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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>SOEST</title> <atom:link href="https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp</link> <description>School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:11:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2</generator> <item> <title>SOEST Contribution List (as of July 17, 2025)</title> <link>https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/announcements/soest-contribution-list-as-of-july-17-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soest-contribution-list-as-of-july-17-2025</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[May Izumi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:36:20 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Announcement]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/?p=44302</guid> <description><![CDATA[11924    Bernard, S., et al. [S. K. Sharma], 2025, Ageing organic materials at the surface of Mars: A Raman study aboard Perseverance, Geochem. Persp. Lett., 34, 25-30, HIGP-2505, https://doi.org/10.7185/geochemlet.2509. 11925    Moon, J.-Y., et al. [M. F. Stuecker], 2025, Earth’s future climate and its variability simulated at 9 km global resolution, Earth Syst. Dyn. (in press). 11926    Shan, K., W. Chu, […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>11924 Bernard, S., et al. [S. K. Sharma], 2025, Ageing organic materials at the surface of Mars: A Raman study aboard Perseverance, <em>Geochem. Persp. Lett</em>., 34, 25-30, HIGP-2505, https://doi.org/10.7185/geochemlet.2509.</p> <p>11925 Moon, J.-Y., et al. [M. F. Stuecker], 2025, Earth’s future climate and its variability simulated at 9 km global resolution, <em>Earth Syst. Dyn</em>. (in press).</p> <p>11926 Shan, K., W. Chu, P.-S. Chu, and X. Yu, 2025, Seesaw of tropical cyclone frequency between eastern and western regions of the Western North Pacific, <em>J. Climate</em>, 38(8), 1871-1879, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0255.1.</p> <p>11927 Silbiger, N. J., et al. [M. J. Donahue, D. M. Barnas, H. Jorissen, R. McClintock, C. E. Nel<a></a>son], 2025, Terrestrial nutrient inputs restructure coral reef dissolved carbon fluxes via direct and indirect effects, <em>Ecol. Monogr</em>., HIMB-1988 (accepted).</p> <p>11928 Wimberly, F., et al. [S. Coats], 2025, Inter-model differences in 21st century glacier runoff for the world’s major river basins, <em>The Cryosphere</em> , 19(4), 1491-1511, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1491-2025.</p> <p>11929 Hua, J., et al. [H. Janiszewski], 2025, Seismic full-waveform tomography of active cratonic thinning beneath North America consistent with slab-induced dripping, <em>Nat. Geosci</em>., https://doi-org.eres.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/10. 1038/s41561-025-01671-x.</p> <p>11930 Rollins, R. L., C. D. Griffin, and R. H. Cowie, 2024, Snail coprophagy: the encounter filter, food preferences, and rat lungworm (<em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em>) prevalence, <em>Parasite</em>, 31, 76, https://doi.org/10.1051/ parasite/2024075.</p> <p>11931 Meyer, W. M., III, and R. H. Cowie, 2025, Biology and impacts of Pacific Island invasive species. <em>Lissachatina fulica</em>, the giant African snail (Mollusca: Achatinidae; Achatininae), <em>Pac. Sci.</em> (in press).</p> <p>11932 Schilithz, A. G., et al. [R. H. Cowie], 2025, Redescription of <em>Asolene meta</em> (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) from the São Francisco basin, Brazil, <em>Zoologia</em>, 42, e24034, https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-4689.v42.e24034.</p> <p>11933 Griffin, C. D., V. O. Ezenwa, and R. H. Cowie, 2025, Insights into the biology of the rat lungworm, <em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em>, <em>Parasite. Vector</em>. (in press).</p> <p>11934 Thorhallsson, D., F. Martinez, R. Hey, and Á. Höskuldsson, 2025, Magnetic telechemistry of the Reykjanes Ridge, <em>J. Geophys. Res.-Solid Earth</em>, 130(4), e2024JB030622, HIGP-2506, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JB030622.</p> <p>11935 Herrero-Bervera, E., and B. R. Jicha, 2025, First terrestrial geomagnetic record of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea excursion in the Kaupo flow, Koolau volcano, Oahu, Hawaii: Insights from 40Ar/39Ar, NRM and absolute paleointensity determinations, <em>Phys. Earth Planet. Int</em>., 362, 107314, HIGP-2503, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pepi.2025.107314.</p> <p>11936 Taylor, B., 2025, Reappraisal of the continental rifting and seafloor spreading that formed the South China Sea, <em>Geosciences</em> 15(4), 152, https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15040152.