Above: Students of the Women’s STARS Program pose outside the HI-SEAS habitat on Mauna Loa in June 2019. PISCES’ work in aerospace development was recognized in Hawaii Business magazine last month. PISCES: A Local Launch Pad to Space and Aerospace Careers highlighted...
Above left: Students learn about plastic waste during a Fish Tank kick-off workshop on Jan. 11. PC: NexTech. Students participating in the first annual NexTech Fish Tank competition must solve a looming problem in Hawaiʻi: plastic pollution. Last year, the County of...
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...
Above: STARS students experienced insider tours at some of the world’s most powerful telescopes on Maunakea during the STARS Program in early July. Twelve young women from islands throughout the State of Hawaii attended and completed the 2018 STARS (STEM Aerospace...
With nearly half of the U.S. workforce consisting of women, why is it that they occupy only a quarter of STEM careers (U.S. Census Survey, 2009)? The answers to this question may be varied, but one thing is clear—young women need more encouragement and support to...
