Dr. Paul Louis Jokiel Memorial Endowed Scholarship
| History: |
Dr. Paul Louis Jokiel was born in Chicago Illinois. He moved to Hawai‘i in 1968 to begin his research career in Coral Reef Ecology for the next half century at the University of Hawai‘i’s Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology. He was known as a brilliant scientist that contributed greatly to the field of Marine Science. Over the span of his 50 year career he was always well ahead of the times whether it was describing thermal stress in the 70s, U/V light, photo-inhibition, and dispersal in the 80s, water motion, monitoring, coral physiology, community metabolism in the 90’s and more recently helping us understand the impact of humanity and climate change. He established the first widespread monitoring program in the State of Hawai‘i that will continue in perpetuity. He developed many coral research methodologies including those for buoyant weighing, measuring water motion, and CO2 dispersion techniques that are used worldwide. Researchers can all thank him for many of the coral reef ecology concepts we take for granted today. His groundbreaking development of the vortex model in the field of biogeography served as a basis for later connectivity work. Major breakthroughs include the well-established “rafting theory” that explains how corals travel long distances and the “Proton Flux Model” that provides us with a better understanding of coral metabolic responses as they relate to ocean acidification. He was in the forefront in research involving coral restoration, reproduction, dispersal and various impacts on coral reefs. This research was applied to legislative actions, management strategies, and educational curriculum.
Dr. Paul Jokiel was in the forefront of climate change research as early as the 1960’s well before climate change was globally recognized. His early research on tolerances of corals to temperature was developed as an applied science application that later turned out to be valuable for interpreting major coral bleaching occurrences. This concept is used by NOAA and others in predicting thermal thresholds for global bleaching alerts. He was definitely a man ahead of his time who understood the future of our reefs. His predictive models such as the Coral Mortality and Bleaching Output model forecasted future climate change scenarios a decade before bleaching events occurred. His research continued with a focus on the effects of ocean acidification on coral communities.
The hundreds of publications he authored have been cited by scientists over 7,000 times. He provided exceptional mentoring to many graduate students who continue his legacy through the positions they hold in higher education, federal and state government agencies, and management. This mentoring extended to those struggling with addiction in the 12-step program he was involved in for over three decades. He made a meaningful and lasting contribution to humanity by serving a cause greater than his own. Dr. Paul Louis Jokiel left the Hawai‘i he loved and the world a better place for us all.
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| Description: |
The purpose of this fund is to provide continuous support for undergraduate or graduate students pursuing a degree at the Hawai‘i Institute for Marine Biology, School of Ocean & Earth Sciences & Technology at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, who are conducting research on impacts of climate change on coral reefs. Other areas of research may include coral reef ecology and coral reef monitoring. Funds shall be used for costs associated with attendance (e.g. tuition, books, fees, etc.) and/or research equipment, supplies, travel related to research, publishing or vessel costs, or conference registration fees and travel. |
| Level: |
Undergraduate or Graduate. |
| High School: |
N/A |
| Residency: |
N/A |
| GPA: |
Satisfactory academic merit and progress toward degree as determined by the selection committee. |
| Enrollment Status: |
Full-time or Part-time. |
| Contact Person: |
Director |
| Contact Department: |
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) |
| Contact Address: |
46-007 Lilipuna Rd
Kaneohe, HI 96744 |
| Contact Website: |
http://www.himb.hawaii.edu |
| Contact Phone: |
(808) 236-7401 |
| Contact Email: |
[email protected] |
| Application Info: |
http://www.star.hawaii.edu/scholarship |
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