School of Ocean and Earth
Science and Technology

C. Barry Raleigh, Dean of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, welcomes you. SOEST is a multi-disciplinary school within the University of Hawaii, consisting of a variety of institutes, departments, and other units conducting research and teaching about Earth and the other planets.

The islands of Hawai'i are an extraordinary platform from which to study the geology and geophysics, meteorology, and oceanography of the Pacific Ocean, the earth, and the other worlds of our Solar System.

The Coastal Geology Group (CGG) of the Dept. of Geology and Geophysics (GG) is investigating the origin of this shore-detached reef platform in the Red Sea (at left) The Egyptian mainland lies in the distance.

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NEWS at SOEST

GENERAL

SOEST and the Department of Geology and Geophysics announce the opening of two Tenure Track Faculty Positions in the fields of Geophysics and Volcanology.
SOEST invites applicants for an Assistant Researcher (zooplankton ecologist) position for the NSF GLOBEC program. View the Job Advertisements online by clicking on the position name.
The first SWATH (Small Water Area Twin Hull) research vessel in the UNOLS fleet will be operated by the UH Marine Center under a charter party agreement with ONR. Delivery by the prime contractor (Lockheed-Martin) is scheduled for 26 January 2002. The ship will displace 2555 Lt, with an overall length of 186' and a breadth of 88'. Deck plans may be viewed at AGOR26.
Read the SOEST Bulletin every week for up-to-minute news and information.

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ABOUT SOEST

Information about the school, and index to SOEST pages

Directory of SOEST faculty, students, and staff.

TEACHING AND RESEARCH

Geology & Geophysics Department

Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP)

Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)

Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI)

Meteorology Department

Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering

Oceanography Department