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TREX 2018 Day 5: Talk to me, Goose!

January 22, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]

TREX Day 4: Another Day in Hawaii

January 21, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]

TREX 2018 Day 4: Sensor Work and Vog

January 21, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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, […]

TREX 2018 Day 3: The Unnamed Drone

January 20, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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, […]

TREX 2018 Day 3: Geology of Kilauea Iki Crater

January 20, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]

TREX 2018 Day 3: Rocks! Lava! Steam! Fun!

January 20, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]

TREX 2018 Day 3: In the Crater

January 20, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]

TREX 2018 Day 3: Biodiversity in the Kilauea Iki Crater

January 20, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]

TREX 2018 Day 3: Flying Drones and Tasting Coffee

January 20, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]

TREX 2018 Day 2: Weather Weirdness

January 19, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]

TREX 2018 Day 2: When in Hawaii, Try Blogging for the First Time

January 19, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]

TREX 2018 Day 2: Volcanoes, Rainbows, and Plywood

January 19, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]

TREX 2018 Day 2: Building and Naming Sensors

January 19, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]

TREX 2018: Packing and Arriving in Hawaii

January 18, 2018 | TREX 2018 | ceemit

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 […]