Love for tech drives HiakaSat leader

By Dan Nakaso

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 24, 2012

~~<p>The head of the University of Hawaii's new satellite program dropped out of Roosevelt High School out of boredom and a lack of academic stimulation, then found his calling at UH's Kapiolani Community College and UH-Manoa.</p>
<p>Jeremy Chan, 29, is now in charge of the HiakaSat satellite that will ride into space atop a three-stage rocket next year. It's a program that Chan hopes will inspire a new generation of Hawaii students to stay in school and pursue all forms of science, engineering and math — not just for space technology.</p>
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The head of the University of Hawaii's new satellite program dropped out of Roosevelt High School out of boredom and a lack of academic stimulation, then found his calling at UH's Kapiolani Community College and UH-Manoa.

Jeremy Chan, 29, is now in charge of the HiakaSat satellite that will ride into space atop a three-stage rocket next year. It's a program that Chan hopes will inspire a new generation of Hawaii students to stay in school and pursue all forms of science, engineering and math — not just for space technology. Login for more...