Marine Option Program Projects Library
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Denotes award received at annual statewide MOP Symposium
Spring 2023
- Christensen, Caden
- High Elevation Surveys for ʻUaʻu Burrows on Mauna Kea
- Best Research Presentation, 2023 MOP Symposium
- Lewis, Sydney
- Hawaiʻi Island fishing line recycling and public education program
- Sherwood Maynard Ocean Impact Award, 2023 MOP Symposium
- Anna Toy Ng Memorial Award, 2023 MOP Symposium
- Maassen, Miranda
- Molou, Chloe
- University of Hawaiʻi Seawords Liaison
- Best Internship Presentation, 2023 MOP Symposium
Spring 2022
- Enright, Brooke
- Ferreira Colman, Sofia
- Seascape Ecology and 3D Photogrammetry Can Elucidate the Relationships Between Coral Patch Characteristics and Chaetodontidae Assemblage Patterns at Laehala, Hilo
- Best Research Presentation, 2020 MOP Symposium
- Jarvis, Olivia
- Observing Patterns in UH Hilo MOP Turtle Tagging Data through Statistical Analysis
- Best Research Presentation, 2022 MOP Symposium
- Kelling, Dylan
- Hoe! ʻŌ, ʻŌ, ʻO ia! Integrating Traditional Hawaiian Protocols into Marine Field and Lab Courses
- John Craven Award for Ocean Impact, 2022 MOP Symposium
- Rosa, Sheldon
- Whetstone, Clara
- Internship with Ocean Era: Hawaiian Macroalgae (limu) Culturing Techniques for Future Offshore Demonstration
- Best Internship Presentation, 2021 MOP Symposium
Fall 2021
- Bembenek, Brooke
- Cain, Alexandria
- Tomlin, Reve
Spring 2021
- Rohlf, Lindsey
- Runyan, Alexa
- Sanderson, Grant
- Statistics Workflows for Environmental DNA Observational Data
- PACON Internation Award, 2021 MOP Symposium
Fall 2020
- Honea, Jastine
- Patterns of Morphological Variation in an Introduced Population of Peacock Grouper Cephalopholis argus Around Hawaiʻi Island
Summer 2020
Spring 2020
- Grady, Bryant
- The Influence of Habitat Complexity on Reef Fish Assemblages
- Best Research Presentation, 2019 MOP Symposium
- Megedyuk, Aliona
- Selig, Gina
- Steward, Kainalu
- Investigating spawning of 'Alamihi (Metopograpsus thukuhar) in relation to the Hawaiian lunar calendar and tidal changes
- John Craven "Child of the Sea" Award, 2020 MOP Symposium
Spring 2019
- Ehrenberg, Jon
- Lamirand, Mia
- Setzer, Michaela
- Water Quality and Spatial Dynamics at the Mauna Lani Coral Reef and Fishponds
- Rodriguez, Nikola
Spring 2018
- Crawley, Wheatley
- Conservation and Outreach Efforts and Waiʻopae
- Best Poster Presentation, 2018 MOP Symposium
- Ehlers, Andrea
- Gomez DeMolina, James
- Lau, Alexander
- Lee, Rosie
- Beneath the Waves with the Sea Surveying, Training, and Response Squad
- Anna Toy Ng Memorial Award, 2017 MOP Symposium
- Mikkelsen, Anna
- Nason, Michelle
- Rebuilding Hawaii’s Reefs One Frag at a Time
- John Craven "Child of the Sea" Award, 2018 MOP Symposium
- Stewart, Julia
- Coral Immunity: Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of Toll-like Receptor Genes in Montipora capitata, the Brown Rice Coral
- Best Research Presentation, 2018 MOP Symposium
- Anna Toy Ng Memorial Award, 2018 MOP Symposium
Fall 2017
- Dos Reis Lopes, Joctan
- Marine Debris Education and Coastal Cleanup Project in Com and Dili, Timor-Leste
- John Craven Award for Ocean Impact, 2017 MOP Symposium
- Hardman, Scott
- Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center Internship
