Scotty Strachan

sci/tech PhD. Principal Research Engineer @NSHE. Wide-Area Science. Internet o' Wild Things. EnviroSensing. Mountain Observatories. Long Science. #ViewsMine

[Scotty Strachan @scottysci]

Good news everyone!

Our $5M #WildWEST @NSF SCIPE award creates a regional team of #field #science #technology pros! Let's do this!

https://t.co/pvwZa7KRfY

@NSHE @uennews @UUtah @suncorridororg @ArizonaState @NVSeismoLab @ESnet @TweetTheQuilt @ACCESSforCI @longnow @Internet2

[Scotty Strachan @scottysci]

Very stable air for this morning's commute, plus a little #wildfire smoke @renoballoon

[NV Energy @NVEnergy]

NV Energy’s Power Safe NV team partnered up with @unevadareno / @UNRScience's Seismology Lab to install a new wildfire camera on top our South Reno building - one of many installed through our ongoing collaboration. These cameras provide early wildfire detection, helping agencies respond quickly and effectively.

🎥 You can view this camera — along with others across Nevada — at https://t.co/PIH4DUUH5N or on the Watch Duty app and website at https://t.co/zA4fZfY660.

#PowerSafeNV - @NVEarthquakes

[Scotty Strachan @scottysci]

@UNRScience Nice work @nplareau

[College of Science at the Uni. of Nevada, Reno @UNRScience]

Check out this feature of Dr. Neil Lareau's research on spotting during California's Dixie Fire, which was the largest wildfire in California's history. #AGUPubs

[PoIiMath @politicalmath]

They published the map again!

[Nevada System of Higher Education @NSHE]

Know a school, library, or public agency looking to improve Wi-Fi access?
@eduroam, provided in Nevada by the Nevada System of Higher Education, is available at no cost to eligible organizations.
Free virtual training on July 30
Details and registration: https://t.co/pueew7rYu1

[Kyle J Gillett @wxkylegillett]

probably one of the cooler boundary collisions this year just now in the TX Panhandle #TXwx

[Scotty Strachan @scottysci]

@nplareau Now calculate the opportunity cost in the lost FTE productivity for unit admin support and yourself

Then do this for all steps in the cost recovery process for anything with a recharge account.

10x muliplier if any of the personnel involved are early career or a staff engineer

[Nevada Seismo Lab @NVSeismoLab]

The #ConnorFire can currently be seen on the cameras at Minden, Bald Mt, Hawkins Peak, and Ridge Tahoe on the ALERT Wildfire website. Please listen to and obey instructions from emergency responders, monitor evacuation orders, and stay safe everyone. https://t.co/3qMjU1P4W6

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

On Sunday I traveled to the middle of the desert to capture this: The ISS against our sun. What I didn't expect: the sun producing a magnificent flare at the same time

A once-in-a-lifetime shot I'm thrilled to share with you. See the uncropped shot or get the print in the reply

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Dividing your time between 40% research, 40% teaching, and 80% admin

[Neil Lareau @nplareau]

Good day to sample some good fire in #Truckee. @UNRScience

[Scotty Strachan @scottysci]

Kicking off the field season at #SummitLakeTribe science observatory! Helping with some wireless planning, installs, & troubleshooting as part of my @NSF #WildWEST grant. Amazing weather, & learning a lot about fish monitoring

[Nevada System of Higher Education @NSHE]

News Alert: NSHE Workshop Supports Two-Year Collaboration to Advance Technology for Research and STEM Education. Read more on our website: https://t.co/YxVC2VEYLV
#NewsAlert #NSHE

[Associate Deans @ass_deans]

Please be kind to campus security over the summer months. Without the students around they get a little bored and they need to make up for lost revenue by writing more tickets to the few faculty who do show up on campus.

[Evan Applegate @youwillmakemaps]

To make this map I used a USGS DEM to displace a Blender mesh, QGIS to grab sat imagery, added the image as a material, fidgeted with the sun lighting, and composited the final in photoshop.

Thanks to @sidahuj ’s BlenderMCP, having Claude available to drive Blender is just👌

[Nevada Seismo Lab @NVSeismoLab]

Congratulations to NSL’s Dr. Kyren Bogolub on receiving the 2025 Nevada Geosciences Catalyst Award! Kyren’s hard work across multiple areas of the NSL has been instrumental to the lab’s success.

[Nevada Seismo Lab @NVSeismoLab]

We’re having a great time in Carson City supporting @unevadareno at the #PackAtNVLeg. If you’re here at State Legislature, come visit our table in room 3100.

[Natural Resources Conservation Service @USDA_NRCS]

It’s our birthday!! I don’t know about you, but I think we look pretty great for 90! Here’s to many more decades helping farmers, ranchers and private forest landowners help the land.

[Nevada EPSCoR @NevadaEPSCoR]

We had a very productive meeting at @unevadareno for the #NSFfunded Harnessing the Data Revolution for Fire Science project featuring a workshop for grad students, a poster session, panel presentations, and a field visit to the research site. #hdrfs #nsfepscor #firescience