The University of Hawaii CubeSat: a multidisciplinary undergraduate engineering project

Undergraduate engineering students at the University of Hawaii are currently working on the most ambitious project ever undertaken by a multidisciplinary group of engineering students in the university´s history: designing and constructing a small satellite that will be launched into low-earth orbit. Over 70 undergraduates and nine faculty advisors are participating in the CubeSat Project, which involves the design, manufacture, and operation of a cube-shaped satellite having a mass no greater than 1 kg and a maximum volume of 1000 cm³ . This paper describes the multidisciplinary nature of the project, its relevance to ABET criteria, the integration of undergraduate research opportunities, and the outreach efforts to high school students.