Staff

We are proud to have a very capable staff at our field station. Here's a list of our "star players":

Lloyd Loope (1980-): Ph.D. in Botany, Duke University (1970); Research Scientist (HFS program leader). e-mail: Lloyd_Loope@usgs.gov

Arthur Medeiros (1981-): program field leader; specialist in Hawaiian natural history; currently in Ph.D. program with Department of Botany, University of Hawaii. (amedeiros@usgs.gov)

Chuck Chimera (1991-): specialist on Miconia, Pampas grass, other weeds & technical assistance. e-mail: chimera@hawaii.edu

Philip Thomas (1992-): HEAR computer specialist & technical assistance; database design, software development, websites; alien species project assistance. e-mail: pt@philipt.com

Paul Krushelnycky (1993-): specialist for Argentine ant project & technical assistance. e-mail: krusheln@hawaii.edu

Stephanie Joe (1995-): HEAR GPS/mapping specialist & technical assistance. e-mail: sjoe@hawaii.edu

Ellen van Gelder (1996-): M.S. in Zoology, University of San Francisco (1997); assisting in avian work with weed project in Kipahulu Valley. (no e-mail)

Jean-Yves Meyer (1996-97): Doctorate in Evolution and Ecology, Universite Montpellier, France (1994); visiting scholar from French Polynesia with much expertise on Miconia calvescens and alien plants of the Pacific. e-mail: recherch@mail.pf

Catherine Davenport (1996-): assisting part-time with micro-analysis of bird-dispersed seeds in Kipahulu Valley. (no e-mail)

Kim Martz (1998-): alien plant information & mapping. e-mail: kmartz@hawaii.edu

Forest Starr (1998-): alien plant information & mapping. e-mail: fstarr@hawaii.edu