Happy to be Blue
, but you're all coming together to get something out of the research voyage. That did it for me—I fell in love with being at sea.”After Dalhousie, Waite completed her PhD in biological oceanography at the University of British Columbia and then held postdoctoral positions at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and Victoria University in New Zealand. She soon took a professorship at the University of Western Australia in Perth, where she taught and led research for 17 years. In 2014, Waite became section head of polar biological oceanography at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine
WHOI Receives $2 Million from State for CWATER Project
while supporting the two world-leading scientific institutions."The Cape and Islands serve as a hub for scientific advancement and remain on the cutting edge of new developments in aquatic research,” said Senator Susan Moran (D - Falmouth). “Securing $2 million for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute to support blue technology research and development in the region was a top priority to continue to promote innovation and competitiveness."“As a port community, the thriving cultural and scientific village of Woods Hole is at the forefront of our changing climate and increasingly
SUBSEA TECHNOLOGY: Underwater Acoustics Pick up the Tempo
“anthropogenic noise from biological sounds, thus improving the diversity assessment of sound-producing animals and noise-generating activities.”For some, the main goal is making it easier to distinguish between individual sounds in noisy underwater soundscapes from the outset. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute scientist Dr. Ying-Tsong Lin and his team are building the first ever underwater 3D “acoustic telescope,” a 30-foot diameter, six-armed array of hydrophones. The star-shaped “telescope” will be capable of tuning in sounds from thousands of miles away and isolating
Derecktor Wins Deal to Build Hybrid RVl for University of Vermont
to facilitate its advanced research operation. The hybrid propulsion method will enable all-electric operation for trips less than two hours in duration, which represents 60% of all current UVM voyages. This survey suite will be bolstered by InterOcean Systems, in partnership with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Together, IOS & WHOI have developed a unique new winch system, which will enable UVM to operate more efficiently than ever before from both personnel and power perspectives. The winches are directly driven to reduce drivetrain losses and can be operated using a single wireless
Autonomous ANTX: Seismic Survey Tech and Port Security
. Atlas Elektronik’s SeaFox was used to investigate the intruders and we also used the Stringray net to capture the Remus 100 and Riptide.” All of this was coordinated through Marlin, with the AutoNaut USV being used as a communications gateway to the UUVs, with control via a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Acomm unit. In addition, the AutoNaut also collected a metocean dataset, which offered some additional interesting data to analyze.“We were able to do this very quickly during the exercise, leaning on our decades of sensor and data fusion experience in the oil and gas industry
Subsea Wreck Brought to Life by Lasers
with 3D at Depth; Brian Kirk, an expert local guide and original co-discoverer (with historian/explorer Matt Holly) of the wreck of BuNo 1515; plus archaeologist/divers Chris Dostal, Carolyn Kennedy, and Michael Terlep. Advisors from the Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute were also part of the expedition planning and post-production stages.Although Devastator 1515 appeared largely intact from previous research expeditions, the sensitive nature of the wreck and often low water clarity conditions around the site provided limitations for most of the standard
SoCal Tech Focus: Tecnadyne
Technology and Shark Marine, to name a few) use Tecnadyne thrusters on their vehicles. Tecnadyne products are presently being used on thousands of vehicles throughout the world, operated by many offshore oil service companies, universities and research institutions. Recent customers include Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Stanford University, University of Washington APL, Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, GE Nuclear, Oceaneering International, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, L-3 and Electric Boat. Tecnadyne has recently focused its attention on the growing AUV market and the need for higher efficiency
El Faro’s Voyage Data Recorder Recovered
. There is still a great deal of work to be done in order to understand how the many factors converged that led to the sinking and the tragic loss of 33 lives. I want to thank the dedicated professionals in the many organizations — especially the U.S. Navy, the Coast Guard, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, the National Science Foundation and the University of Rhode Island — who worked with NTSB investigators and support staff over three missions in 10 months to make this successful recovery possible.” Military Sealift Command’s fleet ocean tug USNS Apache departed
US Aims to Recover El Faro VDR in Next Few Months
the NTSB, told reporters. He spoke after the voyage to locate the recorder returned to port in Massachusetts. "We know where it is but it is still a tall challenge. That voyage data recorder is in the middle of the ocean under 15,000 feet of water," Curtis told reporters at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Falmouth, Massachusetts. "We would like to get out there over the next several months, two to three months." The 790-foot (241-meter) El Faro, owned by Sea Star Line LLC and operated by TOTE Services, went down off the Bahamas on Oct. 1 while on a cargo run between Florida