- Best Internship Presentation, 2015 MOP Symposium
Spring 2017
- Blandino, Chloé
- Caban II Akamai-Stephens, Michael
- Cantero, Sean
- Ciaramitaro, Victor
- Dolgin, Amelia
- Fuemmeler, Brittany "Maya"
- Greer-Smith, Rachel
- Hall, Kieli
- Coral Disease Survey: Observations of Porites lobata and Montipora patula at Richardson’s Ocean Park
- Hernandez, Alexander
- Ibbotson, Laura
- Jones, Mikayla
- Shell Color Polymorphism in the Marine Gastropod Mitrella fusiformes
- Best Research Presentation, 2016 MOP Symposium
- Marhoefer, Shelby
- Martin, Keelee
- Writing the Waves: UH Hilo Seawords Contributions
- Best Poster Presentation, 2017 MOP Symposium
- Phelps, Tyler
- Scooters and Scaridae: Utilizing New Technology to Answer Ecological Questions
- Best Research Presentation, 2017 MOP Symposium
- Pugh, Ashley
- Stahlberg, Ashlin
- Vaeoso, Valentine
Fall 2016
- Fredrick, Pauleen
- Maluo-Huber, Kamaki
- Panelo, Jazmine
- Reimer, Kelsey
Spring 2016
- Budke, Jenna
- Grow and Plant all the Coral: Internship at Coral Restoration Foundation and Ocean Reef Club
- Best Internship Presentation, 2016 MOP Symposium
- Larson, Danielle
- Pascoe, Kailey
Fall 2015
- Funada, Christopher
- Rose, Julia
- Population dynamics of hermatypic corals on artificial reefs
- Anna Toy Ng Memorial Award, 2015 MOP Symposium
- Best Research Presentation, 2015 MOP Symposium
- Rubin, Jenna
- Stewart, Heidi
Fall 2014
- Flynn, Kayleigh
- Peterson, Katrina
Spring 2014
- Bruce, Kevin
- Crocket, Christina
- Rehabilitation of injured wild sea birds in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Malibu Counties
- Forrestal, Amber
- Bioimpedance and Condition of Reef Fish Across a Landscape Gradient
- Best Research Presentation, 2014 MOP Symposium
- Gorski, Zachary
- Olson, Jenae
- Determining Dissolved Oxygen Tolerance of the Valamugil engeli (Marquesan mullet) in Hawaiian Estuaries
- Best Poster Presentation, 2014 MOP Symposium
- Rogers, Rebecca
- Automated, remote, and near real-time sampling and detection of harmful algae using the Environmental Sample Processor
- Best Internship Presentation, 2014 MOP Symposium
- Stilley, James
- Wallingford, Emily
- Young, Bradley
- Establishment of High Frequency (HF) Radar and Kiosk
- PACON International Award, 2014 MOP Symposium
Fall 2013
- Baranyi, Sandor
- Production of Cobia at a Marine Fish Hatchery
- Diaz Negron, Edna
- Gamiao, Sydney
- Tietjen, Kristina
- Evidence for a genus of Triphoridae in Hawaii based on scanning electron micrographs of the protoconch
- Best Research Presentation, 2013 MOP Symposium
Spring 2013
- Bryson, Chelsey
- Investigation of diet stability in juvenile black tip sharks (Carcahrhinus limbatus) using multiple-tissue stable isotope analysis
- Dolan, Brittany
- Survey of Elasmobranchs in Hilo Bay, Hawaii: Community analysis and trophic ecology
- Knight, Laura
- Relationship between percent coral cover and fish assemblages in the Northwestern Hawaiian islands
- Anna Toy Ng Memorial Award, 2013 MOP Symposium
- Pihana, Hokuokahalelani
- Cassiopea andromeda, the upside-down jelly-fish, a baseline feeding trial study
- Sutton, Alanna
- Monitoring of a Spring Phytoplankton Bloom in Hilo Bay: Determining the Cause of Peak Fluorescence Values
- Watts, Derek
- Plastic Shores, the Persistent Pollutant