Kathryn Masten

Environmental Science & Policy Article

Masten-Cain Consulting Inc. CEO Kathryn Masten is co-author of a recently published article in the journal Environmental Science & Policy entitled “Building adaptive capacity to address coastal flooding: The case of a small Texas City“. The article chronicles industrial development and its resulting climate impacts on the City of Ingleside on the Bay (IOB) in […]

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Smart Cities Designed by Smart Communities

Masten-Cain Consulting Inc. CEO Kathryn Masten co-authors paper for 2023 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, entitled “Smart Cities Designed by Smart Communities: An Engaged Approach to Develop a Sociotechnical Network“. Made possible by a four-year NSF Smart and Connected Communities Integrated Research Grant, for which Kathryn serves as co-Principal Investigator, the paper describes the

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Coastal Bend Water Supply Analysis

As a sub-contractor for “Economic Analysis: Cost Benefit Analysis Study of Coastal Bend Water Supply Options“, Masten-Cain Consulting Inc. provided research about desalination plants to supply industrial water that are proposed for the drought-stricken Coastal Bend region of South Texas, along with information about other options, such as floating solar.

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Smart Coast NSF Grant

Masten-Cain Consulting Inc. CEO Kathryn Masten is co-Principal Investigator on a research team based at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) for a four-year $2.4 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Smart and Connected Communities (SCC) Integrative Research Grant (IRG) entitled: “Enabling Smart Cities in Coastal Regions of Environmental and Industrial Change: Building Adaptive Capacity

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New Saildrive Electric Motor Mount

To support our flagship e-powered catamaran conversion project (converting our 34ft catamaran from a sail/diesel hybrid to a 100% renewable energy power boat), Maritimatix Chief Technology Office (CTO) Randy Cain has created an alternative design for electric motor mounts in boats that use saildrives instead of traditional driveshafts. While speed reduction is likely needed, belt

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