Faculty Projects and Publications
Greta Aeby
Assistant researcher • Marine Disease Research Lab • Visit the Website
- Tel: (808) 236-7437
- Fax: (808) 236-7443
- Email: greta@hawaii.edu
- Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
- PO Box 1346
- Kane‘ohe, HI 96744
Education
- Postdoctoral 2000-2002, Coral Bleaching and Disease, University of West Florida
- Ph.D. 1998, Coral biology, coral reef ecology, evolution and ecology of a marine trematode parasite of corals and reef fish, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- B.S. 1981, Major:Biology, Minor: Chemistry, University of New Mexico
Publications
Professional Service
Invited participant in evaluating the threat status of Indo-Pacific reef-building corals using IUCN Red List criteria. July 2007
Journal Reviewer
- Coral Reefs
- Marine Ecology Progressive Series
- Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
- Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences
Grant Reviewer
- NSF
- NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program
- Hawaii Sea Grant
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
- NOAAs Undersea Research Panel-Panel review 2005
- NOAA/Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research/Coastal Ocean Program
Graduate students
- Michelle Gaither, PhD student, Zoology, University of Hawaii
- Ashley Smith, PhD student, Microbiology, University of Hawaii
- Gareth Williams, PhD student, Biology, Victoria University of Wellington
Undergraduate students
- 2007: Megan Ross, UH Zoology, Independent research
- 2008: Barrett Wolfe, UH Zoology, Independent research
Undergraduate mentoring in environmental biology (UMEB)
- 2007: Jeannie Nanpei (Pohnpei). College of Micronesia
- 2008: Rendy Johnny (Marshall Islands). College of Micronesia
Volunteer interns
- 2008: Ily Iglesias (Berkeley Univ)
- 2006: Lian Zigterman & Casper Lazet (Van Hall Institute at Leeuwarden, Netherlands)
- 2006: Maya Walton (Oberline college)
- 2005: Hollie Kerr & Liz Hambleton
- 2004: Kristine Conner
Outreach and education
- 2008: Instructor, NALU studies. Two week course serving at-risk and vulnerable youth in Hawaii
- 2008: Maui’s Ocean Awareness training program. “Coral reef health in Hawaii: threats and solutions”
- 2008: Leeward Community College IYOR lecture series. “Coral disease across the Hawaiian archipelago”
- 2008: Workshop on environmental forensics for Pacific Island college instructors. “Coral disease across the Indo-Pacific”
- 2008: Workshop on planning for climate change. “Hawaii’s rapid response contingency plan for unusual events of coral bleaching and disease”
- 2008: Development of Eyes of the Reef volunteer monitoring program for reporting unusual events of coral bleaching, disease or crown of thorns starfish outbreaks
- 2007: American Samoa Reefwatchers program. Workshop on coral and turtle biology and coral disease assessment.
- 2007: Hanauma Bay lecture series. “Hawaii’s Climate change and marine disease local action strategy”
- 2007: Coral disease identification cards for American Samoa
- 2006: Blue Dolphin Kids. Local T.V. show highlighting the importance of caring for Hawaii’s reefs
- 2006: Coral disease identification cards for Hawaii
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