National AI partnership, research to benefit Hawaiʻi communities
Three UH Mānoa faculty members will lead the new AI institute’s efforts in Hawaiʻi.
UH Mars rover team helps acquire samples of Red Planet
The Mars 2020 team are helping acquire samples of rocks from its landing site, the floor of Jezero Crater, for return to Earth by a future mission.
Sustainable water withdrawal from main Oʻahu aquifer may decrease
Watershed protection could translate into $27–40 million in annual savings in water supply costs after 50 years.
NASA lifetime achievement medal for UH planetary scientist
UH Mānoa Professor Paul Lucey is the recipient of NASA’s 2021 Eugene Shoemaker Distinguished Scientist Medal.
Winning student videos span the Earth’s oceans to Mars
Earth science graduate students celebrated their research by participating in the first annual video contest.
Surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa may have conditions for life
New research and modeling, led by a UH planetary sciences researcher, estimates how far down that surface is disturbed by the process called “impact gardening.”
Revamped aerospace engineering program launches student opportunities
Expected benefits include streamlining course offerings and increased student enrollment.
Mars 2020 rover SuperCam presents first sounds, images
An online press conference presented the first Mars sounds and images via SuperCam, an instrument located on top of the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars.
Marine biology student receives nation’s premier conservation fellowship
A doctoral candidate studying a potential coral-saving strategy, was named a recipient of the 2021 David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship.
Novel geophysical technique couples sound waves, electromagnetic fields
A new book offers an introduction into the method while simultaneously describing the state-of-the-art of seismoelectrics for experts in the field.
