The Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium awarded undergraduate fellowships in the Spring of 2008 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:

• Jessica Ayau, a sophomore in Education, will be working on a project titled, "Identification and Mapping of Hawaiian Coral Reefs Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing." Jessica's study area will be off the coast of O'ahu and she will combine ocean field work with a supervised-classification mapping technique on airborne remote sensing data. Dr. Barbara Bruno of the Center for Microbial Oceanography and Harold Garbeil of the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology are serving as mentors. Final Report
• Nathan Britton, a senior in Information and Computer Science, is combining his interests in gaming software and space exploration to create a game engine for diverse space and planetary environments. Nathan's project, "Space Sports/Training Simulation," addresses design and programming issues as well as accurate physical parameters for humans and objects interacting in a variety of settings. Dr. Kim Binsted of the Department of Information and Computer Science continues to serve as mentor. Final Report
• Chak Shing Jackie Chan, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, will be researching the hardware requirements and configuration needed for the attitude control subsystem of a small satellite in low-Earth orbit. Chak Shing's project, titled "Preliminary Hardware Design of the Attitude Control Subsystem" is being conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Amit Sanyal of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Final Report
• Jeremy Chan, a junior in Electrical Engineering, is joining the Kumu A'o CubeSat team to work on the command and data handling subsystem. Working with mentors Lloyd French and Byron Wolfe, of the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Jeremy and undergraduate teammates are working to develop, test, launch, and operate a CubeSat mission.

• Raeanne Cobb-Adams, a sophomore in Natural Resource Environmental Management and Hawaiian Studies, will pursue her interests in green issues relevant to Hawai'i in a project titled, "Hawai'i Ocean Color: Validation of Satellite Measurements of Chlorophyll in Hawaiian Ocean Waters." Raeanne will conduct field work to support her remote sensing mapping and analysis. Dr. Barbara Bruno of the Center for Microbial Oceanography and Harold Garbeil of the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology are serving as mentors. Final Report
• Aaron de Loach, a senior in Geology and Geophysics, will pursue a project titled, "Satellite Tracking of Complex Eruptive Events at Kilauea During 2007-2008." Aaron will be using GOES data for near-real-time satellite monitoring of volcanic events under the mentorship of Drs. Andy Harris and Robert Wright, both of the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology.
• Dennis Dugay, a senior in Electrical Engineering, will continue as lead engineer on the telecommunication subsystem for the Kumu A'o CubeSat team. Working with mentors Lloyd French and Byron Wolfe, of the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Dennis and undergraduate teammates are working to complete a low-Earth-orbiting CubeSat satellite mission, from design to construction, launch, and operations. Final Report
• Sara Fong, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, will be working with mentor Dr. Weilin Qu of the Department of Mechanical Engineering on experiments to improve fuel cell efficiency. In her study titled, "Micro-Channel Methanol Steam Reformers for Fuel Cells in Space Applications" Sara will concentrate on heat transfer and system pressure measurements of methanol/water mixtures flow boiling in micrometer-sized channels. Final Report
• Vance Hashimoto, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, will conduct experiments to analyze the effects of gravity on flow boiling behavior in a two-phase, liquid and vapor, cooling system. Vance is working on this project "Two-Phase Micro-Channel Heat Sink Cooling Loop for Spacecraft Thermal Control" with mentor Dr. Weilin Qu of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Final Report
• Reece Iwami, a junior in Electrical Engineering, is working as a CubeSat project leader investigating planar antennas and subsystems integration in a project titled "A Planar Antenna and Modular Subsystem Design for CubeSats." Serving as mentor is Dr. Wayne Shiroma of the Department of Electrical Engineering. Final Report
• Windell Jones, a junior in Mechanical Engineering, will continue working on the Kumu A'o CubeSat team as lead of the flight software/command and data handling subsystem. Working with mentors Lloyd French and Byron Wolfe, of the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Windell and undergraduate teammates are working to develop, test, launch, and operate a CubeSat. Final Report
• Alex Le Bon, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, will be conducting computer simulations of satellite thermal systems for use on a U. H. micro-satellite. Alex's mentor is Dr. Marcelo Kobayashi of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Final Report
• Zachary Lee-Ho, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, will continue working as lead project manager and systems engineer for the Kumu A'o CubeSat team. Working with mentors Lloyd French and Byron Wolfe, of the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Zachary and undergraduate teammates are working to complete a low-Earth-orbiting satellite mission. Final Report
• Michael Menendez, a junior in Mechanical Engineering, will continue working on the structure subsystem and thermal control for the bus design and layout for the Kumu A'o CubeSat team. Michael and undergraduate teammates are working with mentors Lloyd French and Byron Wolfe, of the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology on a low-Earth-orbiting satellite mission. Final Report
• Lori Miyasaki, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, will continue working with mentor Dr. Mehrdad Ghasemi Nejhad of the Department of Mechanical Engineering on research to improve the mechanical properties and performance of ceramic composite materials for use in space structures. Lori's project is titled "Processing, Performance, and Characterization of Monolith Ceramic Nanocomposites from Preceramic Polymers." Final Report
• Matthew Patterson, a junior in Electrical Engineering, will continue as lead of the power generation and distribution subsystem for the Kumu A'o CubeSat team. Working with mentors Lloyd French and Byron Wolfe, of the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Matthew and undergraduate teammates are working to complete an entire low-Earth-orbiting satellite mission, from design to construction, launch, and operations. Final Report
• Tyson Seto-Mook, a junior in Electrical Engineering, is joining the Kumu A'o CubeSat team to work on the command and data handling subsystem. Working with mentors Lloyd French and Byron Wolfe, of the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Tyson and undergraduate teammates are working to develop, test, launch, and operate a CubeSat.
• Jordan Torres, a junior in electrical Engineering, will continue working on the power system with Kumu A'o CubeSat team. Working with mentors Lloyd French and Byron Wolfe, of the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Jordan and undergraduate teammates are working to complete a low-Earth-orbiting satellite mission. Final Report
• Alexis Zamora, a senior in Electrical Engineering, will continue working with mentor Dr. Wayne Shiroma of the Department of Electrical Engineering on satellite system integration and testing. The project, titled "Packaging and Integration of Systems in Picosatellites" emphasizes designs that insure all the main systems of the satellite are working in tandem and performing efficiently and optimally. Final Report

