Faculty: Michael O. Garcia

• Professor
• Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Division
• Office: POST 617D
• 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
• Phone: (808) 956-6641 • Fax: (808) 956-5512
• E-mail: garcia@soest.hawaii.edu
• Website: Personal Website
• Publications: PDF

Research Fields

• Igneous Petrology

Reseach Topics

• Monitoring the Composition of Lavas from the Ongoing Puu Oo Eruption
• Geologic History of Mauna Loa Volcano as Revealed by Giant Landslides
• Geochemical Evolution of Loihi Seamount, an Infant Hawaiian Volcano
• Origin of Rejuvenated Volcanism on O`ahu, Kaua`i and Ka`ula
• Structural and Petrologic History of the Vanda Dike Swarm, Antarctica

Research Themes

• Composition and dynamics of Earth’s deep interior
• Formation, motion and recycling of Earth's crust (the rock cycle)
• Earth hazards, resources and sustainability

Courses Commonly Taught

• Undergraduate
• GG 302 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
• Graduate
• GG 603 Petrology of Ocean Lithosphere
• GG 606 Current events in volcanology
• GG 711 Scientific Paper Writing

Laboratories

• Electron Microprobe (POST 621)
• Rook Comminution lab (POST 629)