Harry R. Kolar, PhD, IBM Fellow – Environmental Monitoring and Management
July 28, 2020
Dr. Kolar leads a team of IBM researchers on The Jefferson Project at Lake George, NY, an integrated environmental observatory and modeling system
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Dr. Kolar is an IBM Fellow with IBM Research focused on environmental monitoring and management. He has worked across several IBM divisions in technical, management, and executive roles to advance cross-industry application of new technologies, including advanced analytical methods, information and knowledge management, pervasive/embedded real-time intelligent systems, and sensor-based, cyberphysical systems. Dr. Kolar currently leads a team of IBM researchers on The Jefferson Project at Lake George, NY, an integrated environmental observatory and modeling system. Dr. Kolar was also the lead architect for the SmartBay Galway project with the Marine Institute of Ireland and a technical advisor for the River and Estuary Observatory Network (REON) at the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries in New York. Dr. Kolar holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in the science and engineering of materials. He is an Adjunct Professor of Physics at Arizona State University and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Biotechnology at Dublin City University, Ireland. He is also a District Advocate for the American Physical Society at the U.S. Congressional level.
Image credit: Carl Heilman II
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The Jefferson Project is a sophisticated technological approach to studying fresh water, with a goal of understanding the impact of human activity on fresh water, and how to mitigate those effects.