Sruti Modekurty

OpenAQ

Platform Lead

Sruti Modekurty has a wide background in engineering, from robotics to data visualization to mobile apps. She was previously an Engineering Fellow at Blue Ridge Labs, working on tech-enabled solutions for New Yorkers facing housing instability. She is active in the NYC civic tech community and as a former hackNY fellow and mentor, helped start and lead its tech for social good initiatives. She has a degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon. In her free time, she likes to read, sing and explore new places.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EST

Earth Day Every Day: Empowering the Public to Understand Threats to Oceans and Air

Join on YouTube

YouTube 1

→ Keynote Natural Environment

Nancy Majower

NOAA

Jenna Jambeck

University of Georgia, Distinguished Professor and National Geographic Fellow

Siddharth Muchhal

Georgetown University, Student

Elizabeth Nguyen

Georgetown Beeck Center, Student

Naveen Narayanan Meyyappan

Rutgers University, Graduate Student

Keith VanGraafeiland

Esri, Principal Product Engineer

Kunal Sawarkar

IBM, Principal Data Scientist

Sruti Modekurty

OpenAQ, Platform Lead

Chace Paulson

American University, MS Data Science

Sukhmeet Bedi

Rutgers Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy, Student

As stewards of the Earth, we have an obligation to limit our negative impacts on the ecosystems we inhabit. Unfortunately, we are often unaware of how our decisions and actions affect the planet. In this session, hear from environmental advocates as they describe how public information tools can foster environmental stewardship, and from technologists as they share the digital products they've created to reduce ocean plastic pollution and help the public understand the effects of transportation emissions. Featuring lightning talks by Esri, IBM, OpenAQ, Georgetown, Rutgers, and American University.

Co-hosted by NOAA