RESEARCH PROJECTS
PI-CASC supports research that generates actionable climate science within several key focus areas defined by regional stakeholder needs.
Investigating climate driven shifts in Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA for water resource and land management solutions
PI: Tracy Wiegner, Associate Professor of Marine Science, UH Hilo
MCC Graduate Scholar: Louise Economy, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2016
MCC Graduate Scholar: Louise Economy, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2016
The effects of climate change on high elevation ecosystems and freshwater resources in Hawaiʻi
PI: Thomas Giambelluca, Professor of Geography, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: Abby Frazier, Department of Geography, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Abby Frazier, Department of Geography, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Influences of climate change, climate variability, and drought on human communities and ecosystems in Hawaiʻi
PI: Christian Giardina, Research Ecologist, Inst. of Pacific Islands Forestry, US Forest Service
Funded: FY2015
Funded: FY2015
Tracking climate variability through chloride concentration in municipal production well histories on the Yigo-Tumon basin
PI: Nathen Habanai, Assistant Professor of Groundwater Hydrology, University of Guam
Co-PI: Erin Miller, Environmental Science Graduate Program, University of Guam
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Erin Miller, Environmental Science Graduate Program, University of Guam
Funded: FY2015
Groundwater percolation in northern Guam: Insights from Jinapsan Cave
PI: John Jenson, Professor of Environmental Geology, WERI, University of Guam
Co-PI: Kaylyn Bautista, WERI, University of Guam
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Kaylyn Bautista, WERI, University of Guam
Funded: FY2015
Supporting a collaborative regional assessment of future climate impacts on natural resources in the Pacific Islands
PI: Victoria Keener, Research Fellow, PacRISA, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: John Marra, Director of Pacific Regional Climate Services, NOAA, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: John Marra, Director of Pacific Regional Climate Services, NOAA, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Forecasting climate and land use/cover change impacts on freshwater ecosystem services in Maui
PI: Christopher Lepczyk, Dept. Natural Resources & Environmental Mgmt, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: Kirsten Oleson, NREM, UH Mānoa
Co-Is: Steven Gray, NREM, UH Mānoa; Yin-Phan Tsang, NREM, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Kirsten Oleson, NREM, UH Mānoa
Co-Is: Steven Gray, NREM, UH Mānoa; Yin-Phan Tsang, NREM, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Baseline assessment of coral-associated microbial communities
PI: Craig Nelson, Assistant Researcher of Oceanography, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: Emilia Sogin, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Emilia Sogin, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
Funded: FY2015
Understanding future sediment transport to coastal waters and coral reef ecosystems in West Maui
PI: Kirsten Oleson, Asst. Professor of Ecological Economics, UH Mānoa
Collaborator: John Stock, Research Geologist, USGS
Funded: FY2015
Collaborator: John Stock, Research Geologist, USGS
Funded: FY2015
Assessing the sustainability of culturally important marine sites in Guam and CNMI
PI: Laurie Raymundo, Professor of Marine Biology, University of Guam
Co-PI: Jeffrey Maynard, Marine Applied Research Center
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Jeffrey Maynard, Marine Applied Research Center
Funded: FY2015
Projecting the frequency and impact of future coastal fooding and inundation events in the Pacific Islands
PI: Philip Thompson, Assoc. Director of UH Sea Level center, UH Mānoa
Co-Is: Matthew J. Widlansky, International Pacific Research Center, UH Mānoa; Janet M. Becker, Professor of Geology, UH Mānoa; Mark A. Merrifield, Professor of Oceanography, UH Mānoa; John J. Marra, Regional Climate Services Director, NOAA
Funded: FY2015
Co-Is: Matthew J. Widlansky, International Pacific Research Center, UH Mānoa; Janet M. Becker, Professor of Geology, UH Mānoa; Mark A. Merrifield, Professor of Oceanography, UH Mānoa; John J. Marra, Regional Climate Services Director, NOAA
Funded: FY2015
Multi-year sea level predictions for the Pacific Ocean
PI: Axel Timmermann, International Pacific Research Center, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: Matthew Widlansky, International Pacific Research Center, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Matthew Widlansky, International Pacific Research Center, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Coral adaptation and acclimatization to global change
PI: Robert Toonen, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: Chris Jury, Department of Oceanography & HIMB, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Chris Jury, Department of Oceanography & HIMB, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015