Tayro Acosta-Maeda
Remote and micro-Raman spectroscopies, Shock metamorphism, High-pressure physics
George Amulele
(Macquarie University, Australia) scientist / High-pressure laboratory experimentation
Alyssa Anderson
Deformation and dynamics of Hawaiian volcanoes
Eric Attias
'Ike Wai Project scientist / Marine electromagnetic geophysics
Jonathan Avery
LiDAR Scanning, Remote sensing
Stéphanie Barde-Cabusson
Volcanology, Hydrothermal circulations, Sub-surface geophysics, Water resources
Yosef Ben Gershom
HSFL Satellite I&T Engineering
David Blake
(NASA Ames Research Center) scientist / Planetary remote sensing
Joseph Boyce
Impact cratering, Planetary stratigraphy, Evolution of planetary terrains
John P. Bradley
TEM research of minerals
Frank E. Brenker
(Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany) scientist / Planetary and extraterrestrial processes at the nanoscale
Barbara C. Bruno
ʻIke Wai NSF EPSCoR projects, Geoscience education, Planetary volcanism
Rhett Butler
Oceanic seismology, tsunamis, volcanos, earthquakes, antipodal seismology, seismoacoustics
Caroline E. Caplan
Cosmochemistry and Extraterrestrial Materials
Bin Chen
Physics and chemistry of Earth and planetary interiors, Deep carbon cycle in the Earth’s interior
Sasithorn (May) Chornkrathok
Mineral Physics and Materials Science
Roger Davis
Data acquisition and visualization software development, seafloor mapping
Przemyslaw Dera
Mineral physics, Crystallography, Scientific software development, X-ray physics, Instrument development
Elena Dobrica
Hydrothermal experiments, electron microscopy, cosmochemistry, dust particles, meteorites, returned samples
Linda Donohue
Laboratory Research Assistant
Daniel Eduardo Dores
Geochemistry and hydrogeology of groundwater and geothermal systems
Benedicte Dousset
Passive and active urban remote sensing, urban climatology
Margo H. Edwards
Applied Research Laboratory projects, Remote sensing of seafloor
Miles Egan
Raman spectroscopy
Jennifer Engels
(Oregon State University) scientist / Groundwater investigations
Peter A. J. Englert
Planetary science, Extraterrestrial materials, Sensor development, Nuclear science technology in space, Higher education
Todd Ericksen
(USGS) scientist / Earthquake Hazards
Sarah A. Fagents
Planetary volcanism, Volcanic fluid dynamics, Icy satellite geology
Colin Ferguson
Geochemistry: Aqueous, Isotope, Noble Gas; GIS, Geothermal Exploration, Characterization, Direct Use; Ore Deposits, Volcanology, Petrology/Mineralogy, Groundwater Tracing
Luke P. Flynn
Small satellites, Space technology, Environmental monitoring
James Foster
Geodesy, GPS
David Frank
Laboratory affiliation: UH W. M. Keck Cosmochemistry Laboratory
Gerard Fryer
Tsunami research
Patricia Fryer
Marine geology, petrology, Tectonics
Gavin Fujitani
Accounting, budgets, fiscal policy
Andrea Gabrieli
Volcanology, Remote Sensing, Geophysics
Harold Garbeil
Image processing, Remote sensing, Software development
Milton A. Garces
Infrasound, Seismology, Fluid dynamics, CTBT monitoring, Volcano acoustics
Joan Gardner
(Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific) Scientist / Geological remote sensing
Thomas Giguere
Remote sensing of the Moon, Geochemical make-up of the lunar mare, Lunar minerology, Lunar petrology
Jeffrey J. Gillis-Davis
(Washington University at St. Louis) Research Associate Professor of Physics / Space weathering, Spectra, Moon, Mercury, Meteorites
Joseph Gilmore
Hawai'i Ocean Observing System
Niels Grobbe
Hydrogeophysics, Co-affiliation with Water Resources Research Center
Peter W. Hacker
Physical oceanography
Kasey Hagi
Hawai'i Space Flight Laboratory
Brendan Hermalyn
(Cruise) scientist/engineer / Autonomous vehicle hardware systems, imaging systems
Emilio Herrero-Bervera
Marine paleomagnetism, Magnetic anistropy
Richard Hey
Plate tectonics, Marine geology and geophysics
Shengxuan Huang
(Peking University) scientist / High-pressure mineral physics
Gary R. Huss
Ion microprobe analysis, Cosmochemistry
Amber Imai-Hong
Hawai'i Space Flight Laboratory
Peter Isaacson
(The Aerospace Corporation) scientist / Visible to infrared analysis of planetary surfaces and materials
Hope A. Ishii
Cosmochemistry, Extraterrestrial materials, Focused ion beam and (scanning) transmission electron microscope analysis
Ethan Kastner
HIGP computer facilities/lab assistant
Klaus Keil
Emeritus Faculty: Meteoritics, Cosmochemistry, Evolution of asteroids, Planetary science
Art Kimura
Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium
