PIPES Alumni by Intern Year: 2021
All PIPES Alumni by Year
- 1997 Alumni (8)
- 1998 Alumni (12)
- 1999 Alumni (16)
- 2000 Alumni (14)
- 2001 Alumni (15)
- 2002 Alumni (29)
- 2003 Alumni (34)
- 2004 Alumni (38)
- 2005 Alumni (31)
- 2006 Alumni (33)
- 2007 Alumni (33)
- 2008 Alumni (34)
- 2009 Alumni (30)
- 2010 Alumni (38)
- 2011 Alumni (26)
- 2012 Alumni (31)
- 2013 Alumni (42)
- 2014 Alumni (39)
- 2015 Alumni (38)
- 2016 Alumni (42)
- 2017 Alumni (38)
- 2018 Alumni (42)
- 2019 Alumni (39)
- 2020 Alumni (13)
- 2021 Alumni (19)
- 2022 Alumni (19)
- 2023 Alumni (33)
- 2024 Alumni (31)
2021 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Interns
Alyssa Mathews
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Using High-resolution Imagery to Quantify Differences in Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death Mortality Associated with Ungulate Presence or Absence on Hawaiʻi Island.
Mentor: Ryan Perroy and Timothy Sullivan.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Spatial Data and Visualization Lab.
Amy Patterson
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Characterizing Temporal Trends in Disease and Growth in Porites lobata Corals at Laehala, Hawaiʻi.
Mentor: John Burns and Cliff Kapono.
Host Organization: MEGA Lab.
Andrew Curley
From: Arizona.
Project: Response of Hawaii's Nearshore Fishers to the Impacts of COVID-19.
Mentor: Tim Grabowski and Michelle Shuey.
Host Organization: USGS Hawaiʻi Cooperative Fishery Research Unit.
Cole Dill-De Sa
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Using Social Media To Characterize The Impact Of COVID-19 On Hawaii’s Nearshore Fisheries.
Mentor: Tim Grabowski and Michelle Shuey.
Host Organization: USGS Hawaiʻi Cooperative Fishery Research Unit.
Dylan Kelling
From: Oʻahu.
Project: No Wai Ke Kuleana: Investigating Māhele Documents to Further Assess Applicability in Modern-Day Restoration Efforts.
Mentor: Lokelani Brandt.
Host Organization: ASM Affiliates.
Isabel Schwartz
From: California.
Project: Effect of Different Seed Treatments On Improving Santalum paniculatum (ʻIliahi) Seed Resilience From Rodent Predation.
Mentor: Emily Leucht and Kallie Barnes.
Host Organization: Three Mountain Alliance.
Jessica DeCosta
From: Oʻahu.
Project: When A River Jumps: A Peek into Waipiʻo.
Mentor: ʻIʻini Kahakalau and Nalei Kahakalau.
Host Organization: Kū-A-Kanaka.
Kaʻiʻinipuʻuwai Keliʻihoʻomalu-Holz
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Mālama I Ka ʻĀina Momona O Kalapana.
Mentor: Gina McGuire and Lisa Kelley.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Geography Department.
Kailey Alcosiba
From: California.
Project: The Human Health Impacts and Cultural Aspects of the Polynesian Rat.
Mentor: Carmen Antaky and Steven Hess.
Host Organization: USDA National Wildlife Research Center.
Sabrina Bejang
From: Majuro.
Project: Exploring Cultivation Practices for Native Limu at the Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center.
Mentor: Karla McDermid and Rose Criscione.
Host Organization: Pacific Aquaculture Resources Center.
Skyler Chong
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Effect of Aeration on Organic Matter Decomposition Rates in Loko I‘a at Waiāhole, Hilo.
Mentor: Luke Mead and Cybil Glendon-Baclig.
Host Organization: Kamehameha Schools.
Sophia Smith
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Investigating the Role of Ambrosia Beetles In the Spread of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD).
Mentor: Helen Sofaer and Jorden Zarders.
Host Organization: USGS Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center.
Taylor “Uʻi” Barongan
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Comparing Trap Types for Capturing Avian Malaria (P. Relictum) Positive Mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus) On Hawai’i island.
Mentor: Renee Bellinger and Stephanie Mladinich.
Host Organization: USGS Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center & Hawaiʻi Cooperative Studies Unit.
2021 University of Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Internship Program (UH-HIP) Interns
Darienne Kealoha
From: ʻOahu.
Project: Lepo Wai: Assessing Connectivity of On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems to Hilo's Shoreline Waters.
Mentor: Tracy Wiegner and Steven Colbert.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Marine Science Department.
Grant “Kaʻehukai” Goin
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Mālama I Ka ʻĀina Momona O Kalapana.
Mentor: Gina McGuire and Lisa Kelley.
Host Organization: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Geography Department.
Kara Neal
From: Montana.
Project: Exploring Cultivation Practices for Native Limu at the Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center.
Mentor: Karla McDermid and Rose Criscione.
Host Organization: Pacific Aquaculture Resources Center.
Kauʻi Aguiar
From: Hawaiʻi.
Project: Kakoʻo Kūmokuhaliʻi: How Koa & Māmane Nurse Trees Increase Out Planted Native Seedling Survival.
Mentor: Cheyenne Perry and Kualiʻi Camara.
Host Organization: Maunakea Watershed Alliance.
Lehua Patnaude
From: Oʻahu.
Project: Hoʻoulu ʻAi: Restoring Health and Abundance by Growing Food and Material Resources Needed To Create A Sovereign Food System.
Mentor: Kodie Solis-Kalani and Haley Kailiehu.
Host Organization: Hui Mālama i ke Ala ʻŪlili.
Lennon Helekahi
From: Oʻahu.
Project: ʻIo: The Hawaiian Hawk.
Mentor: Bryce Masuda and Amy Durham.
Host Organization: Keauhou Bird Conservation Center.