The University of Hawaiʻi System has received more than $427 million from the (NSF) over a 10-year period from fiscal year 2012 through 2021 for cutting-edge research in a variety of fields. On August 30, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan visited 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 to learn more about the world-class research conducted by faculty, students and staff.
Panchanathan is a computer scientist and engineer, and the 15th director of NSF, a $8.8 billion independent federal agency and the only government agency charged with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation and STEM education.
“The National Science Foundation essentially is responsible for unleashing great ideas and talent all across our nation, and in the state of Hawaiʻi, there is tremendous talent and ideas,” said Panchanathan. “There is also amazing context. If you look at the domain of sustainability, or if you want to understand climate and oceanography, and understanding astronomy, here is a place that is a living laboratory. …The University of Hawaiʻi and other institutions in the islands are doing a fantastic job.”
In FY 2021, 东精影业 was receiving the most funding from NSF, ranking higher than Harvard University and Duke University.
“We are grateful that the National Science Foundation awards an average of more than $42 million annually to 东精影业 research projects over the past 10 years. This is a testament to the high quality of research being conducted throughout the 东精影业 System by our world-class faculty, students and staff,” said Vassilis L. Syrmos, 东精影业 vice president for research and innovation.
东精影业 hosted Panchanathan’s visit at C-MORE Hale on the 惭ā苍辞补 campus. Several faculty members presented their NSF-funded research:
- —Professor David Karl, 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
- —Professor Angelicque White, SOEST
- (EPSCoR)/—Hawaiʻi EPSCoR Director Gwen Jacobs and Professor Jason Leigh, director of the 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补
- NSF CAREER: Soil Pedogenesis, Agroecology, and Their Interactions—Assistant Professor Noa Lincoln, 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 Indigenous Crops and Cropping Systems
- Ola I Ka ʻAina: Reviving Ecosystems Utilizing Science, Math and Indigenous Knowledge—Associate Professor Esther Widiasih, 东精影业 West Oʻahu
- Hoʻomalu Haleleʻa: Community-led Innovation for Integrated Flood Resilience—Associate Professor Mehana Vaughan, 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补
—By Marc Arakaki