geology and geophysics – University of Hawaiʻi System News

Summer interns get grounded on geology, geophysics

June 27, 2018
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Participants conduct a wide range of original research, including studies of active and inactive Hawaiian volcanoes, environmental science in tropical watersheds, effect of groundwater discharge on corals and more.

Grant improves understanding of Hawaiian and Strombolian volcanism

June 20, 2018
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Bruce Houghton at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology is helping to improve fundamental knowledge of eruption behaviors.

SOEST volcanologists sought for expertise during Kīlauea eruption

May 22, 2018
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The Kīlauea eruption has generated extensive news coverage and UH Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology experts have been sought by local, national and international media to provide background and information.

SOEST volcanologists, past and present, play a direct role in Kīlauea science response

May 22, 2018
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Bruce Houghton and nine past or present School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology graduates are working 24/7 at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring the Kīlauea eruption.

Global environmental science students awarded competitive NOAA scholarships

May 17, 2018
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Recipients will receive up to $45,000 in support for tuition assistance, a paid summer research experience and travel funds.

Tapping into the next generation of groundwater scientists

March 28, 2018
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Brytne Okuhata, who is working toward her doctorate in geology and geophysics, is focusing on the aquifer systems in Kona and Pearl Harbor.

T. rex’s small arms were built for slashing

November 14, 2017
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UH Mānoa paleontologist Steven Stanley reevaluates the T. rex’s small arms at a recent Geological Society of America meeting.

Climate expert discusses extreme weather, sea-level rise at Windward CC

September 12, 2017
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UH Manoa’s Chip Fletcher will discuss several aspects of climate change including extreme weather, sea-level rise, reef bleaching, ecosystem impacts and more.

Mānoa volcanologists receive top international awards

August 30, 2017
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Bruce Houghton and Sébastien Biass have received two of the top three awards from the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior.

New research uses satellites to predict end of volcanic eruptions

July 13, 2017
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UH Mānoa's Estelle Bonny and Robert Wright tested the hypothesis that lava flow rate changes during a typical effusive volcanic eruption.