{"id":97826,"date":"2019-06-04T16:18:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T02:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=97826"},"modified":"2021-04-21T13:29:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T23:29:55","slug":"2019-arcs-scholars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/06\/04\/2019-arcs-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"San Andreas research earns earthquake modeler <abbr title=\"Achievement Rewards for College Scientists\">ARCS<\/abbr> Scholar of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_97839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97839\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/manoa-arcs-scholar-of-the-year.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Ward, center, flanked by guest judges\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/manoa-arcs-scholar-of-the-year.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/manoa-arcs-scholar-of-the-year-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/manoa-arcs-scholar-of-the-year-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2019 <abbr title=\"Achievement Rewards for College Scientists\">ARCS<\/abbr> Scholar of the Year Lauren Ward, center, flanked by  guest judges and retired <abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> faculty members Gareth Wynn-Williams and Bruce Liebert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An earthquake modeler in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, was named the 2019 <abbr title=\"Achievement Rewards for College Scientists\">ARCS<\/abbr> Scholar of the Year, and a dozen other <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> graduate students received <abbr title=\"Achievement Rewards for College Scientists\">ARCS<\/abbr> Scholar Awards at the <a href=\"https:\/\/arcsfoundation.org\"><abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Foundation<\/a> Honolulu Chapter\u2019s recent year-end banquet.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>ARCS<\/abbr>, which stands for Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, is dedicated to keeping the <abbr title=\"United States\">U.S.<\/abbr> competitive in <abbr title=\"science, technology, engineering, mathematics\">STEM<\/abbr> fields. The organization annually awards $5,000 grants to outstanding <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> doctoral students who demonstrate potential for expanding knowledge and applying technological solutions. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Lauren Ward<\/strong> received the Toby Lee <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Award in Earth Sciences and the additional $1,000 Scholar of the Year Award for her efforts to refine simulations of the San Andreas Fault System and its crustal deformation response to the earthquake cycle. Her work may improve seismic hazard estimates for complex fault systems.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97840\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/manoa-arcs-scholars-2019.jpg\" alt=\"2019\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/manoa-arcs-scholars-2019.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/manoa-arcs-scholars-2019-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/manoa-arcs-scholars-2019-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2019 <abbr title=\"Achievement Rewards for College Scientists\">ARCS<\/abbr> Scholars, from left, Sarah Tucker, Evan Kawamura, Luke Campillo, Shayle Matsuda, Evan Lechner, Lauren Ward, Christopher Light, David Webb, Ashley Chontos, Brennan Yamamoto, Alina Pang, Jessie Kai and Chantell Balaan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>More <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa award winners<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/soestwp\/\">School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Evan Lechner<\/strong>, <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Farrar Award in Oceanography<br \/>\nLechner examines the movement of carbon and oxygen into and out of estuary systems, with the goal of creating more resiliency for sustainable coastal initiatives. He is tracking changes in <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> Fishpond as restoration efforts replace invasives, such as mangrove, with native species.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shayle Matsuda<\/strong>, <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Honolulu Award in Coral Reef Science <br \/>\nMatsuda studies the algae and bacterial communities that corals select as symbiotic partners. Identifying patterns in the microbial structure and community composition, which can differ across coral colonies, may help to identify mechanisms that could make corals more resistant to stress, thus more likely to survive climate change. The award was designated in memory of the late groundbreaking <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> coral reef scientist <strong>Ruth Gates<\/strong>, who was Matsuda\u2019s advisor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sarah Tucker,<\/strong> Maybelle Roth <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Award in Conservation Biology <br \/>\nTucker uses genetic tools to examine the ecological roles of three marine bacteria, including one that produces the oxygen in one of every five breaths humans take. Tucker considers both abiotic (such as rainfall, acidity and nutrients) and biotic (such as predation) environmental drivers. