Volcanology

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Volcanology Geochemistry Petrology Division Dept.
of Geology and Geophysics SOEST, UH
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First, 2 anecdotes, both circa 1992
SOEST is a fad that will pass
Research divisions are merely logistical subunits
Really?
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Volcanology, Geochemistry, Petrology
The division Mike Garcia Lucia Gurioli Julia
Hammer Eric Hellebrand Bruce Houghton Kevin
Johnson John Mahoney Doug Pyle Scott Rowland Ken
Rubin John Sinton Helge Gonnermann Rhea
Workman Steph Ingle
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VGP who we are
Faculty
And 2 postdocs and 12 grad students
Rank
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VGP what we are known for
Strong Research Division
Strong Personalities
Research leadership
Working together . sometimes
Fancy geochemical instrumentation
We love volcanoes
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VGP what we do

• Volcanology
• Hawaiian Volcanism
• mantle geochemistry
• Volcanic processes and hazard mitigation
• Submarine eruptions
• magma crystallization
• volcano morphology
• eruption modeling
• geochemical modeling
• silicic volcanism
• rock-magnetism
• Martian basalts
• Submarine landslides in Hawaii
• Plume-ridge interaction

• Volcanology
• upper mantle petrology
• magma intrusion at ridges
• Remote sensing
• hydrothermal processes
• some Mid-ocean ridge volcanism
• Other than volcanoes
• analytical techniques development
• geochemical instrument development
• geo-neutrinos
• U environmental chemistry
• Hawaiian Sea level
• deformation modeling
• Polynesian artifacts

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VGP Teaching
Percentage of faculty who teach this
1xx 200 301 302 305 325 300 402 425 460 461
602 603 606 608 611 612 621 711 733
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VGP what we do
Challenge running a laboratory facility at UH
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VGP what we do
Challenge rock storage and curation
Challenge Funding large field programs
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VGP what we do
Strength Whats NOT to love?
works on volcanoes
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VGP besides volcanoes
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Research Collaborations
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VGP Challenges in the Workplace
Survey responses 1. Most vexing problem in last
few years Infrastructure includes Instrumentati
on problems, Facilities issues
2. Most vexing problem today 3. Excitement about
the future Notice a trend?
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VGP

• Strengths
• Geochemists, volcanologists and petrologists who
  share a fascination with volcanoes
• collaborative, interactive research
• focus on Hawaii
• lots of international collaboration
• one of largest most active academic volcanology
  programs in the world
• student and postdoc training
• Challenges
• infrastructure at UH
• funding sea going science
• salaries
• office space

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VGP more than a division A group