Student Opportunities
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As part of the University of Hawaii's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, HMRG scientists advise students in the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy programs in both Marine Geology & Geophysics and Engineering. The general focus of our Group is to design, build and deploy new seafloor imaging systems, with the ultimate goal of turning these new technologies into practical mapping tools that can be shared by oceanographic researchers worldwide.
If you are interested in applying seafloor imaging technology as part of a graduate degree in engineering or MG&G, drop us an email. Qualities we look for in candidates include:
- a strong background in undergraduate Earth science, engineering or physics
- excellent computer skills (our work involves large digital data sets that we process in UNIX environments)
- an enthusiasm for conducting oceanographic research in all of the world's oceans.
More Information About Graduate Programs at UH
Students who have been advised or funded by HMRG researchers
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Erin Diurba, MS (in progress): Benthic Habitat Mapping around Saipan
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Tomoko Kurokawa, MS 2004: "Causes and consequences of off-axis volcanism on the East Pacific Rise 9°25'-9°57'N: Implications for the rapid thickening of seismic layer 2A"
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Jenny Engels, MS 2001, "Collapse of seafloor volcanic
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Jenny Engels, PhD (in progress): "History and context of glacial impacts to the Alaska and Beaufort margins, Arctic Ocean"
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Aisha Morris, MS 2003: Emplacement of Deep Submarine Lava Flows on the North Hawaiian Arch
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Greg Kurras, MS:1998: "Volcanic morphology of the East Pacific Rise crest 9° 49? - 52? N: implications for extrusion at fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges"
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Nathan Becker, MS: Structure and tectonics of the Marianas forearc and backarc
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Scott Calhoun, PhD (1999): "The sediment budget of Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii"
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Eric Bergmanis, PhD 1993: Morphology, seismic stratigraphy, and flexure modeling of selected guyots in the Marshall Islands
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Todd Ericksen, MS 1998: "The design and motion response of the CEROS synthetic aperture sonar towfish"
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Bruce Appelgate, PhD 1995: "Geophysical investigations of the Reykjanes Ridge and Kolbeinsey Ridge seafloor spreading centers"
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Devi Joseph, PhD 1993: "A geophysical investigation of the Nova-Canton Trough: the key to the late Cretaceous evolution of the central Pacific"
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Rick Hagen, PhD 1992: "Sedimentary and tectonic processes along the Peru-Chile trench"
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Doug Bergersen, MS 1993: "Morphology, seismic stratigraphy, and flexure modeling of selected guyots in the Marshall Islands"