Blake Stoner-Osborne (Oceanography, PhD) presented his work on using stable isotope analysis of amino acids as a food web tracer for reef-derived primary production to offshore food webs in the Hawaiian Islands.  The presentation, "Compound-specific Stable Isotope Analysis Can Reveal Island-Associated Zooplankton Contributions to Pelagic Food Webs Around the Hawaiian Islands” was held at the American Fisheries Society Pacific Islands Chapter Meeting in Honolulu in May.

Kate Feloy (Oceanography, PhD) delivered a poster presentation, “Regional Temperature Variability and Heat Stress Around the Main Hawaiian Islands over the 21st Century” at the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in Washington DC in December. 

Jessica Glazner (Marine Biology, PhD) presented, "From Seabirds to Sewage: Investigating Sources of Terrestrial Enrichment to Coral Reefs" at the 2024 Reef Futures symposium in Riviera Maya, Mexico in December.

Kirby Parnell, with Brijonnay Madrigal (Marine Biology) shared ʻIke from SMMILE: “Strengthening Marine Mammal Education Globally” at the Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium in April regarding their workshop at the Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference in Perth, Australia in 2024. At the conference, Kirby and Brijonnay led the workshop, “SMMILE Toolbox: Building Inclusive Science Education Opportunities”

Kirby also shared results from chapter 2 of her dissertation in a poster presentation at the conference. Parnell, K., Fertitta, K., Diaz, A., Smith, C., Thompson, P., Patton, P., Charrier, I., Barbieri, M., Pacini, A., Bejder, L. Talking story with 'īlio holo i ka uaua (Hawaiian monk seals): First descriptions of underwater sound production in free-ranging individuals. Poster. 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Perth, Australia, 11-15 Nov. 2024.

Maryann Webb (Marine Biology) presented, " Why is it so hard to sample cryptofauna?” during the Tester Symposium in April.   Maryann explained the process in utilizing Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) to sample cryptic biota across depth gradients in American Sāmoa.

Sophia Rahnke (Marine Biology) presented research from her dissertation titled ”Exploring size-structure, seasonality, and predator-prey interactions in Hawaii’s reef fisheries” at both the American Fisheries Society and Ecological Society of America annual meetings. This work describes how different forms of fisheries management impact fish populations and harvest in Hawaiʻi's coral reefs.    

Gerardo Rivera Tello (Atmospheric Sciences) gave a poster presentation at the Wyrkti Symposium in Honolulu this past March entitled, “Dynamics and impacts of Coastal El Niño events in global climate models”.      

Shannon Cranston (Oceanography) defended her thesis titled, "Contrasting Metabolic Responses to Nutrient Enrichment and Thermal Stress in Hawaiian Corals: Insights from Net and Gross Primary Productivity "

Shannon also presented "Implementing the Coral Bleaching Automated Stress System: A Maldivian Reef Case Study" at the BUOYS Department of Oceanography & Uehiro Yearly Symposium in February.   

Jade Comellas (Earth and Planetary Science) attended the Lunar and Planetary Conference in Houston in March where presented, ‘Using Visir and Raman to Study FE-Serpentine Hisingerite: Supporting Supercam’s Search for Alteration Materials on Mars”. 

Assistant Professor of Marine Science UH Hilo, Continuous

Student Social Media Coordinator  ICRS (PT) 5/9/25

Animal Telemetry Postdoctoral Fellow The Smithsonian Institution 5/19/25

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Aquatic Biologist III, State of Hawaii, Continuous

Aquatic Biologist IV, State of Hawaii, Continuous

Geologist I, State of Hawaii, Continuous

Advancing Equity Award, The Organization of Biological Field Stations, 6/20/2025

Assistant Professor of Marine Science HPU, Continuous

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