Research at UH Manoa
Another abnormally hot summer has led to wildfires flaring across the United States. Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology Post-doctoral researcher, Sam Murphy, shares his work on the remote sensing of volcanoes and its application to wildfire management ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii […]
Fukushima Fingerprints Coming to Hawaii – Radioisotopes in Coastal Hydrology
Dr. Henrietta Dulai is a geochemist who uses chemical tracers to study coastal hydrology and biogeochemistry. In this episode, we hear about her use of radiochemistry to investigate the dispersion of Fukushima-derived radioisotopes in the Pacific. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then […]
Electronics Instrumentation – Eric Pilger
Eric Pilger shares his work in systems engineering, electronics instrumentation design, remote sensing, and educational outreach. We’ll also learn about his development of the data reduction component of the GOES Hotspot Web Site. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows […]
Making Common Sensors for Mars – Sarah Fagents
An HIGP Researcher, Sarah Fagents, returns to Research in Manoa to discuss some of the new technology being developed and used for planetary exploration and the Mars 2020 Mission. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check […]
Value of Space Research to Earthlings
Jeff Taylor and Linda Martel of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) share examples of what we are learning about humans in space and how space research teaches us about planet Earth. We also learn why good science reporting is essential to an informed citizenry. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from […]
Hawaii’s Water Resources – Drying Up? Aly I. El Kadi, PhD
Aly I. El-Kadi, Professor of Hydrology, Department of Geology and Geophysics, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) and Associate Director, Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa Aly shares his nationally recognized body of work on Hawaii’s water resources and covers topics including the management of water resources, critical water […]
Pluto, Comets and Asteroids – Deep Space Discoveries – Pete Mouginis Mark
Pete and Jay discuss the great field of space rock and its impact of earth. We learn about the various types of space rock including asteroids, comets, and pluto. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us […]
Neat Things to do with Lasers – Shiv Sharma
Shiv and Jay discuss inter-disciplinary research at UH with lasers and laser-based spectroscopic techniques. We’ll learn about the operation of lasers as a Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) instrument for monitoring aerosols including volcanic aerosol fields (e.g., vog) and the use of active laser spectroscopic techniques, e.g., Raman, laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) and laser-breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), […]
Earthquakes in the Aleutians – Rhett Butler
Dr. Butler’s research focuses on oceanic seismology and tsunamis. In this episode, he shares insights on earthquakes in the Aleutian Islands and touches on forecasting seismic activity. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any […]
Scattering Layers at the Hawaii Institution of Marine Biology – Adrienne Copeland and Giacomo Giorli
Adrienne and Giacomo share their lab work on marine mammal research using acoustics techniques including sound in the ocean, effect of sound on marine life, marine bioacoustics, passive and active acoustics techniques to study marine mammals in the field, foraging of deep diving whales, and deep sea scattering layers. This is Giacomo. Adrienne and I […]