</p> <p>11937 Geng, L., and F.-F. Jin, 2025, A recharge-oscillator model for ENSO diversity derived from the Zebiak-Cane framework, <em>J. Climate</em>, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0401.1 (in press).</p> <p>11938 Lu, B., and P.-S. Chu, 2025, Impact of the Pacific meridional mode on Hawaiian rainfall variability, <em>J. Climate</em>, 38(9), 2095-2108, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0038.1.</p> <p>11939 Tucker, S. J., Y. M. Rii, K. C. Freel, K. Kotubetey, A. H. Kawelo, K. B. Winter, M. S. Rappé, 2025, Seasonal and spatial transitions in phytoplankton assemblages spanning estuarine to open ocean waters of the tropical Pacific, <em>Limnol. Oceanogr</em>., HIMB-1989 (in press).</p> <p>11940 Bushinsky, S., et al. [Z. Nachod], 2025, Offset between profiling float and shipboard oxygen observations at depth imparts bias on float pH and derived <em>p</em>CO<sub>2</sub>, <em>Global Geochem. Cycles</em> (in press).</p> <p>11941 Iwakiri, T., et al. [F.-F. Jin, S. Zhao], 2025, Abrupt shift of El Niño periodicity under CO2 mitigation,<em>Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A</em> (in press).</p> <p>11942 Chang C-T., Madigan D.J., Carlisle A.B., Wallsgrove N., Nakamura I., Nyegaard M., Allain V., Drazen J.C., Chiang W-C., and Popp B.N. (2025) Integrating isoscapes and amino acid δ<sup>15</sup>N analyses to reveal migration patterns and habitat use of molids in the western Pacific Ocean, <em>Prog. Oceanogr.</em> (in press).</p> <p>11943 Pechlivanidou, S., et al. [E. Herrero-Bervera], 2025, Data report: age-depth model of the Corinth synrift sequence, Site M0079, IODP Expedition 381, in McNeill, L.C., et al., <em>Corinth Active Rift Development, Proc. IODP, 381</em>, College Station, TX, 8 pp, HIGP-2508, https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.381.201.2025.</p> <p>11944 Wishingrad, V., et al. [L. E. K. Shizuru, D. Wagner, R. J. Toonen], 2025, Hawaiian black coral (<em>Antipatharia</em>) complete mitochondrial genomes have limited phylogenetic signal for taxonomic resolution of species, <em>PeerJ</em>, HIMB-1990 (in press).</p> <p>11945 Dowd, M. H., et al. [V. E. Assad, J. C. Drazen, E. Goetze, A. E. White, B. N. Popp], 2025, Deep-sea mining discharge: Implications for midwater food web dynamics, <em>Nat. Commun. </em>(in press).</p> <p>11946 Briscoe, D. K., et al. [G. H. Balazs, J. J. Polovina], 2025, Multi-decade northward shift of loggerhead sea turtle pelagic habitat as the eastern North Pacific Transition Zone becomes more oligotrophic, <em>Front. Mar. Sci.</em>, 11, 1513162.</p> <p>11947 Feng, X., et al. [M. J. Widlansky, M. F. Stuecker], 2025, Indications of improved seasonal sea level forecasts for the United States Gulf and East Coasts using ocean-dynamic persistence, <em>Ocean Sci.</em>(in press).</p> <p>11948 Vogt-Vincent, N. S., J. M. Pringle, C. E. Cornwall, and L. C. McManus, 2025, Anthropogenic climate change will likely outpace coral range expansion, <em>Sci. Adv</em>., HIMB-1991 (accepted).</p> <p>11949 Ong, T. W., L. C. McManus, V. V. Vasconcelos, L. Yang, and C. Su<strong>,</strong> 2025, Seeing halos: Spatial and consumer-resource constraints to landscapes of fear, <em>Am. Nat.,</em> HIMB-1992 (accepted).</p> <p>11950 Ferretti, P., et al. [L. C. McManus], 2025, Theory of host-microbe symbioses: challenges and opportunities, <em>Cell Host Microbe,</em> HIMB-1993 (accepted).</p> <p>11951 Chen, G. K., L. C. McManus, T.-Y. Fan, and J. S. Madin, 2025, Relative contributions of size and shape to coral demography, <em>Am. Nat.,</em> HIMB-1994 (accepted).</p> <p>11952 Toonen, R. , M. J. Iacchei, and B. W. Bowen, 2025, Marine biogeography, in <em>Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology</em>, Vol. 2, Oxford Academic Press, 18 pp, HIMB-1195.</p> <p>11953 Hosekova, L., T. Friedrich, B. S. Powell, and C. Sabine, 2025, Patterns of ocean acidification emergence in the Hawaiian Islands using dynamically downscaled projections, <em>J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans,</em> doi: 10.1029/2024JC021903 (accepted).</p> <p>11954 Lewis, C. J., et al., 2025, Light-driven phenotypic plasticity in the depth-generalist coral, <em>Pavona varians</em>, <em>PLOS ONE</em>, HIMB-1996 (accepted).</p> <p>11955 Douglas, D., et al. [G. Ito, R. Dunn, P. Wessel], 2025, Magma-assisted flexure of Hawaiian lithosphere inferred from three-dimensional models of lithospheric flexure constrained by active source seismic data, <em>J. Geophys. Res.-Solid Earth,</em> 130(6), e2024JB030376, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JB030376.</p> <p>11956 Boston, B., et al. [R. Dunn, G. Ito, P. Wessel], 2025, Crustal structure along and surrounding the Hawaiian Islands: Volcanic island construction across scarred oceanic crust, <em>J. Geophys. Res.