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The Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi (RCUH) recognized 21 employees for their contributions to research at UH in a ceremony held in November.
Researcher/Project Manager Category
- First Place: Kristen Harmon, Hawaiʻi Wildlife Ecology Lab, UH Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR)
- Second Place: Ray Kahaunaele, Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee, UH Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit
- Honorable Mentions:
Stanford J. Fichtman, grants office, Kapiʻolani Community College
Christine Tallamy Glazer, Soil Health, Environment, and Ecosystem Resilience Lab, UH Mānoa CTAHR
Project Support Staff Category
- First Place: Miku Lenentine, Center for Resilient Neighborhoods, Kapiʻolani CC
- Second Place: Kealakekua Meyer, GEAR UP and Kūlia ma Kapiʻolani, Kapiʻolani CC
- Honorable Mentions:
Sydney Carey, Curriculum Research and Development Group, UH Mānoa College of Education
Russell Sumitomo, Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology, Kapiʻolani CC
Teams Category
- First Place: UH Sea Level Center (Jon Avery, Jerard “Ziggy” Jardin, Jason Klem, Nikolai Turetsky), UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
- Second Place: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance (Marco Castro, Dylan Moniz), UH Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit
- Honorable Mentions:
Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (Emily Contreras, Nan Himmelsbach, Andrea Lee Schmidt), SOEST
Maunakea Shared Services (Douglas Astrande, Tracy Miyashiro, Travis Perez, Aaron Zimmer), UH Institute for Astronomy
Nominees were evaluated on:
- Initiative taken to develop the achievement or to advance the project.
- Leadership and resourcefulness in implementing the achievement or to advance the project.
- Impact of achievement on the project, professional field, and/or larger community.
- Other information on the importance, significance, and/or quality of the achievement.
