NUWC Division Newport Presents Awards to Students in RI Science and Engineering Fair
On March 19, U.S. Navy Reservist Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Quinn, an engineer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, presented Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Division Newport Innovation Awards to the selected winners of the R.I. State Science and Engineering Fair held on March 15 at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Knight Campus in Warwick.Members of the Division Newport workforce also participated in the fair in which more than 200 high school and middle school students from across the state presented their respective projects
Research Vessels: A Conversation with Bruce Applegate of UNOLS
; he said. “Being at sea with the right tools and people allows us to make observations that fundamentally change our understanding of the planet.”Scripps' Jennifer Mackinnon and Drew Lucas were among an international team of oceanographers and meteorologists who took part in an Office of Naval Research-funded project called MISO-BoB (Monsoon Intra-seasonal Oscillations in the Tropical Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal). It was one of the most comprehensive attempts to understand the South Asian monsoon, one of the most economically important natural events in the world. MISO-BoB broke
Shipbuilding RFP Issued to Build Hydrogen-Hybrid Research Vessel
science.”Shipyards interested in submitting proposals can contact Lynda Ta at [email protected] or Gary Oshima at [email protected]. Proposals will be accepted through May 9, 2025, with a final selection expected by June 20, 2025.Funding for CCRV comes from the State of California, the U.S. Office of Naval Research, and the Department of Energy, as part of the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), California’s clean hydrogen initiative. Initial feasibility studies were conducted by Sandia National Laboratories and Glosten, with support from the U.S. Department of Transportatio
US Navy Divers Get Augmented Vision Display
The US Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Warfighter Performance Department has developed a system which enables divers to better operate in inhospitable underwater environments.The Divers Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) was developed in partnership with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Coda Octopus.Through real-time information sharing, high-resolution imagery and an augmented-reality display, DAVD allows Navy divers to operate more effectively in dark, low-visibility environments.Navy diving missions include deep ocean salvage of vessels and aircraft, underwater rescues, explosive ordnance
NUWC's Pistacchio wins ONR Achievement Award
David Pistacchio, a senior technologist in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Chief Technology Office, was selected for the 2023 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science.The award is granted on a highly selective basis and recognizes naval research scientists for extraordinary lifetime achievements in science that contributed substantially to the knowledge and capabilities of the Department of the Navy (DON), Department of Defense and the nation. It is the highest award that ONR confers on a naval research
MTS Member Webinar: Expanding Spotter’s Subsurface Sensing Suite with a Hydrophone and Dissolved Oxygen Sensor
quality instrumentation to help solve some of the world's most complex water measurement challenges.Chris Verlinden - Applied Ocean Sciences, CTODr. Chris Verlinden has extensive military experience, drawing from a 14-year career as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. He has worked with the Office of Naval Research and Naval Research Laboratories extensively on projects ranging from seismic exploration to ocean acoustics and signal processing.Specifically, Dr. Verlinden is a subject matter expert in the use of large vertical aperture arrays (LVAs), and making environmental inferences using passive
OPT’s Wave-Powered Tech Nears 15MWh of Renewable Energy Production
.The energy generation numbers are based on deployments in the Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean, and North Sea.These deployments came from a mix of renewable energy investments from government backed development programs and commercial leases and sales, for customers including Eni, EGP, Office of Naval Research and the DeepStar consortium inclusive of Chevron, CNOOC, Equinor, ExxonMobil, JX Nippon, Occidental, PetroBras, Shell, and Woodside.According to OPT, it has demonstrated and delivered use cases as a proven solution for anti-submarine warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
Ocean Engineers and Scientists Share Ideas, Challenges at International Arctic Workshop
focused on polar oceanography operations under the ice.The workshop began with briefings at NUWC Division Newport before all attendees convened at Innovate Newport, a local event and collaboration space.Championing the workshop was John Woods, director of International Engagement Office for the Office of Naval Research, who was eager to bring together this international group of researchers and innovators.“The goal of ICE-PPR is to increase international cooperation, to close gaps in capability. It’s a defense focus but it’s really an all of government effort from both the U.S. and our
OET Testing New ROV Cameras for 3D Model Making
, OET will collect high-resolution (<1 centimeter) visual and acoustic data over the seafloor using a new widefield camera array system and Norbit wideband multibeam sonar. The widefield camera array was co-developed by the Ocean Exploration Trust and Sexton Corporation with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). A customized software package for the Norbit sonar was recently developed by Corps of Exploration Navigator Dr. Kristopher Krasnosky, which takes raw data collected by sonar and allows onboard teams to visualize it in real-time.High-resolution visual and acoustic data collected by
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