Advancing clean energy technology focus of SOEST student research
Undergraduate student Jacob Vasquez is working in a lab to improve air purification technology by analyzing the capacity for various materials to absorb gasses.
Hawaiʻi’s best invited to UH innovation/entrepreneurship conference
UH Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation will host a virtual conference November 15–17.
$800K boosts minority students in materials science, engineering
The award will support materials research partnerships between minority-serving institutions and large-scale, NSF-supported research centers and facilities.
$6M for UH wave energy conversion research
A new infusion of $6 million will allow HNEI to continue to provide critical research and logistical support to the Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site.
More EVs could reduce CO2 emissions by 93% in less than 30 years
By 2050, the most ambitious scenario results in 99% less fossil fuel consumed and 93% less CO2 emissions from passenger and freight vehicles on Oʻahu.
Underwater charging station advances in national competition
A UH Mānoa team was selected as one of seven winners for a wave-powered charging station capable of providing continuous power to resident AUVs.
Clean-energy tech developed at UH Mānoa earns patent
Researchers were awarded a U.S. patent for their recent invention that enhances the longevity and performance of fuel cells which produce clean energy for transportation.
Wave energy powers desalination system developed by UH team
Teams were challenged to develop concepts using wave energy to drive small-scale desalination systems for use in disaster response scenarios.
UH underwater vehicle charging station wins national competition
Hālona is a mobile wave-powered autonomous underwater vehicle docking station designed to collect oceanographic data.
PhD grad earns prestigious space medicine fellowship
UH Mānoa electrical engineering PhD graduate Arif Rahman has been awarded a two-year, $120,000 postdoctoral fellowship to develop a space medical oxygen delivery system.
