Show notes
Welcome back to Trailblazer. On this podcast, I try to share conversations with some pretty incredible people who have committed to using their love for the outdoors to advocate for a better world.———————————————————Sam Lapp graduated in 2019 with his master's degree is Engineering Design from Penn State University, and is also a talented musician. He's explored ways to combine his expertise in these areas with his love for nature and the outdoors, and he's found intersections of sound, math and computer science, and conservation to affect change on the natural world, and it's so inspiring. ———————————————————He shares about his experiences as a field researcher, camping in National Parks for Leave No Trace, a conservancy organization. His current position, helping computers recognize bird sounds to monitor populations, in Pittsburgh, is another way that he’s combined his love for sound, data, and nature. Lastly, he shares about his music project he co-created called "Suna Ansuna", which brings local musicians into natural spaces to share music while also bringing awareness to the story of the location and its conservation efforts.———————————————————Sam‘s humility, wisdom, and understanding of how each person can make a difference in the world is powerful. I hope that you'll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
