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HIGP Faculty

Brooks, Benjamin A.   Tectonic geodesy, Structural geology, Andean active tectonics
Chandler, Michael   Marine geology and geophysics
Dousset, Benedicte   Passive and active urban remote sensing, urban climatology
Edwards, Margo H.   Marine geology and geophysics, Remote sensing of the seafloor, Mid-Ocean Ridges, Arctic Basin
Englert, Peter A. J.   Gamma Ray Spectrometry, Higher Education
Ericksen, Todd   Tripod LiDAR / GPS
Fagents, Sarah A.   Planetary volcanism, Volcanic fluid dynamics, Icy satellite geology
Flynn, Luke P.   Thermal remote sensing of volcanic eruptions and biomass burning
Foster, James H.   Geodesy, GPS meteorology and the impact and mitigation of the atmosphere on space geodetic measurements
French, Lloyd C.   Program Architect of Hawai'i Space Flight Laboratory
Fryer, Patricia   Marine geology, Petrology, Tectonics
Garces, Milton A.   Infrasound, Seismology, Fluid dynamics, CTBT monitoring, Volcano acoustics
Gillis-Davis, Jeffrey J.   Geology of Mercury and the Moon, Volcanology, Crustal composition, Remote sensing and using experimental petrology along with space weathering experiments to improve results from remotely sensed data
Hawke, B. Ray   Lunar geology, Planetary photogeology, Cratering processes
Herrero-Bervera, Emilio   Marine paleomagnetism, Magnetic anistropy
Hey, Richard N.   Plate tectonics, Marine geology and geophysics
Horton, Keith A.   Remote sensing, Environmental geophysics, Atmospheric effects on infrared measurements
Huss, Gary R.   Ion microprobe analysis and Cosmochemistry
Isaacson, Peter   Visible to infrared analysis of planetary surfaces and materials
Kroenke, Loren   Emeritus Faculty: Geophysics
Krot, Alexander N.   Meteoritics, Cosmochemistry
Lautze, Nicole   Geothermal/Sustainable Energy, Physical Volcanology, Natural Hazards
Lienert, Barry R.   Electromagnetic methods, Inverse theory, Earthquake location, LIDAR
Lucey, Paul G.   Remote sensing instrumentation, infrared hyperspectral phenomenology, near-IR remote sensing of terrestrial planets
Manghnani, Murli H.   High pressure mineral physics
Martinez, Fernando   Marine geophysics, Tectonics, Backarc basins, Mid-Ocean Ridges
Ming, Li Chung   Emeritus Faculty: High-pressure research, Diamond-Anvil cell technology, X-ray diffraction, Phase transformation, Crystal chemistry
Misra, Anupam K.   Material science, Remote sensing, Remote Raman, micro Raman, High Tc-Superconductor, Stress Strain sensors, 1/f noise
Mouginis-Mark, Peter J.   Director of HIGP and Director, UH Manoa Sustainability Initiative
Nagashima, Kazuhide   Ion microprobe analysis and Cosmochemistry
Nielsen, Torben N.   Satellite data retrieval
Ogliore, Ryan   Ion microprobe analysis of returned extraterrestrial samples, Cosmochemistry, Data analysis techniques
Porter, John N.   Aerosol optics, Remote sensing, Aerosol instrumentation, Solar radiation
Potemra, James   General ocean circulation and its relationship to climate; processes in the western equatorial Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean and their connection
Rognstad, Mark   Sonar design and development, Seafloor mapping, Acoustic and optical remote sensing, Digital signal processing
Scott, Edward R.D.   Meteorites, Planetary science, Petrology, Cosmochemistry
Sharma, Shiv K.   Instrumentation development for remote sensing, Raman & Mie-Rayleigh lidar, Micro-Raman & infrared spectrometry of meteorites/terrestrial minerals, Experimental petrology, Mineral physics, Materials science
Taylor, G. Jeffrey   Extraterrestrial materials, Planetary volcanology, Igneous processes, Exploration and utilization of space resources
Thomas, Donald M.   Geochemistry, Hydrology of geothermal systems, Hydrology of ocean islands, Chemistry of volcanic gases, Radon release and transport
Wilkens, Roy H.   Emeritus Faculty: Geophysics
Wolfe, Cecily J.   Seismic structure of the crust and upper mantle at oceanic hotspots and mid-ocean ridges. Earthquakes at mid-ocean ridges, oceanic transforms, and hotspots.
Wright, Robert   Remote sensing of volcanoes
Zinin, Pavel V.   High-pressure mineral physics, High-pressure materials science, and Theory of 3-D imaging

