Kīlauea eruption brings UH Hilo graduate home
Katherine Mulliken came back to Hilo from Alaska to help with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory response.
UH Hilo playing vital role in response to historic eruption
Professors, scientists and students are providing valuable expertise and resources to help officials assess hazards and decide how to respond.
SOEST volcanologists sought for expertise during Kīlauea eruption
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 major direct role in Kīlauea science response
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.
Post-eruption sunsets shed light on historical wind patterns
Research is published by climate modelers Kevin Hamilton and Takatoshi Sakazaki of the International Pacific Research Center.
New research uses satellites to predict end of volcanic eruptions
UH Mānoa's Estelle Bonny and Robert Wright tested the hypothesis that lava flow rate changes during a typical effusive volcanic eruption.
Live streaming exploration of deepwater areas of Samoa
The expedition will sample volcanoes at different stages in their development, including the young active volcano, Vailuluʻu, and the older Samoan volcanic feature that defines the island of Tutuila.
Geology professor has studied Kīlauea volcano for 40 years
Michael Garcia, a UH Mānoa geology professor, was featured on PBS NewsHour for his research on Kīlauea.
UH Mānoa receives $1.2 million to study restless volcanoes
UH Mānoa to receive funding from National Science Foundation to study volcanic crises in Hawaiʻi and California.
Pāhoa school students tour lava flow
Pāhoa school students tour lava flow and have hands-on science lesson from Civil Defense, UH Hilo geologists and others.
