Posted by Sharon Schendel on Oct 21, 2017
 
Dr. Andrew Stern will speak at the October 26, 2017 meeting about Smartfin, a surf board fin that allows real-time monitoring of ocean chemistry (pH, salinity, temperature) and characteristics (wave dynamics relative to position). The data collected by surfing citizen scientists using Smartfin-equipped boards are available to ocean scientists worldwide.
 
Smartfin was founded by Dr. Andew Stern and is an initiative of the arts-based nonprofit he also founded, Lost Bird, which is devoted to raising environmental awareness by using art to connect people with the Earth.