GES Faculty
Janet M.
Becker Geophysical fluid dynamics, nonlinear waves and stability,
coastal processes, general ocean circulation
Robert
R. Bidigare Bio-optical oceanography, pigment biochemistry,
plankton metabolism
Steven
Businger Mesoscale and synoptic meteorology
Antony
D. Clarke Physical and chemical properties of aerosol in remote
troposphere, aircraft studies of aerosol in free troposphere
James
P. Cowen Microbial geochemistry, particle aggregation dynamics,
hydrothermal systems
Eric H.
DeCarlo Aquatic chemistry, metals and their anthropogenic inputs,
transformations, fate and transport, sedimentary geochemistry, marine
minerals
Steven J. Dollar Biogeochemistry, nearshore processes
and effects of human activity on the coastal zone
Aly
El-Kadi Hydrogeology, modeling groundwater systems
R. Cengiz
Ertekin Hydrodynamics, computational methods, offshore and coastal
engineering, oil-spill spreading, fishpond circulation
Eric
Firing Ocean circulation and currents on all scales, with emphasis
on observation sand dynamics
Pierre J.
Flament Surface ocean layer dynamics, mesoscale circulation
structures of the ocean, remote sensing of the sea surface
Charles
H. Fletcher Quaternary and coastal marine geology, sea-level
history, coastal sedimentary processes
Patricia Fryer Marine geology, petrology, tectonics
Eric Gaidos Molecular evolution; microbiology of
extreme environments; biosphere-climate feedbacks; critical intervals in
Earth history; exobiology; biological networks
Michael
O. Garcia Volcanology, igneous petrology, geochemistry
Thomas W.
Giambelluca Department of Geography. Interactions between the
atmosphere and the land surface, including influences of land use and land
cover change on climate and surface hydrology and effects on global
climate change on hydrologic processes and terrestrial ecology
Craig R. Glenn
Paleoceanography, marine geology, sedimentology, sediment diagenesis
E. Gordon
Grau Environmental physiology and comparative endocrinology of
fish
Richard
W. Grigg Ecology and paleoecology of coral reefs, precious corals
Michael P. Hamnet Coastal Zone Management, coral reef and
fisheries management, fisheries economics, disaster preparedness and
mitigation
Barry J. Huebert
Air pollution, climate change, atmospheric aerosols, global elemental
cycles
M. Casey Jarman
School of Law, environmental law, administrative law, ocean and
coastal law, and legal writing
Denise Eby Konan
Department of Economics. International trade, microeconomics,
computational economics
Edward
A. Laws Phytoplankton ecology, aquatic pollution, aquaculture
Yuan
Hui Li Marine geochemistry, environmental pollution
Kem Lowry Department of Urban and Regional Planning.
Design, planning and evaluation of ocean and coastal management programs
Roger Lukas
Physical oceanography, interannual and decadal climate variability.
John
J. Mahoney Isotope geochemistry of oceanic and continental crust
and mantle
Fred
T. Mackenzie Geochemistry, biogeochemical cycling, global
environmental change, Program Coordinator for GES
Alexander
Malahoff Submarine volcanic processes and the geophysical
monitoring of submarine volcanoes, processes of formation of ocean floor
minerals
Stephen
J. Martel Engineering and structural geology
Gary
M. McMurtry Geochemistry, geology and geophysics
Christopher
Measures Trace element geochemistry, hydrothermal systems,
elemental mass balances
Premlata Menon School of Nursing. Environmental and
occupation health
Mark A.
Merrifield Physical oceanography, coastal circulation, sea level
variability, current flows and mixing in the vicinity of coral reefs,
islands and seamounts
Jacquelin
N. Miller Environmental Center. Marine and land environmental
management, environmental assessment
Gregory
Moore Marine geophysics, structural geology
Michael
J. Mottl Hydrothermal processes, geochemical cycles
Peter Mouginis-Mark
Volcanology from space, remote sensing of natural hazards
Peter
K. Müller Ocean circulation, waves and turbulence
Brian
N. Popp Isotope biogeochemistry, organic geochemistry
John N.
Porter Atmospheric science, use of satellites to study aerosol and
cloud forcing, ship measurements of aerosol and cloud optical properties
Michael Rappe
Ecology of marine microorganisms; genomics; coral-associated microorganisms; ecology of microorganisms in the deep subsurface
Greg Ravizza The geochemistry of modern and ancient
marine sediments, with emphasis on redox active trace metals,
paleoceanography; osmium isotope geochemistry
Mark A.
Ridgley Resource management and human-environment system analysis
James
Roumasset Department of Economics. Environmental economics and
sustainable growth
Ken
Rubin Isotope geochemistry, chronology
Kathleen
Ruttenberg Biochemistry of phosphorus and phosphorus cycling in
the ocean, rivers, and lakes; nutrient limitation of aquatic primary
productivity; effects of redox chemistry on nutrient cycling; early
diagenesis in marine sediments with focus on authigenic mineral formation
and organic matter mineralization
Francis J.
Sansone Suboxic/anoxic diagenesis in sediments, hydrothermal
geochemistry, lava-seawater interactions, trace gas geochemistry
Jane
Schoonmaker Sedimentary geochemistry and diagenesis;
paleoenvironmental studies
Thomas
Schroeder Mesometeorology, tropical meteorology
Stephen
Self Volcanology and volcaniclasitc sedimentation
Shiv
K. Sharma Atmospheric instrumentation and remote sensing, Lidar,
Raman, and infrared spectrometry and fiber-optic environmental sensors
Craig R. Smith
Seafloor ecology, deep-ocean food webs, sediment geochemistry
Khalil J. Spencer Isotope geochemistry, petrology,
environmental geochemistry
Mary E.
Tiles Department of Philosophy. History and philosophy of
mathematics, science and technology
Bin
Wang Atmospheric and climate dynamics
Bruce Wilcox Population biology; human-ecosystem
interaction; ecological and human health linkages
John Wiltshire Marine minerals, mine tailings,
disposal and remediation and submersible engineering and operations
Deborah W.
Woodcock Department of Geography. Vegetation and climate,
paleoenvironmental reconstruction, use of fossil wood as a
paleoenvironmental indicator, and the terrestrial carbon cycle
Global
Environmental Science Program Department of
Oceanography Last modified: January 2003 Page maintained by:
ocean@soest.hawaii.edu |