Research at UH Manoa
Andrea Gabrieli shares his research with Robert Wright and Paul Lucey at the Hawai’i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) of UH Manoa. He explains the testing capabilities of newly developed thermal infrared hyperspectral imaging spectrometers to measure and image volcanic gases. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every […]
A Closer Look at Nascent Rifting – Richard Hey
Richard Hey shares his present research which is focused on the seafloor near Iceland. We’ll hear about three of his recent oceanographic expeditions investigated nascent rifting near Surtsey in Vestmannaeyjar and North America – Eurasia seafloor spreading offshore of the Reykjanes Peninsula. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every […]
The Core: Mineral Physics – Journey to the Center of the Earth with Dr. Bin Chen
With the exception of its general mineral composition, the Earth’s core is a relative mystery to science. Dr. Bin Chen takes us on a mineral physics journey to the the center of the Earth, the core. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming […]
Mapping Mars with HIGP – Pete Mouginis-Mark
Will mankind be able to visit Mars in the future? Pete Mouginis-Mark shares his Mars mapping research at the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology. We’ll learn about some of the main geologic features of the planet and how it compares to Earth. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm […]
Raman Systems Laboratory at HIGP – Dr. Anupam Misra
An Associate Researcher at the Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology, Anupam’s research interests include Remote sensing, remote Raman, micro Raman, high tech-superconductor, and stress strain sensors. Anupam shares the development of compact remote Raman systems for detecting minerals and chemicals with Ethan. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm […]
A New Moon Rises – Jeffrey Gillis-Davis
Jeffrey Gillis-Davis, Associate Researcher of HIGP at University of Hawaii at Manoa, shares a new exhibit at the national air and space museum that focuses imagery of the Moon taken from the Lunar reconnaissance orbiter camera, which is on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. We’ll learn about the historical perspective of mankind’s Moon travel, […]
The Beauty of Subduction – Mariana Trench National Marine Monument – Patricia Fryer
Geologist Patricia Fryer’s, Ph.D., research in tectonic-plate subduction, the process that forms ocean trenches, and island arcs. She is a veteran of 45 marine research expeditions, often in the role of chief scientist, and her research has focused on the very deepest parts of the Mariana Trench, including the question of why the Challenger Deep […]
Caring About Coral – Ruth Gates, Robert Richmond and Mark Hixon
Bob Richmond, director of the Kewalo Marine Laboratory, part of Pacific Biosciences Research Center in SOEST, and past president of the International Society for Reef Studies, Ruth Gates Director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and president of the Society, and Mark Hickson, professor of marine biology at the Biology Department at UH Manoa […]
Threats to Research in Hawaii – Margo Edwards and Darren Okimoto
Darren Okimoto and Margo Edwards join ThinkTech’s Series “Research in Manoa” to discuss recent Legislative efforts to cut funding to the organized research units on the UH campus. 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 […]
New Techniques for Looking Under the Ground – CSAV Goes Beneath the Surface – Donald Thomas
The Director of the Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes, Donald Thomas, joined Jay Fidell to discuss new techniques for looking underground. 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 time for great content […]