Faculty: Ken H. Rubin

• Professor
• Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Division
• Office: POST 606E
• 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
• Phone: (808) 956-8973 • Fax: (808) 956-5512
• E-mail: krubin@hawaii.edu
• Website: Personal Website
• Publications: PDF

Research Fields

• Geochemistry
• Volcanology
• Oceanography
• Environmental Chemistry

Reseach Topics

• Processes and Time Scales of Magma Generation
• Deep Submarine Volcanism
• Heavy Metal environmental chemistry
• Geochronology of the Hawaiian sea level record
• Environmental Impacts of Volcanism
• Radiochemical and Isotopic Analytical Methods Development

Research Themes

• Earth's surface: water, sediments, and life
• 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 325 Geochemistry
• GG 425 Environmental Geochemistry
• Graduate
• GG 711 Graduate Seminar

Laboratories

• Isotope Lab (POST 637/638; 604)
• MC-ICP-MS (POST 630) (POST 630)
• Mineral Separation (POST 632)