-Solid Earth</em>, 130(6), e2024JB030377, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JB030377.</p> <p>11957 Gunnarson, J. L., et al. [Y. Wang, N. Takahashi], 2025, Removing ENSO’s influence from global SST variability, with insights into the record-setting marine heatwaves of 2023-2024, <em>Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.</em> (in press).</p> <p>11958 Lenz, P., et al. [M. C. Cieslak, A. M. Castelfranco, D. K. Hartline], 2025, Genetic divergence in a marine copepod associated with marginal habitats across the subarctic Pacific, <em>Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser.</em> (accepted).</p> <p>11959 Majerova, E., C. Steinle, and C. Drury, 2025, BAK knockdown delays bleaching and alleviates oxidative DNA damage in a reef-building coral, <em>Commun. Biol.</em>, HIMB-1997 (accepted).</p> <p>11960 Faghih, Z., et al. [A. Haroon], 2025, Investigation of offshore freshened groundwater using marine controlled-source electromagnetic: insights from Gozo, Maltese Islands, <em>J. Appl. Geosci.</em> (accepted).</p> <p>11961 Mershon, R. B., et al. [A. J. Pietruszka, M. O. Garcia, P. Jiang, G. F. Moore], 2025, The Detroit volcanic province and the early evolution of the Hawaiian mantle plume, <em>Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.</em>, 119484, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119484 (in press).</p> <p>11962 Obara, C., C. Fletcher, S. Habel, K. McDonald, and K. Yamamoto, 2025, Drainage failure and associated urban impacts under combined sea-level rise and precipitation scenarios, <em>Nat. Sci. Rep</em>. (in press).</p> <p>11963 van Aswegen, M., et al. [A. Szabo, J. J. Currie, A. A. Pack, K. L. West, N. Hofmann, R. Toonen, C. Loockerman, L. Bejder], 2025, Age-specific length, body mass and cost of growth in humpback whales, <em>Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser.</em>, HIMB-1998 (in press).</p> <p>11964 Nemeth, C., et al. [W. T. Gough, A. Szabo, L. Bejder], 2025, The secret of bubble-net feeding: how humpback whale morphology distinguishes them from other baleen whales. <em>J. Exper. Biol.</em>, HIMB-1999 (in press).</p> <p>11965 Knor, L. A. C. M., C. L. Sabine, J. E. Dore, A. E. White, and J. Potemra, 2025, Drivers and variability of intensified subsurface ocean acidification trends at Station ALOHA, <em>J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans</em>, 130, e2024JC022251, doi: 10.1029/2024JC022251 (in press).</p> <p>11966 Tsuboi, S., and R. Butler, 2025, Inversion of antipodal PKPab waves by the adjoint method to reveal the locations of the upwelling mantle plume at the base of the mantle, <em>Geophys. J. Int</em>., HIGP-2510 (in press).</p> <p>11967 Mershon, R., O. Navon, J. W. Harris, and Y. Weiss, 2025, High-density fluids in diamonds from No. 50 kimberlite pipe, Wafangdian, China: the connection to kimberlites, <em>Miner. Petrol.,</em> https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-025-00931-3.</p> <p>11968 Innes-Gold, A., S. A. Rahnke, and L. C. McManus, 2025, Land-sea interactions: Nutrient inputs, fishing effort, and predation shape estuarine fisheries harvest, <em>Esutar. Coast. Shelf Sci</em>. 323, 109377, HIMB-2000, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109377.</p> <p>11969 Innes-Gold, A., et al. [L. C. McManus, J. B. Pablo, E. M. P. Madin], 2025, Herbivory and temperature mediate coral reef halo dynamics, <em>Am. Nat</em>., HIMB-2001 (accepted).</p> <p>11970 Higa, J. T., J. Y. Uyeunten, and K. A. Odo, 2025, Place-based science from Okinawa: 18th-century climate and geology recorded in Ryukyuan classical music, <em>Geosci. Commun</em>. (accepted).</p> <p>11971 Lopez, E., X. Geng, et al., 2025, Seasonal coastal groundwater dynamics in Lahaina beaches, Hawaiʻi: Implications for contaminant transport in a post-wildfire setting, <em>Mar. Pollut. Bull.</em>(accepted).</p> <p>11972 Hoban, M. L., et al. [M. A. Timmers, R. J. Toonen], 2025, Cryptobenthic crab assemblages are more distinct across a 90 m depth gradient than 2,500 km of shallow marine habitat in the Hawaiian Archipelago, <em>Sci. Rep.,</em> HIMB-2002 (accepted).</p> <p>11973 Lacey, C., et al. [A. F. Pacini, L. Bejder], 2025, Circum-island line-transect abundance estimates of spinner dolphins around O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, <em>Mar. Mammal Sci.,</em> HIMB-2003 (accepted).