Annual TCBES Research Symposium Program
View the full presentation abstracts for the 11th Annual TCBES Research Symposium.
Thursday, April 11th, 2019
| Time | Morning Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30am-9am | Kīpaepae Welcoming Ceremony by Hawaiʻi Papa o k ao |
| 9am-9:30am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:30am-10:30am | Keynote Speaker: Paula Ayotte, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| 10:30am-10:45am | Questions |
1st Session: 5 and 15 min talks
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00am | Maya Goodoni, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Watershed Management: Investigating Microalgal Nitrogen Isotopes in Kiholo Bay |
| 11:08am | Kelsey Meagher, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Hawaiʻi Hawksbill Sea Turtle Recovery Project |
| 11:15am | Elliott Parsons, UH Hilo Faculty/Natural Resource Manager | Puʻuwaʻawaʻa Forest Reserve, an amazing place to do research |
| 11:30am | Erin Netoskie, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Behavioral landscape of ʻŌmaʻo (Myadestes obscurus) vocalizations in a naturally fragmented landscape |
| 11:45am | Jeff Stallman, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Two recently reported deadly-poisonous fungi from the Hilo and Puna Districts of Hawaiʻi Island |
| 11:53am | Bryan Tonga, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Identifying sewage pollution hotspots in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) |
12:10pm-2:00pm Lunch Break
2nd Session: 15 min talks
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00pm | Karen Gallardo, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Examining the Effect of Helicopter Noise on Bird Assemblages in Hawaiʻi’s Protected Natural Areas |
| 2:15pm | Mia Lamirand, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student | Investigating the relationship between the feeding territory area of Ornate Butterflyfish and live coral coverage |
| 2:30 | Jazmine Panelo, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Spatial distribution and sources of land-based nutrients at two coastal developments in South Kohala |
| 2:45pm | Ashley Pugh, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | The Hawaiian Blue Octocoral, Sarcothelia edmondsoni, as a pollution indicator species |
| 3:00pm | Michaela Setzer, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student | Hehihehi management for microbially mediated sediment removal in fishponds |
3rd Session: 15 min talks
| Time | Speaker | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 3:30pm | Devon Aguiar, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Sewage Pollution Monitoring on a South Kohala Reef |
| 3:45pm | Brianna Craig, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student | Characterizing Habitat Complexity and Fish Assemblage Structure at French Frigate Shoals Using 3-Dimensional Reconstruction Techniques |
| 4:00pm | Tim Grabowski, UH Hilo Faculty/Agency Researcher | Using citizen science to evaluate the influence of the marine ornamental fishery on Hawaiian reef fish occurrence and abundance |
| 4:15pm | Maya Munstermann, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | The global ecological signature of extinction risk in terrestrial vertebrates |
| 4:30pm | Jonathan Price, UH Hilo Faculty | Moving toward data-driven ecological restoration of vegetation in the Hawaiian Islands |
| 4:45pm | Maria Steadmon, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student | Coastal Staphylococcus aureus concentrations in relation to tidal fluctuations in Hilo, Hawaiʻi |
| 5:00pm | Closing Remarks |
Friday, April 12th, 2019
| Time | Morning Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30am-9:00am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:00am-10:00am | Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Burns, UH Hilo Marine Science Department |
4th Session: 5 and 15 min talks
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00am | Alex Bischer, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | 2019 Puʻu Mali Palila Reintroduction |
| 10:08am | Angalee Kirby, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Is Biological Nitrogen Fixation Strategy Tied to Invasive Success for Non-Native Woody Legumes in Hawaiʻi? |
| 10:16am | Kimo Melcher, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | The application of sUAS and LiDAR in new and emerging erosion mitigation strategies |
| 10:25am | Joanna Norton, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Can compost from a nitrogen-fixing tree, Falcataria moluccana, replace synthetic fertilizer and store carbon in agricultural systems? |
| 10:40am | Ricky Tabandera, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Comparison of fish assemblages and habitat use of native and introduced estuarine species in a fishpond complex in Hilo, Hawaiʻi |
5th Session: 5 and 15 min talks
