SOEST Faculty Meeting 13 May 2009 · SOEST Faculty Recognition: • Sara Peck & Jo-Ann Leong: Coral...
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SOEST Faculty Meeting 13 May 2009
SOEST Faculty Recognition:
• Fred MacKenzie: Geochemistry Medal of Am.Chem.Soc.
• Jeff Taylor: Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in
Public Communication in Planetary Science• Bin Wang:
Fellow of the Am.Meteorological Soc.• Brian Powell:
ONR Young Investigator Award• Steven Stanley:
Twenhofel Medal of SEPM
SOEST Faculty Recognition:
• Murli Manghnani: Life Fellow, Indian Geophysical Union
• Paul Kemp: ASLO Distinguished Service Award
• Whitlow Au: President of the Acoustical Soc. America
• Brian Taylor: Chairman of the Board of IODP-MI
• Klaus Keil: Reappointed to Space Studies Board of NAS
SOEST Faculty Recognition:
• Sara Peck & Jo-Ann Leong:Coral Reef Task Force Awards
• Ben Brooks:‘08 BOR Excellence in Research Award
• Margo Edwards:‘09 ARCS Scientist
• Rick Grigg:New species of black coral named:
Antipathes griggi
New IPRC 5 yearUH-JAMSTECCooperativeAgreement 4/1/09
C-MORE HALEGroundbreaking4/15/09 $22M+ GBMF $2M
HIMB/Coconut Island:Conservation District Use Permitgranted by Land Boardafter 10 years!
$1M MSB renovation completed
HF Radars permitted: Barbers PointKoko Head (& Kakaako soon)
SOEST - USGS/HVOCooperative Agreement
UH Marine Facility: 2010+ move to pier 35 & Sand Island
35
May 5th-6th
Kilauea slow earthquakesBen Brooks, James Foster & Cecily Wolfe
Halemau’uma’u explosive eruptionsMilton Garces, Ben Brooks, Bruce Houghton & HVO
Warming over Tibetan Plateauincreases East Asia rainfall
Bin Wang
IR imaging of nutrient-rich groundwater input to oceanAdam Johnson, Craig Glenn, Paul Lucey
High methane in surface ocean bydecomposing methylphosphonate
David Karl, Ed DeLong (MIT)
C&N isotopes in fast foodHope Jahren & Rebecca Kraft Corn & Confinement
Lava flow model nrt Downflow/Flowgo/TIRRob Wright, Harold Garbeil & Andy Harris
Global cloud-system-resolving model simulateslifecycles of two real tropical cyclones Hironori Fudeyasu, Yuqing Wang (IPRC), et al (JAMSTEC).
Solar tides: topographic effects onatmospheric pressure wave propagation
Kevin Hamilton, Wataru Ohfuchi (JAMSTEC), Steve Ryan (MLO)
Phytoplanton keep growing with limited phosphorous Van Mooy (WHOI) et al: David Karl & Michael Rappe
Mt. Etna 1992
Spinner dolphin cooperatively herd preyKelly Benoit-Bird and Whitlow Au
Dolphin hearingAran Mooney, Paul Nachtigall
20th century: 1-2mm/yr,Now 3.2mm/yr
Recent acceleration of global sea level riseMark Merrifield, S. Merrifield and Gary Mitchum (USF)
KM Student CruisesBenediktsdottir/Flinders GG304
Stopa/Heitman/Aringa Island ShadowingWang/Kono/Wang Fungi
Achilles/Sherman/Bruno C-MOREDrazen/Goetze/Popp OCN627-GG639
Feb 21st, 2009
April 25-27th, DCPunahou team winners
HURL
Recently reported discoveries of7 new species of bamboo coral
HURL (KOK & Pisces Subs & ROV)back in action:
Investigated WWII unexploded ordnance south of Pearl Harbor, Margo Edwards
NE Lau Basin Rapid Response Cruise: boninite eruptionJoe Resig, Bob Embley, Ken Rubin, Jim Cowen
