Vivek's unexpected journey started when he was a graduate student from 1999–2000 in the Department of Electrical Engineering and he made a mistake working with ceramics in the Physical Electronics Lab.
The University Rover Challenge challenges teams to design and build the next generation of Mars rovers that may one day work alongside astronauts exploring the Red Planet.
Murmann wants to connect with leaders in the industry to help establish a pipeline to get UH Mānoa graduates into well-paying and impactful jobs in Hawaiʻi.