</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>SOEST Grants Received (as of July 17, 2025)</title> <link>https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/announcements/soest-grants-received-as-of-july-17-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soest-grants-received-as-of-july-17-2025</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[May Izumi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:28:20 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Announcement]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/?p=44300</guid> <description><![CDATA[P.I.: Emily CostelloAgency: NASAAmount: $253,597Title: Testing the Nature and Formation of Rock-Poor and Radar-Dark Halos Through Observations of Their Evolution in Mare Humorum P.I.: Jim PotemraAgency: National Marine Sanctuary FoundationAmount: $69,993Title: Poly Forestry Weather Impact Dashboard]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>P.I.: <strong>Emily Costello</strong><br>Agency: NASA<br>Amount: $253,597<br>Title: Testing the Nature and Formation of Rock-Poor and Radar-Dark Halos Through Observations of Their Evolution in Mare Humorum</p> <p>P.I.: <strong>Jim Potemra</strong><br>Agency: National Marine Sanctuary Foundation<br>Amount: $69,993<br>Title: Poly Forestry Weather Impact Dashboard</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Inouye Regional Center Symposium</title> <link>https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/events/inouye-regional-center-symposium/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inouye-regional-center-symposium</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[May Izumi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:19:08 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Event]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/?p=44297</guid> <description><![CDATA[Title:  2025 NOAA Summer Intern Student Symposium Link to Google Meet here.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Title: <em>2025 NOAA Summer Intern Student Symposium</em></p> <p>Link to Google Meet <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/meet.google.com/tdm-bwnz-uiy__;!!PvDODwlR4mBZyAb0!UgQOT9UpAYWoqv1OHdI0YZk9G0yJolnMM_9IUWfewYk-2SDF3EqGIb6VH0mPn9SgMX9-kuSOGS520WgltDSb5iy7vZ5AbtFCqaiphDYxoXU$&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1753223131959489&usg=AOvVaw3bLfavXnCMSuZukl6eqRsA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Earth Thesis Defense</title> <link>https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/events/earth-thesis-defense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=earth-thesis-defense</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[May Izumi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:15:17 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Event]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/?p=44295</guid> <description><![CDATA[Presenter: Elliona Maso]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Presenter: <strong>Elliona Maso</strong></p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>To the Moon! NASA selects UH to lead instrument team for lunar vehicle</title> <link>https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/news/uh-lead-lmaps-lunar-vehicle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uh-lead-lmaps-lunar-vehicle</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcie Grabowski]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:29:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/?p=44285</guid> <description><![CDATA[NASA has selected University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa scientists to lead one of three teams that will develop instruments to travel to the Moon through the Artemis mission. Two instruments will be integrated onto a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV), which astronauts will drive on the Moon around 2029, and the third will orbit the […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NASA has <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-instruments-for-artemis-lunar-terrain-vehicle/">selected</a> University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa scientists to lead one of three teams that will develop instruments to travel to the Moon through the Artemis mission. Two instruments will be integrated onto a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV), which astronauts will drive on the Moon around 2029, and the third will orbit the Moon. </p> <p>“I’m so excited to see this project come into reality,” said Matthew Siegler, associate researcher in the <a href="https://www.higp.hawaii.edu/">Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology</a> at the UH Mānoa <a href="https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/">School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology</a>, who will lead the team developing the Lunar Microwave Active-Passive Spectrometer (L-MAPS). “UH has become a major player in the search for ice on the Moon. This instrument selection takes us to the next level.”