{"678441":{"#nid":"678441","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mothbox Workshop Recap","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech hosted a two-day Mothbox science workshop held on October 28-29, 2024. The workshop was sponsored by the Agile Systems Lab (run by Simon Sponberg in the School of Physics) through the Multidisciplinary Research Initiative with support from the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT). This hands-on workshop was spearheaded by Yash Sondhi, a postdoctoral researcher from the Agile Systems Lab at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIPaT\u2019s lab spaces (the Craft Lab and Prototyping Lab) provided both space and technical assistance for the workshop participants. IPaT faculty member Tim Trent manages both labs and provided generous assistance throughout the workshop to build the traps.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe MothBox is an automated light trap that attracts and photographs moths and other nocturnal insects. A raspberry pi (mini-computer) controls a super high-resolution camera and lights, so that the MothBox can be deployed and programmed to collect data at a pre-defined schedule. A computer vision model then processes the images and automatically identifies the insects captured by the trap. Insect censuses are valuable tools for assessing the state of an ecosystem, especially insects\u2019 vast numbers, short lifespan, and proximity to the base of the food chain.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMothbox was selected as a 2024 WILDLABS Awards winner.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA detailed review of the workshop was posted by WILDLABS.NET discussing the construction of the moth boxes where participants gained hands-on experience building and testing them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wildlabs.net\/article\/mothbox-updates-recap-our-mothbox-v45-workshop-atlanta\u0022\u003ERead the full workshop article here \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tRgOkhtu4I0\u0022\u003EWatch Andy Quitmeyer\u0027s Mothbox lecture \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E he delivered as a keynote lecture at Georgia Tech on Oct. 29, 2024 in support of the workshop. Andy Quitmeyer, Ph.D., designs new ways to interact with the natural world. His transdisciplinary work spans scientific and design processes, from material exploration and natural experimentation to artistic outreach.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) along with the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award sponsored a two-day Mothbox science workshop held on October 28-29, 2024.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) along with the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award sponsored a two-day Mothbox science workshop held on October 28-29, 2024. "}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2024-11-14 19:10:15","changed_gmt":"2024-11-14 19:37:56","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2024-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675640":{"id":"675640","type":"image","title":"Mothbox","body":"\u003Cp\u003EMothbox under construction.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1731611322","gmt_created":"2024-11-14 19:08:42","changed":"1731611352","gmt_changed":"2024-11-14 19:09:12","alt":"Mothbox","file":{"fid":"259286","name":"unnamed.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/14\/unnamed.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/14\/unnamed.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":191104,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/11\/14\/unnamed.jpg?itok=iIGsu8N7"}}},"media_ids":["675640"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188084","name":"go-ipat"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWalter Rich\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["walter.rich@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}