Rod Hinman
Reading the stories preserved in the shells of modern and fossil bivalves
NELHA Gateway Center 73-4485 Kahilihili Street, Kailua-Kona, HI, United StatesRecent advances in the field of sclerochronology have provided fascinating insights into questions of longevity. Modern bivalves are some of the longest-lived organisms on the planet, with several species reaching lifespans in excess of 100 years, and one, Arctica islandica, over 500 years.
Kona Science Cafe: Environmental Research Projects on Hawaii Island
NELHA Gateway Center 73-4485 Kahilihili Street, Kailua-Kona, HI, United StatesUndergraduate students from MIT’s Traveling Research Environmental eXperience (TREX) will present the results of two research projects from their time on Hawaii.
Kona Science Cafe: FIRST Robotics Design Review
NELHA Gateway Center 73-4485 Kahilihili Street, Kailua-Kona, HI, United StatesMidway into the FIRST Robotics Competition's build period, our high school robotics teams will show their plans for winning robots.
Kona Science Cafe
VirtualDr Rick Bennett, President Applied Life Sciences LLC and the Kona Coast Waterkeeper, will speak on "The measurement of microbial safety of our recreation waters is a SWAG, and we are going to be OK."
Kona Science Cafe
VirtualThe ‘Ike Wai project is a multi-disciplinary research project within the University of Hawaii system to study fresh-water flows in the Hawaiian Islands.
Engineering for Global Health from Kona
VirtualWe will discuss the design of a vaccine refrigerator meant for clinics in the developing world, where interruptions can be common and the voltage variable.
Kona Science Cafe
VirtualFriðrik Lárusson will discuss his experience creating SoundLines, which combines automated methods and the work of highly skilled medical scribes to ease the documentation burden and allows physicians to see more patients and provide better care.