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Engineering<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Evan Kawamura<\/strong>, Shelagh Kresser <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Award in Engineering <br \/>\nKawamura combines the use of nonlinear controllers with algorithms for trajectory guidance and navigation control of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones. The Hanalani Schools graduate collaborates with NASA experts on the project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brennan Yamamoto<\/strong>, Bretzlaff Foundation <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Award in Engineering <br \/>\nYamamoto works in the Renewable Energy, Industrial Automation, Precision Engineering (<abbr>RIP<\/abbr>) Lab on the development of unmanned marine vehicles. A Moanalua High School graduate, Yamamoto received the Kresser Award in 2017. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/natsci.manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Natural Sciences<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Luke Campillo<\/strong>, Maybelle Roth <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Award in Conservation Biology <br \/>\nCampillo uses <abbr>DNA<\/abbr> sequencing of Hawaiian bird populations to study how geography drives speciation, the process by which a single population splits into two independent ones.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christopher Light,<\/strong> Sarah Ann Martin <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Award in Physics <br \/>\nLight uses the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station to characterize Solar Energetic Particles coming from eruptions on the sun that pose acute risks to astronauts and equipment in space. He is also interested in how solar eruptions affect radiation from other sources and distort Earth\u2019s magnetic field.<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Webb<\/strong>, Sarah Ann Martin <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Award in Mathematics <br \/>\nWebb has built several new families of algorithmic dimensions that measure aspects of the oscillations between simple and complex sequences, and explores the relationships between them. The Punahou graduate is also a semi-professional choral singer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jabsom.hawaii.edu\">John A. Burns School Medicine<\/a> (<abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chantell Balaan<\/strong>, Koenig <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Award in Medicine <br \/>\nBalaan studies the potential role of microbiota in Autism Spectrum Disorder (<abbr>ASD<\/abbr>). She looks at two distinct types of cave fish, one of which exhibits <abbr>ASD<\/abbr>-like behaviors, to assess the potential for a ketogenic diet to mitigate those behaviors. The <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> High School graduate is in the Developmental and Reproductive Biology Program, Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alina Pang<\/strong>, Kai Bowden <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Award in Medicine <br \/>\nPang examines how the body uses energy in different diseases with an eye to identifying beneficial dietary interventions. Her work studies the potential for a high-fat, low-sugar ketogenic diet in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the role of blood sugar in immune system inflammation related to Type 2 Diabetes. The Kamehameha Schools Kap\u0101lama campus graduate is in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and is a trainee in <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr>\u2019s Ola <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>program to address local health disparities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jessie Puahau Kai<\/strong>, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Farrar Award in Tropical Agriculture <br \/>\nKai harnesses mobile technology to capture dietary data in order to assess the early diets of infants in minority and indigenous populations that have high incidences of childhood obesity and nutrition-related diseases. She is a Kamehameha Schools\u2013<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> campus graduate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifa.hawaii.edu\/\">Institute for Astronomy<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ashley Chontos<\/strong>, Columbia <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Award in Astronomy <br \/>\nUtilizing Maunakea and space-based facilities to look for planets outside our Solar System, Chontos applies a process called asteroseismology, the study of sound waves, to characterize planets and the stars they orbit. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Foundation Honolulu Chapter<\/h2>\n<p>One of 15 <abbr>ARCS<\/abbr> Foundation Inc. chapters nationwide, the Honolulu chapter has awarded close to $2 million in unrestricted awards to about 600 <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa graduate students since 1974. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirteen student scholars from the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>at M\u0101noa were recognized at the <abbr title=\"Achievement Rewards for College Scientists\">ARCS<\/abbr>Foundation Honolulu Chapter&#8217;s 2019 banquet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[179,308,212,1485,35,31,92,313,660,9],"class_list":["post-97826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-college-of-engineering","tag-college-of-natural-sciences","tag-college-of-tropical-agriculture-and-human-resilience","tag-human-nutrition-food-and-animal-sciences","tag-institute-for-astronomy","tag-john-a-burns-school-of-medicine","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-stem","tag-student-recognition","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97826"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99925,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97826\/revisions\/99925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}