Hydrokinetics Fisheries Video Recognized in UAF Award

Hydrokinetics Fisheries Video Recognized in UAF Award

ACEP, the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and the have received the 2020 Get Outside .

The Learnies recognize excellence and elevate “awareness of quality teaching being done at the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥." The 2020 awards were presented online in a special production that celebrated excellent learning experiences by showcasing rich instructional media.

The collaborative video, “,� was filmed and edited by ACEP’s Amanda Byrd. In the video, CFOS faculty Andrew Seitz explains research on energy generated by in-river hydrokinetic devices and their interactions with salmon in the Kvichak River near Igiugig.

The  video, produced by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, Byrd and UAA's Jennifer Schmidt, was also a Learnies Award finalist.  

“It is so exciting and wonderful to share the success of our collaborations between UAF colleges and institutes, UA campuses, and ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ communities,â€� Byrd said.

The 2020 Learnie Awards were presented by UA Press and UAF’s Faculty Development Team, Faculty Senate, Staff Council and eCampus.

 

A screenshot from the Hydrokinetics Energy Fisheries Research video. Image by Amanda Byrd.