View of the base of the Ko'olau Mountains from the water.

MEET OUR TEAM

FACULTY

CMDR's leaders are committed educators, scholars, and scientists who have devoted their careers to a trash-free ocean.

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BRENDA JENSEN, PH.D

Dean, College of Natural and Computational Sciences
Professor of Biology

 

 

bjensen@hpu.edu

 

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JENNIFER LYNCH, PH.D

Co-Director
NIST Research Biologist

 

 

jennifer.lynch@nist.gov

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DAVID HYRENBACH, PH.D

Co-Director
Professor of Oceanography

 

 

khyrenbach@hpu.edu

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DAVID FIELD, PH.D

Associate Professor of Marine Sciences
Program Chair, Marine Sciences

 

 

dfield@hpu.edu

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KATHERINE SHAW, PH.D

NIST Research Biologist 
HPU Affiliate Faculty

 

 

katherine.shaw@nist.gov

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STAFF

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Mandy Brinkmann

Environmental Engineer 

 

mbrinkmann@hpu.edu

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Marquesa Calderon, B.S.

Research Assistant

 

mcalderon@hpu.edu

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Mafalda Gentil Martins Seiz de Freitas

Environmental Scientist 

 

mfreitas@hpu.edu 

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JOSHUA FORAKIS, PH.D

Post Doctoral Fellow

 

jforakis@hpu.edu

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CARA MEGILL, M.S.

Senior Research Assistant

 

cmegill@hpu.edu

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RACHEL NAKAMOTO, M.S.

Senior Research Assistant

 

ranakamoto@hpu.edu

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KATHERINE STEVENS, M.S.

Project Coordinator

 

kastevens@hpu.edu

 

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Cate Wardinski, M.S.

Senior Research Assistant

 

cwardinski@hpu.edu

CURRENT MEMBERS

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RAY AIVAZIAN III

Trashologist

Founder of Seed.World

 

ray@seed.world

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SYDNEY BROWN

Graduate Student

Hyrenbach Group

 

sbrown37@my.hpu.edu

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ALYSSA PIAUWASDY

Graduate Student

Hyrenbach Group

 

apiauwasdy1@my.hpu.edu

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SARAH SHANNON

Graduate Student

Lynch Group

 

sshannon2@my.hpu.edu

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TYLER STOKER

Undergraduate Student

Lynch Group

 

tstoker1@my.hpu.edu

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LEILA TEWAHADE

Undergraduate Student

Lynch Group

 

ltewahade1@my.hpu.edu

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PAIGE WHITE

Graduate Student

Lynch Group

 

pwhite4@my.hpu.edu

Alumni

Name Position Held Year(s)
Zachary Bramble, M.S.

 

MSMS Student, Senior Research Assistant

 

2021-2023

 

Brittney Lockett

 

MSMS Student

 

2021-2023

 

Meredith Seeley, Ph.D

 

NIST NRC Postdoctoral Researcher

 

2022-2023

 

Raquel Corniuk, M.S.

 

Research Manager & Social Media Manager

 

2018-2023

 

Elizabeth Walker, M.S.

 

MSMS Student, Senior Research Assistant

 

2021-2023

 

Angelianne Recinto

 

Undergraduate Student

 

2021-2023

 

Nawel Hamroun 

 

Undergraduate Student

 

2022-2023

 

Sydney Binette

 

MSMS Student

 

2022-2023

 

Sarah-Jeanne Royer, Ph.D

 

Affiliate Faculty

 

2021-2023

 

Cameron Souza

 

Undergraduate Student, Project Coordinator

 

2021, 2023

 

Alondra Islas

 

MSMS Student

 

2020-2023

 

Kayla Brignac

 

Laboratory Technician, Research and Laboratory Manager

 

2018-2022

 

Granya Boyd

 

Undergraduate Student

 

2019-2022

 

Emma Rauschenbach

 

Undergraduate Student

 

2020-2022

 

Raleigh Aiden Johnson

 

Undergraduate Student

 

2021-2022

 

Sarah Hutchinson

 

MSMS Student

 

2020-2022

 

Andrew McWhirter

 

MSMS Student

 

2020-2022

 

Julia Schubert

MASUST Student

 

2020-2022

 

Cassandra Walti

 

Undergraduate Student

 

2021-2022

 

Corryn Haynes

 

Undergraduate Student

 

2021-2022

 

Rachel Sandquist

 

Laboratory Technician 

 

2020-2022

 

Jasmin Diaz

 

Undergraduate Student

 

2019-2021

 

Natasha Sawickij

 

MSMS Student

 

2019-2021

 

Jenna Karr

 

MSMS Student

 

2018-2021

 

Kristine Sellona

 

MASUST Student

 

2020-2021

 

Jesse Black

 

Laboratory Technician

 

2020-2021

 

Raquel Gomez

 

Undergraduate Student

 

2021

 

Hanna Mantanona

 

Undergraduate Student

 

2021

 

Kerrianne O'Malley

 

Undergraduate Student

 

2019-2020

 

Melissa Jung, M.S.

 

MSMS Student, Research and Laboratory Manager

 

2015-2020

 

Sheena Weller

 

MSMS Student

 

2018-2020

 

Angelica Moua

 

MSMS Student

 

2017-2019

 

Lauren Chamberlain

 

MSMS Student

 

2016-2019

 

Astrid Delorme, Ph.D Post Doctoral Researcher 2022-2024
Sydney Luitgaarden MSMS Student 2021-2024
Eric Anderson Undergraduate Student 2023-2024
Aylin Ciftcikal MSMS Student 2023-2024
Hanna Spongberg MSMS Student 2023-2024
Kellie Teague Laboratory Manager 2020-2024