Mike was the Principal investigator for the Hawaii QuarkNet project in the 2005 - 2014 period. From 2008 to 2011 he helped coordinate Physics & Astronomy participation in the Manoa Experience. He gave his contribution in organizing Physics Olympics competition from 2001 to 2015, Mike was also involved in the organizazion of the Physics & Astronomy Dept. Open House in the period from 2002 to 2014.

As a physics "evangelist", I demonstrate the principles of physics to those willing to open up their minds and feelings, knowing they will find so much around them to be fascinating. I want to awaken one's childlike curiosity and have a sense of wonder about the world to become lifelong learners. After high school physics teaching, I continue to share my physics passion through workshops for all ages, hoping to inspire others. It has been fun to integrate physics into astrobiology (search for life in the universe), oceanography, geology and other sciences. Learning more particle physics with this research group plus doing outreach is enjoyable and fun!

Claudio Corti is a Post-Doc in the Physics Department at the University of Hawaii. He completed a B.S. in General Physics (2009) and a M.S. in Particle Physics (2012) from Pisa University (Italy) and he completed its PhD in Astroparticle Physics with Dr. Veronica Bindi. Claudio specializes in long term solar modulation and heliospheric propagation and loves computer programming. He started participating in outreach activities after arriving in Hawaii in 2012, for both intermediate and high school students.

Mike Nassir has been an Instructor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa since 2001, where he teaches undergraduate lecture and laboratory courses in both physics and astronomy. He also performs academic advising for Physics & Astro majors, serves on UH General Education committees, and engages in numerous secondary-school and public outreach programs.

Since 2009, Mr. Nassir has also been a Science Communication instructor for the Akamai Internship program, coaching undergraduate summer interns in writing and speaking skills for a future in engineering or science. Mr. Nassir holds a B.S. in Physics from Caltech and an M.S. in Astronomy from UH Manoa, where his research focused on infrared and microwave observations of protostars in nearby star-forming regions.

Bryan is a graduate student in Physics, working with mentor Dr. Veronica Bindi of the Department of Physics and Astronomy on a high energy physics project, focusing on solar energetic particles. Utilizing data from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer installed on the International Space Station, Brian's project, "Study of the Most Harmful Solar Energetic Particle for Shielding Next Human Space Flights" supports NASA's efforts to improve the prediction of large solar storms. Bryan also actively participates in the outreach activities providing a positive role model for future physics students.

Tiffany enjoys working with students through courses on physics and astronomy at Punahou School in Honolulu. With significant help from the wonderful people in this outreach group, she runs an annual day-long workshop for students across the island to learn more about particle physics using data from CERN. Between getting an undergraduate degree in physics and a masters degree in physics education, Tiffany interned at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, comparing images from the Galileo satellite and the IRTF on Mauna Kea.

She counts as one of her favorite physics moments a lucky encounter with Sir Peter Higgs on July 3, 2012, just one day before the announcement of his namesake boson, when he graciously answered a few of her many questions.

Warren began a life in physics after retiring from the Navy in 2006. He earned his PhD in high energy physics at the University of Maryland, while a member of the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory Collaboration. That was followed up by a couple years at Fermilab working on the MiniBooNE neutrino oscillation experiment. After conducting research in neutrino physics and neutrino astrophysics for several years, Warren turned to teaching physics to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.

Duc backgound in particle physics start with his Master in Science theses, on data from BES with Dr. Fred Harris at UH Manoa in 2011. Duc is currently a physic teacher at the Kaiser High school. His interest in QuarkNet and Cosmic Ray e-Lab, lead him in partecipating in a couple of projects and he's willing to learn more, in order to incorporate this kind of experiences in his curriculum. As a part of the IB philosophy of internation-mindedness, Duc find that a collaboration of physicists from all over the world is an excellent way for his students to see this in action. Duc has been selected to partecipate at the Data Camp in Fermilab in Batavia, IL. Data Camp is designed to be an introductory workshop for both new and veteran teachers of physics and physical science to learn about particle physics and high energy physics.