SOEST Speakers Bureau

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.

Speakers Bureau Participants

EARTHQUAKES & SEISMOLOGY

Dr. Fred Duennebier
Professor, Geology & Geophysics
(808) 956-4779; fkd@hawaii.edu
“Earthquakes and Tsunamis”
(1-hour demonstration/lecture; best for classes with <25 students)

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ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Dr. Michael Antal, Jr
Professor, Coral Industries, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
(808) 956-7267; mantal@hawaii.edu
“Are We Running Out of Energy?”
“Renewing Hawaii's Agricultural Economy”

Dr. Janet Becker
Assistant Professor, Geology & Geophysics
(808) 956-6514; jbecker@soest.hawaii.edu
“Nonlinear Water Waves”
“Chaos”
(preferred grade levels: 9th–12th)

Brian Chee
IT Spec/Researcher, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-5797; chee@hawaii.edu
“Networking and Embedded Systems ”

Dr. Bor Yann Liaw
Specialist, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
(808) 956-2339; bliaw@hawaii.edu
“Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Development in Hawaii”
“All You Want to Know About Electric Vehicles”
“Advanced Power Source Systems: Batteries, Ultracapacitors, and Fuel Cells”

Dr. Murli Manghnani
Professor, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-7825; murli@soest.hawaii.edu
“Deep Interior of the Earth”
“Natural and Synthetic Diamonds”
(preferred grade levels: 9th–12th)

Dr. Li-Chung Ming
Professor, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-8868; ming@soest.hawaii.edu
“Diamond—A Wonderful Mineral”
“Voyage Through the Earth Mantle and the Core”

Dr. Shiv K. Sharma
Professor, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-8476; sksharma@soest.hawaii.edu
“Lasers and Remote Sensing”

Dr. Patrick Takahashi
Emeritus Director/ Specialist, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
(808) 956-8346; Patrick@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu
“The Blue Revolution”
“Everything You Should Know About Hydrogen”
“The Colors of your Future ”

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Zoe Norcross-Nu'u
Coastal Processes Extension Agent, Maui Community College
(808) 984-3335; norcross@hawaii.edu
“Hawaii's Dynamic Shorelines”
(located on Maui)

Peter Rappa
Coastal Resources Management Extension Agent, Sea Grant Extension Service
(808) 956-2868 / (808) 397-5840 ; rappa@hawaii.edu
“Environmental Impact Assessment”
“Coastal Zone Management”
“Managing Hawaii's Environment”

Dr. Clyde Tamaru
Aquaculture Extension Specialist , Sea Grant Extension Service
(808) 956-2869; ctamaru@hawaii.edu
“Agriculture in Hawaii”
“Aquaculture”

MARINE BIOLOGY

Dr. Kim Holland
Researcher, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
(808)236-7410; kholland@hawaii.edu
“ Behavior and Physiology of coastal and Pelagic fishes such as sharks, marlin and tuna.”

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MARINE GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS

Dr. Margo Edwards
Director, Hawaii Mapping Research Group
Associate Researcher, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-5232; margo@soest.hawaii.edu
“Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea”
“Under the Polar Ice Cap”

Dr. Patty Fryer
Professor, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-3146; pfryer@higp.hawaii.edu
“Volcanoes of Island Arcs”
“Geology of Hawaii”
“Subduction Zones”

Dr. Richard Hey
Professor, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-8972; hey@soest.hawaii.edu
“Plate Tectonics”

Dr. Greg Ravizza
Assistant Professor, Geology & Geophysics
(808) 956-2916; ravizza@hawaii.edu
“The geologic record and mass extinctions"
"Telling time in Earth History: Dating and global correlation of marine sediments”

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METEOROLOGY

Dr. Steven Businger
Professor, Meteorology
(808) 956-2569; businger@soest.hawaii.edu
“Severe Weather Hazards (Hurricanes, Tornadoes, etc.)”

