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Fall 2025 WRRC Seminar

October 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall Hall Room 201

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Island communities face intertwined water challenges, from cesspools and urban runoff to wildfire ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøÕ¾ and wastewater reuse, that deliver complex mixtures of contaminants to groundwater, streams, reefs, and seafood. In this seminar, faculty candidate Dr. Nicole Dennis presents an integrated aquatic toxicology program tailored to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøվ‘i. Focus Area 1 maps contaminant occurrence, dynamics, and bioaccumulation patterns across ridge-to-reef systems using active/passive sampling, sentinel species, and predictive fate models. Focus Area 2 uncovers what contaminants do once in the system, pairing chronic, sub-lethal bioassays (native fish, coral larvae, microbial communities) with mechanistic tools and advanced mixture modeling to predict interactive effects. Focus Area 3 turns science into impact, co-developing adaptive monitoring and decision-support frameworks with communities to guide wastewater reuse, post-disaster response, and reef protection. Together, these focus areas build a pipeline from foundational chemistry to biological effect to applied solutions, advancing policy-relevant science, training interdisciplinary scholars, and strengthening resilience for ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúÍøվ‘i’s ecosystems and communities.

Event Sponsor
Water Resources Research Center, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Diana Hirabayashi, 808-956-3096, dianahi@hawaii.edu,

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Monday, October 27
9:00am	Sensory Room for ²ÑÄå²Ô´Ç²¹ Faculty Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall 106
9:00am	Education Final Oral Mānoa Campus, College of Education, Portable Ono B (N2B)
9:30am	Geography & Environment Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Saunders Hall 443
1:00pm	History Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Zoom
3:00pm	Fall 2025 WRRC Seminar Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall Hall Room 201