Natalie Graham, Assistant Professor of Biology
Assistant Professor Graham is a molecular ecologist whose most important contribution to the field is her research into the genetics of arthropod communities found in the Hawaiian archipelago.
Category: Natural & Health Sciences
Steven Lundblad, Professor of Geology
Professor Lundblad is a geochemist who studies the chemical composition of Hawaiian stone tools and active lava flows on Hawaiʻi Island.
Stan Nakanishi, Associate Professor of Biology
In a long-term study conducted in Associate Professor Nakanishi’s lab, the goal is to contribute to a better appreciation of native Hawaiian medicine and discover new treatments for modern diseases.
Travis Mandel, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Associate Professor Mandel is an expert in Human-In-the-Loop Artificial Intelligence, a data-driven process that improves models and algorithms through human intervention and contribution to create better and more accurate AI.
John Burns, Associate Professor of Marine Science
John Burns is a research scientist primarily studying coral health and disease with special focus on investigating the physiological impacts of disease on affected corals and how coral mortality affects the ecology and biology of coral reef ecosystems.
Misty Pacheco, Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
Associate Professor Pacheco studies sexual and reproductive health, specifically, pelvic inflammatory disease, chlamydia, HIV/AIDS, and cesarean delivery rates.
Matthew Knope, Associate Professor of Biology
One of the main goals of Knope’s research program is integrating the way biologists study living organisms with the way fossil organisms are studied, so that direct comparisons can be made between the modern and the ancient.
Li Tao, Associate Professor of Biology
Associate Professor Tao is investigating mechanisms of cell division to provide clues for cancer treatment. His ultimate goal is to find an effective way to cure cancer.
Tracy Wiegner, Professor of Marine Science
Professor Wiegner’s research focuses on microbial pollution from sewage. Specifically, she assesses the impact of humans on water quality in fresh and marine environments.
Lincoln Gotshalk, Emeritus Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
Gotshalk is a musculoskeletal physiologist, anatomist, and exercise physiologist with a strong background in muscular strength and power training and total body systemic response to exercise and stress.
Philippe Binder, Professor of Physics
Themes of Professor Binder’s research have included time series analysis, the relation between chaos and theory of computation, and the study of siphons.
Kenneth Hon, Professor of Geology (Retired)
Professor Hon specializes in volcanology, petrology and mineralogy. His research interests concentrate on basaltic volcanoes in Hawai‘i and large ash-flow caldera eruptions.
Becky Ostertag, Professor of Biology
Professor Ostertag is a tropical forest ecologist whose research interests revolve around understanding the structure and function of Hawaiian lowland wet forests.
William Mautz, Professor of Biology (Retired)
Professor Mautz’s research interests are in animal physiological ecology and environmental toxicology. He studies the coqui frog invasion in Hawai‘i and lizards in California.
Jim Beets, Professor of Marine Science (Retired)
Professor of Marine Science Jim Beets studies coral reef community ecology and tropical marine fisheries. Notably, he has done important work on fish stocks and shark migration.
