Four finalists have been identified for the position of dean of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The finalists are each scheduled for in-person visits over a two-day period that will include meetings with senior administrators, faculty, staff, students, internal and external constituents and a public presentation.

Campus and community members, as well as the general public, are encouraged to attend the public presentations either in person or via Zoom (visit the search website for Zoom information).

The campus visits for the four candidates have been scheduled as follows:

• Hatcem “Tuba” Ozkan-Haller, visiting November 9—10, 2022
  Interim Dean and Professor
  College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
  Oregon State University
  Public Presentation: Wednesday, November 9, 11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m., POST Building 723
• Vanda Grubisic, visiting November 14—15, 2022
  Associate Director
  Director of Earth Observing Laboratory
  Senior Scientist
  National Center for Atmospheric Research
  Public Presentation: Monday, November 14, 11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m., POST Building 723
• David Parsons, visiting November 16—17, 2022
  Director Emeritus and Presidential Professor
  School of Meteorology
  University of Oklahoma
  Public Presentation: Wednesday, November 16, 10:15—11:15 a.m., POST Building 723
• Cin-Ty Lee, visiting November 29—30, 2022
  Professor and (former) Department Chair
  Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
  Rice University
  Public Presentation: Tuesday, November 29, 11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m., POST Building 723

“The search advisory committee did a terrific job in identifying these four finalists, and I would like to thank them for their time, hard work and commitment to the search process. We are excited to meet the candidates as we take these next steps toward identifying the next dean of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology,” said UH Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno. “We encourage UH faculty, staff, students and the public to come out and meet the candidates, and we look forward to receiving their feedback.”

Following the visits and review of the feedback from the search advisory committee and others, Bruno will be making a recommendation on this appointment to UH President David Lassner.

For more information about the search process, including a list of the members of the search advisory committee, daily schedules and candidate biographies, see the search website. Members of the community can provide feedback on the search through the link on this page.