Maija will present on the HudSONAR research project and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. The HudSONAR project is an ongoing biological acoustic research project conducted at Stony Brook University utilizing the historic sailing vessel as a platform for scientific research on the estuary. This talk will cover the basics of biological acoustics, will illustrate how this educational sailing vessel serves as an ideal host for scientific research, and will discuss some of the resent HudSONAR findings on fish and zooplankton in the Hudson.

Maija grew up in a family of musicians in Northfield, Minnesota. She pursued B.A. in environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Beginning in 2008, Maija served aboard the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater as a member of the education staff and cultivated a great love for the river. In 2014, she left Clearwater to pursue an M.S. in marine sciences at Stony Brook University, eventually returning as Education Director in 2016.