{"id":8877,"date":"2012-08-10T13:10:54","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T23:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=8877"},"modified":"2021-03-17T13:09:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T23:09:42","slug":"manoa-geologist-part-of-mars-rover-team-and-more-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2012\/08\/10\/manoa-geologist-part-of-mars-rover-team-and-more-in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u0101noa geologist part of Mars rover team and more in the news"},"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><figure id=\"attachment_8964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8964\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/nasa-curiosity.jpg\" alt=\"An image of Mars from NASA's Curiosity rover\" width=\"400\" height=\"363\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/nasa-curiosity.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/nasa-curiosity-260x235.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the first images from NASA&#039;s Curiosity rover shows part of the rim of Gale Crater on Mars. (Image courtesy of NASA\/JPL-Caltech)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manoa.hawaii.edu\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M&#257;noa<\/a> geologist <strong>Scott Rowland<\/strong> saw the result of years of hard work celebrated across the country on August 5 when the NASA rover Curiosity successfully landed on Mars.<\/p>\n<p>More work now lies ahead for Rowland, a member of an elite camera team that will analyze the data sent back from the rover.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the <em>Hawaii News Now<\/em> video to learn more, read the article in the <em>Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/em> (subscription required), or listen to his interview on the <em>Hawaii Public Radio<\/em> program &ldquo;The Conversation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>More <abbr>UH<\/abbr> in the News for August 3&#8211;August 9, 2012<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Hawaii News Now<\/em>, August 9, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/story\/19244186\/benjamin-davis-begins-new-life-as-wcc-student\">&ldquo;Man who stabbed two hikers begins new chapter of life&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>KHON<\/em>, August 9, 2012: &ldquo;Everything is new at renovated <abbr>UH<\/abbr> dorm&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>KITV<\/em>, August 9, 2012: &ldquo;Blessing held for renovated Â鶹´«Ã½M\u0101noa dorm&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>KITV<\/em>, August 9, 2012: &ldquo;Patient release controversy grows&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>The Maui News<\/em>, August 9, 2012: &ldquo;Man in attack can attend school&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>Hawaii News Nows<\/em>, August 8, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/story\/19232763\/hawaii-state-hospital-defends-controversial-decision\">&ldquo;Hawaii State Hospital defends controversial decision&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Hawaii News Now<\/em>, August 8, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/story\/19229839\/uh-manoa-student-followed-by-stranger-while-jogging\">&ldquo;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> Manoa student followed by stranger while jogging&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/em>, August 8, 2012: &ldquo;Security alert issued for University of Hawaii M&#257;noa campus&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>KHON<\/em>, August 8, 2012: &ldquo;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> student accosted by suspicious motorcyclist&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>KPUA<\/em>, August 8, 2012: &ldquo;Hawaii, Chinese universities win research award&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>Midweek<\/em>, August 8, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midweek.com\/solving-the-mysteries-of-easter-islands-moai\/\">&ldquo;Solving the mysteries of Easter Island&#8217;s moai&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Midweek<\/em>, August 8, 2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midweek.com\/area-firm-funds-lcc-scholarships\/\">&ldquo;Area firm funds <abbr>LCC<\/abbr> scholarships&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Midweek Kauai<\/em>, August 8, 2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/midweekkauai.com\/business\/business-round-table\/being-the-bridge-for-people\/\">&ldquo;Being the bridge for people&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The Epoch Times<\/em>, August 7, 2012: &ldquo;Ship tracking tsunami debris, ocean trash makes stop in BC&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>Hawaii News Now<\/em>, August 7, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/story\/19221026\/man-who-stabbed-2-hikers-allowed-to-attend-college\">&ldquo;Man who stabbed 2 hikers allowed to attend college&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/em>, August 7, 2012: &ldquo;Building a biosafety lab would be good for Hawaii&rdquo; (subscription required)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Japan Times<\/em>, August 7, 2012: &ldquo;American photographer recounts childhood in wartime Karuizawa&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>KHON<\/em>, August 7, 2012: &ldquo;Man who stabbed hikers allowed to take college