The Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium awarded undergraduate fellowships in the Fall of 2006 to students at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa and Hilo. Traineeships were awarded to students at Manoa and the Community Colleges.

University of Hawai'i at Manoa:

• Alexander Ambard, a sophomore, is combining Martian geology and techniques of digital processing of topographic and image data in his project titled "Study of Fluvial Channels Around Olympus Mons Volcano, Mars." Working under the guidance of mentor Dr. Peter Mouginis-Mark of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Alexander is investigating sites of potential water release on Mars, the distribution of water channels, and water volumes that could have carved the channels.
• Vann Bennett, a senior in Mathematics, is continuing to work with mentor Dr. Monique Chyba of the Department of Mathematics on a project titled "Planning of Keplerian Orbits: Explicit Trajectories in the 3D Case." Vann's work this semester extends to the three dimensional case and applies geometric optimal control theory to analyze orbital transfers for satellites or spacecraft. Final Report
• Michelle Bradley, a senior in Interdisciplinary Studies, will work on a project titled "Bringing Mars Science to Hawai'i's Students: Making Science Culturally Relevant to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders." Working with mentor Dr. Barbara Bruno of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Michelle will develop standards-based space science curriculum focusing on three main topics: water, volcanoes, and sustainable development.
• Dennis Dugay, a senior in Electrical Engineering, will continue working on the satellite concept study and attitude control and systems for the Low-Earth Orbit Nanosatellite Integrated Defense Autonomous System (LEONIDAS) at UH Manoa. Working with mentor, Lloyd French of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Dennis and three undergraduate teammates are developing the mission concept and design to enable Hawaii to complete an entire low-Earth-orbiting satellite mission, from design to construction, launch, and operations. Final Report
• Dylan Ichikawa, a senior in Electrical Engineering, will continue working on satellite-to-ground communications with mentor Dr. Wayne Shiroma of the Department of Electrical Engineering. Dylan is designing and constructing a ground station at UH Manoa to support direct uplink and downlink to UH CubeSat nanosatellites and other satellites. Dylan's project is titled "A Collaborative, Networked Ground Station for CubeSat Tracking and Communication." Final Report
• Aukai Kent, a senior in Electrical Engineering, will continue working as systems engineer on the payload/instruments and assist structures for the LEONIDAS small satellite program at UH Manoa. Working with mentor, Lloyd French of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Aukai and three undergraduate teammates are developing the mission concept and design to enable Hawaii to complete an entire low-Earth-orbiting satellite mission, from design to construction, launch, and operations. Final Report
• Zachary Lee-Ho, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, will continue working on the concept study and communication capabilities for the LEONIDAS small satellite program at UH Manoa. Working with mentor, Lloyd French of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Zachary and three undergraduate teammates are developing the mission concept and design to enable Hawaii to complete an entire low-Earth-orbiting satellite mission, from design to construction, launch, and operations. Final Report
• Matthew Patterson, a junior in Electrical Engineering, will continue working on the concept study, power, and assist structures for the LEONIDAS small satellite program at UH Manoa. Working with mentor, Lloyd French of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Matthew and three undergraduate teammates are developing the mission concept and design to enable Hawaii to complete an entire low-Earth-orbiting satellite mission, from design to construction, launch, and operations. Final Report
• Daniel Rogers, a sophomore in Physics, is working with mentor Dr. Eric Gaidos of the Department of Geology and Geophysics on a project concerning the origin and formation of stars. Daniel is using computer models of stellar clusters in his project titled "The Environment and Distribution of Early Stellar Systems."
• Tyler Tamashiro, a junior in Electrical Engineering, will work with mentor Dr. Wayne Shiroma of the Department of Electrical Engineering on a project titled, "Design and Test of a Picosatellite Network." Following two successful semesters as a trainee studying networking methods and applications, Tyler will now work to design, implement and test hardware and software for the communication network for a cluster of satellites in support of the UH Small-Satellite Programs including CubeSat and LEONIDAS.
• Lisa Tatsumi, a senior in Geology and Geophysics, will continue working with mentor Dr. Norbert Schorghofer of the Institute of Astronomy on a project titled, "Temporal Changes in Martian Slope Streaks." Lisa is investigating the physical characteristics of newly formed steaks, rates of formation, and causes of fading of slope streaks based on Viking Orbiter images and new high-resolution images from the Mars Orbiter Camera.
• Monte Watanabe, a senior in Electrical Engineering, will continue working on the design and fabrication of the antenna necessary for satellite-to-Earth communications for CubeSats as well as inter-satellite communications. Monte's project titled, "Planar Antennas for Small Satellite Communications" is part of the larger UH Small-Satellite Program championed since 2001 by faculty and students in the UH College of Engineering. Dr. Wayne Shiroma of the Department of Electrical Engineering serves as project mentor. Final Report
• Faye Yuen, a senior in Electrical Engineering, will continue with a project whose goals of detecting life in extreme environments are in support of astrobiology research. Under the mentorship of Dr. Kim Binsted of the Department of Information and Computer Sciences, Faye is working on building, programming, and testing a network of small electromechanical sensors designed to measure biomarkers in a project titled, "Fabrication of a Wireless Sensor Network for Extreme Environments." Final Report

• Luke Linhoff, a senior in Biology, will continue working with mentor Dr. Jason Turner of the Department of Marine Science to investigate the growth and survival of shrimp in small closed ecosystems and to determine how laboratory results can be applied to experimental life support systems in space. The title of Luke's project is "Analysis of Halocaridina rubra in an Endogenously Controlled Closed Ecosystem." Research this semester will include laboratory experimentation as well as studies of the more complicated natural habitat of the shrimp.

CanSat Fellows:

• Robert C. Allen, Honolulu Community College.
• Doyle Brooks, Windward Community College.
• Justin J. Carland, Kapiolani Community College.
• Melodee Ann K. Ferreira, Honolulu Community College.
• Blake T. Inouye, Honolulu Community College.
• Layne H. Katsumoto, Honolulu Community College.
• Indar P. Lange, Kapiolani Community College.
• Eric S. Lee, Leeward Community College.
• Damion R. Rosbrugh, Windward Community College.
• Sae J. Yoon, Kapiolani Community College.

University of Hawai'i at Manoa:

• Reece Iwami, a sophmore in Electrical Engineering, will continue working with mentor Dr. Wayne Shiroma of the Department of Electrical Engineering on a project titled, "Tracking Software for Student Satellites." As part of ground station operations, Reece is working with communications software for real-time analysis of satellite orbits. This project is part of the larger UH Small-Satellite Program championed since 2001 by faculty and students in the UH College of Engineering.