The Nature of Nantucket
Join hosts Dr. Rich Blundell and Joanna Roche on "The Nature of Nantucket," The Maria Mitchell Association’s new podcast. They will focus on the history of Maria, the natural world of Nantucket and the dark skies above us. Learn from the talented staff, experts, and special guests who will share their stories and wisdom.
The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Shawn Sneddon
This week, host Joanna Roche welcomes Shawn Sneddon a system engineer with Yellow Springs Instruments or YSI which specializes in water quality equipment. Shawn is now one of the lead engineers for all things autonomous: Performing hydrographic surveys, trainings, customer/sales support, and demos for customer applications. Shawn started his career as a service and calibration engineer for Aanderaa before moving into a Systems Engineering role for the integrated systems and services division of YSI. He tells us about the work being done at YSI and the collaboration with the Maria Mitchell Association and their new specialized buoy that was designed and is being installed in the harbor here on Nantucket.
To learn more about the Maria Mitchell Association visit https://www.mariamitchell.org/.