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2016 Conference
Afternoon Keynote
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Click HERE to access Dr. Anderson's presentation slides and additional resources.
Only in the last few years have we been able to take advantage of affordable, miniaturized electronics ushered in by the smart phone revolution. Cheap, power sipping computer chips are melding with ever smaller, lighter batteries, 3D printing, and the open source movement to put the ability to explore our marine environment into nearly everyone’s hands. CSU Channel Islands is fast becoming the go-to location for such innovation. Dr. Sean Anderson is an associate professor of environmental science and resource management at CSU Channel Islands. Dr. Anderson and his colleagues are training everyone from undergrads to local middle schoolers to design, build, service, operate, and collect robust data with these tools. In his keynote presentation, Dr. Anderson discussed his team's efforts and some of the new insights they are gaining by having these new capabilities.
Only in the last few years have we been able to take advantage of affordable, miniaturized electronics ushered in by the smart phone revolution. Cheap, power sipping computer chips are melding with ever smaller, lighter batteries, 3D printing, and the open source movement to put the ability to explore our marine environment into nearly everyone’s hands. CSU Channel Islands is fast becoming the go-to location for such innovation. Dr. Sean Anderson is an associate professor of environmental science and resource management at CSU Channel Islands. Dr. Anderson and his colleagues are training everyone from undergrads to local middle schoolers to design, build, service, operate, and collect robust data with these tools. In his keynote presentation, Dr. Anderson discussed his team's efforts and some of the new insights they are gaining by having these new capabilities.
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More About Dr. Anderson
Most of my formal training is in marine population biology, coastal ecology, and the management of coastal communities and their associated biological resources. Over the past decade my research has migrated shoreward and upland, shifting somewhat to emphasize the design, practice, and assessment of ecological restoration projects. While I have worked in a variety of subtidal, intertidal, and terrestrial systems, my current work emphasizes coastal systems (particularly salt marsh/estuaries and riparian systems) and ways to improve their recovery and management. My non-coastal restoration projects are tied to wetlands and streams in alpine and steppe communities in Asia Minor. These various efforts are unified by their overarching interest in proving tangible guidance and tools to restoration practitioners, resource agencies, and local peoples. Please have a look around at what my lab is currently tackling.
I very much believe in an active, student-focused approach to teaching which gets students involved with basic and applied field research to the maximum extent feasible. I put a tremendous amount of work into the design and delivery of my lectures and labs and believe in asking my students to do the same. While my courses are often described as quite challenging and a tremendous amount of work (although usually with much more colorful language), my students also routinely describe them as very rewarding. I was honored with the Maximus Faculty of the Year Award in 2007 largely due to student responses to my innovative courses.
Most of my formal training is in marine population biology, coastal ecology, and the management of coastal communities and their associated biological resources. Over the past decade my research has migrated shoreward and upland, shifting somewhat to emphasize the design, practice, and assessment of ecological restoration projects. While I have worked in a variety of subtidal, intertidal, and terrestrial systems, my current work emphasizes coastal systems (particularly salt marsh/estuaries and riparian systems) and ways to improve their recovery and management. My non-coastal restoration projects are tied to wetlands and streams in alpine and steppe communities in Asia Minor. These various efforts are unified by their overarching interest in proving tangible guidance and tools to restoration practitioners, resource agencies, and local peoples. Please have a look around at what my lab is currently tackling.
I very much believe in an active, student-focused approach to teaching which gets students involved with basic and applied field research to the maximum extent feasible. I put a tremendous amount of work into the design and delivery of my lectures and labs and believe in asking my students to do the same. While my courses are often described as quite challenging and a tremendous amount of work (although usually with much more colorful language), my students also routinely describe them as very rewarding. I was honored with the Maximus Faculty of the Year Award in 2007 largely due to student responses to my innovative courses.