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00am | John T. Flint, Thatmini Kularatna, Emma Sinclair, Kimo Melcher, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Students | Spatial Differences of Invasive and Native Plant Species on UH-Hilo Campus |
| 11:15am | Bobbie Suaerz, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Identification of individual Achilles Tang Acanthurus achilles using digital photography and machine learning algorithms |
| 11:30am | Gary Sur, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Leaf fungal endophyte diversity varies among Metrosideros (Myrtaceae) taxa on Oʻahu |
| 11:45am | Koa Matsuoka, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Seed Dispersal & Germination by Native vs. Exotic Avian Frugivores of Hawaiʻi |
| 11:53am | Nicolas Vanderzyl, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student | Microplastic accumulation patterns of a newly formed beach |
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch Break
6th Session: 15 min talks
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00pm | Eszter Collier, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Mapping Biological Soil Crusts in the Kawaihae Watershed |
| 1:15pm | Jon Gabriel Ehrenberg, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student | Effect of sex ratios on captive social behavior and mating systems of Potter’s Angelfish, Centropyge potteri |
| 1:30pm | Marty Kawasaki, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | The urbanization of the Hawaiian stilt: Meet the new neighbors |
| 1:45pm | Jared Nishimoto, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Developing an underdominance gene drive system in the southern house mosquito |
| 2:00pm | Leah Sherwood, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Applying object recognition technology to identify plastic marine debris objects during beach surveys |
7th Session: 15 min talks
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2:10pm | Angela Beck, UH Hilo TCBES Graduate Student | Variability in the Repertoires and Singing Behavior of Male and Female ‘I‘iwi (Drepanis coccinea) |
| 2:25pm | Tyler Gerken, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student | Soil Sources of Staphylococcus aureus and Fecal Indicator Bacteria in the Hilo Bay Watershed |
| 2:40pm | Jonathan Koch, UH Hilo Post-doc | Rapid X chromosome evolution despite a lack of genome-wide differentiation during the biological invasion of a global insect pest |
| 2:55pm | Madori Rumpungworn, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student | Machine annotation of Puaiohi calls in environmental acoustic recordings |
Poster Session & Pau Hana Reception
| Time | Poster Author | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 3:30-5:00pm | Brennan Palani Buccat, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student | Isolation and Characterization of Endorhizzal Bacteria in Root Nodules of Leguminous Plants at Leeward Community College, O‘ahu Hawai‘i |
| 3:30-5:00pm | Briana Banua, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student | Optimization of the use of Procambarus clarkii in Aquaponics |
| 3:30-5:00pm | Diana Le, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student | Synthesis, Computational Analysis, and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Electron-donating and Electron-withdrawing Substituents on Chalcone Derivatives |
| 3:30-5:00pm | E. Escobar, K. Agnoias, and S.T. Nakanishi, UH Hilo | An update on the survey of antibacterial efficacy of native Hawaiian plant extracts: Focus on ‘Ohia lehua and gram-positive bacteria |
| 3:30-5:00pm | Kayla Caliboso, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student | Cecal Microbiome Profile of Hawaiian Feral Chickens and Pastured Commercial Chickens |
| 3:30-5:00pm | Kiana Rich, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student and Daniela Dutra Elliott, LCC Faculty | Effects of mycorrhizae inoculants on Theobroma cacao and its potential use in agroforestry |
| 3:30-5:00pm | Lindsey Howells, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student | A software tool for producing annotations of prolonged audio recordings using machine learning and deep neural networks |
| 3:30-5:00pm | Maverick Kaopio, UH Hilo Undergraduate Student | Assessment of the Impact of Artificial Reefs on Shoreline Erosion through Physical Modeling |
| 3:30-5:00pm | Michele Pangelinan, Leeward Community College, and Ashley Yuen, UH Mānoa Undergraduate Students | Identification of fungal contaminants using DNA barcoding |
| 3:30-5:00pm | M.R. Morrissey, M.L. Webber, and S.T.Nakanishi, UH Hilo | Modification of body regeneration using Hawaiian plant extracts in planaria |
| 3:30-5:00pm | S. Brandenstein and S.T. Nakanishi, UH Hilo | On the ecological restoration of Kahoʻolawe |
| 3:30-5:00pm | Valeria Alicea-Colon, Leeward Community College Undergraduate Student | Expression of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor(GnRHR) in the Oviduct of Laying Hens |
| 4:45pm | Judge Deliberation | |
| 5:00-5:30pm | Student Award Winners Announcement | |
| Silent Auction, Raffle Winners | ||
| Closing Remarks |