By Ju Chulakadabba ’19 While the world has roughly 13 climate zones, Hawaii has more than ten of these climate zones in its small islands. As an environmental engineering student, I am interested in various things […]
By Ju Chulakadabba ’19 While the world has roughly 13 climate zones, Hawaii has more than ten of these climate zones in its small islands. As an environmental engineering student, I am interested in various things […]
By David Wu ‘19 This afternoon we visited to Ka’u Coffee Mill to collect image data of their crops and more importantly to sample their coffee and macadamia nut selection. Agriculture is an important part of […]
By Joey Noszek ‘20 Since this is my first blog, I should probably start by introducing myself. My name is Joey Noszek. I am a Course 1 sophomore in the Systems core. Outside of classes, I […]
By Josh Wilson ‘19 “Vog” is the dense smoke-like air volcanoes blasts out during an eruption. However, volcanoes also emit “vog” when they are active in lesser concentrations. Why is this important? The particulate matter in […]
By Meghan Reisenauer ‘19 It was our first full day in Hawaii! We started off with a trip to Kilauea volcano, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. We were treated to a gorgeous, vibrant rainbow as the […]
By David Wu ‘19 Day two began with a rainbow and ended with a sunset and 12 completed particle sensors ready for action. Early showers at Volcano National Park gave way to a beautiful Hawaiian display […]
By Meghan Reisenauer ‘19 Our TREX journey has officially begun! After a refreshing long weekend, our class met up for a few hours on Tuesday to pack up all the equipment. We have lots of testing […]
[fusion_text]By Milani Chatterji-Len As a rising third-year on the systems track, I am thrilled to be working in London on hydraulic modeling. My project is geared toward improving flood prediction in less developed countries in the […]
[fusion_text]“How can we reduce the environmental damage that agriculture so often causes and support the livelihood of farmers, all while continuing to feed the growing world population?” This question was central to the winning entry at […]
[fusion_text]A journey to the end of the world… | Dr. Stefan Thiele Dr. Stefan Thiele is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Polz Lab. This winter, he was invited to join an expedition to Antarctica for a […]
[fusion_text]Preparing to Communicate with the Public | January 24, 2017 | Daniel Richman For scientists, conducting research is only half the job. We also need to communicate our findings to our sponsors and to the public. […]
[fusion_text]Installing SO2 sensors | January 22, 2017 | Daniel Richman Our sulfur dioxide monitoring project is moving forward! On Thursday, we mounted a sensor to our drone and flew it up above the Ka’u Coffee Mill […]
[fusion_text]Field Trip: Lava is worth it | January 19, 2017 | Alexa Jaeger When Ben Kocar mentioned that we could potentially hike to see a current active lava flow pouring into the ocean, I was beyond […]
[fusion_text]Sweet Potatoes and Sweet People | January 18, 2017 | Lily Dove Not much has changed between my six-year-old self and my 20-year-old self. I’m still stubborn, my favorite color is still pink, and I still […]
[fusion_text]Learning from the successes and failures of fieldwork | Tuesday January 17, 2017 | Lily Dove When most people think of science, they think of sterile labs, faceless people in white lab coats and gloves, and […]