Photos from the Field
Christian Jonathan Saiz
Electrical Engineer (University of Miami/CIMAS), Physical Oceanography Division
305.361.4421
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149
“The quality of the research and mathematical models relies highly on the data gathered through multiple engineering instruments. As engineers we operate, fix, and design devices in order to deliver quality data to scientists.”
Christian Saiz is an Electrical Engineer at the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) and apart of the Instrumentation group at the Physical Oceanography Division at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). He gives scientific and technical support to several divisional projects including the XBT Network, Hurricane Glider project, and Western Boundary Time Series project.
Current Work
Technical Support for the following PhOD projects:
● Western Boundary Time Series
● XBT
● Hurricane Glider
2008, Electromechanical Technician Degree, Instituto La Salle Florida, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2018, Electrical Engineering Degree, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina
World Map GUI: Interactive map programmed in Python for use in research cruises and mission planning. Includes GPS-serial data, distance to specified targets, and selected points of interest, different layers can be selected such as Bathymetry and Sea Surface Temperature retrieved online.
Radiometer: Solar powered data acquisition system with a GSM transceiver (Arduino MKR1400) to upload data from a long and short-wave Eppley radiometer (PSP and PIR) to a NOAA FTP server. Hardware PCB design (KiCad) and firmware (Arduino/C++).
SeaGlider data/piloting processing scripts
NOAA Certificate of Recognition Hurricane SeaGlider Operations 2020