“Above water, GPS technology tells us where things are, but that doesn’t work underwater. I want to use sound to determine locations in the marine environment.” Lora Van Uffelen —Assistant Professor of Ocean Engineering Lora Van Uffelen spends way more time than she’d like running back and forth between her lab and her office, which […]

“The high-bay area and testing tank will give us the capacity to bring in large vehicles, put them in the water and test their systems so they’ll be ready to go into the ocean and be successful.” Adam Soule —Professor of Oceanography; Director, Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute Adam Soule has one of the most visible […]

“It’s going to be so much easier to test our platforms in the larger and deeper tank. And with the motorized crane and gantry, we’ll need less manpower to operate the system.” Mingxi Zhou —Assistant Professor of Oceanography One of the major factors that convinced Mingxi Zhou to join the faculty of the Graduate School […]

“We’re looking forward to this new facility where we can conduct training, store equipment and offer courses, all adjacent to our offices and close to the water.” Anya Hanson —Diving Safety Officer The university’s Diving Research and Safety Program—and the hundreds of students, faculty and staff who are trained to scuba dive for recreation, research […]

“We want to push the limits of the technology, because much of what’s available now is big, heavy and clunky. We’re trying to make robotics smaller and lighter.” Brennan Phillips —Assistant Professor of Ocean Engineering Brennan Phillips designs and builds robots for use in deep-sea exploration. In collaboration with other engineering and oceanography faculty members […]

“We’re just beginning to understand and quantify the amount of biomass in the twilight zone, how exploitable is it, how vulnerable is it, will it become a resource that humans may use for protein or other reasons.” Melissa Omand —Assistant Professor of Oceanography Melissa Omand studies a region of the ocean that she calls the […]