Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

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Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
Strategic Plan 2008

• Jo-Ann Leong
• Director

Photo by Brian Daniel
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Who are we and what make us special?

• Faculty
• 7 tenured, 5 tenure track
• 3 Professors, 4 Researchers.
• 3 Assoc. 10 Asst. Res.
• 5 specialists
• Research Topics
• Climate change
• Invasive species
• Ocean acidification
• Oceans Human Health
• Food Production
• Acoustic Pollution

Coral Reef Ecosystem Function
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2005-2010 Strategic Plan

• Mission HIMB is the flagship institution for
  UH, Hawaii, and the US for facilitation and
  support of multi-disciplinary research and
  education in all aspects of tropical marine
  biology. Its unique location on Mokuoloe with
  ready access to estuarine, coastal and offshore
  environments promotes the integration and
  excellent laboratory science and rigorous field
  work

June 15, 2004 Bellows Field
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2005-2010Objectives of Strategic Plan

• Become global leader in tropical marine biology
  research.
• Foster interdisciplinary research education in
  tropical marine biology.
• Build HIMB docent program and develop our
  outreach activities to enhance stewardship of our
  marine environment.
• Obtain funds for new laboratories and the remodel
  of current laboratories
• Sustainable design
• Adequately staffed
• Sufficient funding for maintenance

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Benchmarks -Research

• Recruit hire 4 new faculty
• Florence Thomas, Assoc. Researcher
• Malia Rivera, Specialist, Marine Education
  Coordinator
• Megan Donahue, Asst. Researcher
• Judy Lemus, Specialist, Academic Programs
  Coordinator.
• Raise grant funding to 20 million by 2010
  5,592,000 in 2007
• Raise publication rate in peer reviewed journals
  by 20
• 2005 75 2006 102 2007

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Benchmarks - Education

• Increase grant funding for graduate
  assistantships EpScoR and NWHI internship
  program.
• Workshops at HIMB Pauley summer course, ConGen
  Course, EPSCoR Evolutionary Genetics Course.
• Increase research education partnerships with
  UH community.
• Coral quarantine facility WCC
• Ocean Human Health Oceanography
• Evolutionary Genetics UH-Hilo

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Benchmark - Outreach

• Funding base for docent program
• Hired Jennifer Barrett as Outreach coordinator
• Develop our housing and meeting room capacity
  (Lanai suites remodel)
• Develop business plan for outreach programs
• Increase funding for programs from federal and
  private agencies.

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Benchmarks - Facilities

• Obtain funding for new building -33 million.
• Renovate air conditioning infrastructure to
  reduce energy usage by 2007.
• Increase maintenance fiscal personnel to
  reflect the increased requirements of the added
  Pauley bldg.
• Departmental office assistant
• Electrician
• Boat and Dive Safety officer
• IT specialist
• Security/Groundskeeper/Support
• Plan for Sustainability conversions
• Capital improvement for seawalls, piers, building
  repairs.

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Presentations

• Acoustics/Sensor Technology
• Paul Nachtigall
• Whitlow Au
• Kim Holland
• Marlin Atkinson (Jim Falter)
• Ecosystem Function
• Flo Thomas
• Bob Bidigare
• Gordon Grau
• Ruth Gates (Michael Stat)
• Mike Rappe
• Greta Aeby
• Paul Jokiel

• Biogeography
• Brian Bowen
• Rob Toonen
• Steve Karl
• Fisheries Aquaculture
• Clyde Tamaru
• Teresa Lewis
• Carl Meyer
• Education Outreach
• Malia Rivera
• GIS Benthic Mapping
• Erik Franklin

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Relationship to SOEST Strategic Plan

• Establish PACIOOS (K. Holland, W. Au)
• Hawaii Space Flight Lab with capacity to
  monitor health of shallow coral reefs. (M.
  Atkinson, E. Hochberg, P. Jokiel)
• Alternative energy sources/sustainability (G.
  Grau)
• Living marine resources HIMB is an integral
  part of the science plan for the NWHI and the
  Hawaiian Archipelago. All HIMB faculty.

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Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
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