Michael P. Hamilton

Retired UC field station director with 36 years experience in ecological research, wireless sensor networks, and environmental monitoring. Ph.D. Natural Resources, Cornell University, 1983.

Co-PI of NSF Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS, $40M). Former director of James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve (26 years) and Blue Oak Ranch Reserve (10 years).

Now operating Canemah Nature Laboratory from Oregon City, developing the Macroscope paradigm—integrating sensors, AI, and visualization across EARTH, LIFE, HOME, and SELF domains.

Systems thinker, devoted birder, and author exploring the intersection of ecology, technology, and human observation.