 Contact Information
Department of Natural Sciences
currently on sabbatical
Windward Community College
45-720 Kea‘ahala Rd.
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Phone: not available - on sabbatical
Fax:not available - on sabbatical
Email: fmccoy@hawaii.edu
Personal Webpage
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Education
- Ph.D. (1974) Geological Sciences, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA [Late Quaternary History of the E. Med. Sea]
- M.S. (1965) Geological Sciences, Univ. Hawaii, Honolulu, HI [Geology of Ofu and Olosega, Manu’a, Samoa]
- B.S. (1962) Geology, Univ. Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
- Primary and secondary education in Honoka’a, Lihue, and Hilo, Hawaii (T.H.)
Campus Activities
Professional Activities and Affiliations
- Fellow, Geological Society of America
- Member, Archaeological Institute of America
- Member, Society for Hawaiian Archaeology
Research Interests
Mediterranean:
- geoarchaeological and geophysical surveys on Thera and at various archaeological sites (Greece)
- volcanology and regional effects of the Late Bronze Age eruption of Thera (Greece) in the eastern Mediterranean region
- paleoclimate of the eastern Mediterranean region
- sedimentology of tsunami deposits (Greece, Italy, Turkey)
- marine geological, geophysical and archaeological surveys of the Aegean and Mediterranean sea-floor
Hawaii:
- sedimentology of tsunami deposits
- production of hyaloclastites (black sand) by active lava flow entry into the ocean
- geoarchaeological and geophysical surveys
Some Publications
Recent Press
Favorite Food
- everything at the new Kalapawai market in Kailua
- Greek and Turkish dishes
- Thai cuisine
Favorite Place on the Island
Favorite Quote
- “Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice” (Will Durant, American historian)
Favorite Books
- Memory and the Mediterranean, by Fernand Braudel
- The Peloponnesian War, by Donald Kagan (at WCC: DF229 .K34 2004)
- Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae, by Steven Pressfield
- The World Without Us, by Alan Weisman
- and any book by John McPhee
Most Interesting Job
- Doing geology at the buried Late Bronze Age city of Akrotiri, in Greece, uncovering evidence on how this ancient city was preserved then destroyed by volcanism 3600 years ago.
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