{"id":158247,"date":"2022-04-28T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T01:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=158247"},"modified":"2022-04-28T15:00:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T01:00:04","slug":"lanai-high-schoolers-maunakea-scholars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/28\/lanai-high-schoolers-maunakea-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u0101na\u02bbi high schoolers to use telescopes on Maunakea, Haleakal\u0101"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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High school students win telescope time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An inaugural cohort of Maunakea Scholars at Lānaʻi<\/span> High School were rewarded for their research efforts by earning opportunities to explore the universe with some of Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> most powerful telescopes. The Maunakea Scholars program announced three students will be given time to use telescopes on Maunakea and Haleakalā to conduct their own astronomical research projects.<\/p>\n

This is the first time since the program\u2019s inception in 2015 that student proposals from Lānaʻi<\/span> High School have been awarded telescope time. Throughout the history of the program, Maunakea Scholars has worked with more than 600 public school students statewide.<\/p>\n

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Las Cumbres Observatory Faulkes Telescope North on Haleakal\u0101<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I was shocked to hear my name announced. Not only did I receive telescope time, but my first round of observations were taken last night. Seeing my observations on the screen amazed me,” said Mackenzie Lamay-Aki, one of the Lānaʻi<\/span> student awardees.<\/p>\n

Mentors from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Institute for Astronomy<\/a> (IfA<\/abbr>) worked with students for months preparing professional-style research proposals. The proposals were reviewed by a committee composed of professional astronomers. The student projects were selected based on technical viability, creativity and science impact.<\/p>\n

Lānaʻi<\/span> High School students with winning proposals<\/strong><\/p>\n