~1200 m
Ion Tiger UAVONR-Protonex-HNEI
Hydrogen fuel cell24 hour endurance
5 lb payload
Dr. Benny RonUH Aquaculture
Program CoordinatorBiomed T-701A, x62196
Faculty Retirements:• Fred Duennebier• Barbara Keating• Loren Kroenke
• Telu Li• Lorenz Magaard
• Jerry Comcowich
Moving On:• Andy Harris (France)
• Zachary Johnson (Duke)
New SOEST tenure track faculty
Bruce HoweHenrietta Dulaiova
Brian PowellDavid Ho
Clinton ConradHope Jahren
Gerad NihousMaxine Burkett
2009 Promotion & Tenure
G&G: Robert Dunn Tenure Scott Rowland Tenure
HIMB: Mike Rappe R4 & TenureHNEI: Scott Turn R5 OCE: Jeff Drazen I4 & Tenure
Eric DeCarlo Tenure Jane Schoonmaker Tenure Axel Timmermann I5
ORE: Bruce Howe Tenure
SOEST Young Investigators2007: Rhian Waller, WHOI/SOC
Deep water corals
Kevin Weng, Stanford, Shark ecology => PFRP
2008: Xavier Pochon, Geneva Coral endosymbionts
Michael Beman, USC/Stanford Biogeochemistry & molecular microbial ecology
2009: Miriam Riner, Arizona State Moon/Mercury remote sensing
Jenny Schultz, HIMB Genetics of seals, sharks, fish
2/11/09
Turbulent Times
Program Prioritization Process: SOEST• Extramural funding has doubled in the last decade
& accounts for >30% of the overhead generated at UHM
• Leverage State general funds 5 times
• Three graduate programs ranked in the top 10 nationally- oceanography, physical sciences (2nd)- marine sciences (4th)- geophysics (7th)
• Sponsor/advise graduate students: 33/yr SOEST; 32/yr other colleges
• The highest ratio of professional to clerical staff (17:1)
• Avg. 15% of tenure/tenure-track faculty salaries paid by grants
• Teach 13.5 credit hours/semester per faculty instructional FTE (44)
Program Prioritization ProcessVCRGE: grow alternative energy
& space flight programs
Disclaimer: HSFL Proprietary - Not For Public Release
HSFL Launch Vehicle - SPARK
Fins:
• Flown on all 44
Strypi missions
Terrier Mk70:
• Thousands
flown
GEM 40/46:
• Over 800 flown
Strap-on Separation
System:
• Flown on 37 Strypi
missions
Shroud System:
• Flown on 4 Stars
missions
Star 27 on LEONIDAS:
• Commercial AKS
(over 20 flown)
Orion 50XL:
• Commercial ATK
Flight Software:
• Flown on 11 Strypi missions
• Flown on all 8 Stars
missions
Flight Computer:
• Flown on 11 Strypi missions
• Flow on all 8 Stars missions
~ 63 Feet
Super-Strypi launch vehicle developed by Sandia
SPARK = Space-borne Payload Assist Rocket - Kauai
SPARK: GEM-46 1st stage = 250 kg to 400 km
46”
Low-cost, Rapid-Response, Launch
Disclaimer: HSFL Proprietary - Not For Public ReleaseDisclaimer: HSFL Proprietary - Not For Public Release
Launch Venue/Support• May 2, 2008: PMRF CO approves Pad 41 rehabilitation for SPARK launcher.
• Environmental process in progress. Installation of launcher in late 2009 – early2010.
• VAFB SLC-5 Scout launcher will be converted to PMRF SPARK launcher. Finalapproval to remove Scout launcher - February 15, 2009. Final move in progress -May 2009.
• SPARK Launcher Working Group – HSFL, PMRF, KTF, and WSMR working onlauncher installation issues.
VAFB Scout Launcher PMRF Pad 41 Kokole Pt. PMRF Pad 41 Kokole Pt.
