About me
’Ia Orana!
My name is Keanu Rochette-Yu Tsuen and I come from the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia.
I am a graduate student at the University of Hawai’i, pursuing my MS in Biological Oceanography with Dr. Craig Nelson.
I am currently working on the effects of benthic species community composition on the biogeochemistry of coral reefs in Moorea, French Polynesia. Additionally, I am leading the first synoptic study of biogeochemical parameters in the district of Tautira, Tahiti.
I am interested in marine microbiology, biogeochemistry and sustainable resource management. I aim to use my scientific experience as a way to connect and collaborate with local communities to develop sustainable management plans for marine resources.
As a local Tahitian, it is a privilege to do research in the place I call home.
Education
Present : M.S. Biological Oceanography | University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
2023 : B.S. Global Environmental Science | University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
2020 : ASNS Biological Science | Kapi’olani Community College
Affiliation
Current
- Nelson Lab, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.
- MCR Long Term Ecological Research program, Moorea, French Polynesia.
Past
- ME*E Lab, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.
- NIH MARC-UHM, Univerisity of Hawai’i at Mānoa.
- Old Woman Creek NERR, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- CRIOBE, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Moorea, French Polynesia.
- Hagedorn Lab, Smithsonian Institute of Conservation Biology & Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology.
- NIH INBRE, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.