UH Hilo Chancellor’s Awards
Chancellor’s Award Winner
Rebecca Ostertag
Rebecca “Becky” Ostertag is an associate professor of biology and the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Scholarly and/or Creative Activities.
She is a highly productive research scientist with a prolific and consistent publication record. Ostertag carefully considers her research projects and their designs, and this is evident in her publications and ability to obtain highly competitive grants.
Ostertag emphasizes the “art” of doing science in her teaching, including how to read the primary literature, develop independent research hypotheses, collect and analyze data and present the findings.
She shares her love for science through her mentoring and continuously receives high teaching evaluations for her hands-on approach and encouraging style.
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