**Research Firsts Exhibition: Image and accompanying text by Mahmoud Wagih**
![rural mountain setting with electronic sensors in the foreground][1]
Taken in the West Highlands of Scotland, this photograph shows my first time taking research as far as possible from lab. It’s also the first-ever experiment of wireless ice and snow sensors being measured in the field, using inexpensive open-source hardware, supported by my first grant as PI.
Remotely sensing ice can be a game-changer for applications ranging from wind energy generation, aviation, to making cities and remote areas safer. In the UK, over 7,000 ice-caused injuries occur annually; in Scotland, an average of two fatalities are caused by avalanches per year. Our electro- magnetic sensors can distinguish ice from water, showing great potential for wide-scale deployment.
[1]: https://mfr.osf.io/export?url=https://osf.io/download/ydkxf/?direct=&mode=render&format=2400x2400.jpeg
