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SUMMARY:Kakani Katija: Designed by Nature
DESCRIPTION:A former member of the U.S. International Figure Skating Team\, bioengineer Kakani Katija now studies the graceful movements of life below the surface. Join her for a fascinating look at one of the least explored ecosystems on our planet—the ocean’s midwaters—and learn how its inhabitants could lead to breakthroughs in bio-inspired design. Designers and engineers have drawn inspiration from our natural world for decades\, creating innovations as groundbreaking as manned flight\, and Katija’s own early work has led to energy efficient jellyfish-inspired robotics. Now\, she studies little-known sea creatures that have the potential to make a big impact on some of our world’s most critical problems. \nSpeaker Bio \nKakani Katija received her PhD in Bioengineering at the California Institute of Technology and is dedicated to developing underwater technologies to better observe biological and physical processes where they happen in the ocean. \nHer research and instrument development efforts have contributed to our understanding of nutrient cycling in the oceans\, biologically induced mixing of the oceans\, ecology of gelatinous and soft-bodied invertebrates in deep-sea environments\, and bio-inspired design. \nShe is currently a Principal Engineer and Principal Investigator of the Bioinspiration Lab at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute\, where she develops advanced imaging tools to measure biological-physical interactions\, electronics tagging packages to deduce organism behavioral response to a changing environment\, and autonomous underwater vehicles using stereo tracking to address a wide range of marine science questions. \nA former ice dancer and member of the US International Figure Skating Team\, she is an active scientific diver\, conducting field expeditions in various locations around the world using technologies she has developed. Kakani was named a National Geographic Emerging Explorer in 2011 and a Kavli Research Fellow in 2013\, and she has received generous funding support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation\, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation\, National Geographic Society\, and the National Science Foundation. When not in the lab/ocean\, she can be found in the backcountry with her husband and dog.
URL:https://hammertheatre.com/event/kakani-katija-designed-by-nature/
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SUMMARY:Shannon Wild: Pursuit of the Black Panther
DESCRIPTION:Wildlife photographer and cinematographer Shannon Wild is a passionate conservationist who lives in Africa but works wherever the wildlife calls. In her 15 years documenting wildlife\, she’s been mauled by a cheetah\, charged by an elephant\, lions\, and buffalo\, and bitten countless times by snakes and lizards. But her most recent assignment might prove her most difficult yet: producing a documentary about a rare black panther—the only one living in 250 square miles of dense forest in southern India. \nGet an inside look at the challenges and dangers of tackling an assignment in an unforgiving environment\, from the narrow dirt roads to extreme weather to unexpected injuries—and worse. \nSpeaker Bio\nShannon Wild is an Australian wildlife photographer and cinematographer based in South Africa\, working all over the world for clients such as National Geographic\, WildAid\,  and the UN. She is also an ambassador for various conservation organizations and the founder of Wild In Africa jewelry\, which helps raise money for conservation. \nShannon has written three books\, including one on reptile ecophysiology\, a topic she’s passionate about which started her interest in photography. Her other two books provide instruction on animal photography. \nShannon has spent more than a year and a half in India focused on finding and filming elusive and rare melanistic leopard—referred to as a black panther. The project has meant countless hours in the forests of southeastern India battling weather extremes\, incredibly dense forest\, and\, during filming\, a spinal injury. \nHer passion for protecting and documenting wildlife for the world has driven her to overcome not only her own self-imposed doubts and limits\, but others’ as well.
URL:https://hammertheatre.com/event/shannon-wild-pursuit-of-the-black-panther/
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