THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY |
Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair |
Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair |
COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION |
Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair |
Senator Norman Sakamoto, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
DATE: |
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
TIME: |
1:30 p.m. |
PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
Dr. Frank Schowengerdt, Professor of Physics and Director of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) at UH Hilo, will present an overview of and update on this Center. The Legislature provided initial seed funding for PISCES in 2007 to support its development as a research and education center in Hawaii dedicated to developing technologies to sustain life on the Moon and beyond. Since then it has attracted significant attention and funding from NASA, the Canadian and German Space Agencies, and aerospace companies such as Boeing and Lockheed-Martin; established innovative aerospace education curricula at UH Hilo; and coordinated extensive robotic field tests on Mauna Kea.
A major future component of PISCES will be a full-scale,
technically valid lunar habitat on the Big Island that will simulate a future
outpost on the Moon (where astronauts and other aerospace professionals can
train for future space missions). Dr. Schowengerdt has assembled an
outstanding team of aerospace professionals to help develop PISCES and will discuss
their vision for this program and plans for its future.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6890 or 586-7215.
________________________________________ Senator Jill Tokuda Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Chair |