STARS Program Encourages Young Women in STEM

STARS Program Encourages Young Women in STEM

Above: Twelve Hawaii high school students from around the state spent a night on “Mars” at the HI-SEAS research habitat on Mauna Loa during the sixth-annual program in June. PISCES wrapped up the sixth-annual Women’s STARS Program in late June, graduating 12 Hawaii...
Summer Interns Begin Work in Robotics, Materials Science

Summer Interns Begin Work in Robotics, Materials Science

Above (Left to Right): PISCES’ summer interns – Joshua Tokunaga and Janine Parico during their first day on the job at PISCES. Joel Paye and Alec Goodson stand on either side of the Helelani planetary rover they are working on this summer. PISCES is welcoming...
PISCES Women’s STARS Program Awarded $15,000

PISCES Women’s STARS Program Awarded $15,000

Above: Students and staff pose with the Helelani planetary rover outside HI-SEAS on Mauna Loa during the 2018 Women’s STARS Program organized by PISCES. The PISCES Women’s STARS (STEM Aerospace Research Scholars) Program has received $15,000 in grant and sponsorship...
Innovating Extraterrestrial Habitats for Space Settlement

Innovating Extraterrestrial Habitats for Space Settlement

Top Left: “Team Marsha”: (L-R) Christopher James Botham, James Coleman, James Earle, David Malott, Jeffrey Montes, David Riedel, Sima Shahverdi with support from our consortium partners: Autodesk Technology Center Boston and Virginia Tech. Top Right: AI...
UH Planetary Scientist Joins ‘Blue Moon’ Advisory Board

UH Planetary Scientist Joins ‘Blue Moon’ Advisory Board

Above: Dr. G. Jeffrey Taylor has researched lunar samples since 1970, concentrating on the chemical composition and geological evolution of the Moon. He is particularly interested in the use of lunar resources to establish a permanent human settlement on the Moon. A...