</p> <p>The L-MAPS instrument will help determine what is below the Moon’s surface, the heat production of the Moon, and search for possible locations of buried ice. </p> <p>“We are combining our UH science and spacecraft engineering team with instruments developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to search for ice and measure temperatures and structures in the lunar subsurface,” said Siegler, the team’s principal investigator. </p> <p>Siegler and deputy principal investigator Shannon Brown, a researcher at JPL, and their team have been designing and testing the L-MAPS instrument for over five years, preparing for such an opportunity to get to the Moon. Being selected for the LTV instrument team moves the development to the next stage–the build, which will primarily take place at JPL.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1456" height="800" src="https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Graphic-of-L-MAPS-active-passive-sensors.png" alt="Illustration of lunar surface, with the lunar terrain vehicle, and subsurface (with rocks, bedrock, and pockets of ice)." class="wp-image-44287" srcset="https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Graphic-of-L-MAPS-active-passive-sensors.png 1456w, https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Graphic-of-L-MAPS-active-passive-sensors-582x320.png 582w, https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Graphic-of-L-MAPS-active-passive-sensors-768x422.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Illustration showing active and passive detection of structure, ice, and heat beneath the lunar surface.</em></figcaption></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Outfitting the first crew-driven vehicle on the Moon in 50 years</h2> <p>The lunar vehicle is part of NASA’s efforts to explore the Moon’s surface as part of the Artemis campaign and is the first crew-driven vehicle to operate on the Moon in more than 50 years. Designed to hold up to two astronauts, as well as operate remotely without a crew, this surface vehicle will enable NASA to achieve more of its science and exploration goals over a wide swath of lunar terrain.</p> <p>In the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-instruments-for-artemis-lunar-terrain-vehicle/">NASA announcement</a>, Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, emphasized that the Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle will advance humanity across the lunar frontier toward exploration and discovery and added that the instruments planned for the LTV combine the best of human and robotic exploration.</p> <p>When combined, data from the L-MAPS and other instruments will paint a picture of the components of the lunar surface and subsurface to support human exploration and will uncover clues to the history of rocky worlds in our solar system. </p> <p>“I feel incredibly lucky to be working on lunar research in a time when NASA has prioritized the Artemis return of humans to the Moon,” said Siegler. “Work like this is possible because of researchers at the University of Hawai’i working for years leading in planetary science and developing spaceflight technologies. It is exciting to be in the right place and time to ride this wave.” </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Collaboration is key to success</h2> <p>At JPL, the L-MAPS instrument will be built with substantial components from Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) and Ohio State University. Final testing will be done partially at UH Manoa. The instrument production and operation on the Moon will be managed by HIGP faculty Miguel Nunes and Trevor Sorensen and will include many roles for UH faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students. </p> <p>Read also on <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-instruments-for-artemis-lunar-terrain-vehicle/">NASA News</a>, <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-07-nasa-instruments-artemis-lunar-terrain.html">Phys.org</a>, and <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250711082745.htm">Science Daily</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Exploring the Moon and beyond with students at O‘ahu correctional center</title> <link>https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/news/prison-education-program-wccc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prison-education-program-wccc</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcie Grabowski]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 23:28:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/?p=44271</guid> <description><![CDATA[A six-week, hands-on lunar