STARS Graduate Interns at NASA-JPL to Search for Life on Mars

STARS Graduate Interns at NASA-JPL to Search for Life on Mars

Above: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa undergrad Schelin Ireland at her NASA-JPL workstation where she ran tests on SHERLOC. Photo: NASA-JPL-Caltech/Kim Orr. Schelin Ireland (left) and Marianna Oka (right—a student of Kamehameha Schools’ Kapalama campus), suited...
PISCES Sinters XL Basalt Tiles for Commercial Testing

PISCES Sinters XL Basalt Tiles for Commercial Testing

Above: A sintered basalt tile measuring 13” x 13” x 1.5” is the largest basalt product created by PISCES so far. The 15-lb. block was made using no additives—just volcanic basalt and heat. As part of an applied research project to develop sustainable construction...
Binsted and Solemsaas Join PISCES Board of Directors

Binsted and Solemsaas Join PISCES Board of Directors

Above: UH Mānoa Professor Kim Binsted (left) and HawCC Chancellor Rachel Solemsaas. Courtesy photos. PISCES is welcoming two new members to its board of directors: Rachel Solemsaas, Chancellor of Hawaiʻi Community College, and Kim Binsted, Professor of Computer...
PISCES Shares Basalt Research at 70th IAC Conference

PISCES Shares Basalt Research at 70th IAC Conference

Above: PISCES’ Kyla Edison presents the latest findings of her Hawaiian basalt research using an interactive visual presentation at IAC in Washington D.C. last month. PISCES attended for the first time last month the International Aeronautical Congress. IAC is...
Exploring Planets with NASA’s Solar System Treks Portal

Exploring Planets with NASA’s Solar System Treks Portal

Above: The floor of the Moon’s Schrodinger Crater as visualized with NASA’s Moon Trek portal. PC: NASA-JPL. By: Brian Day, NASA SSERVI, and Emily Law, NASA-JPL Project Science Lead Brian Day of NASA SSERVI (left) and Engineering Lead Emily Law of NASA-JPL. Photo...
Hawaiʻi Explorations Expo Showcases Innovation, Inspires Youth

Hawaiʻi Explorations Expo Showcases Innovation, Inspires Youth

Hundreds from the East Hawaiʻi community turned out for the 3rd Annual Hawaiʻi Explorations Expo on Oct. 27 to celebrate the latest science and technology innovations and enjoy hands-on activities in robotics, programming, astronomy and other STEM disciplines. Henk...