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 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 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 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 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 […]
A recent study published by 28 Course 1 undergraduates investigates the atmospheric pollutant mix emitted by the active Hawaiian shield volcano Kilauea. In coordination with the 2012 and 2013 expeditions of TREX, the group of students and 11 […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering Research on the volcanic plume’s evolving chemical composition may lead to better understanding of effects on human health, infrastructure and environment Since 1983, the 180,000 residents of the Big Island […]
On Jan. 13, a group of 22 CEE undergraduates and seven advisors traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii for a two-week journey to study the hostile effects of the vog from the Kilauea volcano on […]