REU Site: Earth Science on Volcanic Islands

火山岛地球科学（ESVI）是由夏威夷大学地质与地球物理系、海洋与地球科学与技术学院主办的一个新的本科生研究体验（REU）网站。海洋岛屿的形成、演变和可持续性是一个统一的主题，一组10名本科生将在一个令人兴奋的9周课程中探索。夏威夷群岛是火山形成的，是通往地球内部的窗口。这些火山是由上升了大约100公里到达地表的岩浆形成的，随后经历了变形、侵蚀、侧面塌陷，最终沉入海平面以下。海洋岛屿也是强烈生物进化的场所，是广阔海洋中的生态位。夏威夷大学在利用这些现象方面处于独特的地位，我们的新项目将为有动力的本科生提供尖端的STEM研究机会，特别是传统上代表性不足的群体，如夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民，以及在本科院校就读的学生，这些学生几乎没有机会参与前沿研究。在第一周，学生们将参加一系列为期一天的介绍性速成课程，学习定量分析和建模工具，这将提高他们进行研究的能力。在接下来的八周内，学生将与世界级的科学家（主持导师）一起工作，他们将在为期八周的紧张合作中指导学生完成一个适度但具有挑战性的研究项目。围绕火山岛地球科学的核心主题，学生活动将有助于各个领域的研究，但更重要的是，将积极的本科生吸引到科学研究的过程中，并为他们未来的stem相关工作提供动力。本研究的目的是促进对海洋岛屿形成、演化和可持续性的认识。具体来说，我们将使用岩石学、地球化学、火山学、构造地质学、地震学和地球物理学等最先进的工具和方法来研究火山岛的生长和随后的变形。我们还将使用地球化学示踪剂研究地面和海底地下水流动的水文路径，以及在火山岛附近生长的海洋生物的生物地球化学。

Earth Science on Volcanic Islands (ESVI) is a new Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Site hosted by the Department of Geology and Geophysics, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaii at Mânoa. Oceanic island formation, evolution, and sustainability are unifying themes that a group of 10 undergraduate students will explore during an exciting 9-week program. The Hawaiian Islands, being of volcanic origin, are windows into the Earth's interior. Built by magma that has ascended roughly a hundred kilometers to reach the surface, the volcanoes subsequently experience deformation, erosion, flank collapse and eventually sink below sea level. Oceanic islands are also sites of intense biological evolution and are ecological niches in a vast ocean. The University of Hawaii is uniquely positioned to take advantage of these phenomena and our new program will provide cutting-edge STEM research opportunities for motivated undergraduate students, in particular traditionally underrepresented groups such as Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, as well as students enrolled at undergraduate institutions that provide few opportunities to participate in cutting-edge research. During the first week, students will engage in a series of introductory, daylong crash-courses on quantitative analysis and modeling tools, which will enhance their abilities to conduct research. During the next eight weeks, students will work along-side individual world-class scientists (host mentors) who will guide the student through a modest yet challenging research project during an eight-week intense collaboration.Following the core theme of Earth science on volcanic islands, the student activities are expected to contribute to various fields of research, but more importantly, to engage motivated undergraduate students in the process of doing science and to energize them for future study in STEM-related endeavors. The research goal of this REU is to advance the knowledge of the formation, evolution, and sustainability of ocean islands. Specifically, we will examine the growth and subsequent deformation of volcanic islands using state-of-the-art tools and methodology from petrology, geochemistry, volcanology, structural geology, seismology, and geophysics. We will also study the hydrologic pathways for subaerial and submarine groundwater flow using geochemical tracers, as well as the biogeochemistry of marine organisms thriving in the proximity of volcanic islands.