Department of Earth Sciences: Putting the "E" in SOEST with Earth and Environmental research and academic programs!NEW DEPARTMENT NAME AND DEGREE PROGRAM NAMES EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2018 (details in sidebar at right). Please bear with us as we edit the old name from our website and social accounts. | |
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Three minute video about the UHM Department of Earth SciencesClick on the image for the video to appear in a separate window or go to: www.youtube.com/embed/TGzwFmmCeCY |
| The DES Mission: To identify and solve fundamental and applied problems in the Geosciences; to acquire new knowledge about Hawai'i, the Pacific Basin, and Earth; to serve society by teaching and training future geoscientists, teachers, and citizens; and to be a principal resource for objective geologic expertise to the state of Hawaii. | |
Notable attributes
- Large Faculty
- Diverse and international student population
- Department and graduate degrees organized into four Research/Curricular Divisions
- Geophysics and Tectonics
- Marine and Environmental Geology
- Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology
- Plantary Geoscience and Remote Sensing, hosted in HIGP
- The department is located on the University of Hawai‘i’s largest campus (about 20,000 students) in suburban Honolulu
Prospective Students
A career in the geosciences is a great way to work on interesting and socially relevant issues while interacting with the environment. Jobs are waiting for our graduates! See the AGI website for more information about geoscience careers.
Graduate Student and Post-doc Research Opportunities
We encourage applications from talented, motivated students. Apply to our programs and review the application process.
Course Offerings
Browse our Courses in the UH Mānoa catalog.
Contact Us
For more information, please contact us at:
- Department of Earth Sciences
- School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
- University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
- POST Building, Suite 701
- 1680 East-West Road
- Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
- tel: (808) 956-7640 • fax: (808) 956-5512
- email: earth-dept@soest.hawaii.edu
- Graduate Admissions
- tel: (808)956-6105
- email: earth-admissions@soest.hawaii.edu
Please contribute…
G&G fund — we need your support! Learn more about all of the various GG funds. Mahalo!
News and Announcements
 New Dept. and Degree Names, effective Sept. 2018: + Department of Earth Sciences. + We offer undergraduate degrees in Earth Sciences and Environmental Earth Science + and graduate degrees in Earth and Planetary Sciences |
Graduate Student and Post-doc
Opportunities
DES 2018 Newsletter (PDF).
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SOEST harassment infosheet
TGIF Seminars: Spring 2019
Course News and Schedules
Fall 2019:
+ Draft Schedule
Spring 2019:
+ Draft Schedule
+ Courses Syllabi
+ Class Availability
Fall 2018:
+ Draft Schedule
+ Courses Syllabi
+ Class Availability
Longer-term:
+ Next 5 Yrs Draft Course Schedule
By Class
+ Last decade record of courses taught
By Class
New Endowment:
Donald A. Swanson Graduate Fellowship just announced. See the UHF press release.
More news and announcements are in the SOEST Bulletin.
Early History of the Department of Geology and Geophysics By Ralph Moberly, Emeritus Faculty
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Last updated January 3rd, 2019. © 2019 Dept. of Earth Sciences, formerly known as Dept. of Geology and Geophysics