Projects
Ocean-data platforms, models, and maps — built to hold up to scientific scrutiny and to keep working after the grant ends.
Platforms in production
BOEMMarine Sensitivity
A BOEM-sponsored atlas mapping where offshore energy development meets vulnerable marine life across the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
CalCOFI · ScrippsCalCOFI.io
From ship to screen — turning 75+ years of California Current ocean data into open apps, an API, and a versioned database.
US MBONMarine BON
A network hub for the U.S. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network — connecting regional observing nodes, tools, datasets, and methods.
The EcoQuants archive
A decade of marine spatial ecology and reproducible science under the EcoQuants name — for federal agencies, research institutes, and conservation programs.
- eDNA Explorer
MBON · NOAA · NASA · 2017–2021
Interactive Shiny app to explore environmental DNA (eDNA) detections across space, time, and taxa — turning genetic sampling into a browsable picture of marine life.
- Ocean Health Index visualization
Conservation International · NCEAS · 2013–2017
Visualization of the global Ocean Health Index — index scores flowing to ten goals and their underlying data layers, rendered as flower plots, maps, and tables.
- Route ships to avoid whale strikes
Duke University · 2016
Least-cost vessel routing that weighs travel cost against whale-hotspot avoidance off British Columbia — part of doctoral work in marine geospatial ecology.
- Siting offshore wind energy
Research · PLOS ONE (2019) · 2016–2019
Spatial tradeoffs between offshore wind-energy value and bird sensitivity across the US Mid-Atlantic, including seasonal whale timing — Best & Halpin (2019).
- Coral reef interactive infographic
MBON · 2017
A clickable coral-reef scene where species icons open status time-series — an accessible entry point into reef biodiversity monitoring.
- Submarine cable conflict analysis
NREL · 2019–2021
Spatial analysis of siting conflicts between marine renewable-energy development and existing submarine cable infrastructure.
- Check Water Quality
Independent · 2017
Rain-forecast notifications prompting California water-quality sampling to stay compliant during storm events.