2009, Hawaii Island, Mainland
Steven Coss was born and raised near Sacramento, California. He moved to the island of Hawaii to attend college at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, where he majors in Computer Science. In his free time, Steven enjoys spending time with friends, watching TV shows...
2009, Hawaii Island, Mainland, Optical Systems
Robert M. Albarran graduated from the American School Foundation in Mexico City. After studying biology at Suffolk University, he transferred to the University of Hawaii at Hilo to study astronomy. Today, Robert is a planetarium operator at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy...
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...
2010, Hawaii Island, Mainland
Jamie Scharf was born and raised in California. From a very young age, she has been interested in the other planets within our solar system, especially Mars. With the goal of becoming a planetary science researcher, she graduated from Porterville College in...
2013, Astronomy, Hawaii Island, Mainland
Emily is an Oregon native, currently working toward her bachelor’s degree in Astronomy at University of Hawaii at Hilo. Emily loves explaining astronomical concepts, so she enjoys both working at ‘Imiloa Planetarium and volunteering at the Mauna Kea Visitor...
2013, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Hawaii Island, Kauai, Mainland
Jeff was born in California and moved to Oregon when he was 16. From there, he graduated from Waldport High School and attended a trade school in Utah for Automotive studies. After about 10 years, Jeff decided that it was time for a change, and in 2012, he returned...
