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The School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is proud to announce its Speakers Bureau. SOEST is comprised of the departments of Geology & Geophysics, Oceanography, Meteorology, and Ocean & Resources Engineering, the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, Sea Grant College Program, the Joint Institute of Marine & Atmospheric Research, and the International Pacific Research Center.
The faculty, staff, and students in this listing are willing to speak to school groups or other organizations about the following topics in ocean and earth science and technology. To schedule a talk for your group, please contact each lecturer directly. Talks can be geared toward any age group, unless otherwise indicated.
Areas of Speakers expertise:VOLCANOLOGY & HAWAIIAN GEOLOGY
PLANETARY GEOSCIENCES
EARTHQUAKES & SEISMOLOGY
OCEANOGRAPHY
MARINE GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS
SEA LEVEL & COASTAL ZONE PROCESSES
METEOROLOGY
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
HYDROGEOLOGY & WATER QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Speakers Bureau Participants
(current as of November 2000)
Dr. Patty Fryer
Professor, HIGP
Phone: 956-3146; email: pfryer@soest.hawaii.edu
"Ride to the Bottom of the Sea"
"Volcanism in Hawaii"
"Teaching Earth Science for Hawaii's Future Science Teachers"
Dr. Mike Garcia
Professor, GG
Phone: 956-3146; email: garcia@soest.hawaii.edu
"The Ongoing Eruption of Kilauea volcano"
"Origin and Evolution of the Hawaiian Islands"
Dr. Pete Mouginis-Mark
Professor, HIGP
Phone: 956-3147; email: pmm@pgd.hawaii.edu
"Monitoring Hawaii's Volcanoes and Other Natural Hazards from Space"
Dr. John Sinton
Professor, GG
Phone: 956-7751; email: sinton@soest.hawaii.edu
"Geological Evolution of Oahu"
"Volcanism in Hawaii"
(preferred grade levels: 7th - 12th)
Patty Lee
Instructor, GG
Phone: 956-8489; email: plee@soest.hawaii.edu
"General and Hawaiian Geology"
(preferred grade levels: K - 6th)
PLANETARY GEOSCIENCES Dr. Fraser Fanale
Professor, HIGP
Phone: 956-3149; email: fanale@pgd.hawaii.edu
"Galileo: Mission to Jupiter"
(preferred grade leves: 9th - 12th)
Dr. Pete Mouginis-Mark
Professor, HIGP
Phone: 956-3147; email: pmm@pgd.hawaii.edu
"Camping in Antarctica and the Search for Rocks from Mars"
"Recent Discoveries in the Exploration of Mars"
Dr. Ed Scott
Professor, HIGP
Phone: 956-3955; email: escott@pgd.hawaii.edu
"Meteorites"
"Life in a Martian Meteorite?"
EARTHQUAKES & SEISMOLOGY Dr. Fred Duennebier
Professor, GG
Phone: 956-4779; email: fred@soest.hawaii.edu
"Earthquakes and Tsunamis"
(1 hour demonstration/lecture; best for classes with <25 students)
Dr. Gerard Fryer
Associate Geophysicist, HIGP
Phone: 956-7875; email: gerard@hawaii.edu
"Hawaiian Earthquakes and Hawaiian Tsunamis"
"Death in 15 Hours: Tsunamis and Tsunami Warning"
OCEANOGRAPHY Dr. Eric H. DeCarlo
Associate Geochemist, Oceanography
Phone: 956-6473; email: edecarlo@soest.hawaii.edu
"Marine Minerals and the Historic Records They Contain"
"Effects of Anthropogenic Activity on the Heavy Metal Content of Hawaiian Waters, Sediments, and Corals"
"Records of Anthropogenic Inputs to the Hawaiian Environment in Sediments of the Ala Wai Canal and other Nearshore Waters and Bays"
(preferred grade levels: 9th - 12th)
Dr. Fred T. Mackenzie
Professor, Oceanography
Phone: 956-6344; email: fredm@soest.hawaii.edu
"Global Environmental and Climate Change"
Dr. Chris Measures
Professor, Oceanography
Phone: 956-5924; email: chrism@soest.hawaii.edu
"Submarine Hydrothermal Vents"
"Ocean Chemistry"
Dr. Mark Merrifield
Assistant Professor, Oceanography
Director, UH Sea Level Center
Phone: 956-6161; email: markm@soest.hawaii.edu
"Ocean Waves"
"Global Sea Level Rise"
Dr. Richard Radtke
Researcher, HIGP
Phone: 956-7498; email: radtke@hawaii.edu
"Unlimited Potential"
"Antarctica"
Matthew Parry
Graduate Student, Oceanography
Phone: 956-8629; email: mparry@soest.hawaii.edu
"Ocean Biology/Squid Biology"
(preferred grade levels: above 3rd)
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY Dr. Michael Antal, Jr.
