{"id":82,"date":"2020-06-24T02:51:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T02:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:42:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T23:42:43","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/ges\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Research Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GES-@-BUOYS-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GES-@-BUOYS-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GES-@-BUOYS-1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GES-@-BUOYS-1-768x288.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading82_7cbe7c-42 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_7cbe7c-42\"><strong>Faculty-Mentored Research<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each GES student performs faculty-mentored original research, writes a thesis and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/ges\/symposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">presents their findings<\/span><\/a> to the public. Faculty mentors include SOEST faculty\u2014global leaders in the fields of ocean, earth, atmospheric, climate, and space sciences\u2014along with other UHM faculty experts in natural resource management, coral reefs, water quality, marine biology, environmental planning, public health, environmental anthropology, and sustainability. Throughout the GES degree program, students are engaged in fieldwork, laboratory work, and field trips, and have access to deep ocean and coastal research vessels as well as SOEST\u2019s world-class <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.himb.hawaii.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hawai\u2018i Institute of Marine Biology<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading82_5b7a86-c2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_5b7a86-c2\"><strong>Resources for Research, Thesis, and Presentation<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below you will find resources to help you complete your research and thesis requirement. Faculty members who are new to mentoring GES students are encouraged to utilize these resources as well! Click on the links to go to these resources and\/or download the files. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/ges\/ges-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/strong> page may be an additional and helpful resource as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Research<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GES-Research-at-a-Glance-for-New-Mentors.pdf\">For New Mentors: GES Research at a Glance<\/a><\/strong> (PDF) <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#87ddda\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kb-palette-2-color\">NEW<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GES-Research-Thesis-Guide-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GES Research and Thesis Guide for Mentors and Students<\/a><\/strong> (PDF) <font size=\"2\"><em>current as of January 24, 2024<\/em><\/font> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/ges\/research\/roadmap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GES Research and Thesis Roadmap<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; a step-by-step and visual guide to conducting research and writing your thesis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/ges\/mentor-directory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GES directory of faculty mentors willing to mentor GES students<\/strong><\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/ges\/ges-theses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>List of submitted GES theses<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; for project ideas and possible mentors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/ges\/student-experiences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GES students&#8217; co-curricular experiences<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; ideas for research and activities on and around campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Thesis<\/span> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Thesis Proposal template<\/strong> (WIP) <font size=\"2\">updated February 2025 <\/font>| <strong>Sample thesis proposal for reference<\/strong> (WIP) (reference for completing the proposal)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name your PDF in this format: &#8220;Last Name, First Name Term Year&#8221;. E.g. &#8220;Doe, Jane Spring &#8217;25&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email Subject: &#8220;Thesis proposal &#8211; Name&#8221;. E.g. &#8220;Thesis proposal &#8211; Jane Doe&#8221; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cc your research mentor(s) when you submit your thesis proposal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sample-Semester-Thesis-Timeline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sample semester thesis timeline<\/strong><\/a> (PDF) | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sample-Summer-Thesis-Timeline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sample summer thesis timeline<\/strong><\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GES-Thesis-Template-2025.docx\">GES MS Word formatted thesis template<\/a> (does not work properly in Google Docs)<\/strong> <font size=\"2\"><em>current as of September 4, 2025<\/em> <\/font><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GES-Style-and-Policy-Guide-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">GES Thesis Style and Policy Guide<\/a><\/strong> (PDF) <font size=\"2\"><em>current as of October 5, 2023<\/em> <\/font><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GES-Thesis-Evaluation-Form-2020-fillable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GES thesis assessment rubric<\/strong><\/a> (PDF fillable) | <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdcmUxeeOxM0l89sRoHfqn3B5irafIEbhCAW-OG7v1msx9fQg\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GES thesis assessment form<\/a><\/strong> (Google form)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Presentation (at the GES Symposium)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GES-Symposium-Guidelines-for-Students-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GES Symposium Guidelines for Students<\/strong><\/a> (PDF)<font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Speaker-Bio-Guidelines-for-GES-Students.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Speaker Bio Guidelines for Students<\/strong><\/a> (PDF) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/ges\/symposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Symposium Recordings<\/a><\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Guide-to-reviewing-GES-student-presentations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Guide to reviewing GES student presentations<\/strong><\/a> (PDF) &#8211; for faculty reviewers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/hSsMHSuztUYyEuP68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">GES presentation assessment form<\/a> <\/strong>(Google form)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-82_103091-3e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following websites are not maintained by GES. If you have any questions pertaining to any of the resources below, contact the corresponding department or organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Important note<\/span><\/strong>: not all projects are appropriate or eligible for the GES thesis. You must submit a thesis proposal, and which must be approved, before you begin a research project that you intend as basis for your thesis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Maintained by various units within the UH System<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/soestwp\/education\/undergraduate\/educational-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SOEST Research and Mentoring Resources<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/hawaii.edu\/nhsemp\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Native Hawaiian Science &amp; Engineering Mentorship Program<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; for students of Native Hawaiian, Polynesian, Alaska Native, and Native American ancestry)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/undergrad\/urop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; ForagerOne database of faculty mentors and available research projects&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/undergrad\/urop\/student-funding\/erc\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Entering Research and Creative Work (ERC)<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 for students who have &gt;60 credits remaining to complete<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/patricknichols.weebly.com\/opihi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our Project In Hawaii\u2019s Intertidal (OPIHI)<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/oceanography\/oceanwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/OPIHI-Recruitment-Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recruitment Flyer<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/reu.pbrc.hawaii.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Environmental Biology for Pacific Islanders<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/undergrad\/urop\/sure\/sure-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UROP Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pi-casc.soest.hawaii.edu\/about\/surf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PI-CASC Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; climate science and environmental issues in Hawai\u02bbi and Guam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.noaa.gov\/state-competitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sea Grant Program Funding Opportunities<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/research\/centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>UHM<\/strong> <strong>Research Centers<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/research\/units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>UHM Research Units<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; to find research topics and researchers who may potentially be willing to be a mentor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/uhintern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES)<\/a><\/strong> (UH Hilo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Maintained by organizations outside of the UH System<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/office-education\/hollings-scholarship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.noaa.gov\/pacific-islands\/outreach-and-education\/pacific-islands-fisheries-science-center-young-scientist-opportunity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center&nbsp;Young Scientist Opportunity (PYSO)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Updated May 9, 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_7cbe7c-42, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_7cbe7c-42[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_7cbe7c-42\"]{font-size:36px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_7cbe7c-42 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_7cbe7c-42[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_7cbe7c-42\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_7cbe7c-42 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_7cbe7c-42[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_7cbe7c-42\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_5b7a86-c2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_5b7a86-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_5b7a86-c2\"]{font-style:normal;color:#474747;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_5b7a86-c2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_5b7a86-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_5b7a86-c2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_5b7a86-c2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82_5b7a86-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82_5b7a86-c2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-82_103091-3e .kt-block-spacer{height:21px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-82_103091-3e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eeeeee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty-Mentored Research Each GES student performs faculty-mentored original research, writes a thesis and presents their findings to the public. 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