Scotty Strachan
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sci/tech PhD. Principal Research Engineer @NSHE. Wide-Area Science. Internet o' Wild Things. EnviroSensing. Mountain Observatories. Long Science. #ViewsMine
Great Basin, North America
Joined November 2013
Good news everyone! Our $5M #WildWEST @NSF SCIPE award creates a regional team of #field #science #technology pros! Let's do this! https://t.co/pvwZa7KRfY
@NSHE @uennews @UUtah @suncorridororg @ArizonaState @NVSeismoLab @ESnet @TweetTheQuilt @ACCESSforCI @longnow @Internet2
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NV Energy’s Power Safe NV team partnered up with @unevadareno / @UNRScience's Seismology Lab to install a new wildfire camera on top our South Reno building - one of many installed through our ongoing collaboration. These cameras provide early wildfire detection, helping agencies
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Check out this feature of Dr. Neil Lareau's research on spotting during California's Dixie Fire, which was the largest wildfire in California's history. #AGUPubs
Spot fires occur when flying sparks or embers ignite outside the perimeter of the main fire.🔥 A recent study in JGR: Atmospheres reveals that extreme long-range fire spotting occurred during California's Dixie Fire in August 2021, with fires igniting more than 16 kilometers
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They published the map again!
Big report from Brookings out today on the geography of AI in the US. Beyond Silicon Valley, there are regional AI hubs emerging in places like Princeton, Austin, and Chapel Hill. Universities play a powerful role, but so do local industries. Read here: https://t.co/jQuiX0EN29
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Know a school, library, or public agency looking to improve Wi-Fi access? @eduroam, provided in Nevada by the Nevada System of Higher Education, is available at no cost to eligible organizations. Free virtual training on July 30 Details and registration: https://t.co/pueew7rYu1
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probably one of the cooler boundary collisions this year just now in the TX Panhandle #TXwx
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The #ConnorFire can currently be seen on the cameras at Minden, Bald Mt, Hawkins Peak, and Ridge Tahoe on the ALERT Wildfire website. Please listen to and obey instructions from emergency responders, monitor evacuation orders, and stay safe everyone.
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On Sunday I traveled to the middle of the desert to capture this: The ISS against our sun. What I didn't expect: the sun producing a magnificent flare at the same time A once-in-a-lifetime shot I'm thrilled to share with you. See the uncropped shot or get the print in the reply
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Dividing your time between 40% research, 40% teaching, and 80% admin
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Kicking off the field season at #SummitLakeTribe science observatory! Helping with some wireless planning, installs, & troubleshooting as part of my @NSF #WildWEST grant. Amazing weather, & learning a lot about fish monitoring
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News Alert: NSHE Workshop Supports Two-Year Collaboration to Advance Technology for Research and STEM Education. Read more on our website: https://t.co/YxVC2VEYLV
#NewsAlert #NSHE
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Please be kind to campus security over the summer months. Without the students around they get a little bored and they need to make up for lost revenue by writing more tickets to the few faculty who do show up on campus.
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To make this map I used a USGS DEM to displace a Blender mesh, QGIS to grab sat imagery, added the image as a material, fidgeted with the sun lighting, and composited the final in photoshop. Thanks to @sidahuj ’s BlenderMCP, having Claude available to drive Blender is just👌
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Congratulations to NSL’s Dr. Kyren Bogolub on receiving the 2025 Nevada Geosciences Catalyst Award! Kyren’s hard work across multiple areas of the NSL has been instrumental to the lab’s success.
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We’re having a great time in Carson City supporting @unevadareno at the #PackAtNVLeg. If you’re here at State Legislature, come visit our table in room 3100.
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It’s our birthday!! I don’t know about you, but I think we look pretty great for 90! Here’s to many more decades helping farmers, ranchers and private forest landowners help the land.
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We had a very productive meeting at @unevadareno for the #NSFfunded Harnessing the Data Revolution for Fire Science project featuring a workshop for grad students, a poster session, panel presentations, and a field visit to the research site. #hdrfs #nsfepscor #firescience
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Don’t forget we’ll be sending out our customer satisfaction surveys soon. Oops, I mean teaching evaluations! 😉
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Today we've hit 99% of our April 1 average snowpack statewide and 100% of average for this date. That last storm really helped out! Three years at or above average is exceedingly rare in California with the last occurrence being in the late 1990s. Time to celebrate! #CAwater
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