Rate My Professor Phil Bresnahan

Bresnahan's research centers on environmental sensor networks and coastal oceanography, emphasizing sensor innovation, cloud data management, and analysis for addressing coastal phenomena such as ocean acidification, water quality degradation, microplastics, sewage, deoxygenation, and eutrophication. He develops low-cost IoT devices, participatory science methods like Secchi disk observations and surfboard-fin sensors, and remote sensing techniques for ocean color and air-water CO2 flux estimation. Notable publications include 'Best practices for autonomous measurement of seawater pH with the Honeywell Durafet' (Methods in Oceanography, 2014), 'Short-term spatial and temporal carbonate chemistry variability in two contrasting seagrass meadows: implications for pH buffering capacities' (Estuaries and Coasts, 2018), 'Equipping smart coasts with marine water quality IoT sensors' (Results in Engineering, 2020), and 'A high-tech, low-cost, Internet of Things surfboard fin for coastal citizen science, outreach, and education' (Continental Shelf Research, 2022). He is an Associate Editor for Oceanography and has delivered seminars on smart coasts and sensor networks. His work advances in situ monitoring and community-engaged science for coastal resilience.