Astronomers to deploy breakthrough technology at UH telescope
Outreach Home Monthly Star Chart Education Programs HI STAR Maunakea Scholars REU Faulkes AWI Press Releases Events Calendar Friends of the IfA Become a Friend Become a Donor The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.1 million grant to a University of Hawaiʻi...NASA awards grants to 3 UH grad students
Outreach Home Education Programs HI STAR Maunakea Scholars REU Faulkes AWI Press Releases Events Calendar Monthly Star Chart Friends of the IfA NASA awarded three graduate students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa with $45,000 grants annually for up to three...
NASA contract awarded to UH Institute for Astronomy for observatory management
NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy to continue to manage and operate the agency’s Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Maunakea. The potential value of the contract is approximately $30 million. About 30 IfA researchers and staff based in Hilo and Honolulu are involved in supporting the IRTF, which started operations 40 years ago this month.
TMT receives notice to proceed from the state
Gov. David Ige announced that the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) issued a notice to proceed (NTP) to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project on Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island.
UH astronomer earns national award for solar research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded an assistant astronomer at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Institute for Astronomy one of its most prestigious awards for junior faculty. Xudong Sun received a $620,590 grant for a five-year term from the NSF Faculty Early Career Development program. The award is bestowed on teacher-scholars pursuing cutting-edge research while simultaneously advancing excellence in education.