| Requirements
After being advanced to candidacy, all students must
take a comprehensive examination, which will cover the student’s
general preparation in the area of specialty and pertinent minor fields.
An approved minor subject with at least 9 credits must be completed
prior to the comprehensive examination. The results of the examination
will determine whether the candidate will be allowed to pursue the
dissertation.
The dissertation topic must be approved by the
doctoral committee. After the dissertation is completed, it will be
reviewed by the committee and a final oral examination will follow. The
oral examination includes an oral presentation, announced
University-wide, of the dissertation by the candidate.
The qualifying and comprehensive examinations may each
be repeated only once. The final examination may not be repeated, except
with approval of the graduate faculty involved and the dean of the
Graduate Division.
Oceanography
Marine Science 205
1000 Pope Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7633
Fax: (808) 956-9225
E-mail: ocean@soest.hawaii.edu
Web: www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography
Faculty
*M. J. Mottl, PhD (chair)—submarine hydrothermal processes, geochemical cycles, seawater–sea-floor chemical interaction
*R. Bidigare, PhD—bio-optical oceanography, pigment biochemistry, biogeochemical
cycling
*A. D. Clarke, PhD—marine aerosols, bio-geochemical cycles, precipitation chemistry
*J. P. Cowen, PhD—deep-sea hydrothermal vent biogeochemistry, microbial geochemistry, particle aggregation
*E. H. DeCarlo, PhD—geochemistry of marine mineral deposits, fundamental chemistry of
scavenging processes at the aqueous particle interface, hydrothermal processes
*E. Firing, PhD—equatorial circulation, ocean currents and current profiling methods
*P. J. Flament, PhD—dynamics of the surface layer, mesoscale structures, remote sensing
*R. Grigg, PhD—coral reef ecology, paleoceanography, fisheries management
*J. Hirota, PhD—plankton, fisheries, oceanic productivity
*B. J. Huebert, PhD—atmospheric chemistry
*D. M. Karl, PhD—microbiological oceanography, oceanic productivity, biogeochemical
fluxes
*M. R. Landry, PhD—zooplankton ecology, population dynamics, marine ecosystem
modeling
*E. A. Laws, PhD—phytoplankton ecology, aquatic pollution, aquaculture
*Y. H. Li, PhD—marine geochemistry, marine pollution studies
*R. Lukas, PhD—equatorial circulation, air-sea interaction and climate
*D. S. Luther, PhD—observational physical oceanography
*F. Mackenzie, PhD—geochemistry, sedimentology, greenhouse effect, biogeochemical
cycles and global environmental change
*L. Magaard, DrRerNat—physical oceanography, oceanic waves and turbulence
*A. Malahoff, PhD—geological and geophysical oceanography, submarine volcanism,
hydrothermal and mineral formation processes
*G. McMurtry, PhD—marine sediment geochemistry, marine mineral formation
and resources, submarine hydrothermal processes, radiochemistry
*C. Measures, PhD—trace element geochemistry, elemental mass balance, geochemical
effects of dust deposition
M. A. Merrifield, PhD—coastal and near-shore processes, internal waves and mixing
*P. Muller, DrRerNat—theoretical physical oceanography, analysis and interpretation
of geophysical data
*B. Qiu, PhD—numerical modeling
*F. J. Sansone, PhD—gas geochemistry, reef and sediment diagenesis, hydrothermal
geochemistry and lava-seawater interactions
*C. R. Smith, PhD—benthic biological oceanography, bioturbation, deep-sea
carbon flux
*S. V. Smith, PhD—mass balance in ecosystems, dynamics of calcification and community
metabolism
*J. S. Tribble, PhD—sedimentary geochemistry and diagenesis, sedimentation and
diagenesis at accretionary plate margins
*R. E. Young, PhD—ecology of midwater animals, especially cephalopod mollusca
Cooperating Graduate Faculty
M. J. Atkinson, PhD—coral reef biogeochemistry, solid-state sensor technology
S. Atkinson, PhD—ecophysiology of marine mammals, conservation biology
T. A. Clarke, PhD—marine fish ecology
K. A. W. Crook, PhD—sedimentology, tectonics, geoscience policy
W. C. Dudley, PhD—marine geology
