The 2024 SURF program ended in August after a Final Symposium, wrapping up a successful summer of research and learning.
SURF
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
PI-CASC SURFers joined with Graduate Scholars and other students for a morning of helping the North Shore community and an afternoon of discovering and discussing the Kūlana Noiʻi.
Four students completed projects in climate adaptation science for the 2024 SURF program, investigating the effects of ocean warming on cleaner wrasse behavior, finding the best soil amendments for encouraging native Hawaiian plant regeneration, modeling the optimal pathway for using the RAD framework on Hawaiʻi biomes, and using non-intrusive methods to investigate climate effects of coral growth rates.
PI-CASC’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship launched in early June with four new SURFers embarking on exciting climate-related projects on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island.
Four students completed projects in climate adaptation science for the 2023 SURF program, investigating how forests vegetation shifts in response to climate change, the connection between climate and humpback whale health, whether added nutrients can improve coral thermal resilience, and sea-level rise impacts to community infrastructure.
Our 2022 SURF season ended last week with a hybrid final symposium for the students to present their summer work.
In June, PI-CASC 2022 SURF students and Graduate Scholars joined forces for exploring the importance of community in research and life.
Five students completed projects in climate adaptation science for the 2022 SURF program, investigating fire-prone invasive grasses, spillover effects of Marine Protected Areas, shifts in estuarine fish biodiversity, optimal regeneration conditions for koa, and effects of marine warming on different phytoplankton strains.
Six students completed projects in climate adaptation science for the 2021 SURF program, investigating stream flow quality and variability, coastal erosion, fish thermal tolerance, fishpond phytoplankton distribution, and reef microplastics.