University of Hawai`i at Hilo:

• Denny (Kaniela) Dement, a senior in Astronomy and Mathematics, is pursuing a project titled, "Upgrading QUIRC for Use in the Infrared Imaging Survey." Working with mentor Klaus Hodapp of the Insitute for Astronomy in Hilo, Kaniela will work to upgrade the infrared camera (QUIRC) while gaining experience with cryo-mechanisms, motion control electronics, and vacuum technology. Final Report
• Melissa Meiner, a senior in Geology and Marine Science, is continuing her tsunami research and education project to create a permanent Hawaiian tsunami exhibit at the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo. The exhibit will incorporate invaluable imagery from Earth-observing satellites as well as historical data on causes and effects of tsunami to further illustrate the importance of risk assessment, preparedness, and management. Melissa's project, titled "Pacific Tsunami: Continuing Research and the Formation of a Museum Exhibit" is conducted under mentor Genevieve Cain of the Pacific Tsunami Museum. Final Report
• David Trang, a senior in Astronomy, Geology, and Psychology, will work with mentor Dr. Bo Reipurth of the Institute for Astronomy on a project monitoring stars in the Orion Nebula using two robotic telescopes at Mauna Loa Observatory. The title of David's project is "Surveying Stellar Flares Using VYSOS."

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 ARLISS Competitions (A Rocket Launch for International Student Satellites).

• Windell Jones, U.H. Manoa, to the NASA Robotics Academy at Ames Research Center, California.
• Jordan Olive, U.H. Hilo, to the NASA Robotics Academy at Ames Research Center, California.
• Julian Yuen, U.H. Manoa, to the NASA Robotics Academy at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland.
• Chester Lin, U.H. Manoa, to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California
• Crystal Whitehill, U.H. Manoa, to the Weather Station at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai.

Five students at Kauai Community College received Fellowship Summer Awards to work at the Photonics Lab on the Kauai CC campus under the guidance of Dr. Francis Takahashi. The Fellows are Bradly Wilcox, Angel Hernandez, Mark Guirao, Eric Fune, and Keelan Sakuda.