Faculty: Garrett Ito

• Associate Professor
• Geophysics and Tectonics Division
• Office: POST 810
• 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
• Phone: (808) 956-9717 • Fax: (808) 956-5512
• E-mail: gito@hawaii.edu
• Website: Personal Website
• Publications: Link

Research Fields

• Geodynamical processes of the convecting mantle, lithosphere, and crust associated with magmatism.

Reseach Topics

• Dynamics of upper mantle flow and magma generation
• Geophysical constraints in the structure of the crust and upper mantle
• Origin of geochemical variations at hotspots and mid-ocean ridges
• Faulting and magmatism at mid-ocean ridges

Research Themes

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

Courses Commonly Taught

• Undergraduate
• GG304 Physics of the Earth and Planets
• GG450 Exploration Geophysics
• Graduate
• GG652 Gravity, Magnetics, and Heatflow
• GG711 Magma and Mantle Dynamics