Dr. Pao-Shin Chu
Professor, Meteorology
(808) 956-2567; chu@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
(808) 956-6574; kilonsky@hawaii.edu
“Weather and Wayfinding”
“The Voyage of Rediscovery”
“The Polynesian Voyaging Society”

Dr. Fred T. Mackenzie
Professor, Oceanography
(808) 956-6344; fredm@soest.hawaii.edu
“Global Environmental and Climate Change”

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OCEANOGRAPHY

Dr. Jerome Aucan
Oceanography
(808) 956-9934; jerome@hawaii.edu
“Waves, tides and tsunamis ”

Dr. Eric H. DeCarlo
Research Professor, Oceanography
(808) 956-65924; 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
(808) 956-6344; fredm@soest.hawaii.edu
“Global Environmental and Climate Change”

Dr. Chris Measures
Professor, Oceanography
(808) 956-5924; chrism@soest.hawaii.edu
“Submarine Hydrothermal Vents”
“Ocean Chemistry”

Dr. Mark Merrifield
Assistant Professor, Oceanography
Director, UH Sea Level Center
(808) 956-6161; markm@soest.hawaii.edu
“Ocean Waves”
“Global Sea Level Rise”

Rachel Orange
Data Department Manager , Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory
Director, UH Sea Level Center
(808) 956-6183; shackelf@hawaii.edu
"The use of submersibles in research around Hawaii and the Western Pacific"

Dr. Richard Radtke
Researcher, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-7498; radtke@hawaii.edu
“Unlimited Potential”
“Antarctica”

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PLANETARY GEOSCIENCES

Dr. Jeffrey Gillis-Davis
Assistant Researcher, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-5738; gillis@higp.hawaii.edu
“ Lunar Volcanoes: The Hawaii Connection"
"A trip to the Moon: The Apollo astronaut experience"
"The Moon: our current state of knowledge"

Dr. Victoria Hamilton
Assistant Professor, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-3152; hamilton@higp.hawaii.edu
"Spacecraft Missions and the Geology of Mars"
"Measuring the Composition of Rocks and Minerals at Mars"
"The Geology of Venus" "

Dr. Pete Mouginis-Mark
Professor, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-3147; pmm@higp.hawaii.edu
“Camping in Antarctica and the Search for Rocks from Mars”
“Recent Discoveries in the Exploration of Mars”

Dr. Ed Scott
Professor, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-3955; escott@higp.hawaii.edu
“Meteorites”
“Life in a Martian Meteorite?”

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VOLCANOLOGY & HAWAIIAN GEOLOGY

Dr. Patty Fryer
Professor, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-3146; pfryer@higp.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, Geology & Geophysics
(808) 956-3146; mogarcia@hawaii.edu
“The Ongoing Eruption of Kilauea volcano”
“Origin and Evolution of the Hawaiian Islands”

Nicole Lautze
Graduate Student , Geology & Geophysics
(808) 956-9544; nlautze@soest.hawaii.edu
“Physical and/or explosive volcanology"
"The active Italian volcanoes”

Patty Lee
Instructor, Geology & Geophysics
(808) 956-8489; plee@soest.hawaii.edu
“General and Hawaiian Geology”
(preferred grade levels: K–6th)

Dr. Pete Mouginis-Mark
Professor, Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology
(808) 956-3147; pmm@higp.hawaii.edu
“Monitoring Hawaii's Volcanoes and Other Natural Hazards from Space”

Dr. Scott Rowland
Associate Specialist , Geology & Geophysics
(808) 956-3150; scott@hawaii.edu
"Evolution, Structure and Surface Features of Hawaiian Volcanoes"
"Volcanoes in the Galapagos"
" Types of Volcanoes"

Dr. John Sinton
Professor, Geology & Geophysics
(808) 956-7751; sinton@hawaii.edu
“Geological Evolution of Oahu”
“Volcanism in Hawaii”
(preferred grade levels: 7th–12th)

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