The Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research is awarded by the Board of Regents to deserving faculty in recognition of their research and scholarly contributions to the University of Hawai‘i that expand the boundaries of knowledge and enrich the lives of students and the community.
2024
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Benjamin Shappee, Astronomy
Malte Stuecker, Oceanography
Donald Womack, Music
2023
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Kenneth C. Chambers, Astronomy
Jeffrey Drazen, Oceanography
Shadia Rifai Habbal, Astronomy
2022
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Brian N. Popp, Earth Sciences
Rui Sun, Chemistry
Xudong Sun, Institute for Astronomy
2021
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Bruce F. Houghton, Earth Sciences
Fei-Fei Jin, Atmospheric Sciences
Angelicque E. White, Oceanography
2020
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Daniel Huber, Institute for Astronomy
Qing Li, Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
Mari Yoshihara, American Studies
2019
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Tim Li, Atmospheric Sciences
Craig Smith, Oceanography
Robert Toonen, Marine Biology
2018
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Samir K. Khanal, Molecular Biosciences
Bo Qiu, Oceanography
2017
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Christoph Baranec, Astronomy
James Dean Brown, Linguistics
Jeffrey R. Kuhn, Astronomy
2016
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Brian W. Bowen, Marine Biology
Loïc Le Marchand, Epidemiology
Kristin Pauker, Psychology
2015
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Axel Timmermann, Oceanography
Karen Meech, Astronomy
Robert Thomson, Biology
2014
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Andrew Howard, Astronomy
Nick Kaiser, Astronomy
Ruth Gates, Marine Biology
Past recipients: 1965 through 2013