Interns Wrap up Summer Science & Technology Projects

Interns Wrap up Summer Science & Technology Projects

Above: Robotics Team interns Joel Paye (left) and Alec Goodson spent the summer validating and upgrading software systems and sensors aboard the Helelani planetary rover. Four Hawaii-based students wrapped up their internship at PISCES this summer, including projects...
Maunakea: Many Viewpoints, One Community

Maunakea: Many Viewpoints, One Community

Above: Miriam Fuchs (left) leads a tour of the SMA Observatory on Maunakea for students of the STARS Program during Summer 2019. By: Miriam Fuchs, Telescope Systems Specialist at EA Observatory/JCMT Having dreamt about working for the Maunakea Observatories as a...
Sintered Basalt Tiles to be Tested for Commercialization

Sintered Basalt Tiles to be Tested for Commercialization

Above: Sintered basalt tiles composed with only Hawaiian volcanic basalt and heat. Image: PISCES PISCES’ applied research in basalt sintering has cooked up a product that has investors interested in commercializing it. Last month, PISCES Materials Science and...
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...