{"id":155573,"date":"2022-02-16T10:39:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T20:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=155573"},"modified":"2022-02-16T16:47:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T02:47:57","slug":"waipahu-students-win-telescope-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/16\/waipahu-students-win-telescope-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Waipahu students win telescope time through Maunakea Scholars Program"},"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\"> 3<\/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_37947\"  width=\"676\" height=\"676\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FDZya6hfDv8?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=\"Waipahu students win telescope time through Maunakea Scholars Program\"  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>Astronomy haum&#257;na (students) at Waipahu High School were commended for their research efforts and rewarded with observation time at some of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> leading telescopes. The Maunakea Observatories announced four haum&#257;na will be given time to utilize a telescope on Maunakea or Haleakal&#257; to conduct astronomical research that supports their submitted proposals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155333\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hilo-ifa-maunakea-gnrc-2-feature-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"telescopes on Maunakea\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-155333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hilo-ifa-maunakea-gnrc-2-feature-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hilo-ifa-maunakea-gnrc-2-feature-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hilo-ifa-maunakea-gnrc-2-feature.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maunakea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is the fifth time since the program\u2019s inception in 2015 that student proposals from Waipahu High School have been awarded. Throughout the history of the program, Maunakea Scholars has worked with more than 600 haum&#257;na statewide.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the field of space and astronomy, it\u2019s a huge huge huge field,&rdquo; said Emily Phanphongsa, a senior at Waipahu High School. &ldquo;I was very shocked at just being able to do the research about such large things and like the larger aspect of what the galaxy has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>The students were selected by a time allocation committee comprised of professional astronomers. Mentors from the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifa.hawaii.edu\/\">Institute for Astronomy<\/a> (<abbr>IfA<\/abbr>) worked with haum&#257;ma for months, analyzing data and preparing professional-style research proposals. The student observers were selected based on viability, creativity and potential.<\/p>\n<h2>Waipahu High School students with winning proposals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Casey Alhambra was awarded observing time with the National Science Foundation\u2019s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope for his proposal &ldquo;The Sun\u2019s Wild Side.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>Troy Mendoza was awarded observing time with the Canada-France-<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Telescope (<abbr>CFHT<\/abbr>) using the Megacam and WirCam instruments for his proposal &ldquo;Barnard 68, The Bootes Void Imposter.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>Laureen Coleto was awarded observing time with the <abbr>CFHT<\/abbr> using the instrument <abbr>SPIRou<\/abbr> for her proposal  &ldquo;Determining Minor Gases of the Cat\u2019s Eye Nebula.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>Redgy Salanio was awarded observing time with the <abbr>CFHT<\/abbr> using the instrument <abbr>ESPaDOnS<\/abbr> for his proposal &ldquo;The Bright Star WR140.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Designed to bring <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> high schoolers into one of the world\u2019s most advanced observatory communities, Maunakea Scholars helps aspiring astronomers envision their potential of pursuing a career in <abbr title=\"science, technology, engineering and mathematics\">STEM<\/abbr>-related fields. It is the first program of its kind internationally to allocate observing time at major observatories for the direct educational advancement of students. To qualify, students in participating schools must conduct astronomical research and assemble a comprehensive proposal that can be conducted at an observatory. Selected proposals are then matched with graduate students from <abbr>IfA<\/abbr> and telescope staff to individually guide them through their research.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/maunakea-scholars\/\">Read more about the Maunakea Scholars program<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;Working with the Maunakea Scholars program opened doors for myself and my students that I never thought possible,&rdquo; said Tessie Ford, a science teacher at Waipahu High School. &ldquo;Watching our freshmen grow over the course of the year while working on their proposals has been so rewarding.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The current Maunakea Scholars include students from seven local schools: Kalani High School, Kapolei High School, Waipahu High School on <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>; Wai&#257;kea High School and Kealakehe High School on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island; <span aria-label=\"Molokai\">Moloka&#699;i<\/span> High School; and <span aria-label=\"Lanai\">L&#257;na&#699;i<\/span> High School. The Maunakea Scholars Program works with education partners at <span aria-label=\"Imiloa\">&#699;Imiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center and all the Maunakea Observatories facilities, Las Cumbres Observatory and the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Adding the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope observing time to the Maunakea Scholars program [this year] brings the Sun closer to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> students,&rdquo; said <strong>Doug Simons<\/strong>, director of the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Institute for Astronomy. &ldquo;It is exceptional that a local student from Waipahu High School will be amongst the first to view the Sun\u2019s activity with unprecedented resolution. Mahalo to the Inouye Solar Telescope team for making this possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Initiated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfht.hawaii.edu\/\">Canada-France-<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Telescope<\/a> and Gemini Observatory, and in partnership with the Maunakea Observatories and the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Department of Education, Maunakea Scholars successfully launched in 2015 to bring <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> aspiring young astronomers into the observatory community.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/manoa-ifa-maunakea-scholars-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Maunakea student scholars\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-155579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/manoa-ifa-maunakea-scholars-2022.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/manoa-ifa-maunakea-scholars-2022-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/manoa-ifa-maunakea-scholars-2022-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four haum&#257;na from Waipahu High School will be given time to utilize a telescope on Maunakea and Haleakal&#257;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,12],"tags":[34,35,1363,659,1421,1347,1164,9,56],"class_list":["post-155573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","category-video","tag-astronomy","tag-institute-for-astronomy","tag-manoa-research","tag-maunakea","tag-maunakea-observatories","tag-maunakea-scholars","tag-telescope","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155573","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=155573"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155596,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155573\/revisions\/155596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}