Fighting Climate Change from the Skies: An Aerial Methane Leak Sensing Platform
Maker Faire Bay Area 2019
May 17th-19th
Natural gas leaks are a major contributor to climate change. At Kairos Aerospace, we’ve built a plane-mounted methane sensor to address this issue. We’ll discuss the path our hardware and software has taken, from its beginnings in a Los Altos garage, to surveying the entire New Mexico Permian Basin.
Matthew Gordon
Matthew Gordon completed his doctorate in physics in 2006 and moved to California, seeking fame, fortune, and a tenure-track professorship. He is currently a Senior Software Engineer at Kairos Aerospace, and is the founder of Hydrocarbon Collective art coop (motto: "Because Art Should be Dangerous"), where he makes kinetic fire art. He likes learning to do new things.
http://www.hydrocarboncollective.org
Alex Wolff
Alex Wolff is a Senior Hardware Engineer at Kairos Aerospace where his interests in tinkering and problem solving are applied to mitigating the impact of climate change. Originally from New Orleans, Alex holds a Masters from Stanford and has worked on projects ranging from hybrid rockets to interactive light displays. Some of his hobbies include playing board games and skiing with his girlfriend.
