April 21 | 5:30 p.m. | Nott Memorial
The Jefferson Project is a collaboration between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM, and The FUND for Lake George that studies the past, present, and potential future states of Lake George. Jefferson Project findings will feed back into improved decision and policy making in an effort to preserve this incredible resource.
This presentation will provide an update of the project with discussion of specific use cases and analyses of new data.
Mike Kelly ‘91
Mike Kelly, a native of Albany, NY, is a Senior Research Engineer with IBM Research. He is currently working on sensor deployments, integration of the network and Cyber-physical systems, and data analysis for The Jefferson Project at Lake George. His current research includes using Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers to study the flow within Lake George, as well as other physical phenomena in the lake including seiche waves and basin exchange. Prior to his work on The Jefferson Project, Mike spent over 20 years working as a microprocessor chip designer for IBM Power and mainframe computing systems. He earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from Union College in 1991 and went on to earn his MS in Electrical Engineering from Union in 1992.
Jeremy Farrell ‘03
Postdoctoral Research Associate/Adjunct Faculty at the Darrin Fresh Water Institute
Joining Darrin Freshwater Institute in 2003, Jeremy has been a spearhead in launching new DFWI projects. Graduating with a BS in Geology from Union College in 2003, Jeremy went on to receive his PhD in Biology in 2013 from RPI. He continues his research as a postdoc for DFWI in addition to teaching the Fresh Water Ecology course for the SOS program.
His research involves hydroacoustic studies to varying degrees, mainly the study of fisheries and macroinvertebrates in Brooktrout. Jeremy has developed his skill with hydroacoustics to help with research in other areas including Lake George cold water fisheries studies, sediment typing, habitat mapping, and detection and mapping of invasive plants.
Jeremy has also been a valuable asset when it comes to database management/development and GIS work. His other research interests include flow cam work, mesocosm studies, and Hudson River research involving zebra mussels.