Welcome to my Virtual Field Station
Pondering a Life of Digitizing Nature
Pondering a Life of Digitizing Nature
"The story in which you believe shapes the society that you create."
Yuval Noah Harari
I've been captivated by science and the natural world for as long as I can remember. Childhood summers were spent collecting and rearing wild animals or unusual plants, devising experiments, and reading as much science fiction and natural history as possible.
As an explorer — a digital naturalist — I've been figuring out ways to digitize nature and amplify our understanding of the complexity of biological diversity. Over my academic career, I've worked with interdisciplinary teams of faculty and students to design, engineer, and deploy new tools for remote-sensing ecosystems using specialized cameras, environmental sensors, and robots.
This website is my portal to those adventures and a springboard for ideas that continue to capture my imagination. I hope you enjoy these stories!
June 2-5, 2021
Great Basin Natural History Workshop - Summer Lake, Oregon
Updated every 15 minutes
Current Weather Conditions in Oregon City, Oregon
Ongoing project with daily imagery
Exploring the sky through time-lapse 360 degree video
Dusting off the Macroscope Ecology Laserdisc - rebuilding the first interactive virtual reality tour of James Reserve
July 1, 2022
Digitize or Die