The Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium awarded undergraduate fellowships in the Spring of 2001 to students at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa and Hilo, and the Community Colleges. At Manoa and Hilo, the awards were given for space-related research and provided a stipend of $3000 per semester to each recipient. At the Community Colleges, Fellows received stipends that depended on the scope of the projects. Students at the highest level of funding at the Community College are included in this description.

University of Hawai'i at Manoa:

• Randall Imaoka who is a junior in Mechanical Engineering will perform experiments under the guidance of his mentor, Dr. Carlos Coimbra, to help understand how particles move in viscous fluids. His project titled, "Scale-up Study of Viscous Particle Motion under Microgravity Conditions," will be used to aid in the design of experiments on the International Space Station. Understanding how particles move in fluids in microgravity environments is necessary to design safe and efficient liquid containers for use in space. Final Report
• Michael Lurvey, a junior in International Business, will continue his work on a project titled, "Drop Deployable Instrument Package," under the guidance of mentor, Dr. Kent Bridges, of the Department of Botany. He is designing and testing a robust instrument system to collect temperature and humidity measurements that can withstand remote deployment to remote locations. Final Report
• Ferdinand Oberle is a junior in Geology and Geophysics who is working with mentor, Dr. Scott Rowland, on a project entitled, "Iron-rich Sahara Sand Storms." He will use satellite imagery and remote sensing to study how dust plumes from the Sahara may trigger phytoplankton blooms in the Atlantic Ocean. Final Report
• Scott Sufak, a junior in Mechanical Engineering, will continue his work on a project titled, "Development of an Autonomous Vehicle Health Monitoring System," under the direction of mentor, Dr. Song Choi. of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Scott is designing and fabricating a fault detection system to monitor pressure, moisture, and temperature. This research benefits the space industry's need for early warning systems on vehicles, especially unpiloted or robotic systems, working in extreme environments. Final Report
• Reid Takamiya, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, will continue to work on the simultaneous precision positioning and axial vibration suppression capabilities of intelligent-composite active struts. His work titled, "Design, Manufacture, and Testing of a Coarse/Fine Active Composite Strut Prototype with Vibration Suppression and Precision Positioning," is performed under his mentor, Dr. Mehrdad Ghasemi Nejhad, in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Final Report
• Melanie Yamauchi, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, is working on composite and piezoelectric materials with mentor, Dr. Mehrdad Ghasemi Nejhad, of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Her project titled, "Design, Manufacture, and Testing of an Active Composite Panel Prototype with Vibration Suppression and Precision Positioning," is part of a larger research program, including former Space Grant Fellows, to test and monitor structural positioning performance of metals for intelligent aeronautical and aerospace structures. Final Report

• Kevin Sweeney, a junior in Physics, is continuing his project to develop a computer program to model the distribution of very faint astronomical objects in the Coma Cluster. With mentor, Dr. Michael West, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Kevin aims to use the model to help establish that these objects are intergalactic globular clusters. The title of his project is "Intracluster Globular Clusters in the Coma Cluster of Galaxies." Final Report
• Jeffrey P. Taylor, a junior in Marine Science, is continuing his project titled "The Effects of Volcanic Fog on 'SeaWiFS' Imagery in the Lee of Hawai`i." Jeffrey is investigating how atmospheric parameters affect satellite data acquisition of chlorophyll concentrations in eddies off the Big Island. His project includes data from the SeaWiFS ocean color sensor, drifter buoy, and shipboard samples. Mentor for this project is Dr. Robert Bidigare of the Oceanography Department at U. H. Manoa. Final Report

• Ronald Kim is a freshman who will work with mentor, Dr. Robert Takamine, in the Aeronautics Department on a project entitled, "Micro Air Vehicle Robotics." He will develop a robotic system to allow a slow-flying micro air vehicle to attach itself to a solid surface.
• Leigh Lasher, a sophomore in Liberal Arts, will work with mentor, Dr. Luke Flynn at U. H. Manoa on a project in remote sensing of volcanoes that aims to reduce volcanic hazards. She will focus on three volcanoes in Guatemala.
• Sheldon Saito is a sophomore who will work with mentor, Dr. Vern Takebayashi, on a computer programming project to develop a program that can be used by students at Kaneohe Elementary School to allow them to learn about space on the internet.

• Conred Maddox Jr. is a sophomore who will work with his mentor, Dr. Jake Hudson, in the Math & Science Department to develop a model rocket program, which could be used in high school science courses.

The Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium awarded undergraduate traineeships in the Spring of 2001 to students at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. The awards provided laboratory training and practical experience in any space-related field of science, engineering or math. Trainees received a stipend of $1,000 per semester and up to $250 per semester for supplies.

University of Hawai`i at Manoa:

• Aaron Ohta is a sophomore who will work with his mentor, Dr. Wayne Shiroma, in Electrical Engineering to gain research training in wireless communications. Better communications are critical for extraterrestrial exploration. The potential of Martian rovers, for example, could be greatly increased by improving the communication systems with their parent spacecraft. Final Report
• Michael Tamamoto is also a sophomore who will work as a trainee under mentor, Dr. Wayne Shiroma, to gain experience in wireless communications. He will concentrate on wireless receivers and fellow trainee, Aaron Ohta, will concentrate on wireless transmitters.