{"id":187467,"date":"2023-11-22T09:30:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T19:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=187467"},"modified":"2023-11-21T15:03:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T01:03:38","slug":"nsf-fellowship-graduates-making-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/22\/nsf-fellowship-graduates-making-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>NSF<\/abbr> fellowship graduates making an impact locally, globally"},"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\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_187468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187468\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-sarah-tucker.jpg\" alt=\"two people sitting in a boat\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-187468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-sarah-tucker.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-sarah-tucker-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-sarah-tucker-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Tucker and Yoshimi Rii collect seawater samples to examine marine microbes during a <span aria-label=\"Kaneohe\">K\u0101ne&#699;ohe<\/span> Bay Timeseries Sampling event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Within the past five years, the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (<abbr>NSF<\/abbr> <abbr>GRFP<\/abbr>) has grown exponentially. Currently composed of 36 masters and <abbr title=\"Doctor of Philosophy\">PhD<\/abbr> students, a range of disciplines are represented such as astronomy, botany, computer science, Earth and planetary sciences, entomology, geography, linguistics, marine biology, oceanography, tropical plant and soil sciences and zoology.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsfgrfp.org\/\"><abbr>NSF<\/abbr> <abbr>GRFP<\/abbr><\/a> annually funds a diverse group of outstanding graduate students with more than $110,000 for three years to become future scientists, engineers, researchers and <abbr title=\"Science Technology Engineering Mathematics\">STEM<\/abbr> educators. <abbr>GRFP<\/abbr> graduates go on to pursue careers in federal agencies, national labs, academia, policy work and conservation management. Notably, <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <abbr>GRFP<\/abbr>s have consistently been selected for other distinguished fellowships such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.noaa.gov\/Knauss-Fellowship-Program\/\">John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu\/about\/opportunities\/\">E. Gordon Grau Coastal and Marine Resource Management and Policy Fellowship Program<\/a>, both coordinated through the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Sea Grant College Program (<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Martha Newell, Knauss Fellow 2017<\/li>\n<li>Beth Lenz, Knauss Fellow 2020<\/li>\n<li>Sean Mahaffey, Knauss Fellow 2022<\/li>\n<li>Cuong Tran, Grau Fellow 2022<\/li>\n<li>Gina Selig, Knauss Fellow 2023<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Tucker, Margaret Davidson Fellow 2020 and Knauss Fellow 2023<\/li>\n<li>Erik Brush, Knauss Fellow 2024<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Jones, Knauss Fellow 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cuong Tran: disaster preparedness<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187470\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-cuong-tran-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"person standing in front of a poster board\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-187470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-cuong-tran-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-cuong-tran-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-cuong-tran.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cuong Tran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former fellow and master of urban and regional planning graduate, Cuong Tran, applied his <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa experience into his post-graduate work as a <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant Gordon E. Grau Fellow with the <a href=\"https:\/\/ndptc.hawaii.edu\/\">National Disaster Preparedness Training Center<\/a> (<abbr>NDPTC<\/abbr>). Tran collaborates with various partners on several local, national and international disaster-related projects and co-designed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/24\/red-hill-information-hub\/\">Red Hill Information Hub<\/a> in collaboration with the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Red Hill Task Force. The Hub provides a one-stop-shop of the latest information, data, and tools the general public can use for education, communication and research. Tran also co-planned this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/coast.noaa.gov\/primo\/conference\/?content=2023\">Pacific Risk Management <span aria-label=\"Ohana\">&#699;Ohana<\/span> Conference<\/a>, a platform for Pacific Island communities to channel joint efforts toward becoming resilient. Upon completion of his Grau fellowship, he plans to step into the role of training technology program coordinator at <abbr>NDPTC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>Tran\u2019s number one advice for current students is to &ldquo;always apply for fellowship and scholarship opportunities, even if you think you won\u2019t receive them. You\u2019ll miss 100&#37; of the shots you don\u2019t take.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>Sarah Tucker: monitoring climate change<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187471\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-sarah-tucker-loi-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"two people standing in front of a taro patch\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-187471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-sarah-tucker-loi-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-sarah-tucker-loi-93x130.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/manoa-grad-division-sarah-tucker-loi.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Tucker and Anne Innes-Gold following a community work day in the <span aria-label=\"loi\">lo&#699;i<\/span> at <span aria-label=\"Kakoo\">K\u0101ko&#699;o<\/span> <span aria-label=\"oiwi\">&#699;\u014ciwi<\/span>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mbiograd.manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">Marine biology<\/a> <abbr>PhD<\/abbr> graduate, Sarah Tucker, went on to fulfill the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship after three years as a <abbr>NSF<\/abbr> <abbr>GRFP<\/abbr> Fellow. Tucker was part of the inaugural cohort of Davidson Fellows and collaborated with the <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> National Estuarine Research Reserve where she worked closely with staff and Paepae o <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> managers producing outreach materials, mentoring an undergraduate student, joining community restoration work days and helping with scientific observations and monitoring within the <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>After graduating, Tucker was selected as a 2023 Knauss Fellow and currently works in <abbr title=\"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association\">NOAA<\/abbr>\u2019s Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (<abbr>GOMO<\/abbr>) Program. The <abbr>GOMO<\/abbr> Program supports half of the world&#8217;s ocean observations, which are used in climate and weather prediction models and help us understand our changing ocean. Tucker\u2019s two main projects involve serving as the coordinating editor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/arctic.noaa.gov\/report-card\/report-card-2022\/\"><em>Arctic Report Card<\/em><\/a> and a secretariat member and field operations team lead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iarpccollaborations.org\/index.html\">Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee<\/a>. Following Knauss, she will start as a Simons postdoctoral fellow in marine microbial ecology at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker recommended, &ldquo;talking to as many folks as you can about what the fellowship experience entails, review application materials from past candidates, and be clear about what you want out of it. Also, stay open to trying new things and follow your gut. I never thought I would work on Arctic Research and Policy, but it has been incredibly fulfilling and more connected to my previous work than I could have imagined.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>2025 Knauss applications now open<\/h2>\n<p>For those interested in applying for the 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/seagrant.noaa.gov\/Knauss\">program website<\/a> or contact <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant assistant director for research and fellowships, Maya Walton, <a href=\"mailto:waltonm@hawaii.edu\">waltonm@hawaii.edu<\/a>, to learn more. Application deadline is February 15, 2024, 5 p.m. <abbr>HST<\/abbr> through <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant via <a href=\"http:\/\/eseagrant.soest.hawaii.edu\/\">eSeaGrant<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The application deadline for the 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship is February 15, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[308,301,507,1085,1466,1363,1314,175,262,481,568,1473,92,1026,73,9,438,365],"class_list":["post-187467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-college-of-natural-sciences","tag-college-of-social-sciences","tag-graduate-education","tag-life-science","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-manoa-research","tag-manoa-sustainability","tag-marine-biology","tag-marine-science","tag-national-disaster-preparedness-training-center","tag-natural-science","tag-school-of-life-sciences","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-social-science","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-sea-grant","tag-urban-and-regional-planning","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187467","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=187467"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187482,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187467\/revisions\/187482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}