Leadership

Thomas Giambelluca

Jason Leigh

Principal Investigator, Data Science Lead

Professor of Information and Computer Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Philip Johnson

Co-Principal Investigator, Education Lead

Professor of Information and Computer Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Tom Giambelluca

Co-Principal Investigator, Climate Science Lead

Professor of Geography and Environment, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Helen Turner

Co-Principal Investigator, Education Co-lead & Broadening Participation Lead

Professor of Biology , Chaminade University, Research Director UN CIFAL Honolulu

Climate Science 

Kasey Barton

Professor, School of Life Sciences,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Makena Coffman

Director of the Institute for
Sustainability and Resilience
and Professor of Economics,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Christian Giardina

Research Ecologist, Forest Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Keri Kodama

Fellow, East-West Center,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa,
and Water Resources
Research Center

Matthew Lucas

Geography and Environment
Data Analyst,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Ryan Longman

Oceania Research Fellow,
East-West Center,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Alison Nugent

Associate Professor of
Atmospheric Sciences,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Rebecca Ostertag

Professor of Biology,
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

Chris Shuler

Post-Doctoral Researcher in Hydrology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Ryan Perroy

Professor of Geography and Environmental Science,
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

Giuseppe Torri

Associate Professor of
Atmospheric Sciences,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Yin-Phan Tsang

Associate Professor in Surface
Hydrology and Ecosystem,
Natural Resources and
Environmental Management,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Han Tseng

Post-Doctoral Researcher in
Geography and Environment,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Cyberinfrastructure 

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Jennifer Geis profile photo
Jared McLean Profile Photo

Sean Cleveland

Interim Director of Cyberinfrastructure,
University of Hawaiʻi System

Jennifer Geis

Cyberinfrastructure Software Engineer, University of Hawaiʻi System

Jared McLean

Cyberinfrastructure Software Engineer, University of Hawaiʻi System

Data Science 

Mahdi Belcaid

Associate Professor of
Information and Computer Science,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

John Burns

Associate Professor of Marine Science and Data Science,
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

Sukhwa Hong

Associate Professor of Business Administration and Data Science, University of Hawai’i at Hilo 

Nurit Kirshenbaum

Associate Professor of Information and Computer Science,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Travis Mandel

Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

Mehdi Tarrit Mirakhorli

Associate Professor of Information and Computer Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Peter Sadowski


Associate Professor of Information and Computer Science University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Education and Workforce Development

Rylan Chong

Director and Assistant Professor
of Data Science, Chaminade University of Honolulu

Johnathan Baker

Assistant Professor of Biology, Chaminade University of Honolulu

Connor Flynn

Data Analyst,
Chaminade University of Honolulu

Carleton Moore

Associate Professor of Information and Computer Science,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Alexander Stokes

Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Emerging Areas and Seed Funding

Steven Auerbach

Interim Director of the Office of Innovation and Commercialization and chief Innovation Officer UH Ventures, University of Hawaiʻi System

Rosie Alegado

Associate Professor of Oceanography and Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Investigator, Daniel K. Inouye Center for Microbial Oceanography: research and Education

Kamuela Enos

Director of Indigenous Innovation, University of Hawaiʻi System

Alberto Martinez-Gonzalez

Postdoctoral Researcher in Pharmacologic Analytics, Chaminade University of Honolulu

Katy Hintzen

Associate Extension Agent, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Project and Partner Coordinator, Ulana ‘Ike Center of Excellence

Kari Noe

Graduate Research Assistant, Laboratory for Advanced Visualization and Applications, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Rachelle Robley

Operations Coordinator, Office of Indigenous Innovation, University of Hawai’i System

Project Management and Communication 

Candace Edwards

Hawaiʻi EPSCoR Project Administrator, University of Hawaiʻi System

Maria Dumanlang

Hawaiʻi EPSCoR Communications Director, University of Hawaiʻi System

Shivani Tanaka

Hawaiʻi EPSCoR Student Research Programs Manager, University of Hawaiʻi System

Project Alumni

Gwen Jacobs

Former Principal Investigator, Retired

Laura Tipton

Assistant Professor in Residence of Data Science Chaminade University of Honolulu