Faculty: Frederick K. Duennebier

• Emeritus Professor
• Geophysics and Tectonics Division
• Office: POST 809
• 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
• Phone: (808) 956-4779 • Fax: (808) 956-5512
• E-mail: fred@soest.hawaii.edu
• Website: Personal Website

Research Fields

• Seismic instrumentation for remote areas

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
• The Solar System