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Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research

Research Medal Award Winner

Robert Bidigare, headshot

Robert Bidigares
Oceanography

A professor of oceanography at Manoa’s Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, Robert Bidigare’s research concerns bio-optics, pigments, the foundation of the marine food web and the effects of UVB radiation.

His work in biological oceanography has been recognized both nationally and internationally and he has won best paper awards from the Geochemical Society and the Japanese Phycological Society. Bidigare has more than 170 refereed publications, and his publications have been cited more than 3,000 times.

The Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research is awarded by the Board of Regents in recognition of scholarly contributions that expand the boundaries of knowledge and enrich the lives of students and the community. The board also awards the Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching.

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View Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research recipients 2001-1965.

2007

Robert Bidigare, headshot
Robert Bidigare
Oceanography
Ralf Ingo Kaiser, headshot
Ralf Ingo Kaiser
Chemistry
Michael C. Liu, headshot
Michael C. Liu
Astronomy

2006

Milton Garces, headshot
Milton Garces
Geophysics and planetology
Albert Kim, headshot
Albert Kim
Civil and environmental engineering
Tobias Owen, headshot
Tobias Owen
Astronomy

2005

Bruce Chorpita, headshot
Bruce Chorpita
Psychology
Ho-min Sohn, headshot
Ho-min Sohn
Korean language
Paul Lucey, headshot
Paul Lucey
Geophysics and planetology

2004

Alexander Krot, headshot
Alexander Krot
Geophysics and planetology
John L. Tonry, headshot
John L. Tonry
Astronomy

2003

Andrew Harris, headshot
Andrew Harris
Volcanology
Laurence N. Kolonel, headshot
Laurence N. Kolonel
Cancer epidemiology
James B. Nation, headshot
James B. Nation
Mathematics

2002

Marc Fossorier, headshot
Marc Fossorier
Electrical engineering
Margaret McFall-Ngai, headshot
Margaret McFall-Ngai
Marine organisms
Stephen Olsen, headshot
Stephen Olsen
High energy physics
 Edward Ruby, headshot
Edward Ruby
Marine organisms