From the ancient cypress swamps of Wewahitchka Florida, Chet Udell has a PhD in Music Composition with Electrical Engineering Cognate. He is an Associate Professor of Biological and Ecological Engineering and Multidisciplinary Programs Administrator for the Design for Social Impact certificate at Oregon State University, He is also . . .
International, National Award-Winning Electronic Instrument Designer, Performer, Composer. His works have been recognized with ASCAP-SEAMUS 1st prize, Best-Performance at the GA Tech New Instrument Competition, and world-finalist in international composition and performance competitions including Prix Destellos and Sound in Space.
Director, Openly Published Environmental Sensing (OPEnS) Lab. A globally-recognized NSF and USDA funded Makerspace led by a staff of over 30 undergraduate Researchers across Electrical, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, and Environmental Sciences. We advance environmental, climate change, and agriculture research by designing new scientific instrumentation.
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Musical Instruments that teach Science, Technology,Engineering, Math.
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In a world where digital files can become physical objects through 3D printing, off-the-shelf programmable electronics are less expensive and more ubiquitous, and a growing community of Makers and DIY’ers support learning and education - much of Chet Udell’s research and creative work focuses on applying these key capabilities to explore: design, interaction, performance, and STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts, & Math) education in musical and scientific instrumentation. As Director of the Oregon State University Openly Published Environmental Sensing Lab, Udell’s career in instrument design is rooted in music performance and composition. In addition to helping an international community of researchers advance environmental science (incl. NOAA, NSF, EPA, USDA, Stroud Water Research Center, KNUST Kumasi Ghana, TU Delft), Udell continues to produce, lecture, conduct workshops, and perform globally with new musical instruments and STEAM education Technologies (incl. How Big Is Your Dream, Intel-4H-OSU Mariachi STEAM Camp, and CymaSpace).