2015, Chemistry & Biology, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island
Alexandra Van Pernis was born and raised in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii, and graduated from Hawaii Preparatory Academy in 2014. She currently attends Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and will be a sophomore in the fall. She plans to graduate...
2014, Astronomy, Chemistry & Biology, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island
Derek Hand is a senior at UH Hilo and is majoring in Astrophysics. He originally comes from Bemidji, Minnesota, but has been living on the Big Island for the last 2 years. He has interests ranging from outdoors sports to observational astronomy and computational...
2014, Chemistry & Biology, Hawaii Island, Oahu
Kelli Yamane graduated from Mililani High School in 2010, and will be graduating from UH Hilo in Fall 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry–Health Sciences, with minors in Biology and Computer Science. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in either...
2015, Chemistry & Biology, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island
Brittany Denzer was born and raised in Kona on the Big Island, where she developed a fascination with nature and ecological systems at a young age. She graduated from Kealakehe High School in 2012 and is currently a senior at Colorado College majoring in Organismal...
