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...
Science, Sci-Fi and Robots: 2019 AstroDay Highlights

Science, Sci-Fi and Robots: 2019 AstroDay Highlights

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...
Keaukaha STEM Event Engages Youth with Science & Culture

Keaukaha STEM Event Engages Youth with Science & Culture

Above: PISCES staff and mentors of the PISCES-RISE Robotics Club show students how to remotely control robots to gather plastic spools and stack them on a shelf. Keaukaha elementary school opened its doors on Tuesday evening, April 23, to invite students and families...
PISCES Intern Awarded NASA Space Consortium Grant

PISCES Intern Awarded NASA Space Consortium Grant

Above: Christina Cauley interned with PISCESʻ geology team in Summer 2014 characterizing planetary analog sites on Hawaii Island. Former PISCES intern Christina Cauley was among five Wesleyan University students to receive an award from the NASA Connecticut Space...