Rene Kimura
Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium
Loren Kroenke
Geophysics
Alexander N. Krot
Meteoritics, Cosmochemistry
Xiaojing Lai
High-pressure mineral physics
Falko Langenhorst
(Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany) scientist / Analytical mineralogy of micro- and nano-structures
Nicole Lautze
Geothermal/Sustainable energy, Physical volcanology, Natural hazards, Co-affiliation with Water Resources Research Center
Shuai Li
Planetary geology, spectroscopy, volcanology, space weathering, and remote sensing
Guy Libourel
(CNRS-OCA-UNS, Nice, France) scientist / Petrology, cosmoshemistry
Paul G. Lucey
Remote sensing instrumentation, Infrared hyperspectral phenomenology, Near-IR remote sensing of terrestrial planets
Murli H. Manghnani
High pressure-temperature mineral physics, Elasticity, Phase transitions, Equations of state of mantle minerals and melts
Linda M. V. Martel
Planetary Geology, Remote Sensing, Educational Outreach
Fernando Martinez
Marine geophysics, Tectonics, Backarc basins, Mid-Ocean Ridges
Li Chung Ming
High-pressure research
Anupam K. Misra
Material science, Remote sensing, Remote Raman, micro Raman, High Tc-Superconductor, Stress Strain sensors, 1/f noise
Karynne Morgan
Administrative Specialist
Pete Mouginis-Mark
Planetary geology, Remote sensing, Space mission concepts, Affiliated with UH Sea Grant
Kazuhide Nagashima
Ion microprobe analysis, Cosmochemistry
Zi Hong (Polly) Nakamura
Pacific Regional Planetary Data Center
Layne Nakano
SOEST Fiscal officer
Sharisse Nakasone
Accounting, budgets, fiscal policy
Marcia Rei S. Nii
Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium, Program administration
Anela Nishimoto
SOEST Office Assistant
Miguel A. Nunes
Hawai'i Space Flight Laboratory, Space mission planning, Technology, Sensor development
Kenta Ohtaki
Microscopy studies of primitive Solar System materials
Chris A. Peterson
Lunar geology, Pacific Regional Planetary Data Center volunteer
Eric J. Pilger
Hawai'i Space Flight Laboratory, Systems engineering, Electronics Instrumentation design, Remote sensing, Educational outreach
John Porter
Aerosol optics, Remote sensing, Aerosol instrumentation, Solar radiation
James Potemra
Ocean circulation, Climate science, Co-affiliated with the International Pacific Research Center
Vitali Prakapenka
(University of Chicago) scientist / Argonne Nat'l Lab Beamline scientist, High-pressure / high-temperature Diamond AnvilCell
Robert Rapp
Mineral Physics
Isaac C. Rodrigues
Hawai'i Space Flight Laboratory
Mark Rognstad
Sonar design and development, Seafloor mapping, Remote sensing
Birger Schmitz
(University of Lund, Sweden) scientist / Cosmochemistry
Lauren Schurmeier
Saturn's moon Titan; the thermal and physical state of ice shells; cryovolcanism
Edward R. D. Scott
Meteoritics, Planetary Science, Petrology, Cosmochemistry
Shiv K. Sharma
Raman & Mie-Rayleigh lidar, Micro-Raman & infrared spectrometry, Mineral physics, Materials science
Nikolay V. Sobolev
(Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch) scientist / High-pressure mineral physics
Trevor Sorensen
Hawai'i Space Flight Laboratory, Satellite development, Space missions, Engineering
Diamond Tachera
Precipitation and Groundwater Geochemistry of the Hawaiian Islands
Samuel Takazawa
Geothermal/Sustainable Energy; Groundwater Geochemistry of the Hawaiian Islands
G. Jeffrey Taylor
Planetary geology, Petrology, Igneous processes, ISRU
Donald Thomas
Geochemistry and hydrology of geothermal systems and ocean islands, Volcanic gases, Radon release and transport
Daniel Thorhallsson
Marine geophysics
David Trang
Planetary geomorphology, Lunar geology, Near-infrared spectroscopy
Kelly Truax
Radionuclide analysis and methods development for environmental monitoring
Roy H. Wilkens
Geophysics
Brian Williams
Infrasound Laboratory
Tim Williams
Engineering Facility Manager, Hawai'i Space Flight Laboratory
Lionel Wilson
(Lancaster University, UK) scientist / Planetary volcanology
Mark Wood
Science instrument engineering
Robert Wright
Hyperspectral imaging instrument development, CubeSats, Remote sensing, Volcanology
Jingui Xu
COMPRES High-pressure science, synchrotron X-ray experiments
Lance Yoneshige
HSFL Small Satellite Structure and Mechanisms Engineering
Tyler Yoshiyama
Infrasound Laboratory
Dongzhou Zhang
Laboratory Research Assistant
Feng Zhu
High-pressure mineral physics
Frances (Frankie) Zhu
Spacecraft and Mission Design, Dynamics and Control, Machine Learning, Robotics, Intelligent Systems