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UH Mānoa Team

Current UH Mānoa Members

Graduate students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa advancing sustainable environmental technologies, bioenergy systems, and aquaponics research.

Dr. Ty Shitanaka
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Ty Shitanaka
Recent Ph.D. graduate and current postdoctoral researcher. B.S. in Marine Biology from UH Mānoa. Focuses on applying CO₂-nanobubbles to improve algal productivity and creating bioproducts from algal biomass.
Kyle Rafael Marcelino
Ph.D. Candidate
Kyle Rafael Marcelino
B.S. in Biological Engineering and M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UH Mānoa. Research focuses on using nanobubble technology to efficiently deliver oxygen in aquaponic systems, improving productivities and nutrient use efficiencies.
Branndon Evans
M.S. Student
Branndon Evans
Joined lab in 2024. B.S. in Biotechnological Engineering from Hawaii Pacific University (2022). Research focuses on deriving value-added products from brown macroalgae native to Hawaii.
Keshav Dubedi
M.S. Student
Keshav Dubedi
Joined lab in 2024. B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Kathmandu University, Nepal. Research focuses on remote sensing, GIS, large spatiotemporal data analytics, atmospheric processes, hydroclimatic analysis, and environmental modeling.
Sachita Baniya
M.S. Student
Sachita Baniya
Joined lab in 2024. Research focuses on anaerobic digestion process stability and methane enhancement. Applies process modeling and machine learning to improve monitoring and control of bioreactors.
Shreeja Lopchan Lama
Recent M.S. Graduate
Shreeja Lopchan Lama
Recent M.S. graduate. Undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering from Kathmandu University, Nepal. M.S. work focused on developing an integrated nanobubble-biochar aquaponic system to improve nutrient utilization efficiency and plant growth.
Jung
Graduate Student
Jung
Graduate student in the lab at UH Mānoa conducting research in environmental biotechnology and sustainable resource recovery.