In Memoriam: Captain Don Walsh
before becoming the Navy’s first deep submersible pilot.The Society for Underwater Technology and Marine Technology Society will continue to honor Walsh through the annual Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration. Dr Peter Girguis, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and Adjunct Oceanographer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, was announced the winner of the 2023 Captain Don Walsh Award in August
New Hydrothermal Vent Found Near Galápagos
National Park Directorate (GNPD), Charles Darwin Foundation, and the Ecuadorian Navy’s Oceanographic and Antarctic Institute (INOCAR). Other participating institutions included University of Rhode Island, Lehigh University, the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, United States Geological Survey, Harvard University, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison.“Scientists have known since the early 2000s that this vent field was likely there. But it was particularly hard to locate because the fluids are clear and do not emit large clouds into the water like black smokers do,” said Beinart
Hairston Named GM of Austal USA Advanced Technologies
in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center and the Aegis Program Office prior to joining the defense industry.Hairston earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Polytechnic and State University. He also participated in the General Management Program at the Harvard Business School and has held numerous advisory roles
Rear Admiral Hann Confirmed to NOAA Leadership Post
as a pilot and project manager. Hann has also served aboard NOAA ships Miller Freeman and Townsend Cromwell, supporting fisheries surveys and oceanographic research in the Pacific.Rear Admiral Hann holds a master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, a master’s degree in aeronautical science and space studies from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a bachelor’s degree in marine science and biology from the University of San Diego
VIDEO: Up Close and Personal with Ocean Explorer Robert Ballard
sensor systems and I can form a mental image in a world of eternal darkness. I think it explains how I tick.”As Ballard gets closer to his 80th birthday, he has become more reflective on the balance of personal and work. “Two years ago I was in a Redwood forest and a brilliant professor from Harvard, Arthur Brooks, talked about how to stay happy while you grow old,” essentially three things you need to do, said Ballard. First on the list is developing closer bonds with friends, which Ballard has done spending more time “hunting and fishing” rather than academic and professional
Deep Sea Science:Deep Sea Reveals Insights on Human Immunity
from the local habitat.”In June, research vessel Falkor will return to PIPA under Rotjan, who will be joined by PhD student Anna Gauthier, lead author of the paper in Science Immunology, who is co-mentored by both Rotjan and Jonathan Kagan, the Marian R. Neutra, PhD Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Basic Research at Boston Children’s Hospital. The team will also include a Kiribati collaborator and other collaborators from Boston University and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In addition to ecologically characterizing the deep sea coral and
WHOI Names Kathryn Link VP & CFO
in the non-profit sector, and her shared commitment to the ocean and planet align perfectly with our mission and vision.”Link brings more than 25 years of experience to WHOI. Prior to the Broad Institute, she held leadership positions at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, and was a founding director of Harvard’s Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology. She also served as executive administrative dean for the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University.“It is an exciting time to join a renowned organization such as WHOI,&rdquo
Gilmore Names New CEO. Targets Acquisitions
industries, where existing products do not offer the same level of quality or robustness," the company said.David Nemetz, an engineer by training, possesses a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) and has participated in executive education programmes through the Wharton School and the Harvard Business School. He previously held senior roles at the likes of TechnipFMC and FMC Technologies, before first joining Proserv as Project Director in May 2019, soon after which he then took up the role of President at Gilmore.Speaking about his appointment, Nemetz commented: “I am delighted
Efficient Wave-Generated Power … Really!
that the waves in the protected portions of Raritan bay are right on scale with the 15:1 model as the ocean waves would be for the full-scale model.While political (to get the permitting to moor the system for real-world trials) and funding issues are rarely easy to navigate, van Hemmen, who went to Harvard Business School, said that he would be shocked if the organization can’t build support among the utilities and the politicians. “The numbers (cost per kWh) are there, and they are convincing.”In fact van Hemmen, always the engineer first, sees the biggest challenge of delivering
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