By James Pruegsanusak ‘19 Due to the government shutdown, we moved out of Kilauea Military Camp this morning. There were so many things we needed to pack, including tools, equipment, food, and personal items, but we […]
By James Pruegsanusak ‘19 Due to the government shutdown, we moved out of Kilauea Military Camp this morning. There were so many things we needed to pack, including tools, equipment, food, and personal items, but we […]
By Suchan Vivatsethachai `20 As one of the three fascinating colored beaches located on the Big Island of Hawaii, Panaluu beach, became one of destinations TREXers couldn’t miss. In the morning, we had to move out […]
By Joey Noszek ’20 The two groups from yesterday switched projects today. Therefore, I was working on the precision agriculture project. In the morning, Professor Kocar completed the connection of the FLIR camera to the drone. […]
By Meghan Reisenauer ‘19 A sea turtle rests on Punalu’u beach We began the day by splitting into two groups again. David, Josh, Chang and I went with professor Kocar to bring the equipment to our […]
By Josh Wilson ‘19 Day 6 was off to a busy start. Due to the shutdown of the federal government, we were no long able to stay at Kilaeua Military Camp within the national park. From […]
By David Wu ‘19 There’s fieldwork and then there’s FIELD. WORK. Today, Meghan, Josh, Chang, and I did the latter. After analyzing the data collected by our drone at the corn farm on Sunday, we identified […]
By Joey Noszek ’20 The government shutdown ended today. That’s great! While we are still on this side of the island, we will be legally allowed to explore the park again. There is also a possibility […]
By David Wu ‘19 When working and researching in the field, it is vital to be able to adapt on the fly. These past couple days have really tested the group’s adaptability. For the first few […]
By Meghan Reisenauer ‘19 Cornfields outside of Hilo Sunday was spent at a local farm outside of Hilo, belonging to a very nice man named Richard Ha. Richard told us about his work with the community […]
By Joey Noszek ’20 Within a five-minute walking distance from our house, there is a cliff that provides a view of Halemaumau Crater. I had seen it already during the day. Watching steam rise from the […]
By Meghan Reisenauer ‘19 Josh and Chang have a blast removing some of the sensors Today our group of seven TREXers split up for the first time in Hawaii to work on different projects. Josh, Chang, […]
By Suchan Vivatsethachai `20 After building sensors the other day, today we had a chance to fly TREX’s drone for the first time. The drone, packed in a sturdy suitcase, was carried to the coffee farm, […]
By James Pruegsanusak ’19 This is my first time writing a blog for CEE, so here’s a self-introduction. I’m James Pruegsanusak, a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Yes, that’s right – I’m a […]
By Meghan Reisenauer ’19 Kilauea’s craters seen from above Day 3 in Hawai’i began with a hike to the Kilauea Iki crater. After stopping for photos at the lookout, where we could see both Halema’uma’u crater […]
By Joey Noszek ‘20 Before this trip, I was horribly afraid of the inevitable jetlag that would result from flying from Boston to Hawaii. I anticipated a state of utter confusion in which my body and […]