JOHN SINTON

Thats me with a couple of students at McGregor Point, West Maui (Photo by P. Mouginis-Mark)

Dept. of Geology & Geophysics University of Hawai‘i 1680 East-West Road Honolulu, HI 96822 email: sinton@hawaii.edu phone: (808) 956-7751 fax: (808) 956-5512

Biographical Info:

I was born in Montana, where I lived for the first 10 years of my life; this probably explains a lot to those that know me. Tangible fruits of spending 12 years in college include:

• Delanie Sinton, born, 1968
• A.B., 1969, University of California at Santa Barbara
• Donovan Sinton, born 1971
• M.S., 1971, University of Oregon
• PhD., 1976, University of Otago

Following a post-doctoral fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D. C., I came to the University of Hawai‘i in 1977 as an Assistant Professor. Currently I am Professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai‘i.

When not doing geology I spend my time building stone walls, messing with plants in the garden, and pursuing interests in music, cigars and Scotch whiskey.

Professional Expertise:

I am a geologist/petrologist with experience in Hawaiian geology, the petrology of submarine and Hawaiian volcanic rocks, marine geology, geochemical analysis using X-ray fluorescence techniques, and the geochemistry of volcanic materials used in Polynesian tool making.

I have participated in 17 ocean-going research cruises, 9 as chief or co-chief scientist. I am adept at finding excuses to do field work in Hawai‘i.

Research:

Current research endeavors include:

• The study of lavas from the superfast spreading East Pacific Rise: 13°-23°S
• Fine-scale magmatic processes along the East Pacific Rise: 17°-19°S (see STOWA)
• Near-ridge seamounts between 14° and 19°S
  
• The magmatic evolution of the Wai‘anae Volcano, Hawai‘i
• The volcanic history of the Southwest Rift Zone, East Maui Volcano, Hawai‘i
• The geochemistry of Polynesian tool sources
• Magmatic processes in the Western Rift Zone, Iceland
• Morphology and magmatic processes of the Galápagos Spreading Center (see G-PRIME)
  

Teaching:

I teach courses in Hawaiian Geology, Mineralogy and Petrology. I especially like to run field trips, which is just about the second most fun you can have with your clothes on.

Publications and CV:

A list of recent publications is available.

See here for a more complete cv.

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