Great Lakes Calendar

Applying New Technology at a Great (Lake) Scale: What are We Waiting for?

Despite the ubiquity of modern electronics in our pockets, cars, and buildings, there’s still relatively few sensors deployed in the natural environment, including the watersheds, nearshore areas and open waters of the Great Lakes. Why is that? This seminar will examine a few case studies where the number of sensors has scaled quickly and where progress has stalled. Technological advancements have helped to increase sensor reliability and lower costs (both capital and operation), but catastrophic events are still the main catalyzing force driving rapid change in the region. Examples include the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, large hurricanes, and more recently the Toledo Water Crisis. These events have been the nucleation point that has driven the deployment and ongoing operation of over 100 operational sensors on the Great Lakes.

Event website: https://ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/061824-ed-verhamme/
Contact: Margaret Throckmorton
Email: [email protected]