University of Hawai`i VIP Consortium Meeting ● May 12-13, 2016 Institution Logo here University of Hawai`i VIP Consortium Meeting ● May 12-13, 2016 Aaron Ohta Tony Kuh, Zac Trimble

Numbers The Institution Enrollment ~19,000 (UH Manoa only) Student body ~68% in-state Diversity ~44% minority VIP First term students enrolled Spring 2015 Number of teams 8 (most recent term) 11 (upcoming term) Enrollment 145 Diversity by ethnicity Hispanic: 4, Native Hawaiian: 4, Female: 23 by major Mix of EE, ME, CEE by year Fr: 8, So: 38, Jr: 33, Sr: 57, MS: 3, PhD: 6

Image of Jupiter taken 28 April 2016 Success(es) Accepted ASEE paper: A. Trimble, W. Shiroma, D. Garmire, and A. Ohta, “Forming Multidisciplinary Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Teams at the University of Hawaii: Challenges and Synergy”, to be presented at the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. VIP course series approved (sophomore- and junior-level courses) NSF proposal submitted for integration of community college students in VIP teams Smart Campus Energy Lab: Largest team in program (47 students) 7 UG students on leadership team, 5 UG mentors and 1 PhD mentor, 4 alumni mentors, 8 upper division teams, 6 lower division teams Manoa Astronomical Technologies: has a working 12.5” telescope Rapid Prototyping: Participated in design competition / presentation portion of Hyperloop competition Open Power Quality: Second place in Student Talks division of Booz Allen Ideas Festival 2016 Liquid-Metal Electronics: UG-led conference paper accepted: G. B. Zhang, R. C. Gough, M. R. Moorefield, A. T. Ohta, and W. A. Shiroma, “An electrically actuated liquid-metal switch with metastable switching states,” to be presented at the 2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium. Image of Jupiter taken 28 April 2016

Key Factors to Success Great student leaders Collaborative and friendly environment Good mentorship with more senior students helping newer students Targeted goals and well-organized structure Hard-working and knowledgeable students Hard-working and willing faculty Support of administration

Challenges and Possible Strategies VIP course at senior level Recruitment of members and leaders Keeping students engaged and motivated Interfacing with rest of UH community and external community Obtaining sustained funding for lab Strategies Share best practices with other VIP programs Establish more collaborations with other VIP programs and other student research projects

Opportunities Funding sources: NSF, NIH, industrial funding, internal funding Smart Campus Energy Lab: Raytheon and Johnson Controls Open Power Quality: Booz Allen recruitment partnership Space & Aerial Robotics: Boeing, possible partnership with Hawaiian Electric Company