STU-1 Mission Scenario• STU (Science and Technology for the University) #1
• Mission Objectives: Deployment of satellites in Low-Earth,Sun-Synchronous Orbit
• Launch Date – early 2011
• Launch Vehicle: SPARK (GEM-46)
• Mission Duration: 7 years
• Orbit ~ 600 km
• Multiple Payloads (138 kg)
• LEO-1 Calibration Satellite - 62 kg
• NASA Ames Payload Adapter and Deployer – 20 kg
• NASA Ames CubeSats – 2 P-PODS – 17 kg total
• National Reconnaisance Office CubeSats – 2 P-PODS –13 kg total
• UH Kumu A’o CubeSat – 1 kg
• Room for 3 P-PODS and 2 more CubeSats – 25 kg
STU-2 Mission• STU-2: SPARK to 400 km orbit (250 kg)
• Mission Objectives: Deploy Remote Sensing Satellite
• Launch Date: early 2012
• Launch Vehicle: SPARK (GEM-46)
• Mission Duration: 1 – 3 years
• Orbit: 400 km
• Multiple Payloads:
• ORS or Rideshare primary satellite (150 kg)
• HSFL/Ames/Space Grant Spacecraft (60 kg)
• Hyperspectral imagers from UH & Novasol
• Ames experiment from J. Hines
• Space Grant collaboration for subsystemdevelopment
New National Centers:
• DHS- National Center for Island Marine &Extreme Environment Security:
Gaines (P.I.), Wilkens (Director),U. Puerto Rico; U. Alaska
Persistent SurveillanceAirborne/Satellite Sensors (Wright)Over the Horizon RADARs (Flament, Iskander)Underwater Harbor Acoustics (Nosal, Allen)
Decision SupportData Fusion (Kaneshiro, Montgomery)
Stevens Institute of TechnologyRutgers U., U. of Miami, MIT
Monmouth U., U. Puerto Rico
Center for Secure Resilient
Maritime Commerce
New National Centers:
• DoE-National Marine Renewable Energy Center:Rocheleau, Surles, Nihous, Cheung, Hihara, Merrifield,
Teng, Wang, Weng, Wiltshire
• NASA Astrobiology Institute:Meech (IFA), Huss, Krot, Scott, Keil (HIGP),
Mottl, Cowen (OCE)
• NSF-I/UCRC Ctr. for Bioenergy R&D:Turn (HNEI), S. Dakota, Kansas St.,
Stony Brook, N. Carolina St.
Hawaii is Increasingly Dependent on Foreign Oil
Increase in oil costs up to 2008 had significant economic impact on Hawaii
Figure 2 Hawaii's Crude Oil Sources 1992-2006
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Sources: State of Hawaii Strategic Industries Division and U.S. Energy Information Agency, 2007
Hawaii Crude Oil by Source 1992-2006
Hawaii National Marine Renewable Energy Test Center
• UH awarded one of two ocean energy test centersannounced by USDoE fall 2008, funded spring 2009
• Objectives:
• Wave: Facilitate development &implementation of commercial waveenergy systems – with one or more ofthese systems to supply energy to grid at>50% availability within 5 years
• Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion:Conduct long-term testing & help moveOTEC to pre-commercialization
• Testing of OTEC components partiallyfunded by ONR grant
• Industry-driven ~ 50% DoE funds support industry projects
• Cost share from UH and industry
• Leverage DoD investment in ocean energy
• Promote partnerships between marine power system developers,utility companies, financing sources, engineering and environmentalcompanies, academia, & government agencies
• Facilitate in-water opportunity for developers to test devices undervery wide range of environmental conditions
• Create web-based virtual Center to facilitate information and datasharing and serve as forum for stakeholders
• Primary UH role will be to conduct R&D to support commercialdevelopment of marine energy systems
• Corrosion and bio-fouling• Ocean forecasting to optimize siting and operation• Survivability• Grid Integration issues
Hawaii NMRTC
Program Plan
Partners to Date - more welcome
HNEI
University of Hawaii at Manoa
HAWAII NATURAL ENERGY INSTITUTE
HNEI
University of Hawaii at Manoa
HAWAII NATURAL ENERGY INSTITUTE
HNEI
University of Hawaii at Manoa
HAWAII NATURAL ENERGY INSTITUTE
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
HNEI
University of Hawaii at Manoa
HAWAII NATURAL ENERGY INSTITUTE
HNEI
University of Hawaii at Manoa
HAWAII NATURAL ENERGY INSTITUTE
HNEI
University of Hawaii at Manoa
HAWAII NATURAL ENERGY INSTITUTE
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
International Partners Industry Partners Public Partners
Hawaii Ocean Energy Center Test Sites
Developers can test devices under wide range of environmental conditions
- wave systems focus is on windward side; OTEC on lee side.
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Public Land Management Act of 2009includes >160 land, water & resource bills that authorize:
Integrated Coastal & Ocean Observation SystemOcean ExplorationNOAA Undersea Research ProgramOcean & Coastal Mapping IntegrationFederal Ocean Acidification Research & MonitoringCoastal & Estuarine Land Conservation Program
- within CZM
EPA declares CO2 & other greenhouse gases a pollutantclears the way for legislation, or regulations under the Clean Air Act, to curb emissions of CO2, methane, SF6, hydro- & per-flourocarbons
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act- Major Research Instrumentation- Academic Research Infrastructure
ATP Marine Biology Joint Graduate Degree
SOEST Open House Oct 16-17th, 2009
Ugrad & Grad Commencement Receptions