The device provides real-time weather information. The project was funded by the Florida Division of Emergency Management. From a public safety perspective, WeatherSTEM is an excellent resource that we can use to make data-informed decisions,” St. Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles said. It will help us evaluate when sustained winds and wind gusts, as well as [when] ocean tides are picking up beyond a manageable level.”
The device is part of a network of WeatherSTEMs in the county and beyond. A list of all WeatherSTEM locations within St. Johns County, and access to their information, is available at stjohns.weatherstem.com.
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Profiles in leadership: Vice President for Research Gary K. Ostrander returns to the faculty
December 15, 2020 | 10:15 am | SHARE:
Gary K. Ostrander is stepping down as Vice President for Research to spend the next phase of his career focused on his own research.
A Christmas gift can have a lasting impact.
For Gary K. Ostrander, it was a GI Joe scuba diver he received when he was about 8.
“I became enamored with scuba diving and going under water, and then I saw Jacques Cousteau and I said ‘OK, you have diving, and you have science,’” said Ostrander, an accomplished biologist and the Florida State University Vice President for Research. “And I’ve never wavered from that. I just find the whole underwater world a fascinating place, and there’s so much we don’t know about it.”