and planetary science education program, “Exploring the Moon and Beyond” was offered at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua, O‘ahu this spring. The opportunity was developed by researchers and staff members at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa and Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). People who are incarcerated […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A six-week, hands-on lunar and planetary science education program, “Exploring the Moon and Beyond” was offered at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua, O‘ahu this spring. The opportunity was developed by researchers and staff members at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa and Washington University in St. Louis (WashU).</p> <p>People who are incarcerated represent a significantly underserved community with definite barriers to accessing opportunities to learn and advance in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) fields. </p> <p>“There are huge obstacles preventing incarcerated people from pursuing further education and professional careers in STEAM,” said Barb Bruno, program co-creator and research specialist at the <a href="https://www.higp.hawaii.edu/">Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology</a> in the UH Mānoa <a href="http://www.soest.hawaii.edu">School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology</a> (SOEST). “We recognized the need to provide scientific outreach and education to this community of learners. We’re hoping this program helps inmates to imagine a positive future when they are released, and to imagine the possibility that they could be a scientist—to know that it’s within reach if it’s something they want and are willing to work for.”</p> <p>A longitudinal <a href="https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/2018-update-prisoner-recidivism-9-year-follow-period-2005-2014">study</a> by the U.S. Department of Justice that followed released inmates from 30 different states, found that 68% were arrested for a new crime within three years of release. That number jumped to 79% after six years and to 83% after nine years. </p> <p>“These results beg the question: what works to reduce recidivism?” said Nina Webb, staff scientist at WashU and co-creator of the outreach program. “Although the answer is clearly complex, many proven approaches involve education.”</p> <p>The non-credit program reached maximum enrollment of 12 students and utilized the Moon and planets as vehicles to teach STEAM content, build STEAM skills and self-efficacy, share cutting-edge NASA research, improve college readiness, and stimulate further interest in education. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1588" height="893" src="https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/nina_barb_2students-1588x893.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-44274" srcset="https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/nina_barb_2students-1588x893.jpeg 1588w, https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/nina_barb_2students-569x320.jpeg 569w, https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/nina_barb_2students-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/nina_barb_2students-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/nina_barb_2students-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1588px) 100vw, 1588px" /></figure> <p>Each two-hour class was planned and taught by a team of SOEST and WashU researchers, staff, graduate students, and a community member including Bruno, Webb, Marcie Grabowski, Matt Miller, Emma Layton, and Hawkins Biggins. Classes focused on the solar system, Moon, meteorites, requirements for NASA’s future missions to the Moon, and conditions for life on Earth and beyond. Each session began with a brief presentation, followed by hands-on activities and group discussion.</p> <p>“Though teaching in a correctional facility presented challenges—such as staples being prohibited items—the students engaged in meaningful and positive learning experiences each week,” said Matt Miller, program instructor who was an <a href="http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/atmo">Atmospheric Sciences</a> graduate student during the outreach program. “This experience really affirmed how powerful access to education can be in sparking peoples’ imaginations. Science, and a love for geoscience especially, changed how I see the world, and I really enjoyed sharing how exciting science is.”