Field Notes

Mesh radio with Rural Rivers

A low-cost, off-grid water-level sensor for community flood monitoring — built with the Rural Rivers project in Vermont.

Meetup with Goodwin Hill Goats

A conversation about the ways kids learn with — and from — other animals.

Toaster-oven reflow at Artisans Asylum

Testing toaster-oven reflow-soldering techniques at Artisans Asylum.

Sailing and STEM with the Edgewood Sailing School

Meeting with the Edgewood Sailing School to scope STEM workshops for 2026 — mesh radio, a dock-mounted water-level sensor, and more.

Girl Scouts "Intro to Solar Power" at West Medford

An Intro to Solar Power workshop with a Girl Scout troop at the West Medford Community Center.

WFS mobile trailer is nearly finished!

Installing a window, upgrading the roof, and getting ready for solar — the WFS mobile trailer takes shape.

Water Quality Jam Session

UV254 'limits of detection' with Mike

Picnic-table open science with the UV-254 instrument — making calibration curves to pin down its limits of detection.

Working on the FarmBox design with Dorn, Craig, and Coleman

A day at Artisans Asylum working on Dorn's design for a Raspberry-Pi-based, decentralized data storage and sharing platform for farmers.

Designing a Supercapacitor Battery Model

Designing a simple supercapacitor circuit that models battery charging and discharging on a fast, observable timescale — and doubles as a crank-powered flashlight for workshops.