This project will create a short scientific video that illustrates the physical impacts of deep bottom trawling on the seafloor. A collaboration between fishermen from the Catalan coast and the research group has found trawling gear that causes less impact on the seafloor and reduces fossil-fuel consumption. This video aims to inform and convince other…
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PLATE TECTONICS PARADIGM SHIFT INTERVIEW COLLECTION – MARGARETE A. JADAMEC, UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Plate Tectonics Paradigm Shift Interview collection directly connects scientists and scientific discovery with the general public through the form of conversational style interviews. The Plate Tectonics Paradigm Shift Interview Collection is a suite of conversational-style video interviews with the scientists that formulated plate tectonic theory, describes how the paradigm shift occurred, and uniquely includes the…
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WE CAN SEE OUR OCEANS FROM SPACE – A TAILORED ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT WITH EARTH OBSERVATION. – ELEANOR ASHTON, NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE, UNITED KINGDOM
Earth Observation (EO) via satellite-based remote sensing is a powerful way to monitor and learn about the environment and human safety and to inform actions taken to protect both. This project will help bring EO to a school-age audience and teach them how to effectively use it. Through an educational illustrated map created to complement…
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CONTENDING WITH SEA LEVEL RISE IN SANTA CRUZ – AN EDUCATIONAL VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC – TIFFANY WISE-WEST, UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
RESILIENT COAST SANTA CRUZ is a collaborative initiative led by the City of Santa Cruz to develop a vision, comprehensive information and recommendations for resilient coastal management and access. This project will help bring the critical information from the initiative to the community through adaptation of existing virtual reality technology. Users will be guided through…
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A STUDENT-LED CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM TO COLLECT ORAL HISTORY OBSERVATIONS FROM WITNESSES TO TWO LARGE EARTHQUAKES IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA – LEAH SALDITCH, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Seismic hazard maps are used to predict how much shaking an earthquake will produce and in designing earthquake-resistant buildings. It’s therefore important that these maps be accurate. This project will focus on creating an oral history collection of shaking observations from witnesses of two earthquakes, the 1992 Joshua Tree and 1993 Big Pine, California earthquakes.…
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COLORADO SKETCHES: A MUSICAL DAY TRIP INTO THE MOUNTAINS – ANTONIO MENGHINI, EMUSIC, COLORADO
The project is based on a musical-scientific idea developed by an Italian team of geologists, geophysicists, and musicians named ElectroMagnetic Music (EMusic – https://emusic.world). This project is the sonification of Transient EM data, usually collected by geologists to investigate the subsurface and will spread this technology to a wide audience in a fun and interesting…
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SHELL DAY – CAROLINA BASTIDAS, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEW ENGLAND
Shell Day aims to establish a network among community water monitoring organizations by focusing on coastal acidification measurements. The objective is to raise awareness and help to fill important gaps in scientific understanding during a single day of “blitz” monitoring throughout the Northeast U.S. on August 22, 2019. Simultaneous “blitz sampling” integrates local measurements into…
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CLIMATE CHANGED: MODELS AND THE BUILT WORLD – MARA FREILICH, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
This project will create a public-facing academic forum where developers of climate models can engage with spatial designers, planners, artists and social scientists to explore new ways of thinking about models and design for a changed climate. Current models are abstract and uncertain. The project aims to create material that is broadly accessible and can…
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LOCAL HYDROPONICS GARDENING TALK: SCIENCE INVENTION – NAFISAT AFOLABI, SAKI, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
This project will teach hydroponics gardening, the process of planting without soil that can be practiced year-round, to young teenagers in secondary school. This process is easily done at home and the knowledge can be passed on to others. The goal is to enlighten science students and provide them the tools to reduce hunger and…
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JEFFCON 2020 DEMO – PHIL CALLAHAN, MOBALYSIS
This project will design and test a crowdsourced wildfire early-warning system with the help of local high school students recruited from next year's JeffCon STEM event. The system would utilize current home and business security cameras facing high-risk forest area and retrain existing image recognition technology currently used for snowfall totals to recognize smoke plumes…
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