Mentor: Mingxi Zhou, University of Rhode Island
Project Location
University of Rhode Island-Bay Campus
Project Description
Smart Ocean Systems Laboratory at GSO, URI plans to deploy Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to expand the existing observational array in Narragansett Bay.
Several deployments will be done in the East Passage. The AUV will be equipped with a high-resolution camera, CTD, and sonar systems to collect high resolution water column and seafloor measurements.
The undergraduate will work with the research team on AUV deployments and perform data analysis on the scientific measurements.
Additional Information
- Dr. Zhou’s Research Page
Rhode Island EPSCoR is funded by the National Science Foundation under EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award #OIA-1655221. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.