Peter J. Mouginis-Mark
Director, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, School of Ocean Earth Science and Technology
andDeputy Director, The National Center for Island, Maritime, and Extreme Environment Security
Ph.D. (1977) in Environmental Sciences, University of Lancaster, England. Thesis title "Morphology and Distribution of Martian Rampart Craters"
Past and Present Research Projects
Photos of the volcanoes that I've visited over the last 30+ years!
The National Center for Island, Maritime, and Extreme Environment Security (CIMES) is a major new initiative at the University of Hawaii, and includes collaborations with the University of Alaska Fairabnks and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. You can read more about the objectives of the Center, as well as some of the on-going projects, at: CIMES
While holding two administrative positions at the University of Hawaii, much of my time is devoted to topics other than research. However, I still have a strong interest is the geology of Mars. Specifically, I am working on the analysis of impact craters and volcanoes on Mars. I have two mapping projects funded by NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program (to produce 1:200K geologic maps of the summit caldera of Olympus Mons volcano, and the impact crater Tooting). I am also finishing up some work on the analysis of volcanic vents and lava flows on Mars using THEMIS images. The main topic that I have right now is the geologic analysis of an impact crater called Tooting:
I have also worked on several projects that created their own web sites. I am not actively involved in any of these efforts at this time, but you might like to take a look at the following to see what I have worked on in the past:
NASA Earth Observing System IDS Study of Degassing Volcanoes