</p> <p>Students in the course received a certificate of participation, which is placed in their case file to acknowledge their effort in taking pro-active steps to make positive plans for their future. </p> <p>“We hope that this program sparked or furthered the students’ curiosity about STEAM-related topics, supported a positive self-identity, and possibly helps to reduce recidivism through enhanced job opportunities,” said Webb.</p> <p>The team plans to offer an additional six-week program at the Men’s Waiawa Correctional Facility in late Fall 2025.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>HIMB Shark Husbandry Lab Assistant</title> <link>https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/about/jobs/himb-shark-husbandry-lab-assistant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=himb-shark-husbandry-lab-assistant</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooks Bays]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:45:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Job]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/?p=44268</guid> <description><![CDATA[RCUH ID 225361 Hiring Unit: Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering (ORE)Date Posted: Jul. 16, 2024Closing Date: Jul. 19, 2025Full Time/Part Time: 100.0%]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://hr.rcuh.com/psp/hcmprd_exapp/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=3&JobOpeningId=225361&PostingSeq=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RCUH ID 225361</a></p> <p>Hiring Unit: Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering (ORE)<br>Date Posted: Jul. 16, 2024<br>Closing Date: Jul. 19, 2025<br>Full Time/Part Time: 100.0%</p> <p></p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Dyan Kaneshiro</title> <link>https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/about/directory/dyan-kaneshiro/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dyan-kaneshiro</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[May Izumi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:04:15 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Person]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/?p=44253</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Unprecedented acidification ahead for Hawaiian corals</title> <link>https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/news/unprecedented-acidification-ahead-for-hawaiian-corals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unprecedented-acidification-ahead-for-hawaiian-corals</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcie Grabowski]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:28:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/?p=44237</guid> <description><![CDATA[Across the globe, oceans are acidifying as they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, threatening coral reefs and many other marine organisms. A new study, led by oceanographers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, revealed that unprecedented levels of ocean acidification are expected around the main Hawaiian Islands within the next three decades. Increased […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Across the globe, oceans are acidifying as they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, threatening coral reefs and many other marine organisms. A new <a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2024JC021903">study</a>, led by oceanographers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, revealed that unprecedented levels of ocean acidification are expected around the main Hawaiian Islands within the next three decades.</p> <p>Increased ocean acidification has the potential to harm marine life by weakening the shells and skeletons of organisms such as corals and clams, amplifying the effects of existing stressors, and threatening ocean-based ecosystems. However, researchers have hope, as some organisms have shown signs of adapting to the changing waters. The study helps researchers, conservationists and policymakers understand the future challenges facing Hawaiian coral reefs and provides information for preserving these critical ecosystems for future generations.</p> <p>Researchers within the laboratory group of Brian Powell, professor in the <a href="https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography/">Department of Oceanography</a> at the UH Mānoa <a href="https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/">School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology</a> (SOEST), used advanced, fine-scale computer models to project how ocean chemistry around the main Hawaiian Islands might change over the 21st century under different climate scenarios based on how much carbon dioxide societies continue to emit. </p> <p>“We found that ocean acidification is projected to increase significantly in the surface waters around the main Hawaiian Islands, even if carbon emissions flatline by mid-century in the low emission scenario,” said Lucia Hošeková, lead author of the paper and research scientist in SOEST. “In all nearshore areas these increases will be unprecedented compared to what reef organisms have experienced in many thousands of years.”