HIGP is a multi-disciplinary institute conducting advanced research, technology development, teaching, workforce training, and service in cutting-edge oceanographic, atmospheric, geophysical, geological, and planetary science and engineering. We are a part of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the Mānoa (Honolulu) campus of the University of Hawai‘i. Our Institute is home to approximately 100 faculty members, staff, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students with access to state-of-the-art laboratories and instrumentation, research vessels, and far-ranging field sites. HIGP partners with the College of Engineering for satellite fabrication and launch through the Hawai‘i Space Flight Laboratory. Our expertise spans the globe from pole to pole, from the deep Earth interior to the upper atmosphere, and extends to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
July 19 – HIGP Special Seminar Celebrates the Apollo 11 Landing 50th Anniversary
Hear HIGP recollections of the amazing Apollo 11 landing, astronaut training, science results, subsequent missions to the Moon, and some of the plans for our return to the Moon over the next few years. The speakers will be Klaus Keil, Joe Boyce, Lingzhi Sun,
Tom Giguere, David Trang, Shuai Li, and Jeff Taylor. Coordinated by Peter
Mouginis-Mark. This HIGP Special Seminar, Celebrating the July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 Moon Landing, will take place on Friday, July 19, from 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. in POST 723. Also, see the article "Scientific Discoveries from the Apollo 11 Mission" by Jeff Taylor on the Planetary Science Research Discoveries website.
July 18, 2019 Hawai‘i Public Radio hosted HIGP for a Conversation about Apollo 11 Moon Landing 50th Anniversary
A trio from HIGP joined Hawai‘i Public Radio's host of The Conversation, Bill Dorman, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Klaus Keil (Emeritus), Peter Mouginis-Mark, (Researcher) and Lingzhi Sun (PhD candidate) talked about Apollo, today's research projects, and future lunar enterprises. Listen to the full conversation, from HPR.
July 18, 2019 Denise B. Evans Fellowship in Oceanographic Research Award Announcement
With our congratulations, HIGP is pleased to announce the awarding of the 2019–2020 Denise B. Evans Fellowships in Oceanographic Research to three outstanding graduate students. The fellowships were established by virtue of a very generous gift from the estate of Denise B. Evans in support of the work by SOEST graduate students in many different fields of Oceanographic research. For details, please visit the Denise B. Evans Fellowships in Oceanographic Research website.
Emmett Michael Henley, PhD candidate in the Marine Biology program through the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology working with Mary Hagedorn. Henley's focus is on effects of climate change on coral reproduction, specifically examining variations in coral reproduction, sublethal stress on coral gamete quality and potential resilience and restoration techniques of reef-building corals in Kaneohe Bay.
Mika Siegelman, a PhD candidate in the Department of Oceanography working with Mark Merrifield. Siegelman's is working on the FLEAT (Flow Encountering Abrupt Topography) experiment to examine the processes involved when major current systems encounter island topography.
Emily L. Young, a PhD candidate in the Department of Oceanography working with Craig R. Smith from Biological Oceanography. Young's dissertation title is "Biodiversity, trophic ecology and ecosystem function at organic-rich whale-bone and wood-fall habitats in the deep sea."
July 2, 2019 Earth Scientists Share Expertise in International Volcanology Training Course
Every year since 1990, technicians and scientists from developing countries with active volcanoes have come to Hawai‘i for a six-week course to learn the latest volcano-monitoring techniques. The course is run by the Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV), based out of the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Hilo, and led by HIGP's Donald Thomas. This year, Nicole Lautze (HIGP) and Scott Rowland (Department of Earth Sciences) shared their expertise in physical volcanology and remote sensing with participants from Guatemala, El Salvador, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, and The Philippines. Read more at SOEST News.
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HIGP Mission Statement
HIGP solves fundamental problems in Earth and Planetary Science by the development and application of state-of-the-art exploration, measurement, and data analysis technologies. HIGP serves society and the State of Hawai‘i by acquiring and disseminating new knowledge about the Earth and other planetary bodies, and developing and introducing leading edge technologies and a highly trained workforce to the State economy.
Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
University of Hawai‘i
1680 East-West Road,
Pacific Ocean Science & Technology (POST) Building, Room 602
Honolulu, HI 96822
Office Phone: 808.956.8760
Fax: 808.956.3188 Dr. Robert Wright, Interim Director
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Top banner images: HIGP excels in advanced research, teaching, and service. Our expertise spans the globe from pole to pole, from the depths of the seas to the tops of volcanoes, and extends to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. These images show, from left to right: satellite communication dish, a map of tsunami wave heights, map of mid-ocean ridge/seafloor spreading, the IMI (Imaging and Mapping Instrument) deep-towed ocean sonar system, Earth's Moon, active Hawaiian lava flow, Mars, a meteorite collected in Antarctica, and GPS field station.
