Floyd McCoy, Geology, Geophysics, and Oceanography Professor

Contact Information

Department of Natural Sciences

Hale ‘Imiloa, 115
Windward Community College
45-720 Kea‘ahala Rd.
Kaneohe, HI 96744

Email: fmccoy@hawaii.edu

Phone: 236-9115

Committee Membership

Other Responsibilities and Activities

Division 2, voting, eligible, Division Personnel Committee

Class Schedule for Fall 2013

GG 101 - Dynamic Earth (3) M - 5:30pm to 8:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113  CRN: 64611
GG 103 - Geology of Hawaiian Islands (3) TR - 5:30pm to 6:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113  CRN: 64121
GG 210 - Oahu Field Geology (1) W - 2:30pm to 5:30pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113  CRN: 64149
GG 211 - Big Island Field Geology (1) TBA - asynchronous   CRN: 64150
OCN 201 - Science of the Sea (3) TR - 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117  CRN: 64151

Schedule (Spring 2013)

Start Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
11:00am to 11:30am
11:30am to 12:00pm	OCN 201 IMILOA 117	GG 101 IMILOA 113	OCN 201 IMILOA 117	GG 101 IMILOA 113
12:00pm to 12:30pm	OCN 201 IMILOA 117	GG 101 IMILOA 113	OCN 201 IMILOA 117	GG 101 IMILOA 113
12:30pm to 1:00pm	OCN 201 IMILOA 117	GG 101 IMILOA 113	OCN 201 IMILOA 117	GG 101 IMILOA 113
1:00pm to 1:30pm
1:30pm to 2:00pm
2:00pm to 2:30pm
2:30pm to 3:00pm			OCN 201L IMILOA 117
3:00pm to 3:30pm			OCN 201L IMILOA 117
3:30pm to 4:00pm			OCN 201L IMILOA 117
4:00pm to 4:30pm			OCN 201L IMILOA 117	OCN 201 IMILOA 117
4:30pm to 5:00pm			OCN 201L IMILOA 117	OCN 201 IMILOA 117
5:00pm to 5:30pm				OCN 201 IMILOA 117
5:30pm to 6:00pm	GG 103 IMILOA 113			OCN 201 IMILOA 117
6:00pm to 6:30pm	GG 103 IMILOA 113			OCN 201 IMILOA 117
6:30pm to 7:00pm	GG 103 IMILOA 113
7:00pm to 7:30pm	GG 103 IMILOA 113
7:30pm to 8:00pm	GG 103 IMILOA 113
8:00pm to 8:30pm

Personal Webpage: http://windward.hawaii.edu/facstaff/mccoy-f

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.)

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

Recent Press

Star-Bulletin, August 25, 2007

Favorite Food

everything at the new Kalapawai market in Kailua
Greek and Turkish dishes
Thai cuisine

Favorite Place on the Island

Kailua town

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.

Classes Taught

BIOL 199V -

Fall 2002 - TBA, - CRN: 90342

GG 101 - Introduction to Geology

Fall 2013 - M, 5:30pm to 8:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 64611
Spring 2013 - TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 62457 - view syllabus

GG 103 - Geology of the Hawaiian Islands

Fall 2013 - TR, 5:30pm to 6:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 64121
Spring 2013 - M, 5:30pm to 8:00pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 62032 - view syllabus
Fall 2012 - TR, 5:30pm to 6:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 61137
Spring 2012 - M, 5:30pm to 8:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 64452 - view syllabus
Spring 2012 - TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 64038 - view syllabus
Fall 2011 - TR, 3:30pm to 4:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 63148 - view syllabus
Spring 2011 - TR, 11:15am to 12:30pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 61043 - view syllabus
Spring 2011 - W, 5:30pm to 8:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 61193 - view syllabus
Fall 2010 - TR, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 60162 - view syllabus
Spring 2010 - W, 5:30pm to 8:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 63272 - view syllabus
Spring 2010 - TR, 11:15am to 12:30pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 63065 - view syllabus
Fall 2009 - TR, 11:15am to 12:30pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 62196 - view syllabus
Spring 2009 - MWF, 10:30am to 11:20am, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 60312
Spring 2009 - T, 5:30pm to 8:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 60091
Spring 2007 - TBA, - CRN: 64309
Spring 2007 - MW, 5:30pm to 6:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 64063
Fall 2006 - TR, 2:00pm to 3:15pm, - CRN: 63122
Spring 2006 - TR, 10:30am to 11:45am, - CRN: 61072
Spring 2006 - MW, 7:15pm to 8:30pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 61203
Fall 2005 - TR, 6:30am to 7:45am, - CRN: 61166
Fall 2005 - MW, 1:30pm to 2:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 61167
Spring 2005 - MW, 7:15pm to 8:40pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 62092
Spring 2005 - TR, 9:00pm to 10:15pm, - CRN: 62093
Fall 2004 - TR, 6:30am to 7:45am, Cable - CRN: 61166
Fall 2004 - MW, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 61167
Spring 2004 - MW, 2:00pm to 3:15pm, - CRN: 63107
Spring 2004 - MW, 5:30pm to 6:55pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 63108
Fall 2003 - MW, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 14156
Fall 2003 - TR, 10:15am to 11:30am, - CRN: 14234
Spring 2003 - MW, 6:00pm to 7:25pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 35501
Spring 2003 - MW, 2:15am to 3:30am, - CRN: 35504
Fall 2002 - MW, 11:30am to 12:55pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 6016
Fall 2002 - TR, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, - CRN: 20114
Fall 2002 - TR, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, ETC Facilities at HCC Campus - CRN: 20117
Fall 2002 - TR, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, - CRN: 20120
Fall 2002 - TR, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, - CRN: 20124
Fall 2002 - TR, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, - CRN: 20132
Fall 2002 - TR, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, - CRN: 20137
Fall 2002 - TR, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, - CRN: 20143

