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We offer personalized, high-quality undergraduate instruction on the flanks of active volcanoes. We participate in the National Student Exchange Program; come for a semester, stay for a degree! https://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/geology/
We can finally share the good news! We are getting nearly a million dollars to upgrade the instrumentation we use to analyze stone tools and conduct volcanic eruption response.
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Kamalani Poepoe shares what the Kilauea Volcano means to her as a native Hawaiian. These rocks carry both scientific and cultural significance. Please watch and enjoy this episode with your kids! Teach them to respect and appreciate the natural world around us
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One of our @uhhilogeology.bsky.social undergrad students, Lichen Forster, has a poster presentation on work they did for an REU project in Peru using ground penetrating radar! Stop by #1693 this afternoon from 2:15-5:15! #AGU25
Two intrepid field geologists walking towards a cracked road with two massive lava fountains going off in the distance.
Are you at #AGU25 and are interested in learning more about out the similarities and differences of the recent eruptions in Hawaiβi?
Stop by the posters of our @uhhilogeology.bsky.social undergrads, Lichen and Raymond, tomorrow morning and my talk tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4:45 PM in room 352.
People gathered around a scientific poster in a classroom setting.
A second student walks colleagues their their work on a different poster.
Today we celebrated our graduates, Lichen and Raymond, who are also preparing to attend #AGU2025. We had a walk through of their posters with students and friends of the department.
Stop by session V21C on Tuesday morning to see the cool science theyβre working on with KΔ«laueaβs ongoing eruption.
Two of our alumni are the ones who set up the camera earlier this year. RIP V3, you served us well.
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Every Rock Has A Story is coming back with new episodes from HAWAII starting in December! Episode 83 is about the tephra that erupted in June 2023 from the Kilauea volcano.
Share it with kids, parents, and teachers you know!
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A lava fountain glowing orange in the day with a horizontal and vertical component
Members of the department, a few students, and many our collaborators went up to see and/or participate in the episode 37 KΔ«lauea eruption response. Heather, a postdoc at HVO, shared this photo she took at the public viewing area. #Kilauea
Did you know that UH Hilo participates in the National Student Exchange Program? We welcome students from all over the upper 49 states to our campus every year. We also have a robust international exchange program.
If you are interested in learning about volcanoes with a front row seat, reach out!