Ryan Harrigan and Tom Smith Study Featured in Colorado State University Magazine — Death by solar: $1.6 million DOE grant supports scientists studying bird deaths at solar facilities

For several years, scientists and solar industry groups have documented evidence of birds, particularly migratory species, either colliding with solar panels or getting incinerated in the red-hot light of concentrated solar towers. Lead scientists Ryan Harrigan and Tom Smith will work with Colorado State University biologist Kristen Ruegg on a multi-year collaborative study for collecting, analyzing and genetically distinguishing the remains of such birds.