Professor, Coral Industries (HNEI)
Phone: 956-7267; email: antal@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu
"Are We Running Out of Energy?"
"Renewing Hawaii's Agricultural Economy"
Dr. Janet Becker
Assistant Professor, GG
Phone: 956-6514; email: jbecker@soest.hawaii.edu
"Nonlinear Water Waves"
"Chaos"
(preferred grade levels: 9th - 12th)
Dr. Bor Yann Liaw
Associate Specialist, HNEI
Phone: 956-2339; email: bliaw@hawaii.edu
"Status of Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Developments"
"All You Want to Know About Electric Vehicles"
"Advanced Power Source Systems: Batteries, Ultracapacitors, and Fuel Cells"
Dr. Murli Manghnani
Professor, HIGP
Phone: 956-7825; email: murli@soest.hawaii.edu
"Deep Interior of the Earth"
"Natural and Synthetic Diamonds"
(preferred grade levels: 9th - 12th)
Dr. Li-Chung Ming
Professor, HIGP
Phone: 956-8868; email: ming@soest.hawaii.edu
"Diamond - A Wonderful Mineral"
"Voyage Through the Earth Mantle and the Core"
Dr. Shiv K. Sharma
Professor, HIGP
Phone: 956-8476; email: sksharma@soest.hawaii.edu
"Lasers and Remote Sensing"
Dr. Patrick Takahashi
Director, HNEI
Phone: 956-8346; email: Patrick@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu
"The Blue Revolution"
"Everything You Should Know About Hydrogen"
"The Emerging Sustainable System Technologies"
MARINE GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS Dr. Margo Edwards
Associate Researcher, HIGP
Phone: 956-5232; email: margo@soest.hawaii.edu
"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"
"Under the Polar Ice Cap"
Dr. Patty Fryer
Professor, HIGP
Phone: 956-3146; email: pfryer@soest.hawaii.edu
"Volcanoes of Island Arcs"
"Geology of Hawaii"
"Subduction Zones"
Dr. Richard Hey
Professor, HIGP
Phone: 956-8972; email: hey@soest.hawaii.edu
"Plate Tectonics"
Dr. Greg Moore
Professor, GG
Phone: 956-6854; email: moore@soest.hawaii.edu
"Exploring Deep-Sea Trenches"
"Is the South Side of the Big Island Going to Fall Into the Ocean?"
SEA LEVEL & COASTAL ZONE PROCESSES Eric Grossman
Graduate Student, GG
Phone: 956-3605; email: ericg@soest.hawaii.edu
"Coastal Processes"
"Coral Reefs"
"Sea-Level and Climate Change"
"Paleoclimates/Geology"
"Hazards Within the Coastal Zone"
(Experience with lecturing to visual and hearing impaired students)
John Rooney
Graduate Student, GG
Phone: 956-3259; email: jrooney@soest.hawaii.edu
"Beach Erosion"
"Shoreline Change and Coastal Processes"
METEOROLOGY Dr. Steven Businger
Associate Professor, Meteorology
Phone: 956-2569; email: businger@soest.hawaii.edu
"General Weather and Climate"
"Severe Weather Hazards (Hurricanes, Tornadoes, etc.)"
Dr. Pao-Shin Chu
Professor, Meteorology
Phone: 956-2567; email: chu@soest.hawaii.edu
"Climate Variability and Natural Disasters (e.g., hurricanes, drought) in Hawaii"
(preferred grade levels: 9th - 12th)
Dr. Bernie Kilonsky
Data Manager, UH Sea Level Center
Phone: 956-6574; email: kilonsky@soest.hawaii.edu
"Weather and Wayfinding"
"The Voyage of Rediscovery"
"The Polynesian Voyaging Society"
Dr. Fred T. Mackenzie
Professor, Oceanography
Phone: 956-6344; email: fredm@soest.hawaii.edu
"Global Environmental and Climate Change"
HYDROGEOLOGY & WATER QUALITY Dr. Edward Laws
Professor, Oceanography
Phone: 956-7402; email: laws@soest.hawaii.edu
"Water Pollution"
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Peter Rappa
Coastal Resources Management Extension Agent, Sea Grant Extension Service
Email: rappa@hawaii.edu
"Environmental Impact Assessment"
"Coastal Zone Management"
"Managing Hawaii's Environment"
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