Sara K. Yeo

Graduate Student
Department of Oceanography
University of Hawaii at Manoa
1000 Pope Road
Honolulu, HI 96822

Email: sarayeo(at)hawaii.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Characterizing the microbial community in surface waters of Kane’ohe Bay and observing the effects of environmental forcing on microbial community structure.

FACULTY ADVISOR

Dr. Michael S. Rappé, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

EDUCATION

2005 - present, M.S. Student (Biological Oceanography), University of Hawaii at Manoa
2005, B.S. Oceanography, Hawaii Pacific University

PAST RESEARCH

Cultivation of a novel marine bacterial isolate from Station ALOHA and optimization of growth conditions (Advisor: Dr. Bob Bidigare)

Cultivation of marine bacteria from surface waters in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii (Advisor: Dr. Mike Rappé)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2005, Myron B. Thompson Academy - Marine biology field courses