University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Description:
The Marine Innovation Lab for Leading-edge Oceanography (MILLO) based in the Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering (ORE) at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is actively recruiting 1-2 MS/PhD students for Fall 2025. These positions include stipend, full tuition support, benefits and travel support.
The MILLO group develops open-source and low-cost ocean instruments to expand the existing ocean observing network. We also utilize data science and signal processing techniques to extract novel biological and physical information about the ocean from existing data streams.
We are prioritizing students whose research interests fit closely to one of our three overarching themes:
- emerging, low-cost technologies to monitor coastal marine biodiversity,
- signal processing techniques to elucidate the behavioral & ecological context of animal communication, and
- data science methods to characterize the impact of ocean dynamics & climate change on animal movement.
However, we are always open to supporting students who want to tackle new, challenging ocean-related problems outside of these themes if we feel that we can provide the appropriate support and resources. We plan to specifically recruit one student to design and build autosamplers that could be integrated into surface drifters or uncrewed surface vehicles to measure reef metabolism.
We are also prioritizing students that can be admitted as MS and/or PhD students in ORE. Prospective students should closely review the admission and degree requirements for a MS and PhD in ORE. The ORE MS degree is ABET-accredited and as such, has extensive undergraduate pre-program requirements.
We recognize that students without formal engineering backgrounds may possess the technical skill set necessary to conduct research within the lab’s three overarching themes. For such exceptional prospective students whose research interests closely align with those of the MILLO group, but do not meet the admission requirements in ORE, we will consider accepting students through the Department of Oceanography (OCE). However, these students will typically have their own funding support through scholarships, fellowships and/or grants.
How to apply:
Interested in joining the MILLO group for your graduate studies? Please complete the interest form on our website: https://pagniello-lab.github.io/join-us.html.
Note, completing this interest form is not a formal application to the MS or PhD program in ORE or OCE. We conduct pre-screening of candidates, followed by zoom interviews and then the top candidates are invited to formally apply to the degree program. We do recruitment this way to ensure transparency and save folks application fees. For Fall 2025, please submit the interest form by November 5, 2024, at 5:00 pm HST.
To apply for this job please visit pagniello-lab.github.io.