May 2019 - MIT Sea Grant

Dixia Fan, PhD, holding two 3D printed penguins, the Guardians of the Intelligent Towing Tank, which he is standing in front of

Protected: MIT Sea Grant Fluid Dynamics Expert Dixia Fan (PhD ’19) Wins De Florez Award

The Robotic Intelligent Towing Tank for Self-Learning Complex Fluid-Structure Dynamics After six years of working with MIT Sea Grant Director Professor Michael Triantafyllou–culminating in a novel intelligent towing tank design – Dixia…

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Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium Open for Registration, Abstracts, and New Sponsors

Registration is open for the Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium Nov 4-8 in Portland, Maine. Join MIT Sea Grant's Carolina Bastidas, Judith Pederson, and over 30 organizations contributing to the development of a collaborative 30-year…

Aerial photograph of Castle Island and Massachusetts Bay with many boats and tall ships

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2300 Days at Sea: Monitoring the Impacts of the Outfall on Massachusetts Bay

April 2019 Executive Summary of November 2018 Workshop | Atlantic Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts Executive Summary of the Outfall Monitoring Science Advisory Panel Workshop Full Workshop Transcript Prepared by Judith Pederson, Massachusetts…

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Heather Beem (PhD ’15 MechE) | Seal-whisker-inspired sensing

Inspired by the ability of seals to detect flow features and other underwater information through their whiskers, Dr. Heather Beem (PhD ’15) has designed a sensor that could be used by underwater robots to collect data on hydrothermal events…