Katie Smith is a Ph.D. candidate in physical oceanography at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She received her B.S.E. in civil and environmental engineering from Princeton University in 2007. She then worked at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory, researching a variety of topics including the interplay between oysters, … Continued
Tanis Leonhardi is a junior pursuing a B.S. in geology and geophysics, and a minor in mathematics, at UH-Manoa (projected graduation Spring 2015). Prior to attending UH-Manoa she spent a year and a half at the University of Washington studying aerospace engineering and environmental science, followed by half a year studying abroad in South Africa. … Continued
Talia Starkey Ogliore is a public information officer at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She has lived in Honolulu since June 2010. In her professional job role, Ms. Ogliore provides communications support for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research including media and public relations, web content management, writing and editing. Outside of … Continued
While pursuing her dream of becoming a volcanologist, Kendra has explored many facets of geology and environmental sciences. She received her B.S. in geology from Winona State University, Minn. where she completed two research projects: 1) a soil fertility study at a local organic farm, and 2) a mapping project studying the metamorphic petrology and … Continued
Brooke Winans is a senior in geology and geophysics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is originally from Washington and completed the first 2 years of her undergraduate at Oregon State University before transferring to Hawaii in 2012. Her interests include volcanology and remote sensing, and she completed a Space Grant Traineeship mapping … Continued
Christopher Sadoyama is an undergraduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he has been studying geology and geophysics for the last four years. His childhood fascination with fossils and minerals brought him to the field of geology and he has not regretted his decision to pursue it since. Chris is now more … Continued
Kim Binsted received her B.S. in physics at McGill (1991), and her Ph.D. in artificial intelligence from the University of Edinburgh (1996). Her thesis topic was the computational modeling and generation of punning riddles, and her program, JAPE (Joke Analysis and Production Engine), generated puns such as “What do you call a Martian who drinks … Continued
Haunani Kane, a native of Kailua, Oahu, received a B.S. in global environmental science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Haunani has continued her studies at the University of Hawaii as an M.S. candidate in geology and geophysics. Her research focuses on investigating the spatial and temporal impacts of sea level rise upon the … Continued
Lerma Gamiao is a geology and geophysics major at UH Manoa expecting to graduate in May of this year with a B.S. In the four years that she has worked on this major, she has grown in interested in geophysic, hydrogeology and petrological work. She works as an undergrad laboratory assistant doing petrological work with … Continued
Lindsey Howard is an undergraduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa studying geology and geophysics. She moved to Hawaii four years ago from Washington State to pursue a degree in oceanography, but happened to fall in love with the geology of the Hawaiian Islands and decided to follow that path instead. She will … Continued
