$2.7M for ocean floats, satellites to give UH scientists new ocean, climate insights
Seth Bushinsky received four grants totaling more than $2.7 million to use satellites and ocean floats to gain new insights into the global ocean.
San Andreas Fault-like tectonics discovered on Saturn moon Titan
UH research suggests strike-slip faulting may be active on Titan, deforming the icy surface.
From LEGOs to lasers, UH student’s passion for science continues
John Fast joined the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the UH Mānoa after his interest in weather patterns was sparked by a project about wind energy.
$1.33M grant to better understand, forecast Hawaiʻi’s complex weather and climate
UH Mānoa scientists will deploy dozens of climate stations to collect critical data.
Earth’s inner core may contain both soft and hard iron
Research suggests that Earth’s “solid” inner core is, in fact, endowed with a range of liquid, soft and hard structures which vary across the top 150 miles of the inner core.
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 pioneers of climate science
Klaus Hasselmann and Sykuro “Suki” Manabe share this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, both with ties to the International Pacific Research Center and SOEST.
Innovative technologies advance marine health solutions
Eight graduate students participated in a month-long course at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology to apply innovative technologies to their own research.
Sample snagged from asteroid arrives for UH analysis
UH planetary scientists are studying samples of the asteroid Ryugu, returned to Earth by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft.
Pioneering ocean acidification research finds grave concern for coral reefs
Christopher Sabine has devoted his life to understanding the connections between the ocean and anthropogenic carbon.
Navigating maritime activities in Arctic focus of UH research
UH researchers were awarded $800,000 to develop a state-of-the-art mathematical model to predict interactions between sea ice and ships or industrial structures.
