SFEI’s Diana Lin and Tony Hale will be presenting at the California Water Boards Water Data Science Symposium on July 1-2, 2019.  Diana Lin will be sharing preliminary results from SFEI’s Microplastic Monitoring in San Francisco Bay and Adjacent National Marine Sanctuaries study, which is the first comprehensive regional study of microplastic pollution in the world.  Tony Hale will be presenting on an innovative project in collaborating with SCCWRP (Southern California Coastal Water Research Project) to apply drones and machine learning to trash monitoring efforts.

This annual event aims to enhance how water quality monitoring generates meaningful data that informs water quality management decisions. The symposium features two days of presentations on water quality monitoring and data visualization. This year’s event also features two additional concurrent sessions: 

• A Datathon concurrent sessions where data scientists will work alongside water quality scientists on specific Water Board projects.
• The second day hosts a Community Water Science concurrent session to increase civic engagement and provide training and information relating to community water science organization. 

This is a free event, and is targeted for managers facing policy decisions and professional and citizen scientists working on water quality or resource management questions.