Transformational Research Experiences for Early Undergraduates (TReX) is an introductory course that provides discovery-based investigation and hands-on experiences in a wide range of science fields. The course is divided into 4-week learning modules that will be taught by researchers at four UH Mānoa research facilities on and…
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2021 LAU SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITIONNOW CLOSED
The purpose of the scholarship is to further knowledge of Hawai‘i’s natural waters by providing financial assistance that may be used for anything related to costs of attendance or research. Learn More Download Application
FOREST RESTORATION AND ECOHYDROLOGY RESEARCHER AURORA KAGAWA-VIVIANI JOINS WRRCFEBRUARY 2021
Dr. Aurora Kagawa-Vivani is leading the two-year project “Understanding Forest Restoration in Hawai‘i,” focused on gathering and synthesizing knowledge about forest restoration and ecohydrology in Hawai‘i. The aim of this important study is to provide resource managers and communities with the…
BOOK RELEASE BY DR. NIELS GROBBE — SEISMOELECTRIC EXPLORATION: THEORY, EXPERIMENTS, AND APPLICATIONSFEBRUARY 2021
WRRC’s affiliate researcher Dr. Niels Grobbe and co-authors André Revil, Zhenya Zhu, and Evert Slob have published a book entitled “Seismoelectric Exploration: Theory, Experiments, and Applications (Geophysical Monograph Series).” Why is seismoelectric exploration so significant? The seismoelectric method is the naturally occurring…
DR. ROGER BABCOCK JOINS HONOLULU MAYOR BLANGIARDI’S CABINETJANUARY 2021
The WRRC ohana is proud to announce Roger Babcock’s appointment as the Director and Chief Engineer of the Department of Facility Maintenance for the City and County of Honolulu. Dr. Babcock’s distinguished contributions at WRRC and in Civil and Environmental Engineering at…
Building Capacity for Water Quality Research and Monitoring on MauiDate: May 7, 2021
Speaker: Dr. Andrea Kealoha Abstract: In 2020, the University of Hawai‘i Maui College (UHMC) opened Maui’s first water quality lab. The UHMC Water Quality Lab has three main goals: (1) provide UHMC students with educational opportunities for field work and…
NOAA Water Information for Hawaii: Resources to Support Decision-MakingDate: April 23, 2021
Speakers: Dr. Karen Bareford and Ms. Brenna Sweetman Abstract: Water resources stakeholders need access to consistent, high space and time-resolution, integrated water analyses, predictions, and data to address critical unmet information and service gaps related to floods, droughts, water quality,…
Mountain-to-Sea Ecological-Resource Management: Forested Watersheds, Coastal Aquifers, and Groundwater Dependent EcosystemsDate: April 9, 2021
Speakers: Dr. Kimberly Burnett and Dr. Christopher Wada Abstract: Improving the understanding of connections spanning from mountain to sea and integrating those connections into decision models have been increasingly recognized as key to effective coastal resource management. This presentation examines…
The Ala Wai Watershed from Nutrients to MicrobesDate: March 12, 2021
Speakers: Ms. Jessica Bullington and Mr. Sean Mahaffey Abstract: The Ala Wai Watershed is an important hydrologic system in Honolulu surrounded by a highly populated area. That area includes the Makiki, Mānoa, and Pālolo streams, which flow into the Ala…
Equity and Waiwai—Water, Rights and Relationships in a Changing ClimateDate: March 5, 2021
Speaker: Ms. Laurien Nuss Abstract: By law, the Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency of the City and County of Honolulu is required to coordinate actions and policies to advance procedural, distributional, structural, intergenerational, and cultural equity. This presentation…