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| Regents'
Medal for Research Honorees The Board of Regents selected three UH researchers as the recipients of the 2004 Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research. The award recognizes their scholarly contributions that expand the boundaries of knowledge and enrich the lives of students and the community. The honorees are • Alexander Krot, a researcher at the Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, for his work on the petrology of meteorites • Mark Martindale, an associate professor at the Pacific Biomedical Research Center, for his research on evolutionary developmental biology • John Tonry, an astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy, for his work on distant supernovae Read more about them. Krot, Martindale and Tonry will be honored at the Convocation Ceremony on Sept. 14. Go to the awards Web site for more information on the ceremony. The Rsvp deadline is Aug. 27. Ito-Won Recognized for Contributions to Vocational Education  Marilynn Ito-Won, an associate professor and counsellor at Honolulu
CC, was awarded the Masaki and Momoe Kunimoto Memorial Award for Outstanding
Contribution to Vocational Education. She possesses an incredible understanding
of the latest developments and technical changes in each program area. These
changes impact present and future workforce demands and job placement. Ito-Won
also puts her students first, acting as an extra “mom” who is concerned
about each and every one of them. One instructor says, “She has been the
sole savior of lots of my students on the verge of dropping out.” Read
more about her.Ito-Won will be recognized along with other UH award winners at a system-wide Convocation Ceremony on Sept. 14. Students Go Supercomputer  Danielle
Izaak from the University of The Virgin Islands participated in From
Desktop to Supercomputer.Sixteen students participated in the High Performance Computing Modernization Office’s summer institute, From Desktop to Supercomputer, July 26–August 6. The institute provided minority students with intensive instruction in high performance computing. Sandra Swanson, Maui CC, and Robert Moorhead, Mississippi State University conducted the class. Students built a mini-cluster with four desktop computers, learned to parallelize serial code, parallelized and ran code on Maui’s 32-processor supercomputer and visualized large data sets with state-of the-art software. Classes were held at UH Manoa, Maui CC and the Maui High Performance Computing Center. Their final presentations was broadcast over the UH Access Grid. The institute was sponsored by the Department of Defense High Performance Modernization Office. North Hawai‘i Center Blessed  Rockne
Freitas, Hawai‘i CC chancellor, Rose Tseng, UH Hilo chancellor
and David McClain, UH acting president attened the North Hawai‘i
Education and Research Center blessing.UH Hilo held a blessing to celebrate the renovation and construction of the North Hawai‘i Education and Research Center, formerly the old Honoka‘a Hospital, on Aug. 12. The $1.75 million renovation plan includes construction of classrooms, computer labs for Web-based education, a multi-purpose room and offices. “UH Hilo is excited to become a part of the North Hawai‘i community as it writes a new chapter in its proud and storied history,” said UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng. “We believe there is tremendous potential here, and look forward to working with the community to help build a bright future.” Read more the press release. |
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