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A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher was honored as the first-place recipient of the Innovation Award, presented at the Fifth International Conference on Engineering Geophysics held in United Arab Emirates. Niels Grobbe is an assistant researcher with the Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) and Water Resources Research Center (WRRC). As the first-place winner, Grobbe was awarded $10,000. “This is a very prestigious award, and WRRC is […]

Exploring Groundwater Systems near Kaiwi Coast, Oahu, Hawaii: Haozhe (Jason) Zhang  Article and photos courtesy of American Geophysical Union – Near Surface Geophysics July 2019 Newsletter Haozhe (Jason) Zhang is a first-year master’s student in the Department of Geology at the University of Kansas (KU). He obtained his B.S. in petroleum engineering from KU and

The Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) recently awarded University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa graduate student Jared McLean the SGCI Young Professional of the Year award at the recent Gateways 2019 conference in San Diego.  McLean who is pursing a Masterʻs in Computer Science, was nominated for his work on the ‘Ike Wai Hawaiʻi Groundwater

By Alyson Kakugawa-Leong The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has named a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo student as a finalist for their 2019 fellowship. Rebekah Loving, a computer science and mathematics senior, is one of 41 finalists for this year’s PhD fellowships in applied science, math and engineering. Loving was selected from more than 840 applicants nationwide. Ten finalists will be