Category: News and Events

A new review paper on nutrient recovery from waste was recently published by Dr. Zhiyue Wang, an assistant professor in the Water Resources Research Center and the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering. The review explores the potential of…

In the beginning of August, researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) and the East-West Center traveled to Pago Pago, Tutuila, for a research engagement workshop co-organized by WRRC and the American Samoa Community College (ASCC).…

We are pleased to announce Dr. Tao Yan as the new Director of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), effective August 1, 2024. Dr. Yan joined WRRC in 2021 and was appointed Associate Director in…

The WRRC welcomed Dr. Chris Shuler as a new faculty member on August 1, 2024. Dr. Shuler has long standing ties with WRRC as an affiliate researcher. His current research focuses on ground and surface water resources, climate impacts in…

The WRRC ʻOhana welcomed a new faculty member, Dr. Emily Marron on June 3, 2024. Dr. Marron is an environmental engineer and chemist, and joins WRRC from the University of Utah. She is interested in understanding the effects of chemical contaminants…

A paper was recently published in the International Journal of Climatology by Kristen Sanfilippo and other researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi, the State Univeristy of New York at Albany and Clark University. Despite the many developments in methods to…

To address water-related issues in Hawaiʻi and beyond, a Hydrological Sciences Summit, hosted by the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) began on February 15. The summit brought together approximately 30 participants from UH and several universities in North America including…

(From left to right): Mia Comeros, Kellie Cole, Julynn Iʻi at the WRRC Booth at the 2024 UH Mānoa Research Day at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol. The WRRC was one of the many departments that showcased their research to legislators…

A new paper on mapping daily air temperature was recently published by Dr. Keri Kodama, an East-West Center Fellow and WRRC Affiliate Faculty, and other researchers at the University of Hawai’i. The paper introduces a piecewise linear regression model used…

Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge. On October 30, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, discovered that the pond had turned pink. The Clean Water Branch of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health…