Li Tao, biology: Investigating mechanisms of cell division to provide clues for cancer treatment
Assistant Professor Tao’s ultimate goal is to find an effective way to cure cancer.
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Kathy Cooksey, astronomy: Researching the large-scale gaseous structure in the universe
Assistant Professor Cooksey’s area of expertise is the intergalactic medium (IGM), the gas surrounding and between galaxies.
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Norman Arancon, horticulture: Pioneering research in organic soil amendments
Assistant Professor Arancon pioneered research in the utilization of earthworm-worked soil amendments, referred to as vermicomposts, in increasing the growth, flowering and yields of plants.
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Philippe Binder, physics: Understands chaos and complexity
Themes of Professor Binder’s research have included time series analysis, the relation between chaos and theory of computation, and the study of siphons.
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Jolene Sutton, biology: Using genomic information to protect the endangered Hawaiian crow
The genetic research helps answer many conservation management questions, an important component to making the best decisions possible based on good information.
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Yoshiko Okuyama, Japanese studies: Studying mythology, semiotics and deaf studies
Professor Okuyama also conducts research on deaf adolescents’ texting. She has published a series of papers on the topic.
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Sarah Marusek, political science: Exploring places and spaces to better understand law and legality
Associate Professor Marusek specializes in legal geography, legal semiotics, and constitutive legal theory within the disciplinary field of public law.
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Tracy Wiegner, marine science: Assessing impact of humans on water quality in fresh and marine environments
Professor Wiegner’s research focuses on microbial pollution from sewage.
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Susan Jarvi, pharmaceutical sciences: Investigating parasite influences on infectious disease
The Jarvi laboratory currently has two main areas of investigation: avian pathogens and rat lungworm disease.
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Marcel Tsang, agriculture (retired): Helped save Hawai‘i export market with innovative, non-chemical pest and pathogen treatments
Professor Tsang and collaborative UH research team received the Governor’s Award in 2010 as State Team of the Year for developing hot water systems for disinfesting exports.
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Catherine Becker, communication: The first to test Cultural Convergence Theory
Associate Professor of Communication Becker examines the ways communication contributes to the transformation of organizational, cultural, or family systems.
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Larry Kimura, Hawaiian language: Internationally renowned “grandfather” of Hawaiian language revitalization
Associate Professor Kimura’s decades of work can be traced back to the conception of core foundational educational programs in the 1980s that launched the rebirth of the Hawaiian language.
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