2017

Emi Ahlo - Kamehameha Schools Kapalama, Honolulu, HI Using flux graphs, the reliability of a Student Cosmic Ray Detector can be identified. Analysis of numerous detectors with a variety of geometry and parameters have produced specific detector data characteristics that identify reliable detectors…

Kahiwakuikanaulu Hoe - Kamehameha Schools Kapalama In order to analyze the relationship between muon decay time and elevation from sea level, muon detectors from around the world were reviewed for accuracy. The amount of flux and the consistency of the detector were the primary factors to monitor,…

John Mailolo - Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Cosmic showers are a natural event caused by radiation, which may produce negative and mutagenic effects within human populations. This study defines the parameterization to measure and detect increased levels of cosmic radiation, utilizing solar flare…

Zain Jabbar - Maui High School Everyday Earth is bombarded by charged particles from the sun, its solar wind. However, with current understanding of electromagnetism, charged particles slow down in a magnetic field and if the sun were a perfect bar magnet we would get much fewer charged particles…

OneJae Lee – Maui High School      Mars is currently being researched for future expeditions and even colonization efforts. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is currently looking into the viability of food production and ways of maximizing efficiency food production on Mars for…

Mary Chin - Maui High School        Muons are particles that shower from earth's atmosphere after colliding with cosmic rays, particles shot of from supernovae and other explosive activities outside of the solar system. Their frequencies are lessened by increased solar activity, which fluctuates…