STARS Alumnus Receives First Hokuala Scholarship

STARS Alumnus Receives First Hokuala Scholarship

Honoka’a High School senior Keilani Steele will receive the first-ever Hokūala Scholarship award to major in astronomy at a college of her choice. Steele is a PISCES Women’s STARS (STEM Aerospace Research Scholars) Program alumnus and landed the scholarship...
Interns Survey Mars-like Terrain at HI-SEAS

Interns Survey Mars-like Terrain at HI-SEAS

(L to R): PISCES interns Kylie Higaki and Chanelle Mattheus, HI-SEAS Principal Investigator Kim Binsted, and PISCES Geology Tech Kyla Edison outside HI-SEAS. The PISCES Materials Science team jump started their summer work last month with a field visit to the Hawaiʻi...
PISCES Welcomes 2018 Summer Interns & Volunteers

PISCES Welcomes 2018 Summer Interns & Volunteers

Above – (L to R): Kylie Higaki, Chanelle Mattheus and Angelina Ramirez. PISCES is excited to welcome a new team of bright minds for a summer of applied research and field work. This year’s cohorts includes three students: AKAMAI intern Kylie Higaki from...
STARS Program Receives Grant from Women’s Fund of Hawaii

STARS Program Receives Grant from Women’s Fund of Hawaii

The Women’s STARS Program received an additional funding boost last month with the announcement of a $1,154 grant award from the Women’s Fund of Hawaii. The funding will pay for ground transportation costs, student supplies and inspirational reading material during...
Former Intern Testing Mars Rover Systems at NASA-JPL

Former Intern Testing Mars Rover Systems at NASA-JPL

Above: Two-time PISCES intern and Waiakea High School graduate Aaron Roth developed and programmed the stereoscopic imaging system aboard the agency’s Helelani planetary rover. Aaron Roth, a Waiākea High School graduate, interned with PISCES over two consecutive...
Pathway to Success: 2018 Summer Internship Program

Pathway to Success: 2018 Summer Internship Program

Above: Former Materials Science intern Lily Leyva (L) and PISCES Geology Tech Kyla Edison collect data at a planetary analog test site during Summer 2017. In just a few weeks, PISCES will welcome its latest team of student interns to work on several research programs...