{"id":160112,"date":"2022-06-03T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=160112"},"modified":"2022-06-16T14:18:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T00:18:58","slug":"uh-astronomers-mentor-maui-keiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/03\/uh-astronomers-mentor-maui-keiki\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> astronomers mentor Maui keiki for future science careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_48761\"  width=\"676\" height=\"676\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TlJTKvl1oAg?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"糖心Vlog官方 astronomers mentor Maui keiki for future science careers\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Institute for Astronomy (<abbr>IfA<\/abbr>) continues its mission to inspire new generations of scientists. From May 30 through June 3, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Student\/Teacher Astronomy Research or HI STAR hosted its annual summer program for middle and high school students from the Valley Isle at the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College campus.<\/p>\n<p>Nine middle and high schoolers worked intensively under the supervision of <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> astronomers and graduate students on projects ranging from asteroids to black holes. Along the way, the students developed skills in scientific analysis, and gained proficiency in communication and presentation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The goal is to give the students \u02bbreal world\u2019 experiences in empirical research in astronomy,&rdquo; said <strong>J.D. Armstrong<\/strong>, HI STAR program director. &ldquo;At the conclusion of their week of learning and collaborating with their teammates, the students are expected to deliver their findings at a symposium-style presentation for their friends, family and peers.&rquo;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-astronomy-hi-stars-maui-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Two people working on laptops\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-160116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-astronomy-hi-stars-maui-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-astronomy-hi-stars-maui-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-astronomy-hi-stars-maui.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa student mentor <strong>Erica Bufanda<\/strong> is a doctoral student at <abbr>IfA<\/abbr> who specializes in researching comments from the farthest reaches of the solar system.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love sharing my experiences with the younger students,&rdquo; said Bufanda. &ldquo;I was in their shoes once and want to help guide them towards a successful future in science!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Since the program\u2019s inception in 2007, approximately 75% of HI STAR students have gone on to enter the regional science fair and win awards at state and international levels. Many have been offered scholarships to prestigious universities and some have co-authored peer-reviewed scientific papers while still in high school.<\/p>\n<p>King Kekaulike High School student Giullia Porter, 17, is fascinated with stellar seismology or earthquakes on stars. The Maui teen who aspires to go into mechanical engineering is thankful for the one-on-one guidance she receives from world-class astronomers at HI STAR. Porter\u2019s fascination with astronomy ignited when she was in the seventh grade.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I remember the first time I put on my glasses and looked up at the sky, I was like, &lsquo;Whoa! Okay there\u2019s a lot of stars that\u2019s really cool!&rsquo; And ever since then it was always interesting to me but it kind of became more fascinating once I could really see the magnitude of it,&rdquo; Porter said.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time in two years HI STAR hosted the program in person. During the pandemic, students were mentored virtually on Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fortunately, the platform was able to keep us all connected, although we did miss the face-to-face interaction and socialization we get in person,&rdquo; said <strong>Carolyn Kaichi<\/strong>, HI STAR manager.<\/p>\n<p>This program is an example of <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Strategic Plan<\/a><\/em> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-astronomy-hi-stars-maui-2.jpg\" alt=\"Two students working on laptops\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-160113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-astronomy-hi-stars-maui-2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-astronomy-hi-stars-maui-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/manoa-astronomy-hi-stars-maui-2-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 75% of HI STAR students have gone on to enter the regional science fair and win awards at state and international levels. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[34,35,1466,71,9,60],"class_list":["post-160112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-astronomy","tag-institute-for-astronomy","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160112"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160810,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160112\/revisions\/160810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}