Han Quach, Author at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Oceanography

SOEST becomes world’s 1st with accredited degree for environmental science

by Han Quach on February 1, 2023 with No Comments

After an exhaustive two-year application and evaluation process, the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa’s Bachelor of Science program in Global Environmental Science (GES) recently became the world’s first environmental science program to be awarded accreditation by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission … Read More

Congratulations to Anamica Bedi de Silva on receiving the Fall 2022 STAR Achievement Scholarship!

by Han Quach on November 30, 2022 with No Comments

It is a great pleasure to announce that Anamica Bedi de Silva is the Fall 2022 recipient of the STAR Achievement Scholarship. This award of $1,730 is presented to Oceanography graduate student(s) for academic performance, papers published, participation at conferences … Read More

Kelsey McBeain Awarded RCUH Employee of the Year

by Han Quach on November 7, 2022 with No Comments

Kelsey McBeain received the RCUH Employee of the Year Award. As a lab research technician with oceanographers Kyle Edwards and Grieg Steward, Kelsey is responsible for maintaining a unique collection of phytoplankton and virus cultures isolated from the ocean waters … Read More

Angelicque White Appointed Secretary Position on AGU Cabinet

by Han Quach on November 7, 2022 with No Comments

Congratulations to Angelicque White on her AGU cabinet appointment!

Undergraduate investigates pollution’s effect on watershed microbes

by Han Quach on October 27, 2022 with No Comments

The potential impacts of pollutants, including caffeine, the herbicide glyphosate and the broad-spectrum antibiotic sulfamethoxazole, on microbial communities in stream and coastal environments was the focus of Sofia Suesue’s senior thesis research in the University of Hawai‘i (UH) Mānoa Global … Read More

First place, scholarship for GES student’s clean-energy tech presentation

by Han Quach on October 27, 2022 with No Comments

A SOEST student’s work to improve the efficiency of fuel-cell technology was awarded first place in the student poster presentation session at the 13th World Filtration Congress in October. The honor came with a scholarship from the American Filtration Society. … Read More

Graduate student Ryo Dobashi received the “Young Scientist Best Presentation Award” by the organizing committee of Japan Oceanographic Society Fall Meeting 2022

by Han Quach on September 14, 2022 with No Comments

Graduate Student Maria Stedmon Wins Outstanding Poster Presentation at the 2022 Hawaiʻi Conservation Conferences

by Han Quach on August 16, 2022 with No Comments

Denise B. Evans Fellowships Support Graduate Students’ Ocean Research

by Han Quach on August 16, 2022 with No Comments

Two SOEST graduate students, Gabrielle Stedman and Martin Van Aswegen, were selected as this year’s Denise B. Evans Fellows. These awards support outstanding SOEST graduate students who are chosen based on publications, presentations, research endeavors, and potential impact in their … Read More

Deep-sea mining noise pollution will stretch hundreds of miles

by Han Quach on July 20, 2022 with No Comments

A study on underwater noise pollution from seabed mining operations found that noise from one mine alone could travel approximately 500 kilometers (roughly 311 miles) in gentle weather conditions, which could affect the understudied species that live in the deep … Read More