Amber Imai-Hong
Amber Imai-Hong has been working for the Hawai`i Space Flight Laboratory as an Avionics Engineer and Outreach Specialist since 2012, and was a student assistant since 2008. While earning her Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Amber was involved with a student-based SmallSat group for 3.5 years doing research and development with microprocessors and power distribution, as well as the team’s Assistant Project Manager for the NanoSat-6 Project Ho`oponopono. She joined the HSFL avionics team during her last semester as an undergraduate, and focused on designing, fabricating, and testing the payload interface for the HiakaSat mission. Amber’s primary roles include electronic design, environmental testing, and STEM Outreach.