May 11, 2020
To help mitigate the impacts of wildfires, we are creating a smoke detector sensor that has a stable power source, able to transmit a message through Raspberry Pi, and capable of detecting a wildfire when it occurs. We hope by developing this smoke detection system, we can help notify the authorities at a quicker rate in order to prevent wildfires.
Meet Ari Jong-Levinger, Ph.D., a Grand Challenges Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow at the Schmid College of Science and Technology! Dr. Jong-Levinger holds a Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of California, Irvine. She earned her B.S. in environmental science and policy from Chapman University in 2016! Ari studies how the interactions between wildfire,
Meet Cassandra Maya, Ph.D., a Grand Challenges Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow at the Schmid College of Science and Technology! Dr. Maya holds a Ph.D. in nutrition from the University of Copenhagen. She is a food and nutrition scientist specializing in the nutrition, quality, and consumer acceptance of alternative proteins, with a particular interest in edible insects.