GG 210 - O‘ahu Field Geology

Fall 2013 - W, 2:30pm to 5:30pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 64149
Fall 2012 - W, 2:30pm to 5:30pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 61175
Fall 2011 - W, 2:00pm to 4:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 63192 - view syllabus
Fall 2010 - W, 1:30pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 60233 - view syllabus
Fall 2009 - T, 1:30pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 62303 - view syllabus
Fall 2006 - S, 9:00am to 12:00pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 63194
Fall 2005 - S, 9:00am to 12:00pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 61295

GG 211 - Big Island Field Geology

Fall 2013 - TBA, - CRN: 64150
Fall 2012 - TBA, - CRN: 61176 - view syllabus
Fall 2011 - TBA, - CRN: 63193
Fall 2010 - TBA, - CRN: 60234 - view syllabus
Fall 2009 - TBA, - CRN: 62304
Fall 2006 - TBA, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 63195
Fall 2005 - TBA, - CRN: 61296
Fall 2004 - TBA, - CRN: 61168
Fall 2003 - TBA, - CRN: 14181
Fall 2002 - TBA, - CRN: 6300

GG 212 - Maui Field Geology

Spring 2013 - TBA, - CRN: 62370 - view syllabus
Spring 2010 - TBA, - CRN: 63273 - view syllabus
Spring 2005 - TBA, - CRN: 62233

GG 213 - Moloka‘i, Lana‘i, and Kaho‘olawe Field Geology

Spring 2011 - TBA, - CRN: 61318 - view syllabus
Spring 2006 - TBA, - CRN: 61205
Spring 2003 - TBA, - CRN: 35503

GG 214 - Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau Field Geology

Spring 2012 - TBA, - CRN: 64341 - view syllabus
Spring 2009 - TBA, - CRN: 60301
Spring 2007 - TBA, - CRN: 64265
Spring 2004 - TBA, - CRN: 63109

GG 299V -

Spring 2006 - TBA, - CRN: 61283

IS 199V -

Fall 2002 - TBA, - CRN: 90344
Fall 2002 - TBA, Hale ‘Imiloa - CRN: 90347

IS 260A - Polynesian Voyaging and Stewardship

Spring 2003 - MW, 4:45pm to 6:00pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 133 - CRN: 35549

IS 260B - Polynesian Voyaging and Stewardship

Spring 2003 - MW, 4:45pm to 6:00pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 133 - CRN: 35550

OCN 199V -

Spring 2003 - TBA, - CRN: 36034

OCN 201 - Science of the Sea

Fall 2013 - TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 64151
Spring 2013 - MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 62443 - view syllabus
Spring 2013 - R, 4:00pm to 6:30pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 62075 - view syllabus
Fall 2012 - M, 5:30pm to 8:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 61139
Fall 2012 - TR, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 61177
Spring 2012 - TR, 5:30pm to 6:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 64086 - view syllabus
Fall 2011 - M, 5:30pm to 8:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 63151 - view syllabus
Fall 2011 - TR, 11:00am to 12:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 63194 - view syllabus
Spring 2011 - TR, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 61095 - view syllabus
Fall 2010 - TR, 11:15am to 12:30pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 60168 - view syllabus
Fall 2010 - W, 5:30pm to 8:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 60236 - view syllabus
Spring 2010 - TR, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 63125 - view syllabus
Fall 2009 - R, 5:30pm to 8:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 62306 - view syllabus
Fall 2009 - MW, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 62211 - view syllabus
Spring 2009 - MW, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 60165
Spring 2007 - MW, 3:00pm to 4:25pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 64115
Fall 2006 - MW, 7:15pm to 8:30pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 63130
Spring 2006 - MW, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 61132
Fall 2005 - MW, 5:30pm to 6:55pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 61180
Spring 2005 - MW, 1:30pm to 2:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 62172
Fall 2004 - MW, 1:30pm to 2:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 61179
Fall 2004 - MW, 7:15pm to 8:40pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 61180
Spring 2004 - MW, 3:00pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 63117
Fall 2003 - MW, 1:30pm to 2:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 14171
Spring 2003 - MW, 11:30am to 12:45pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 113 - CRN: 35500
Fall 2002 - MW, 1:30pm to 2:55pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 6017

OCN 201L - Science of the Sea Laboratory

Spring 2013 - W, 2:30pm to 5:00pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 62114 - view syllabus
Spring 2012 - W, 2:30pm to 5:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 64136 - view syllabus
Spring 2011 - W, 1:30pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 61152 - view syllabus
Spring 2010 - W, 1:30pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 63213 - view syllabus
Spring 2009 - F, 1:30pm to 4:15pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 60313
Spring 2007 - S, 9:00am to 12:20pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 64215
Spring 2006 - T, 1:30pm to 4:30pm, Hale ‘Imiloa 117 - CRN: 61256

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