*P. Fryer, PhD—marine geology, petrology, tectonics
L. Herman, PhD—behavior and ecology of marine mammals, animal cognition
R. N. Hey, PhD—plate tectonics
R. C. Kloosterziel, PhD—geophysical fluid dynamics
*B. Popp, PhD—isotope biogeochemistry R. L. Radtke, PhD—population dynamics, fish
biology, calcification
J. R. Sibert, PhD—population dynamics, fisheries, modeling
L. M. Tupas, PhD—marine microbial ecology, isotope geochemistry of dissolved
particulate organics
J. C. Wiltshire, PhD—geology and geochemistry of marine mineral deposits, marine
mining and processing, minerals policy issues, research-submersible technology
C. D. Winn, PhD—marine microbiology, organic chemistry, biogeochemistry
Affiliate Graduate Faculty
W. L. Au, PhD—marine bioacoustics and echolocation
P. K. Bienfang, PhD—phytoplankton ecology
L. Campbell, PhD—microbial and phytoplankton ecology, population dynamics,
immunochemistry and flow cytometry
F. C. Dobbs, PhD—microbial ecology, symbiosis, benthic biogeochemistry
G. T. Mitchum, PhD—tropical ocean dynamics
*D. W. Moore, PhD—geophysical fluid dynamics, equatorial oceanography
W. C. Patzert, PhD—ocean remote sensing
J. J. Polovina, PhD—larval recruitment, dynamics of exploited populations,
fisheries, satellite remote sensing
L. M. Rothstein, PhD—physical oceanography, analytical modeling of equatorial ocean
dynamics
E. W. Vetter, PhD—benthic ecosystem and community ecology
*Graduate Faculty
Degrees Offered: MS in oceanography, PhD in oceanography
The Academic Program
Oceanography (OCN) is the study of the physics,
chemistry, and geology of the ocean and the ecology of organisms that
live within the sea. Physical oceanography is concerned with ocean
circulation, waves, tides, upwelling, air-sea interactions, and the
effect of the oceans on climate. Chemical oceanographers study the
distribution of dissolved substances in the ocean and the mechanisms,
both natural and anthropogenic, that control their form and abundance.
Geological oceanography includes the study of sea-floor spreading,
submarine vulcanism, beach formation, deep-seabed mineral resources,
sediments, and paleoceano-graphy. Biological oceanographers study the
interactions of marine organisms with one another and the environment.
Topics include coral reef ecology, marine fisheries, hydrothermal-vent
communities, plankton ecology, and near-shore and deep-sea benthic
communities.
Because Hawai‘i is located near the middle of the
largest ocean on Earth, oceanography has a special significance for the
state and the University. At Manoa, the oceanography facilities are
among the best in the United States and include three ocean-going
research vessels and two research submarines. Biological studies are
facilitated by the presence of the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
on Coconut Island in Kane‘ohe Bay. Computing facilities are based on a
growing network of nearly 300 Sun workstations, Macintosh, and personal
computers. Graphic peripherals include black/white and color laser
printers, a 36-inch inkjet printer, film printers, and pen plotters.
Precision instruments include mass spectrometers, gas and liquid
chromatographs, liquid scintillation counters, a CHN analyzer, a flow
cytometer, and a series of atomic spectroscopy-based instruments. The
world-class faculty is actively involved in both teaching and research.
The University ranks third among universities in the nation in terms of
National Science Foundation research funding for oceanographic research.
The location, the facilities, and the faculty all make the Manoa campus
an ideal place to study oceanography.
About 40 percent of marine scientists are employed by
the U.S. government, especially by the defense, commerce, and interior
departments. Another 40 percent teach and do research at academic
institutions. About 20 percent are employed by industry.
The MS and PhD in oceanography are recognized WICHE
regional graduate programs. Residents of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah,
Washington, and Wyoming are eligible, upon admission, to enroll at
Hawai‘i-resident tuition rates. |