SnotBot: Drones Democratizing Science

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<P><SPAN>Join Dr. Iain Kerr, CEO of Ocean Alliance, for an exploration of how the SnotBot drones are helping us better understand the health of whales and, by extension, the ocean. Following the showing of two breath-taking videos of the SnotBot in action, Iain Kerr will talk in depth about how drones have helped democratize science and, in particular, oceanography. The session will conclude with an audience Q&A. </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><SPAN>SnotBots are custom-built drones created in partnership between </SPAN>Ocean Alliance<SPAN> and </SPAN>Olin College of Engineering<SPAN>. They hover in the air above a surfacing whale and collect the blow (or snot) exhaled from its lungs. SnotBots then return that sample back to researchers a significant distance away. </SPAN></SPAN>These drones fly well above the surface of the water and into the blow, so the subjects are never touched or approached closely. Dozens of technological hurdles had to be overcome in order to make the drones capable of collecting a physical sample at this distance in an uncontrolled marine environment. </P>
<P>Ocean Alliance, based in Gloucester MA, i<SPAN>s dedicated to the </SPAN>conservation<SPAN> of </SPAN>whales<SPAN> and their </SPAN>marine environment<SPAN> through research and education. They </SPAN>generate innovative, groundbreaking, multi-ocean initiatives and a<SPAN>dvise educators and policy makers on wise stewardship of the oceans. </SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="column">Dr. Iain Kerr is the CEO of Ocean Alliance (OA), an organization recognized as an international leader in whale research and ocean conservation since its founding in 1971 by renowned scientist Dr. Roger Payne. Ocean Alliance’s programs include a groundbreaking global pollution study termed The Voyages of the Odyssey; the longest continuous <SPAN>study of a great whale species, The Patagonia Right Whale Program; and a number of education initiatives that fall under the heading of Ocean Encounters. Under Iain and Roger’s leadership, OA has also maintained a reputation for developing innovative benign research tools and techniques that engage scientists and conservationists alike. </SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="page" TITLE="Page 1"><SPAN>This panel is part of swissnex Boston's overarching series, Aerial Futures: The Drone Frontier and is hosted in conjunction with our HUBweek Open Doors Public Exhibit. Tickets to Snotbot: Drones Democratizing Science also provide access to our drone exhibit </SPAN><A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aerial-futures-the-drone-frontier-hubweek-public-exhibit-hall-tickets-48633869212?aff=otherevent" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer">hall</A><SPAN>.</SPAN><BR></P>
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