2008, Astronomy, Hawaii Island, Mainland, R&D
Katherine Hall was born in Denver, CO and graduated from Pomona High School in Arvada in May 2007. She is currently a second semester freshmen at UH Hilo majoring in Astrophysics and minors in both math and physics. Katherine’s favorite activities involve playing...
2008, Astronomy, Environmental Engineering, Hawaii Island, Oahu
Jeff Fines, of ‘Aiea, is the eldest of three siblings. Just finishing up his junior year, he is inch by inch reaching his goal of earning a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Jeff enjoys all types of outdoor activities; as an...
2005, Astronomy, Hawaii Island, Mainland
Michelle Darrah is a native to Panama City, Florida where she started her schooling at Rollins College. She spent a semester at the Biosphere 2 in Arizona courtesy of Columbia University to study astrophysics in a hands-on environment. Afterwards she returned to...
2009, Astronomy, Hawaii Island, Mainland
Richard Ordonez was born in New York, but currently resides on O‘ahu. He is entering his senior year this fall, working toward a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Richard was recently employed at the Leeward Community College...
2009, Astronomy, Hawaii Island, Mainland
Born in Washington State, Linden Hale moved with her family to the Big Island at age 10, where she began to cultivate her fascination with the natural world and the cosmos. After graduating from Parker School in Kamuela, she moved to Seattle to attend the University...
2010, Astronomy, Hawaii Island, Mainland
Omega Smith was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and distracted herself for two years at the University of Alaska at Anchorage while pursuing interests in music composition and psychology. Her interest in astronomy dates back to her first astronomy class in high...
