The Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi (RCUH) recognized 18 employees in November for exemplary contributions to their research projects.
“RCUH is extremely proud of all of these outstanding employees who support cutting-edge and innovative research being done at the UH and throughout our state,” said RCUH Executive Director Leonard Gouveia. “The success of academic research depends on dedicated and hardworking professionals like these RCUH employees who elevate and impact the projects they support.”
Researcher/Project Manager category
1st place: Ceci Rodriguez Cruz—ORE SMART Cable Project, UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
2nd place: Christian Tai Udovicic—Planetary Science, SOEST
Honorable mentions:
- Robert Kekaianiani Irwin—Laupaʻi Aʻe ka ʻIke Kuamoʻo, UH Hilo
- Johannes Achim Stoessl—General AntiParticle Spectrometer Project, UH Mānoa College of Natural Sciences
Project Support Staff category
1st place: Casey TeBeest, UH Water Resources Research Center, WRRC American Samoa Hydrology Network
2nd place: Dylan Boeman–Sabine Lab, SOEST
Team category
1st place: Hua Zhong and Shuai Liu, Cancer Epidemiology Program, UH Cancer Center
2nd place: Peter Oshiro, Ryan Chilson, Sally Lau and Derek Kubo—Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Honorable mentions:
- Helene Meehl, Andrew Kramer, Sydney Lewandowski and Nicolo Cohen—Hawaiʻi Coral Restoration Nursery, UH Social Science Research Institute
- Yumi Nagayoshi, Marybeth Young and Jan Stoos—Maunakea Shared Services, UH Institute for Astronomy
The university service orders extramural contracts and grants to RCUH, which assists with hiring personnel and procuring goods/services to support research, development, and training throughout the state. These awards highlight the vital work RCUH employees perform daily to advance the university’s goal of diversifying Hawaiʻi’s economy through innovation and research.
