[Esip-envirosensing] FW: June 22-July 3, 2020 (Fieldable) Sensors Design, Fabrication and Deployment Course at SensorSpace Lab, Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana

[Scotty D Strachan]

Dear EnviroSensors,

Here is a cool opportunity to get some hands-on in the sensor realm, using some pretty cutting-edge tech. Cody has given guest talks in our Cluster, and several of us have been to events at Flathead Lake in one capacity or another. Check it out, and feel free to forward to colleagues!

Cheers,
Scotty


From: Kohler, Marie <marie.kohler at flbs.umt.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 9, 2020 11:21 AM
To: SummerSession <SummerSession at flbs.umt.edu>
Subject: June 22-July 3, 2020 (Fieldable) Sensors Design, Fabrication and Deployment Course at SensorSpace Lab, Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana

Please consider forwarding this announcement to researchers, colleagues, collaborators, students, and others looking for a short course to enhance their education, research, or professional expertise.

Join us this summer on the east shore of Flathead Lake in northwest Montana for Sensor Design, Fabrication and Deployment (Special Topics course BIOB 491), a 3-credit upper division course (June 22 through July 3, 2020) at University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS). This 400 level course may be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit. Apply online at https://flbs.umt.edu/apps/education/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fflbs.umt.edu%2Fapps%2Feducation%2F&data=01%7C01%7Cstrachan%40unr.edu%7C374735d566d841d5959408d7c4569435%7C523b4bfc0ebd4c03b2b96f6a17fd31d8%7C1&sdata=vDaESCUwHcSnwJuq1FqkahmEJyO3PLJlT%2F1OcdxR08U%3D&reserved=0>. Scholarship applications are due March 16, 2020. Formal application to University of Montana is not required. This immersion-style compressed course is open to students from all institutions and individuals/professionals with prior experience or prerequisite coursework. Credits are easily transferable to degree programs at most colleges and universities.

This is a practical field course taught by instructor and Research Professor Cody Youngbull where ecology and engineering students work together to design, fabricate and deploy sensors related to aquatic and terrestrial ecology. Data from the sensors will be collected and used to answer specific ecological/environmental questions. Analytes for which cost-effective fieldable sensors can be produced by researchers include pH, O2, CO2, nutrients, temperature, light levels, accelerations, GPS, and more.

Students will be introduced to methods of manufacturing including: 3D model design, CNC machining, additive manufacturing with 3D printing, laser cutting, and microlithography. Students will learn about various concepts associated with sensor design such as: sensitivity, dynamic range, specificity, stability, repeatability, and compatibility. Specific focus will be placed on those sensor technologies being used in their overarching project including chemical and physical sensors that operate by optical and voltammetric principals. Students will learn key embedded systems concepts for field deployed electronics: power systems, microcontrollers, I/O, and various communication technologies to enable the inclusion of data logging and networking modules in their deployed sensor systems.

About the Instructor-- Cody Youngbull, Ph.D., Physicist - Optical Materials, Devices, and Sensors. Research Professor, University of Montana, Division of Biological Sciences, Flathead Lake Biological Station. Dr. Youngbull earned a Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Washington in 2001 for his work on ultrafast laser manufacturing of polymer photonic sensors. Prior to this, Dr. Youngbull received his degree in Biophysics and was employed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the Nonproliferation and International Security Division. Dr. Youngbull has been a Research Professor for 8 years, developing free-space optical communications systems and biosensors based on emulsion droplet microfluidics and novel optical materials. Dr. Youngbull currently directs SensorSpace, a cutting-edge facility for environmental sensor design, prototyping, production, and deployment at the Flathead Lake Biological Station.

Take this course and live and study at FLBS on the east shore of Flathead Lake, ~85 miles north of Missoula, Montana, USA. Fees for tuition, room and board (meals) are $2,130 for the 2-week course.

Questions? Call Marie Kohler at 406-872-4515 or email summersession at flbs.umt.edu<mailto:summersession at flbs.umt.edu>. Join us this summer for an academic adventure, camaraderie, and great scholarly fun!


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