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...
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...
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...
Above: Keiki play with VexIQ robots at the PISCES table, one of 85 booths at the 18th annual AstroDay event in Hilo. (L-R): PISCES’ staff members Rodrigo Romo, Kyla Edison and Kye Harford shared PISCES’ research in basalt sintering during AstroDay. The 18th annual...
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...
PISCES Geology & Materials Science technicians Kyla Edison and Kye Harford (shown above) have been researching various basalt sintering methods for novel uses on Earth and other planets. Their current focus is tile production using basalt of varying grain sizes to...