Frida Ruiz

@frides238
| She/her

Hi! I am Frida Ruiz, with a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and very interested in habitat restoration & conservation. I am excited to connect with others and learn about technology applications within applied ecology & potential research opportunities

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Hi everyone!

I wanted to ask what are some schools (both in the US and internationally) that have good conservation tech programs or are able to do some type of concurrent masters degrees (engineering & conservation). Or if it makes more sense to get a masters of either engineering or conservation/ecology. If anyone knows of any good programs or recommendations, do let me know!

Ryan Smith

@theindieg | he/him

Running a small electronic engineering company focused on large scale sensor networks. We have interest in bioacoustics with bat and bird recorders, as well as a host of environmental sensors.

27 March 2025 8:53am

Traditionally, conservation tech very difficult industry to find a grad scheme for, mainly as most of the companies doing the best work are quite small! When I was looking for internships and grad jobs I found it useful to contact companies directly, and look for the ones doing interesting projects. That being said, there is also a lot of benefit to traditional grad schemes with larger companies. I went on a grad scheme in the space sector for a few years before pushing my way into conservation tech. If you do go for a more traditional role (not in conservation tech), then there are also so many open source projects out there looking for help that can be done in your spare time.

Good luck!

Frank van der Most

@Frank_van_der_Most | He, him

RubberBootsData

Field data app developer, with an interest in funding and finance

27 March 2025 11:13am

About a year ago, @emmahiggins asked for feedback on a course design for a MsC on Conservation Technology at the University of South Wales. I don't know if that course has started in the meantime, but Emma's email is in her post.

See: https://wildlabs.net/discussion/thoughts-new-msc-conservation-technology

Carly Batist

@carlybatist | she/her

ecoacoustics, biodiversity monitoring, nature tech

3 April 2025 10:59am

UCL has an Ecology and Data Science Msc!

Ecology and Data Science MSc | Faculty of Life Sciences

Prepare to address critical global environmental challenges with a sought-after skillset spanning data science and ecology, on this one-year multidisciplinary MSc.

Faculty of Life Sciences

Kevin Shock

@robots4nature | he/him

Hi! I am Kevin! I am a mechanical engineer by degree, program manager by practice focused on cleantech hardware during my career. Looking to refocus my efforts on robots for nature restoration and conversation.

15 May 2025 12:56am

I went to University of Michigan for undergrad. I admired this graduate program in engineering sustainable systems. It's a dual degree through the school of nature resources and the college of engineering (for example, mechanical engineering department). You apply to both schools and if you get into both, you can get into this program.

Good luck!