Search begins for next SOEST dean
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Office of the Provost has formally initiated the search for the next dean of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST). The search advisory committee reporting to Provost Michael Bruno has been established to start the search process.
SOEST is widely recognized as a world-class research and academic institution. It is ranked in the top 1% globally for atmospheric science, earth science and oceanography. The mission of SOEST is to serve society through uplifting and expanding new knowledge about our oceans, Earth, atmosphere and planets, and enhancing the quality of life in Hawaiʻi, the nation and across the globe, by providing world-class research and education, contributing to a high-tech economy, and promoting the sustainable and resilient use of the environment.
Denise Konan, dean of the College of Social Sciences, will chair the search advisory committee, whose members are as follows:
- Rosie Alegado, associate professor, Department of Oceanography and UH Sea Grant, Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education, SOEST
- Alex Culley, associate researcher, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, SOEST
- Jenny Engels, ADVANCE grant co-principal investigator, community member
- Jennifer Griswold, associate professor and chair, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, SOEST
- Amir Haroon, assistant professor, Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, SOEST
- Anita Lopez, director of Research Vessel Operations, RCUH member
- Teresa Medeiros, fiscal manager, UH staff
- Gregory Moore, emeritus professor, Department of Earth Sciences, SOEST
- Yuta Norden, graduate student
- Robert Toonen, professor and Gates Endowed chair, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, SOEST
The committee will recommend finalists to Provost Bruno, who will then recommend a selectee to the UH president.
The search process has started and will lead into the spring 2025 semester with finalists invited to campus in spring and anticipated start date for the new dean in fall 2025.
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