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Kīlauea geochemistry research in the news
Earth professor Aaron Pietruszka and colleagues recently published research of Kīlauea and Maunaloa magma sources in the Journal of Petrology: “Awakening of Maunaloa Linked to Melt Shared from Kīlauea’s Mantle Source”. Using a nearly 200-year record of lava chemistry from Kīlauea and Maunaloa, this research revealed that Hawai‘i’s two most active volcanoes share a source of…
2024 Earth Sciences Department Newsletter
Our Fall 2024 Newsletter, Nuhou Kānaka Puka, has arrived! Congrats to all on another inspirational year!
Seamount named in honor of late Earth Sciences professor Jasper Konter
Jasper Konter, former professor of Earth Sciences, is recognized globally for his research in using isotope geochemistry and mantle seismology to confirm the deep origin of mantle plumes, to show that materials that were once subducted in the ancient geologic past are returned again to the surface by rising mantle plumes, and for establishing the…
Exploring Hawaiʻi’s Volcanic Landscapes: ERTH 300 Physical Volcanology Field Trips
This October, students in ERTH 300-Physical Volcanology joined two field trips to explore the volcanic features that shape the Hawaiian Islands.
