Makers@ Amherst Media: Ron Fortunato

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2015

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Ron is an expert UAV pilot and has high school kids doing government sponsored environmental inventorying. One project they are working on involves searching Alaska coastlines with UAVs trying to find (possibly radioactive) debris from the Japan Tsunami that has washed up on the shore. In a conference in Italy, a different team of 4 high school students won a NASA sponsored event competing against college teams. Their earthquake detection system was an incredible 'maker-like' project.

Production Date:

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

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