The CAROSEL was developed to fill a critical monitoring gap surrounding the health of our natural water bodies, inspired by years of scientific research.
Jordon Beckler, PhD
Founder & CEO
Dr. Beckler founded Sediment Technologies in 2021. He observed a disconnect in the growing societal and scientific recognition of the importance of sediments in regulating lake, estuarine, and marine environments, and the overall lack of viable sediment monitoring tools and a poor understanding of what constitutes "good sediment health". His research interests include the development of novel autonomous sensors and platforms to monitor aqueous chemistry, particularly the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nutrients and trace metals in aquatic environments. As a research scientist, he has raised over $5M in research grants from federal, state, municipal, and private entities.
He is currently an Assistant Research Professor and Principal Investigator of the Geochemistry and Geochemical Sensing Lab at Florida Atlantic University with a joint appointment in the FAU Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE). He obtained his B.S. and PhD in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech in 2014, with a minor in inorganic chemistry and a business certificate option. Prior to joining FAU in 2018, he was the Program Manager of the Ocean Technology Research Program at Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota, FL, where he advanced sensors for autonomous monitoring of marine harmful algal bloom species.
Mason Thackston
Future CTO
Mason will assume the role of CTO at Sediment Technologies upon graduating from FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute with his M.S. in Marine Science and Oceanography in Fall 2023. While at FAU, he participated in the NSF I-CORPS and FAU Technology Boot Camp programs to synthesize his passions of applied science, ocean technology, and entrepreneurship
His thesis project at FAU is focusing on developing autonomous technologies for in situ observation of biogeochemical processes at the sediment-water interface, specifically iron and sulfur cycling in the context of seagrass health and nutrient processing in the Florida Bay. He played a critical role in leading the testing and deployment of an autonomous benthic lander used to monitor nutrient fluxes from Lake Okeechobee and Gulf of Mexico sediments. Mason graduated from the University of North Florida with a B.S. in biology, where he researched the behavioral ecology of American Alligators in urbanized tributaries of the St. Johns River.
Doug DeMuth
Business Consultant
Doug brings +40 years of engineering and operations experience to Sediment Technologies. Over the course of his long career, he’s launched many successful new product innovations for a number of Fortune 500 firms. Focused on product development, process engineering, project engineering and operations optimization, he’s delivered real-world results with companies like Hershey, Nabisco, Kraft, and ConAgra. As V.P. and General Manager of SAIC’s former environmental laboratory, Wright Laboratory Services, and as Managing Director of a leading equipment manufacturing firm, he adds to the team’s ability to focus and deliver on every client’s special needs.
Doug holds a BS Chemistry ACS from Lebanon Valley College, BS Chemical Engineering AIChE from Penn State and an MBA from Shippensburg University. His interest in aquatics was borne from his experiences overseas with pollution, its impacts on the environment and its remediation. He currently volunteers his time as a research assistant with Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Campus.
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