2009, Civil Engineering, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island
Amanda Ross was born and raised in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island. In 2007, she graduated from Hawaii Preparatory Academy, and she will enter her junior year at Mount Holyoke College this fall. Amanda enjoys riding horses, listening to music, and being at home in...
2009, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island
Lucia Poláková was born in Honoka‘a on the Big Island of Hawaii and was raised in Waimea. She just graduated from Santa Clara University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Dance. She is very happy to be back in Hawaii working for Gemini this...
2009, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island, R&D
Dorothy Fukushima was born and raised in Pahoa on the Big Island. She will be a senior this fall, pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Astronomy at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. She plans to attend graduate school in astronomy upon completion of her degree. ...
2009, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island, Mechanical Engineering, R&D
As an immigrant who moved to the United States in the fall of 2005, Wei-Hann Chen is now exploring and experiencing his new life journey on the Big Island. A city boy who grew up in Taiwan, Wei-Hann was born and raised in Taipei, where he graduated in 2005 from a...
2010, Electrical Engineering, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island
Ken Oyadomari was born and raised on the east side of the Big Island and graduated from Hilo High School in 2008. While growing up, he developed a keen interest in science and engineering from participating in robotics and science fairs. Ken is now a junior pursuing...
2010, Hawaii Island, Hawaii Island, Mathematics, Physics
Born and raised in Hilo, Natalie Nagata graduated from Hilo High School in 2008 as a class valedictorian. After spending a year at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, she decided to return to Hawai‘i for personal reasons. Entering her junior year in Fall...
