Faculty: Stephen J. Martel

• Professor
• Geophysics and Tectonics Division
• Office: POST 805
• 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
• Phone: (808) 956-7797 • Fax: (808) 956-5512
• E-mail: smartel@hawaii.edu
• Website: Personal Website
• Publications: Link

Research Fields

• Engineering geology and structural geology.

Reseach Topics

• Formation of faults and other types of fractures (e.g., sheeting joints)
• Fluid flow along fracture systems
• Initiation of landslides, subaerial and submarine
• Effects of topography on near-surface stresses
• Neotectonics

Research Themes

• Formation, motion and recycling of Earth's crust (the rock cycle)
• Earth’s surface: water, sediments, and life
• Earth hazards, resources and sustainability

Courses Commonly Taught

• Undergraduate
• GG 303 Structural geology
• GG 454 Engineering geology
• Graduate
• GG 612 Structural geology
• GG 703 Fractures and Faults in the Earth