Honolulu Chapter Honors Outstanding University of Hawai‘i Faculty
Since 1983, ARCS Honolulu Chapter annually honors one University of Hawai‘i at Manoa faculty member as its Scientist of the Year.
The award recognizes recipients both for their own remarkable research careers and for their role as outstanding mentors to young scientists, so it is no suprise that many have also been advisors to ARCS Honolulu Scholars. Scientists of the Year are invited to speak at the Scholar Banquet or another ARCS Event (or safely distanced recorded online talks during the pandemic).
At right, ARCS Honolulu member Patricia "Patty" Lee, left, congratulated 2019 ARCS Scientist of the Year Dr. Margaret McFall-Ngai, who spoke of the important opportunities unrestricted ARCS Scholar funding provides and tendered her support by subsequently becaming a member of the chapter.
ARCS Honolulu
Scientists of the Year
Loic LeMarchand, University of Hawai‘i Cancer Research Center (2020)
Margaret McFall-Ngai, Pacific Biosciences Research Center (2019)
Karen Meech, Institute for Astronomy (2018)
Richard Yanagihara, John A. Burns School of Medicine (2017)
Brent Tully, Institute for Astronomy (2016)
Ruth Gates, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (2015) deceased
Sheila Conant, Zoology (2014)
Angel Yanagihara, John A. Burns School of Medicine (2013)
Bin Wang, Meteorology (2012)
Cecilia Shikuma, John A. Burns School of Medicine (2011)
Hope Jahren, Geochemistry (2010)
Margo Edwards, Geophysics and Planetology (2009)
Adelheid Kuehnle, Tropical Plant and Soil Science (2008)
John Learned, Physics (2007)
Marla J. Berry, John A. Burns School of Medicine (2006)
Laurence Kolonel, University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center (2005)
John Tonry, Institute for Astronomy (2004)
Robert Bidigare, Oceanography (2003)
Charles Boyd, John A. Burns School of Medicine (2002)
John Madey, Physics (2001)
Isabella Abbott, Botany (2000) deceased
David Bercovici, Geology and Geophysics (1999)
E. Alison Kay, Zoology (1998) deceased
Ronald Mau, Environmental Science (1997)
David Jewitt, Institute for Astronomy (1996)
Fred Mackenzie, Oceanography (1995)
Gillian Bryant-Greenwood, John A. Burns School of Medicine (1994)
Goro Uehara, Tropical Plant and Soil Science (1993) deceased
Anne Alvarez, Plant Pathology (1992)
Klaus Wyrtki, Oceanography (1991) deceased
Haruyuki Kamemoto, Tropical Plant and Soil Science (1990) deceased
Marian Melish, John A. Burns School of Medicine (1989)
James Brewbaker, Horticulture (1988) deceased
George Walker, Geology and Geophysics (1987) deceased
David Karl, Oceanography (1986)
Donald Hussong, Geology and Geophysics (1985)
Philip Helfrich, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (1984)
Eric Becklin, Institute for Astronomy (1983)
Video Presentations
2023 Scientist of the Year Dr. Rachel Novotny on Children's Healthy Living in the Pacific
2018 Scientist of the Year and NASA missions co-investigator Dr. Karen Meech discusses comet ‘Oumuamua, the first object from another star to traverse our solar system. View the highlights video or watch the full 55-minute interview.
She also discussed possible end-of-earth scenarios as a panel member for a UH College of Natural Sciences Pilina Ao program. Watch the YouTube video.