on Changes in Coccolithophore and Planktonic Foraminifera Flux in the Inner Sea and Kardiva Channel of the Maldives, Indian Ocean. Her thesis adviser is Dr. Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay with co-adviser, Dr. Martin Wiesner.