Beating the Heat: R.W. Fernstrum & Company Turns 75
, including:On emerging generation of wave energy devices.On experimental subsea computer server farms, placed on the seabed to manage cooling costs.On tsunami early warning buoys across the Pacific Ocean.In the space programs, on the self-propelled barge that moves the solid rocket boosters from Alabama to Cape Canaveral, and on the tugs that retrieve those boosters in the Indian Ocean.On electric boat designs to keep large banks of batteries cool.“We’re in a lot of different projects with a lot of different organizations … things you'd never imagine that we would have anything
Scientists Reconstruct Impact of Seafloor Volcanic Eruption
of events, which is essential to saving lives and cultures.”The international team included scientists from the United Kingdom, Chile, the United States, Italy, Malta, and New Zealand and was co-led by Dr. Rodrigo Fernandez of the Universidad de Chile, Dr. Rebecca Totten of the University of Alabama (United States), and Dr. Giulia Matilde Ferrante of the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (Italy). Throughout the expedition, scientists from three Chilean universities and the Chilean Geological Survey (SERNAGEOMIN) worked closely with the local Chaitén community
Saildrone Launches First Next-gen Surveyor USV
coverage.The Surveyor’s aluminum hull and keel were manufactured by Austal USA, and the fiberglass composite wing and internal components were built at Saildrone’s headquarters in Alameda, Calif.“It is tremendous to see the first vehicle launched of many that will be produced here in Alabama,” said Saildrone founder and CEO Richard Jenkins. “Everyone at Saildrone is very proud to be supporting the US Navy and contributing to our defense and national security.”The Surveyor fuses radar, cameras, automatic identification system (AIS), and advanced machine learning to
NOAA Hosts GOM Hiring Events for Research Ship Jobs
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold two hiring events in the Gulf Coast region to recruit professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s ocean research ships. The first event will be in Mobile, Alabama on Jan. 23 and the second is in New Orleans on Jan. 25.NOAA operates a fleet of 15 hydrographic survey, oceanographic research and fisheries survey vessels. NOAA ships operate in the U.S. and around the world. The ships are run by a combination of NOAA commissioned officers and civilian professional mariners.NOAA’s civilian professional mariners are federal employees and include
US Awards $6.7 Million for Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resilience Research
coral and mangrove ecosystems in the U.S. Virgin Islands.NCCOS is also funding projects through annual appropriations to improve coastal community response to sea level rise, including three projects led by the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH):(CIROH) University of Alabama received over $177,000 to develop nationally consistent coastal flood severity thresholds across the U.S.(CIROH) University of Alabama, University of Hawaii at Manoa and University of Hawai'i Sea Grant received nearly $500,000 to integrate local ecological knowledge into flood modeling, communication
USACE Mobile District Adds New Survey Vessel
Waterway Development Authority is grateful for the Corps of Engineers choosing to honor Mrs. Agnes by choosing to name the survey boat, the Miss Agnes.”Her influence around the Tenn-Tom Waterway community was notable for forming the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Tourism Association, as well as the Alabama-Mississippi-Tennessee Rural Tourism Association, helping to promote tourism in the Waterway’s compact states.“It brought my family and I happiness when we found out there was a way for my mother to basically live on the river the way she lived and breathed it while she was alive,&rdquo
Interview: Harry Stewart, President & CEO, The Dutra Group
. Finding employment also meant expanding operations beyond its regional roots.“Years ago, we expanded to the East and Gulf coasts, and we maintain a significant presence there,” said Stewart. “Our two hopper dredges, the Stuyvesant and Columbia have recently performed work in Mobile, Alabama for the Corps of Army Engineers on the Mobile deepening project; and also in Sabine, Texas, also for the Corps of Army Engineers, performing a deepening project there.”The company also maintains two mechanical dredging fleets in the East and Gulf markets, “The clamshell dredge Paula
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Opens Water-based Research Facility
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) announced the recent completion of its newest research facility- a multi-stressor wet lab. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new multi-stressor wet lab was held on Monday, January 23, 2023, with U.S. Treasury Department representative Dr. Bridget Cotti-Rausch, Alabama State Senator David Sessions (R-Grand Bay), and Dr. Amy Hunter with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR).In this new facility, researchers will be able to examine how marine organisms respond to multiple changes in environmental conditions simultaneously. These conditions
Silver Ships Delivers Survey Vessel to US Army Corps of Engineers
Alabama shipbuilder Silver Ships announced it has delivered a new marine surveying vessel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Venice Sub Office in Venice, La. The 49-foot Tobin is the latest expansion in Silver Ships’ Endeavor series of workboats and is the largest marine surveying vessel of its series.Custom designed for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to hydrographically map the mouth of the Mississippi River, the mission-specific vessel will allow researchers to accurately and effectively obtain and document data on the rapidly changing waters in the Mississippi River. With the intent
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