classes&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em>, August 7, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/the-short-list-grad-school\/articles\/2012\/08\/07\/10-least-expensive-public-b-schools-for-out-of-state-students\">&ldquo;10 least expensive public B-schools for out-of-state students&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Campus Technology<\/em>, August 6, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/campustechnology.com\/articles\/2012\/08\/06\/uh-manoa-to-power-marine-biology-facility-with-solar-energy.aspx\">&ldquo;Power purchase agreement brings solar energy to <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Manoa facility&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Discover Magazine<\/em>, August 6, 2012: &ldquo;Bacteria transform the closest living relatives of animals from single cells into colonies&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>Hawaii Reporter<\/em>, August 6, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiireporter.com\/top-coral-biologist-sample-tunnels-coral-disease-for-dna-testing\/123\">&ldquo;Top coral biologist sample Tunnels coral disease for DNA testing&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/em>, August 6, 2012: &ldquo;Officials looking to make <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo campus more energy efficient&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/em>, August 6, 2012: &ldquo;Donors aim most cash at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> students&rdquo; (subscription required)<\/li>\n<li><em>Pacific Business News<\/em>, August 6, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pacific\/news\/2012\/08\/06\/university-of-hawaii-west-oahu-campus.html\">&ldquo;University of Hawaii&#8212;West Oahu campus: Slideshow&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Press and Sun-Bulletin<\/em> (Binghamton, New York), August 6, 2012: &ldquo;Ithacan&#8217;s task: Menu for Mars&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>TIME<\/em>, August 6, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/nation.time.com\/2012\/08\/06\/new-study-u-s-military-suicide-rate-now-likely-double-or-triple-civil-wars\/\">&ldquo;New Study: U.S. military suicide rate now likely double or triple Civil War&#8217;s&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The Garden Island<\/em>, August 5, 2012: &ldquo;KRS receives ERP recognition&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>Hawaii Tribune-Herald<\/em>, August 5, 2012: &ldquo;Â鶹´«Ã½Hilo utilities cost nearly $5.5M&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>Hawaii Tribune-Herald<\/em>, August 5, 2012: &ldquo;Tseng to continue teaching at Â鶹´«Ã½Hilo&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><em>Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/em>, August 5, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\/editorialspremium\/20120805_UH_should_detail_how__it_spends_donations.html?id=165044526\">&ldquo;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> should detail how it spends donations&rdquo;<\/a> (subscription required)<\/li>\n<li><em>Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/em>, August 4, 2012: &ldquo;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> economist was noted scholar&rdquo; (subscription required)<\/li>\n<li><em>Big Island Now<\/em>, August 3, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/bigislandnow.com\/2012\/08\/03\/uh-gets-federal-grant-for-biofuel-research\/\">&ldquo;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> gets federal grant for biofuel research&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Maui Now<\/em>, August 3, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/mauinow.com\/2012\/08\/03\/uh-economic-think-tank-tourism-hot-but-thats-all\/\">&ldquo;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> economic think-tank: Tourism hot but that&#8217;s all&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The Oregonian<\/em>, August 3, 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/environment\/index.ssf\/2012\/08\/hawaiian_plants_to_jet_fuel_an.html\">&ldquo;Harvesting Hawaiian plants to make jet fuel and clean diesel? $6 million grant to Oregon State University researchers should help&rdquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8212; Links are included for informational purposes only. Due to varying editorial policies, news publications may remove or change a link for archival purposes at any time without notice.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Rowland&#8217;s connection to the current Mars rover project is among the highlights of media coverage this week featuring <abbr>UH<\/abbr> programs, alumni and activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,24],"tags":[90,95,212,94,31,92,146,319,14,9,59,66],"class_list":["post-8877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","category-uh-in-the-news","tag-alumni","tag-college-of-education","tag-college-of-tropical-agriculture-and-human-resilience","tag-international-pacific-research-center","tag-john-a-burns-school-of-medicine","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-shidler-college-of-business","tag-uh-foundation","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8877","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=8877"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137344,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8877\/revisions\/137344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}