NREM Faculty

Faculty who can advise students do not include Emeritus faculty, Junior researchers, and Agents. Cooperating and Affiliate faculty can only advise students as a co-advisor along with an NREM graduate faculty member. 


FACULTY INFORMATION
Miura, Tomoaki

Professor & Department Chair  


Email:  tomoakim@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-7333
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Crow, Susan

Associate Professor  


Email:  crows@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-8149
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Dacks, Rachel

Assistant Professor  


Email:  rdacks@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-8825
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Friday, James B

Extension Forester  


Email:  jbfriday@hawaii.edu
Phone:  969-8254
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Huang, Yu-Fen

Junior Researcher  


Email:  yfhuang@hawaii.edu
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Idol, Travis

Professor  


Email:  idol@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-7508
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Kaneshiro-Pineiro, Mahealani

Instructor Faculty  


Email:  mykanesh@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-6343
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Keral, Poonam

Instructor Faculty  


Email:  pkeral@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-6707
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Litton, Creighton

Professor  


Email:  litton@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-6004
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Lowe Mackenzie, Ashley

Assistant Professor  


Email:  alowemac@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-0908
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McGuigan, Ashley

Assistant Extension Specialist  


Email:  aamcguig@hawaii.edu
Phone:  969-8217
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Oleson, Kirsten

Professor  


Email:  koleson@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-8864
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Paik, SongYi

Assistant Extension Agent  


Email:  songyip@hawaii.edu
Phone:  969-8270
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Peter-Contesse, Hayley

Junior Researcher  


Email:  hayleypc@hawaii.edu
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Pompeani, David

Assistant Researcher  


Email:  pompeani@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-9575
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Price, Melissa

Associate Professor  


Email:  pricemel@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-7774
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Trauernicht, Parker Clayton (Clay)

Assistant Specialist  


Email:  trauerni@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-6875
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Tsang, YinPhan

Associate Professor  


Email:  tsangy@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-6361
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Vaughan, Mehana

Professor  


Email:  mehana@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-8901
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Youkhana, Adel

Junior Researcher  


Email:  adel@hawaii.edu
Phone:  956-2620
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Class standing in field


Commissioner Climate 8 August 2024

Commissioner Climate

NREM prof appointed to Honolulu C&C panel

Congrats Kirsten, or should we say, “Commissioner Oleson.” The professor in the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management was appointed Aug. 7 to the City and County of Honolulu’s Climate Change Commission. 

Fighting Wildfires 8 August 2024

Fighting Wildfires

NREM expert pursues statewide developments

Non-native, fire-prone vegetation covers more than one million acres of the Hawaiian islands. But Clay Trauernicht of the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management believes that threat could be somewhat alleviated by restoring ecosystems with non-invasive and native plants.

Hawaiʻi Aquaculture Eats Local? 8 August 2024

Hawaiʻi Aquaculture Eats Local?

CTSA pursues alternatives to costly fish feed imports

The Hawaiian Islands have just the right water resources and climate to support the aquaculture farming of fish, shellfish, algae, etc. So what’s holding back this potentially profitable industry? A lack of affordable local feed. Feed accounts for 60%+ of aquaculture production costs, and all of it is imported. 

Residues and Renewables 2 May 2024

Residues and Renewables

MBBE & NREM will map bioresources for energy generation

Can the state of Hawaiʻi reach its 100% renewable electricity target by 2045? The skeptics may harbour their doubts, but Samir Khanal and Tomoaki Miura have a plan – and a grant – that could facilitate connecting bioresources with bioenergy interests. Samir, of the Dept. of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, and Tomoaki, of the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, have partnered on a recent $150,000 Sun Grant Western Region grant. Their goal? 

Seed Conservator 30 April 2024

Seed Conservator

CTAHR undergrad earns competitive scholarship

Only three recipients nationwide in 2024 will earn the Keller Scholarship in Conservation Horticulture from Botanic Gardens Conservation International and Garden Club of America – and CTAHR’s own Gracianne Young is one of them.

First Nat’l Nature Assessment 29 April 2024

First Nat’l Nature Assessment

NREM prof joins historic new federal initiative

Earth Day was celebrated by Pres. Joe Biden – and Ashley Mackenzie of the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management. He issued EO 14072, which directs the federal government to carry out the First National Nature Assessment. She will co-write a chapter in this historic attempt to take stock of U.S. lands, waters, wildlife, and the benefits provided to our economy, health, climate, environmental justice, and national security.

Excellence in Research 27 March 2024

Excellence in Research

Susan Crow of NREM is CTAHR’s 2023 recipient

Susan Crow, a professor in the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, is the 2023 recipient of the CTAHR Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research. Susan brings technical expertise and leadership to diverse tables for land-based climate action and (re)perpetuating landscape health with formal training in soil biogeochemistry and ecology. 

Ka Hana Poʻokela – Graduate Student 27 March 2024

Ka Hana Poʻokela – Graduate Student

'Alohi Nakachi is CTAHR’s 2024 recipient

ʻAlohi clearly embodies the spirit of the Ka Hana Poʻokela Dean’s Award for Excellence by contributing to the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, CTAHR, UH, and the greater community. 

Fire and Clay 31 August 2023

Fire and Clay

NREM wildfire expert answers 50+ media calls

A heartfelt mahalo from the CTAHR ‘ohana to Clay Trauernicht of the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management. As the Maui wildfires tragedy unfolded, Clay was interviewed by at least 50 different media outlets from across the country and internationally. With the highest level of scientific integrity, advocacy, and professionalism, he represented NREM, CTAHR, UH, and the state of Hawaiʻi to millions of people around the world.

Aloha from Kenya 31 August 2023

Aloha from Kenya

Sharing community-led research in Nairobi

This past summer, four UH students traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, for the 19th Biennial International Association for the Study of the Commons conference. With our mentor, Dr. Mehana Vaughan of the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, we relished the rare opportunity to share community-rooted research with an international audience.

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