Hope Ishii

Hope Ishii is an accomplished research scientist and faculty member at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, serving as Affiliate Research Faculty and holding positions as tenured Research Professor and Director of the Advanced Electron Microscopy Center. With extensive expertise in cosmochemistry and astromaterials, Hope's research focuses on the microanalysis of extraterrestrial materials. Additionally, Hope contributes to various prestigious organizations, including NASA, where involvement includes roles such as member of the Planetary Science Advisory Committee and Vice Chair of the Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group. Hope is also an Associate Editor for "Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta" and a Fellow of the Meteoritical Society, highlighting a strong commitment to advancing the field of materials science and engineering. Educational background includes a PhD from Stanford University and degrees from Chalmers University of Technology and Cornell University.