Education
Graduate Studies
Interested in joining? Applications from postdoctoral researchers, graduate students and undergraduates are welcome! If you are interested please contact Dr. Jeff Drazen (jdrazen@hawaii.edu). The Oceanography department at UH is a competitive interdisciplinary program. Please, see the Oceanography web site for details on applying. Students are expected to have a good background in Biology and Ecology, an excellent GPA and GRE scores, and letters of recommendation from those who can comment on the candidate's potential for success in graduate school. Applicants for graduate school are also encouraged to apply for fellowships. A list of these can be found here.
Graduate Student Fellowship possibilities
NSF Graduate Fellowships
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (DOD)
NASA Graduate Fellowships
EPA STAR Fellowship
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Office of Naval Research
American Association of University Women
Hertz Foundation
Ford Foundation (for minorities, dissertation fellowship and predoctoral fellowship available)
Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
East-West Center Scholarships at UH
American Meteorolgical Society Graduate Fellowships
K-12 Outreach
Currently, Ms. Michelle Kay (Dole Middle school, Honolulu) is working with the lab to bring the excitement of science and the scientific method into her classroom. Her class webpage contains a variety of photographs and information on her normal class activities as well as those of our collaboration. As part of an NSF funded project, Ms. Kay is participating in field operations, developing lesson plans and teaching materials. Her project blog describing her activities is linked here. Dr. Drazen and other lab members also give lectures and activities at local schools.
Course Instruction
Dr. Drazen teaches (with Dr. Erica Goetze) a graduate course in the Oceanography department entitled the Ecology of Pelagic Marine Animals (OCN627). This course is held in the spring semester and includes lectures, labs, field trips, discussions, and student presentations. I encourage advanced undergraduates and graduate students from other departments to take the course so long as they have had previous coursework in marine ecology or biology. Please contact me if you are interested in taking the course.
With Dr. Craig Smith, Dr. Drazen also teaches Deep-Sea Biology (OCN630). This course is held in the Fall semester and combines lectures and student led discussions. This course is designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates.