The NOAA will award $1,380,554 to the JIMAR at the UHM to support ongoing research on key marine species in the Pacific Ocean, including the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
At a three-day workshop organized by Oceanography professor Brian Glazer and Brenda Asuncion, Loko Iʻa Coordinator at KUA, blended cultural and environmental resilience with contemporary technology. The goals of the workshop included: information exchange to blend local and traditional coastal knowledge about loko iʻa with contemporary sensor technologies and oceanographic research; review lessons learned, understand fishpond restoration challenges, explore environmental sensor needs and knowledge gaps; and chart a course for developing future collaborations and success stories.
Oceanography Professor Ed DeLong discovered nutrient limitation is a key driver in microbe evolution, with the largest single-site microbiome gene catalog to date!
Professor Douglas Luther is a project co-investigator for a wave forecast and notification system for West Maui, where residents can get a six-day “heads-up” of possible large wave run-up and flooding events along specific sections of shoreline. It will be developed by PacIOOS with a $500,000 federal grant.
Brian Glazer is on a team of researchers who developed Loko Iʻa 2.0 iPhone app, a mobile app that allows users to explore Heʻeia fishpond.
Oceanography Professor and Director of UH Sea Level Center, Mark Merrifield, helped in tracking ocean levels, allowing the team to provide a glimpse of high water levels to come.
Cooperating Graduate Faculty Member Barabra Bruno is recognized as a faculty member who demonstates an ongoing commitment to enhancing diversity
Grieg Steward and oceanography post-doc, Olivia Nigro, are some of the first to show virus prescence in the ocean basement. Their work is inspired and partly made possible because of the pionerring work done by the late Jim Cowen.
IPRC initiated cooperation for the benefit of PhD students, who can now to be supervised by faculty from both institutions. IPRC Director, Kelvin Richards, and members including Niklas Schneider are of the first to work in collaboration.
Oceanographer Bo Qiu headed the reserach which helped improve the understanding of ocean circulation, and determined when sea level can be used in the calculations.
At the "From the Mountains to the Sea" biannual conference, SOEST members including David Karl and Kathleen Ruttenberg presented their reserach.
Professor David Karl helped to unlock the puzzle of marine methane by adding a manmade chemical to seawater.
Pictures from Oceanography Student's and Faculty travels
Directory of department personnel (PDF).
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