The Lab
The Lab
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Our home base is in the Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics at the heart of the UH Mānoa campus. This is where we conduct all of our sample analyses and prepare for field expeditions.
Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry
A super-hot argon plasma breaks all chemical bonds in a sample. We use plasma mass spectrometry to measure elements.
Cleanroom chemistry
Cleanroom chemistry
Our samples have the lowest levels of Fe, Zn and other metals on earth. We work in a clean room to keep them that way!
Voltammetry
Voltammetry
Highly-sensitive electrodes allow us to make ultra-trace measurements of seawater micronutrients.
The Field
The Field
We collect samples from the open ocean, rivers, and everywhere in between.
The Open Ocean
The Open Ocean
From the surface it might be hard to tell, but the open ocean is changing. Our measurements help predict how these ecosystems will shift as climate change continues.
The Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean
The oceans are overturned around Antarctica: Atlantic waters flow into the Pacific, deep waters ascend to the surface. Its effects are felt far and wide, even in the relative warmth of Hawaiʻi.
The Coastal Ocean
The Coastal Ocean
The ocean is just one part of the great geochemical cycle. By working close to the coast, in rivers, and on land, we can figure out how the ocean gets its elements.
Moku o Loʻe
Moku o Loʻe
We collaborate with researchers at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) to use flow-through mesocosms with seawater from Kāneʻohe Bay. These mesocosms allow us to study how seawater metals impact corals under near-natural conditions.
Lahaina, Maui
Lahaina, Maui
After the 2022 fire that burned Lahaina in West Maui, we began studying how metal inputs and changing coastal chemistry from the wildfires impacted coral reefs.
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