Don Thomas receives Citizen’s Award for Exceptional Service from USGS
For his sustained and selfless contributions to volcanology, education, the HVO, and the USGS, HIGP's Dr. Don Thomas has granted the Department of the Interior’s…
Hope Ishii appointed to editorial board of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
HIGP Researcher Hope Ishii has joined the Editorial Board of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta as an Associate Editor. GCA publishes research papers in a wide…
Nicole Lautze elected to the Board of Directors of Geothermal Rising
HIGP Associate Specialist Dr Nicole Lautze has recently been elected to the Board of Directors of Geothermal Rising. Formerly the Geothermal Resources Council, Geothermal Rising…
New book on “The Volcanoes of Mars”
Emeritus Researcher Pete Mouginis-Mark and his co-authors (Jim Zimbelman, David Crown and Tracy Gregg) have just published a new book entitled "The Volcanoes of Mars".…
HIGP scientists discover that water occurs across the surface of the Moon, not just in Polar craters
New research by HIGP scientists has revealed that water, in the form of the H2O molecule, is present across the surface of the Moon, not…
Neutron-1 safely aboard the ISS
The Hawai'i Space Flight Laboratory's Neutron-1 satellite is now safely aboard the International Space Station. The S.S. Kalpana Chawla was captured on October 5, by…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx samples Asteroid Bennu, with HIGP faculty part of the team
Earlier today, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft "bumped into" asteroid Bennu, about 300 million km from Earth, and grabbed a sample of material from its surface. This…
HIGP scientists discover that Earth is turning its Moon rusty
To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high latitudes on the Moon, according to a study published…
Successful Completion and Delivery of Neutron-1 CubeSat
Miguel Nunes, Deputy Director of the Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL) announced today that HSFL successfully delivered the Neutron-1 CubeSat to Nanoracks aerospace company for…
Three HIGP Scientists Countdown to Mars 2020 Rover Landing
On July 30, the Perseverance rover was successfully launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Since being selected for the NASA instrument…
Hope Ishii Recognized for Outstanding Contributions in Meteoritics
Dr. Hope Ishii (HIGP Research Professor) was elected as a Fellow of The Meteoritical Society (MetSoc) in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field…
Celebrating with Patty Fryer
A zoom celebration for Patty Fryer (right), with in-person congratulations from Rob Wright (left), Gerard Fryer (center), Jeff Taylor (background) and more, was held today on the…