The WRRC ‘Ohana is happy to announce Dr. Xiaolong “Leo” Geng’s joint appointment with WRRC and Department of Earth Sciences. A physical scientist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dr. Geng’s research focuses on field monitoring…
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Aurora Kagawa-Viviani Receives the UHM Social Science Research Institute Research Support AwardApril 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Aurora Kagawa-Viviani for receiving a UHM Social Science Research Institute research support award for her proposal “Community Water Science: Urban Pūnāwai as Incubators of Participatory Research and Innovation.” The aim of the project is to merge…
WRRC Undergraduate Research Assistant Awarded the College of Social Sciences Outstanding Graduate Senior AwardApril 2023
Congratulations to Tara Sutton, a WRRC student researcher working with Drs. Leah Bremer and Aurora Kagawa-Viviani on the social outcomes of the Red Hill jet fuel spill. She will graduate with a 3.9 GPA in Communicology, Anthropology, and Ethnic…
Agroforestry Restoration at Pu‘ulaniMarch 2023
In 2018, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) and Kāko‘o ‘Ōiwi, a community-based organization, have worked together to transition a primarily non-native forest to a culturally and ecologically valuable agroforest at Pu‘ulani (heavenly ridge) in Heʻeia, O‘ahu. The…
Managing Cesspools in Hawai‘i: A New Comprehensive ToolMarch 2023
“It’s good to be able to contribute to solving some of our states most challenging issues,” Dr. Chris Shuler stated. Dr. Shuler, a hydrologist and researcher with WRRC, spearheaded the creation on a new user-friendly webpage (www.hawaiicesspooltool.org) with information…
2023 Lau Scholarship Competition — ClosedMarch 2023
The purpose of the scholarship is to further knowledge of Hawai’i’s natural waters by providing financial assistance that may be used for anything related to costs of attendance or research. The scholarship will be awarded to either part-…
New Publications: New Studies on Nitrous OxideMarch 2023
New studies on nitrous oxide (N₂O) were published recently by Dr. Zhiyue Wang, a recent addition to the WRRC ‘Ohana, and his research group. A life cycle assessment study was conducted on a novel biological process harvesting N₂O…
WRRC Participates in Highly Successful UH Research Day at Hawai‘i State CapitolFebruary 2023
WRRC was one of many outstanding University of Hawai‘i Mānoa (UHM) departments participating in Research Day at the Hawai‘i State Capitol on February 7, 2023. UHM Scientist, and undergraduate and graduate students, had the unique opportunity to interact and…
New Publication: Spatial Modeling of Geogenic Indoor Radon Distribution in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea Using Enhanced Machine Learning AlgorithmsJanuary 2023
Congratulations to Sayed Bateni (WRRC and CEE) and colleagues for their recent publication, “Spatial Modeling of Geogenic Indoor Radon Distribution in Chungcheongnam-Do, South Korea Using Enhanced Machine Learning Algorithms.” A study in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea was conducted to determine…
USGS PIWSC Data Release for Seepage Runs on He‘eia Stream and ‘Ioleka‘a Stream, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iFebruary 2023
The USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center is releasing the data for (1) Seepage-run discharge measurements, March 23, 2022, He‘eia Stream and ‘Ioleka‘a Stream, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i (Heidi Kane et al., https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LN3FE0) and (2) Seepage-run discharge measurements, August 9,…