January 25 2022
Event Information
Low Cost Water Sensors
Jan. 25, 2022
5-6:30 p.m.
A Virtual Event
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Event Agenda
Welcome and Introduction
David Lagomasino, ECU Coastal Studies
Randall Etheridge, ECU Engineering
Presenters
Alper Bozkurt, NCSU
James Reynolds, NCSU
Ufuoma Ovienmhada, MIT
Moderated Discussion
Presenters
Prof. Alper Bozkurt
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NC State University
Dr. Bozkurt is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University. His research expertise is on interfaces and embedded circuit systems connecting biological organisms to the cloud to solve real life engineering problems in innovative ways. His ongoing projects include “insect-machine-interfaces” with remotely controlled biobotic insects for exploration and mapping after natural disasters, “canine-machine interfaces” to enable a computer assisted canine training system and remotely interact with canines, “plant-machine interfaces” to record biopotentials and impedances on crops and trees to monitor their stress response and “mussel-computer-interfaces” for underwater pollution and bivalve health assessment. His recent achievements on these topics were covered by international media including BBC, CNN, National Geographic, Discovery Channel and Reuters where he was included in Popular Science Magazine’s Brilliant 10 list. His experience on the topic brought him the NSF CAREER Award, IBM Faculty Award, IEEE Sensors Council Young Professional Award, and best paper awards from The US Government Microcircuit Applications & Critical Technology, IEEE Sensors and IEEE Body Sensor Network Conferences.
Postdoctoral Associate, NC State University
A native of Graham, NC, Dr. James Reynolds completed his PhD course of study at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State. He performed research on electrophysiology sensors to assess stress levels on plants, activity level monitoring of freshwater mussels and injectable subcutaneous physiological sensors for animals. He served as Stem Camp Instructor at NC State’s The Science House, President of ECE Graduate Student Association, and Education and Outreach Chair at ASSIST Center Student Leadership council. He also received NC State University Merit Fellowship, Charlotte Knights Scholarship, Families of WWII Veterans Scholarship and was included in Bob Jones University President’s List
PhD student at MIT, Aeronautics and Astronautics Department
She researches exposure to environmental hazards in carceral landscapes. Prior to beginning her PhD, she completed a Masters in the MIT Media Lab. Her Masters Thesis focused on applying remote sensing, in-situ measurements, and community-centered design techniques to invasive plant species management in West Africa. Before arriving at MIT, she completed a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and worked at Public Lab, a community science nonprofit.
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