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Contacts: Dr. Sun Park HSGC Associate Director University of Hawaii at Hilo Geography and Environmental Studies 200 West Kawili St. Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4091 808-974-7548 (voice) 808-974-7737 (fax) Dr. Bernhard Laurich HSGC Associate Director Hawaii Community College Physical Sciences, PB1-9 200 West Kawili St. Hilo, HI 96720-4091 808-974-7452 (voice) Space Grant activities at U. H. Hilo reflect the institution's small, liberal arts college environment. Undergraduate Space Grant Fellows have worked with faculty mentors on land use analysis using satellite images, comparative volcanology, and curriculum development at both the university and primary levels. Space Grant offers a 3-unit course, "Space Science for the Elementary Classroom" for both in-service and pre-service teachers and sponsors workshops for teachers and community members on the use of the internet. Space Grant supports activities for the development and support of space science curricula in the schools. Space Grant also works cooperatively with other university and government agencies in developing and publicizing the Island of Hawai`i as a center of space science education.

http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/ Communications: Linda Martel Updated October, 2005