Edwin W. Pauley Summer Program in Marine Biology

The Edwin W. Pauley Summer Program in Marine Biology is a graduate-level research and training program which draws faculty and students from around the world. Each summer, a new topic is chosen to be the focus of that program's research. Announcements concerning the topic of the summer program are made approximately in March each year.

Faculty and researchers give seminars and instruct students in new field and laboratory techniques. Faculty members frequently use the facilities of the Institute to further their research, or to obtain specimens from our tropical environment. Students are nominated by the professors attending the program, but a few students may be selected independently as well. Academic credit is not given for the program.

The Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology is located on Coconut Island, in Kane'ohe Bay, Oahu. It includes student dormitories, temporary faculty residence suites, a large state-of-the-art laboratory, a fleet of boats for conducting field work, and a surrounding coral reef. The University of Hawaii, with a well-equipped scientific library, is just a 30-minute drive from the Institute. A shuttle boat takes visitors between the parking lot and the island.

Current Topic: 2008

Hormones and the Environment

It's from July 1 - Aug 15 conducted by the Grau lab and Lori Davis is the contact person.
Note: The application period is closed.

Previous Topics (1983–2007)

2007 • The Biology Of Corals: Developing A Fundamental Understanding Of The Coral Stress Response
2006 • Aquatic Animal Health and Disease
2005 • Ecological Risk Characterization for Coral Reefs
2004 • The Search for Homeostasis
2003 • Assessing the Health of Pacific Corals
2002 • Molecular Biology of Corals
2001 • Cetacean Audiometrics
2000 • Elasmobranch Biology
1999 • Gene Expression in Fish
1998 • Bridging the Gap
1997 • Reproduction in Coral Reefs [Link downloads 3.2 MB report PDF Reproduction in Reef Corals, Evelyn F. Cox, David A. Krupp, and Paul L. Jokiel (eds.)]
1996 • Marine Mammal Biology and Management
1995 • Biogeochemistry of Coral Reefs
1994 • UV Radiation on Coral Reefs
1993 • Application of Advanced Technologies to the Study of Fish Growth and Development
1992 • Hormonal Control of Growth and Development in Fishes
1991 • Diffusion Barriers and Carbon Limitation in Reef Corals
1990 • Behavioral Ecology and Ethology of Coral Reef Animals
1989 • Metabolism on Coral Reefs
1988 • Marine Shrimp Biology and Production Technology
1987 • The Biology of Sex Change in Reef Fishes
1986 • Endocrinology of Tropical Marine Vertebrates
1985 • Nutrient and Energy Cycles in Phytoplankton, Bacteria and Zooplankton
1984 • Solar Radiation in the Sea
1983 • Population Biology of Coral Reef Organisms

Contact Us

For more information about the Pauley Program, please contact us at:

The Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
P.O. Box 1346
Kane‘ohe, Hawai‘i 96744
tel: (808) 236-7401
fax: (808) 236-7443

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