She’s designed and built autonomous underwater vehicles for many applications including conservation research, locating lost shipwrecks, tracking oil spills, and even exploring water underneath ice.
Amy is a Robotics Engineer, conservationist, explorer and educator. She devoted her early career developing and operating autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and sensor technology for the advancement of science and defense applications while building and leading a team at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Amy is an expert at identifying problems and developing and implementing solutions in the greater oceanographic environment. Amy is also the co-inventor of the SharkCam AUV which was featured on Discovery Channel’s Shark Week and National Geographic’s Sharkfest. Under Amy’s leadership and passion for outreach, SharkCam and TurtleCam have inspired thousands of kids and adults across the Globe. Amy has developed many technologies including under-ice sensing capabilities, oil spill response tools and she has led over 100 field operations. Amy is enthusiastic about outreach, education and equality and is thrilled to step out and join the brave world of entrepreneurship.
