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James Beck

CEO of Sunburst Sensors, winner of the Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE

James Beck is the CEO of Sunburst Sensors, LLC, based in Missoula, MT, Grand Prize winner of the Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE. He is a mechanical engineer with a strong interest in instrumentation. For the last decade, he has worked with co-owner, Mike DeGrandpre on the development of pH and pCO2 sensors for marine and freshwater applications, while building the company into a competitive player in the biogeochemical instrumentation market. A fourth generation Montanan, he looks to bring high-technology jobs to the state. He has his B.S.M.E. from MIT and M.S.M.E from University of Washington.

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