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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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