Meet Our Team

Our Staff

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Christian Andersen

Director of Research

Email: canderse@hawaii.edu
Phone: +1 (808) 932–7520

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Chris Yoakum

Communications Officer

Email: yoakum@hawaii.edu
Phone: +1 (808) 333–6905

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Ashley Truchan

Administrative Officer

Email: atruchan@hawaii.edu
Phone: +1 (808) 932-7539

Board of Directors

Davis Lassner

Former President, University of Hawaiʻi
Ex-Officio

Designated Alternate:
Brennon Morioka, Dean of UH Mānoa College of Engineering

Mary-Alice Evans

Mary-Alice Evans

DBEDT Representative
Ex-Officio

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Amber Imai-Hong

Avionice Engineer, Hawaiʻi Space Flight Laboratory

Kim Binstead

Professor of Computer Science, UH Mānoa 

Bonnie Irwin

Chancellor, UH Hilo
Ex-Officio

Partners

PISCES holds more than a dozen Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with partners around the world. These formal agreements enable us to collaborate on mutually beneficial projects with added expertise and technical support.