HIGP Affiliate Faculty

Amelin, Yuri   (Australian National University) Meteoritics
Baloga, Steve   (Proxemy Research) Numerical modeling of geophysical processes
Bevis, Michael   (The Ohio State University) Geodesy
Blake, David   (NASA Ames Research Center) Planetary Remote Sensing
Boyce, Joseph   (Research Corp. UH) Impact cratering, Planetary stratigraphy, Evolution of planetary terrains
Bradley, John P.   (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Cosmochemistry
Butler, Rhett   Global seismology, tsunamis
Fryer, Gerard   (Pacific Tsunami Warning Center)
Fuller, Michael D.   Paleomagnetism
Gardner, Joan   (Naval Research Lab) Geological remote sensing
Hacker, Peter W.   IPRC Data Analysis and Archive
Ishii, Hope A.   (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Cosmochemistry
Keil, Klaus   Meteoritics, Cosmochemistry, Evolution of asteroids, Planetary science
Libourel, Guy   (Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, France) Petrology, cosmochemistry
Sobolev, Nikolay V.   (Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch) High-pressure mineral physics

HIGP Staff

Balogh, John   Mechanical Engineer
Bates, David   Atmospheric aerosols, Climate change, Raman spectroscopy
Chan, Jeremy   HSFL Systems Engineer
Coughlin, Richard   Spatial data and applications specialist
Davis, Roger   HMRG Computer Network Manager
Fujitani, Gavin   Administrative Fiscal Officer
Furuya, Grace   Secretary
Garbeil, Harold   Software development, Remote sensing, Image processing
Gilmore, Joseph   PacIOOS Data Systems Management Specialist
Hsu, Marcia   Ocean modeling
Inouye, Christine   Fiscal Officer
Kajiwara, Leslie   HMRG program administrator
Kastner, Ethan   HIGP computer facilities/lab assistant
Kimura, Art   Hawaii Space Grant Consortium
Kimura, Rene   Hawaii Space Grant Consortium
Krot, Tatiana V.   Cosmochemistry
Lau, James   Research Support
Lefevre, Rena   Secretary
Martel, Linda M.V.   Planetary geology, Remote sensing, Educational outreach
Maurer, John   PacIOOS Data System Administrator
Miller, Joyce   HMRG Director of Data Services
Nakahara, Violenda   Secretary
Nakasone, Sharisse   Administrative Fiscal Officer
Perttu, Anna   ISLA Field Systems Engineer and Analyst
Peterson, Chris A.   Manager, Pacific Regional Planetary Data Center; Lunar geology
Pilger, Eric J.   Systems engineering, Electronics Instrumentation design, Remote sensing, Educational outreach
Sherman, Sarah Bean   Research/Academic Program Coordinator
Sistoso, Marcia Rei R.   Executive Director/Program Coordinator of Hawaii Space Grant Consortium
Song, Eugenie   Advanced Technical Support Specialist
Thomen , Aurelien   Assistant WMK Cosmochemistry Laboratory Manager
Tottori, Steven   HMRG Electronics Engineer
Whilldin, David   ISLA Field Engineer
Williams, Tim J.   Engineering Facility Manager
Williams, Brian   ISLA Field Systems Engineer and Analyst
Wood, Mark   Science Instrument Engineer
Yoneshige, Lance   HSFL Small Satellite Structure and Mechanisms Engineer

HIGP Post-Doctoral Fellows and Researchers

Burgess , Katherine   High-pressure mineral physics, Experimental petrology, Raman spectroscopy
Davidson, Jemma   Planetary science, Cosmochemistry, Meteorites
Doyle, Patricia   Water in the early solar system, Mn-Cr chronometry, Ti-oxidation states, Experimental petrology
Hallis, Lydia  
Jadhav, Manavi   Presolar grains and their stellar sources, Isotope cosmochemistry, Stellar nucleosynthesis, SIMS and other analytical techniques to study extraterrestrial samples at the micro- and nano-scale level
Park, Changkun   Cosmochemistry, Meteoritics, Ion microprobe
Schrader, Devin   Planetary science, Cosmochemistry, Meteorites, Chondrules
Wallin, Erin  

HIGP Graduate Students

Acosta, Tayro   BROIP Spectroscopy Lab
Almanza, Vanessa  
Aryal, Arjun  
Balmer, Silke  
Barnes, Austin  
Crites, Sarah  
Fitch, Erin  
Gasda, Patrick  
Jilly, Christine  
Lemelin , Myriam  
Markley, Matthew  
Robinson, Katharine  
Rumpf, M. Elise  
Sleeper, Jonathan  
Telus, Myriam  
Trang, David  
Weiss, Jonathan  

HIGP Student Assistants
Choy, Joanna  
Imai, Amber  
Norman, Jessica  




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