Speaking Schedule

From time to time I speak to community groups on as variety of topics ranging from earthquakes and natural hazards to astronauts and space exploration. Please contact me with any speaking requests. This page lists some of my past and upcoming talks.


2020

2020-01-xx: "Seismicity of the 2018 Kilauea Volcano eruption", After Dark in the Park, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park: Volcano, HI, 7:00pm
• 2020-01-08: "Earthquakes in Hawaii", West Hawaii Civic Center, 5:30pm
• 2020-01-08: "Earthquakes in Hawaii", Kona Library, 3:30pm

2019

• 2019-10-01: "Great Hawaii ShakeOut Special Event", USDA: Hilo, 2:00pm

2018

• 2018-12-13: "Earthquake sequences of the 2018 Kilauea Volcano eruption", American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Session V41B-01: Washington, DC
• 2018-11-16: "Earthquake Monitoring in Hawaii: Mitigating Earthquake, Volcano, and Tsunami Hazards", University of Hawaii at Hilo: Geology Room 110, 1:00pm
• 2018-02-26: "USGS support for emergency managers: Earthquake and Volcano Hazards", HADR GEOINT, NOAA IRC Building: Honolulu, HI
• 2018-01-27: "How to Locate Earthquakes", Onizuka Science Day, University of Hawaii at Hilo: Room K126, 10:45am and 12:45pm

2017

• 2017-10-04: "Lessons learned from HI-SEAS", International Moonbase Summit: Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, 8:00am
• 2017-09-08: "Living with earthquakes on Hawaiian volcanoes", Hawaii Island Safety and Security Professionals Association: Waikoloa Hilton, 10:00am
• 2017-08-25: "Living with earthquakes on Hawaiian volcanoes", College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Komohana Agriculture Research & Extension Center: Hilo, HI, 12:00pm
• 2017-05-24: "Geophysical Mapping of a Lava Tube Cave on Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii", GSA Cordilleran Section 113th Annual Meeting, T19 Mars on Earth Session: Hawaii Convention Center, Room 319A: Honolulu, HI, 9:45am
• 2017-05-06: Preparing for Mars at HI-SEAS / MartianHelmet, AstroDay 2017, Mauna Kea Astronomy Outreach Committee: Hilo, HI, 10:00am-4:00pm
• 2017-04-01: "Tsunami Detection and Warning in Hawaii", Tsunami Awareness Month event, Pacific Tsunami Museum: Hilo, HI, 12:00pm
• 2017-03-27: "Living with earthquakes on Hawaiian volcanoes", Patricia E. Saigo Public Program Series, Lyman Museum: Hilo, HI, 3:00pm and 7:00pm
• 2017-03-17: "Learning to live on Mars... on Mauna Loa", Maunakea Skies Talk, ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center: Hilo, HI, 7:00pm
• 2017-01-27: "Earthquake, volcano and tsunami monitoring in Hawaii", Geosciences Department Seminar, University of Alaska Fairbanks: Fairbanks, AK, 3:30pm
• 2017-01-19: Living with earthquakes on Hawaiian volcanoes, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo: Hilo, HI, 7:00pm

2016

• 2016-11-08: "Did You Feel That?", After Dark in the Park, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park: Volcano, HI, 7:00pm
• 2016-10-16: Preparing for Mars at HI-SEAS / MartianHelmet, Waimea Solar System Walk, W.M. Keck Observatory: Waimea, HI, 10:00am-2:00pm
• 2016-09-18: "What’s Shaking in Hawai‘i?", HawaiiCon: Kohala, HI, 4:00pm
• 2016-07-22: "Geophysical investigation of lava tubes at the HI-SEAS planetary analog site in Hawai‘i", NASA Exploration Science Forum: Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 11:00am
• 2016-05-26: "Hawaiian Seismology: A primer to the interpretation of earthquake information in Hawai‘i", training for interpretive rangers, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park: Volcano, HI, 9:00am
• 2016-04-30: Preparing for Mars at HI-SEAS / MartianHelmet, AstroDay 2016, Mauna Kea Astronomy Outreach Committee: Hilo, HI, 10:00am-4:00pm

2015

• 2015-10-15: "Introduction to Tsunami Science", Ala Moana Rotary Club: Honolulu, HI, 12:00pm
• 2015-10-06: How to become a Martian, Hawaiian Astronomical Society, Bishop Museum: Honolulu, HI, 7:30pm
• 2015-09-23: "Hawaii Hazards Awareness & Resilience Program (HHARP): Earthquakes Module", Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, training for Kaneohe community: Kualoa-Heeia Ecumenical Youth Project, Kaneohe, HI, 6:00pm
• 2015-09-05: "Tsunami lessons from 'The Impossible'", Get Ready Ewa Beach Emergency Preparedness Fair: Ewa Beach, HI, 8:30am-1:30pm
• 2015-08-12: "Hawaii Hazards Awareness & Resilience Program (HHARP): Tsunamis Module", Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, training for Waimanalo community: 298th Regiment Regional Training Institute: Bellows AFS, HI, 6:00pm
• 2015-07-23: "Asynchronous geological exploration operations at the HI-SEAS planetary surface analog mission simulation in Hawai‘i", NASA Exploration Science Forum: Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 11:30am
• 2015-06-22: "Introduction to Tsunami Science", training course, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center: Honolulu, HI, 1:30pm
• 2015-04-15: "Hawaii Hazards Awareness & Resilience Program (HHARP): Tsunamis Module", Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, training for Waianae community: Waianae District Park, HI, 6:30pm
• 2015-03-19: "Hawaii Hazards Awareness & Resilience Program (HHARP): Tsunamis Module", Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, training for Ewa Beach community: Ewa Beach Public Library, HI, 6:30pm
• 2015-02-19: "Hawaii Hazards Awareness & Resilience Program (HHARP): Earthquakes Module", Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, training for Ewa Beach community: Ewa Beach Public Library, HI, 6:30pm