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Geology and Geophysics

• Overview
• 33 Faculty
• 15 Staff
• 56 Graduate students from 13 nations
• 39 Undergraduate students (from at least 2
  planets)
• 3-4M External research
• 1800 Learning hrs/week
• 94 Graduate students on full GAs
• 150 Community members

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Geology and Geophysics

• The GG Mission
• To identify and solve fundamental and applied
  problems in the Geosciences to acquire new
  knowledge about Hawai'i, the Pacific Basin, and
  Earth to serve society by teaching and training
  future geoscientists, teachers, and citizens and
  to be a principal resource for objective geologic
  expertise to the state of Hawaii.

GG Strategic Plan, 2006
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Geology and Geophysics

• Standing Committees
• Personnel and Planning
• Graduate Studies
• Student (undergraduate)
• Admissions
• Departmental Operations
• Curriculum
• Alumni and Public Relations

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Geology and Geophysics

• Research Fields
• Composition and dynamics of Earth's deep
  interior.
• Formation, motion and recycling of Earth's crust.
• Earth's surface processes involving water,
  sediments, and life.
• Earth history.
• Earth hazards, resources and sustainability.
• The Solar System.

• Geophysics and Tectonics (GT, 8th)
• Marine and Environmental Geology (MEG, 7th)
• Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology (VGP,
  6th)

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Geology and Geophysics

• Research Facilities
• Isotope Laboratory
• Deep-Ocean Observatory System
• Electron Microprobe Laboratory
• Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratory
• X-Ray Fluorescence Laboratory
• Experimental Petrology Laboratory
• Multi-Collector Plasma Mass Spectrometry
  Laboratory
• Magnetic Sector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass
  Spectrometry Laboratory
• Petrography Laboratory
• Seismic Processing and Analysis Facility
• Geophysics and Tectonics High Performance
  Computing Laboratory

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Geology and Geophysics

• Research

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Geology and Geophysics

• Teaching
• BA Geology
• BS Geology and Geophysics
• 37 credits required courses (C average)
• 11 credits of electives
• 28 credits of support courses
• MS Geology and Geophysics (Plan A, Plan B)
• PhD Geology and Geophysics
• Student evaluations are consistently strong
• Fully assessed program (WASC accreditation)

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Geology and Geophysics

• Teaching

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Geology and Geophysics

• Service and Honors
• Steve Stanley, National Academy of Science.
• Bruce Houghton, Macdonald Chair in Volcanology
  and Hawaii State Volcanologist.
• Julia Hammer, Presidential Early Career Award for
  Scientists and Engineers
• Brian Popp, Fellow - Geochemical Society and
  European Association for Geochemistry
• Scott Rowland - Commissioner, Hawai'i Natural
  Area Reserve System
• Chip Fletcher - Commissioner, Hawai'i Legacy
  Lands Commission
• Hawaiibeachsafety.org 16,000/month

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Geology and Geophysics

• Challenges
• Re-establish full G-funded salary base.
• Unlike HIGP, this department has never had a
  policy of partially funded faculty lines, yet it
  has been forced on us nonetheless.
• Return R and S funds to department to develop new
  research and learning initiatives.
• We have 5.5-6 lab sections needing TAs, but only
  5 positions
• When GG101 grows 6 TAs
• Ideally upper div. have 1 TA each 6 TAs
• Fall - 5.0 (5xGG101L GG170L), 301L, 303L
• Spring - 6.5 (5xGG101L) GG200L, 302L, 304L, 309L
• SPACE
• Especially w/ arrival of Pahnke, Jahren, Conrad
• Poor quality instruction in Math and Physics

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Geology and Geophysics

• Vision for the next decade
• GG will increase our national and international
  recognition as a leader in research, education,
  and service excellence. This will be achieved by
  vigorously building collaborations with our
  community of alumni, the geotechnical industry,
  and sister units within SOEST and UHM. The goal
  of these collaborations is multifold, including
  increased fiscal autonomy, new directions in
  GeoScience education, enhancing the scholarly
  culture and community of GG and SOEST, and moving
  into emerging areas of GeoScience prominence.

GG Strategic Plan, 2006