The Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium awarded undergraduate fellowships in the Spring of 2007 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, will continue working on his project titled "Study of Fluvial Channels Around Olympus Mons Volcano, Mars" under the guidance of mentor, Dr. Peter Mouginis-Mark, of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology. Alexander is building a database of THEMIS (Thermal Emission Imaging System) and MOLA (Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter) data focused on an area southeast of Olympus Mons to study sites of potential water release, the distribution of water channels, and to extimage the volumes of water that could have carved the channels. Final Report
• Michelle (Mikala) Bradley, a senior in Interdisciplinary Studies, will continue her work on "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 is developing a set of standards-based space science lessons relevant to Mars that focus on three main topics: water, volcanoes, and sustainable development. Michelle will continue visiting classrooms to test and refine the lessons, and she will develop a companion website with the lessons and additional resources. Mikala and her Fellowship mentor, Dr. Barbara Bruno, will be presenting a free teachers workshop covering their curriculum and companion board game on October 13, 2007. Final Report
• Jennie Castillo, a freshman in Electrical Engineering, will work on the design of the orbital trajectory for the Low-Earth Orbit Nanosatellite Integrated Defense Autonomous System (LEONIDAS) at UH Manoa. Jennie will work with mentor, Lloyd French, of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, and undergraduate teammates, to develop a mission that enables Hawaii to complete an entire low-Earth-orbiting satellite mission, which will serve as a testbed for experiments and science technology developments.
• Dennis Dugay, a senior in Electrical Engineering, will continue working on the satellite concept study and telecommunication subsystem 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 undergraduate teammates are responsible for 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
• Aukai Kent, a senior in Electrical Engineering, will continue working on the satellite concept study and payload subsystem for the Low-Earth Orbit Nanosatellite Integrated Defense Autonomous System (LEONIDAS) at UH Manoa. The payload consists of four components: an imaging system, GPS unit, retro directive antenna, and health-monitoring software package. Working with mentor, Lloyd French, of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Aukai and undergraduate teammates are also writing a design review document that incorporates all subsystem architecture, operation, cost, integration, and schedule requirements. Final Report
• Kaipo Kent, a freshman in Electrical Engineering, will work on a self-monitoring, thermal control subsystem 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, Kaipo and undergraduate teammates are developing a plan that enables Hawaii to complete an entire low-Earth-orbiting satellite mission, which will serve as a testbed for experiments and science technology developments. Final Report
• Zachary Lee-Ho, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, will continue working on the concept study, integration of subsystems, and spacecraft architecture as systems engineer 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, Zachary and 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
• Michael Menendez, a junior in Mechanical Engineering, will work on the structure subsystem for the bus design and layout 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, Michael and his undergraduate teammates are also writing a design review document that incorporates all subsystem architecture, operation, cost, integration, and schedule requirements. Final Report
• Matthew Patterson, a junior in Electrical Engineering, will continue working on the concept study and power subsystem 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, Matthew and undergraduate teammates are responsible for developing a strategy 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, will continue to work with mentor, Dr. Eric Gaidos, of the Department of Geology and Geophysics on research concerning the formation environment of our Sun and Solar System. Daniel's focus shifted from analyzing photometric data of stars to the more fundamental question of how stars form. In his project titled, "The Environment and Distribution of Early Stellar Systems," Daniel is seeking to elucidate the origin of the Sun by using computer modeling techniques to simulate the formation, distribution, and composition of star clusters. Final Report
• Kristian Sexton, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, will work with mento,r Dr. Marcelo Kobayashi, of the Department of Mechanical Engineering on developing a new design for dissipating heat from high-energy components and transferring heat within small satellites. This work is relevant to the UH Small-Satellite Programs including CubeSat and LEONIDAS. Kristian's project, titled "Bio-inspired Design of Thermal Systems for Small Satellites" will focus on numerical modeling of geometrical configurations based on dendritic structures in nature. Final Report
• Lynette Shiroma, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, will work on the attitude and control subsystem 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, Lynette and undergraduate teammates are developing a plan that enables Hawaii to complete an entire low-Earth-orbiting satellite mission, which will serve as a testbed for experiments and science technology developments. Final Report
• Tyler Tamashiro, a junior in Electrical Engineering, will continue working with mentor, Dr. Wayne Shiroma, of the Department of Electrical Engineering on developing a dynamically reconfigurable small-satellite-network architecture. In his project, titled "Design and Test of a Picosatellite Network," Tyler is designing, implementing, and testing hardware and software for the communication network for a cluster of satellites in support of the UH Small-Satellite Programs including CubeSat and LEONIDAS. Final Report

University of Hawai`i at Hilo:

• Denny (Kaniela) Dement, a senior in Astronomy and Mathematics, will help develop software to detect and correct atmospheric dispersion of infrared spectral data obtained during telescopic searches from Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Working under the mentorship of Dr. Randy Campbell of the W. M. Keck Observatory, Kaniela's project is titled "Creating a New DRP Module for OSIRIS." OSIRIS is the 'OH-Suppressing Infra-Red Imaging Spectrograph' and DRP refers to the data reduction protocol that will be followed to correct for the dispersion of light by the atmosphere into its spectral components, which causes the data distortion. Final Report

CanSat Fellows:

Space Grant Community College campuses are sponsoring engineering programs for students to design, build, and test CanSats. A CanSat is a scientific experiment package, the size of a soda can and commonly launched by weather balloon or small rocket, designed to retrieve photographic, temperature, pressure, and altitude data for near-Earth low-atmosphere experiments. The CanSat students from the different campuses have worked together and participated in the September 2006 ARLISS Competition (A Rocket Launch for International Student Satellites) in Nevada.

• Honolulu Community College CanSat Fellows
  The CanSat team members at HCC are: Robert Allen, Reynaldo Tabilin, Mark Dalere, Andrew Southiphong, and Nathan Tanoue. Building on their experiences gained at the 2006 ARLISS competition, the team is designing and fabricating components of a new satellite to launch at the 3rd annual CanSat Competition in Texas in June, 2007. The team is busy developing the satellite's enclosure, electronics interfaces, microcontroller software, telemetry system, steerable parachute, and landing system. Mentors working with the HCC team are Vern Takebayashi, Dallas Shiroma, Paul Jacoby, Michael Castell, Helen Rapozo, and Ron Takata.

• Windward Community College CanSat Fellows
  The CanSat team members at WCC are: Damion Rosbrugh, Premo Ames, William Beggs, Robert Forbus, Travis Osurman, and Joleen Iwaniec. The team is continuing its efforts to develop a new satellite to launch at the 2007 ARLISS Competition (A Rocket Launch for International Student Satellites) in Nevada in September. They have completed the initial design phase and are experimenting with weight distributions and different shapes and for the craft, including a fixed-wing lifting body and parasail. Electronics and systems fabrication and testing will continue through the summer. Mentors working with the WCC team are Jake Hudson and Joseph Ciotti.

• Kapiolani Community College CanSat Fellows
  The CanSat "Team Daedalus" members at KCC are: Eric Lee, Sae Yoon, Jeremy Chan, and Jimyleah Castro. They are currently working on a project dubbed "Icarus" to develop the electronics for a low-power air-to-ground telemetry system. The mentor working with the KCC team is John Rand.