</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Emissions shape coral reef future</h2> <p>The extent and timing of these changes vary depending on the amount of carbon added to the atmosphere. In the high‐emission scenario, the team found that ocean chemistry will become dramatically different from what corals have experienced historically, potentially posing challenges to their ability to adapt. Even in the low‐emission scenario, some changes are inevitable, but they are less extreme and occur more gradually. </p> <p>The team calculated the difference between projected ocean acidification and acidification that corals in a given location have experienced in recent history. They refer to this as ‘novelty’ and discovered that various areas of the Hawaiian Islands may experience acidification differently. Windward coastlines consistently exhibited higher novelty, that is, future conditions deviate more dramatically from what coral reefs have experienced in recent history.</p> <p>“We did not expect future levels of ocean acidification to be so far outside the envelope of natural variations in ocean chemistry that an ecosystem is used to,” said Tobias Friedrich, study co-author and research scientist in the Department of Oceanography. “This is the first ocean acidification projection specifically for Hawaiian waters to document that.”</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Coral’s potential to adapt</h2> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1506" height="1000" src="https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HIDUW0886-Andre-Seale-1506x1000.jpg" alt="Healthy coral reef with a red slate pencil urchin in the foreground, small fishes swimming in background." class="wp-image-41304"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Healthy coral reef with a red slate pencil urchin (Maui, Hawai’i). Credit: Andre Seale.</em></figcaption></figure></div> <p>Previous studies have shown that a coral that is exposed to slightly elevated ocean acidity can acclimatize to those conditions, thereby enhancing the coral’s adaptability.</p> <p>“The results show the potential conditions of acidification that corals may experience; however, the extremity of the conditions varies based on the climate scenario that the world follows. In the best case, corals will be impacted, but it could be manageable. This is why we continue new research to examine the combined effects of stresses on corals,” said Powell. “This study is a big first step to examine the totality of changes that will impact corals and other marine organisms and how it varies around the islands.”</p> <p>The research team will continue to investigate the future changes in Hawaiian waters, specifically, heat stress, locations of possible refugia for coral reefs, and changes to Hawai‘i’s fisheries.</p> <p>Read also on <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/video/2025/07/15/corals-hawaii-waters-great-risk-uh-manoa-study-shows/">Hawai’i News Now</a>, <a href="https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/07/14/unprecedented-acidification-hawaii-waters/">UH News</a>, <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1091181">Eurekalert</a>, <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-07-unprecedented-acidification-corals-hawaii.html">Phys.org</a>, <a href="https://www.miragenews.com/hawaii-corals-face-unprecedented-acidification-1496154/">Mirage News</a>, <a href="https://mauinow.com/2025/07/14/manoa-unprecedented-acidification-ahead-for-corals-in-hawaii-waters/">Maui Now</a>, and <a href="https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/hawaiis-corals-must-brace-for-unprecedented-ocean-acidification/">Oceanographic Magazine</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Auxil & Fac Svcs Officer (HVAC) — Readvertisement</title> <link>https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/about/jobs/auxil-fac-svcs-officer-hvac-readvertisement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=auxil-fac-svcs-officer-hvac-readvertisement</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooks Bays]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Job]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/?p=44233</guid> <description><![CDATA[UH #0097532T Hiring Unit: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)Date Posted: Jul. 11, 2025Closing Date: Continuous Until Filled. 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