Meet the Interns

2012 University of Hawaii REU Interns

Lori Bothwell

Lori Bothwell

REU 2012

Project: Leaf litter decomposition and temperature in Hawaiian tropical forests

Mentor: Christian Giardina & Creighton Litton

Agency: USFS-IPIF

 
Alexis Dziedziech

Alexis Dziedziech

REU 2012

Project: Resource allocation and competition experienced by I'iwi

Mentor: Bob Peck

Agency: USGS-Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center

 
Louise Economy

Louise Economy

REU 2012

Project: Carbon dioxide concentrations in freshwater systems and their influence on carbonate saturation

Mentor: Steven Colbert

Agency: UH Hilo Marine Science

 
Mickhale Green

Mickhale Green

REU 2012

Project:Microbiol water quality in Hilo Bay

Mentor: Tracy Wiegner

Agency: UH Hilo Marine Science

 
Edgar Lugo

Edgar Lugo

REU 2012

Project: Eluetherodactylus coqui: Social behaviors of the male species

Mentor: Gary Ten Eyck

Agency: UH Hilo-College of Pharmacy

 
Emily Mishina

Emily Mishina

REU 2012

Project: The Kipuka Project: Study of bird nesting and rat diet

Mentor: Dan Gruner

Agency: University of Maryland

 
Peter Sepulveda

Peter Sepulveda

REU 2012

Project: Trunk epiphyte species and frequency across an elevation gradient in the north-eastern section of Hawaii Island

Mentor: Jon Price

Agency: UH Hilo Geography

 
Kanoelani Steward

Kanoe Steward

REU 2012

Project: Tissue nutrient pools and growth rates of the opportunistic alga Ulva spp. on Hawaii's leeward coast

Mentor: Bruce Dudley

Agency: USFS-Institute for Pacific Island Forestry

 
Malia Stewart

Malia Stewart

REU 2012

Project: Investigating functional diversity of seedlings

Mentor: Laura Warman

Agency: USFS-Institute for Pacific Island Forestry

 
Laurence Walsh

Laurence Walsh

REU 2012

Project:The effect of topography and substrate age on nutrient availability

Mentor: Kealoha Kinney/Susan Cordell

Agency: USFS-Institute for Pacific Island Forestry