Faculty
All of the instructors are outstanding teachers and three are recipients of the University of Hawai`i Board of Regents' Excellence in Teaching Award.
Click on a professor for their biographical information.
Dr. Jim Beets - Chair, Marine Science Department, UH-Hilo
Captain Michael Childers - Instructor of Marine Sciences
Mr. John Coney - staff coordinator of the UH-Hilo Marine Option Program
Mr. Jerry Crow - Curator of Live Exhibits at the Waikiki Aquarium
Dr. Walter Dudley - Professor of Oceanography, UH-Hilo
Mr. Mark Heckman - Director of Education at the University of Hawaii's Waikiki Aquarium
Dr. Steve Lundblad - Professor of Geology, UH-Hilo
Dr. Michael Parsons - Associate Professor, Marine Science, UH-Hilo
Dr. Jennifer Smith - Ph.D, University of Hawaii, 2003
Ms. Roxanne Kapuaimohalaikalani Stewart - Secondary Science Teacher at Ke Ana La'ahana
Dr. Misaki Takabayashi - Assistant Professor, Marine Science, UH-Hilo
Dr. Brian N. Tissot - Professor of Environmental Science, Washington State University
Ms. Jennifer Turner - Biologist, Departments of Marine Science and Biology, UH-Hilo
Dr. Jason Turner - Assistant Professor, Marine Science, UH-Hilo