SOEST Videos

The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)

SOEST, Hawai‘i, is a great place for research, innovation, exploration and education. We are leading advances in understanding the ocean, climate, Earth and planets, and developing technologies to help solve energy/resource issues and mitigate natural hazards.

Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE)

As a National Science Foundation-sponsored Science and Technology Center, C-MORE strives for a more comprehensive understanding of the diversity and ecological role of microorganisms in the sea. Stated holistically, C-MORE‘s primary mission is: Linking Genomes to Biomes

Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP)

Through the development and application of innovative technology HIGP researchers are exploring phenomena on Earth from the depth of the ocean to the tops of volcanoes and throughout the solar system including on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Hawai‘i Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL)

Operating two of only eight deep-diving submersibles in the world, HURL provides the science and engineering communities with safe and efficient, cutting edge submergence capability. A regional center in the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, HURL supports proposals to conduct undersea research in offshore and nearshore waters of the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and waters of the central, southwestern, and western Pacific, including the new marine national monuments.

Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)

The state of the ocean and beaches throughout the Pacific Islands Region affects our economies, our environment, and public health and safety. PacIOOS provides the scientific information decision-makers and ocean users need in a free, accessible, and useful manner in order to positively affect how we live, work, play in, and care for our ocean home.

Below is a sampling of videos from or featuring SOEST researchers addressing a single topic or field of study.

New! “Observing coral symbiome using laser scanning confocal microscopy”

Congratulations! 2012 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge Honorable Mention for Video goes to goes to Christine Farrar, Zac Forsman, Ruth Gates, Jo-Ann Leong, and Robert Toonen, all at Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), for the video “Observing the coral symbiome using laser scanning confocal microscopy.” Without using dyes, images of the fluorescence by molecules in living corals and their symbiotic red algae under different wavelengths of light were captured by a confocal microscope and compiled into 3-D, time-lapse animations

Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924–2012)

Senator Inouye was an effective advocate for STEM education and basic research, and was a strong supporter of research, education, and outreach missions. His efforts have greatly enhanced the capacity for research at the University of Hawai‘i, especially in the area of marine science. Senator Inouye participated in both the 2009 ground-breaking and the 2010 grand opening of C-MORE Hale, and was responsible for securing funds to construct the R/V Kilo Moana (AGOR-26). Click on the title or preview image to watch the C-MORE-produced video on the C-MORE home page.

Oceanographer Sylvia Earle on why we need manned ocean explorations

Legendary explorer and oceanographer Sylvia Earle’s last dive with the Hawai‘i Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) and its two manned submersibles: Pisces IV and Pisces V as they explore the unique environment of the deep sea floor around Hawai‘i. In video of the submersibles in action on their last dive on 15 December 2012, Earle passionately explains why we still need manned ocean exploration. Chris Kelly, HURL program biologist, is also highlighted.

Unprecedented, man-made trends in ocean’s acidity

Aragonite saturation at the ocean’s surface is projected to decrease towards the end of the 21st century as man-made carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere continues to rise, according to a study of an international team of scientists led by the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC). For related videos, please visit the IPRC YouTube channel.

Encounter with six-gill shark (Hexanchus griseus) at 3,300 feet

Oceanography professors Jeff Drazen and Craig Smith, and others, captured extraordinary video of an 18-foot deep-sea six-gill shark during a 2006 research submersible dive off Moloka‘i. This member of the species Hexanchus griseus bumped into the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory’s (HURL) Pisces V submersible while it was at a depth of 3,300 feet. For related videos, please visit the HURL YouTube channel.

Milton Garcés “Primordial Sounds”

HIGP associate researcher Milton Garcés, director of the Infrasound Laboratory, gives a short, non-technical “pop talk” at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2011 Fall meeting about infrasound: sound generated by many natural phenomena like earthquakes, but too low to be heard by humans. For related videos, please visit the Infrasound Lab YouTube channel.

IPRC scientists revise forecast on tsunami debris

On the first anniversary of the Great Tohoku Earthquake, International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) senior researcher Nikolai Maximenko spoke about the current status of the tsunami debris that the earthquake generated. Maximenko and scientific computer programmer Jan Hafner predict that debris could reach the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in early 2013. For related videos, please visit the IPRC YouTube channel.

HURL discovered Japanese midget submarine

During test and training dives in August 2002 the Hawai‘i Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) discovered the Japanese midget sub that was shot and sunk outside of Pearl Harbor approximately one hour before the air raid on 07 December 1941. The sub was found in excellent condition, virtually untouched since it fell to the seafloor. For related videos, please visit the HURL YouTube channel.