These study the petrologic, geochemical and isotopic variations, along and across mid-ocean ridges and backarc basin spreading centres, and of the Hawaiian and other oceanic islands and seamounts.

• 这些研究涉及到岩石学、地球化学、同位素变异、中尺度洋脊、大洋盆地扩散夏威夷岛屿与其它海洋岛屿及海山等方面。