April 2023 - MIT Sea Grant

An aerial image of the ocean with swirling green and blue colors

Education & Training, Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, Faculty, Funded Research, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Advisory Services, Misc, News, Ocean Engineering & Education Lab, Researchers, Resilient Communities & Economies, Social Science, Students, Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture

Modeling Future Ocean Acidification for Coastal Industries

Mechanical Engineering PhD Candidate Bianca Champenois looks at geophysical systems of land, air, and water to help track ocean acidification. MIT SPECTRUM – Bianca Champenois SM '22 looks at a digital map of Massachusetts Bay speckled with…

A person holds a plastic bag on the shore of a beach.

Citizen Science, Education & Training, Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Advisory Services, Misc, News, Ocean Engineering & Education Lab, Resilient Communities & Economies, Social Science, Students, Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture

Addressing Marine Debris through Education and Community Engagement

Massachusetts Marine Debris From Source to Stellwagen: A Comprehensive Suite of Tools for Environmental Educators PI: Dr. Michael Triantafyllou, Director, MIT Sea Grant Co-PIs: Dr. Kristin Burkholder, Associate Professor of Environmental Science,…

Four photographs showing students working at a table, pulling up a plankton tow, and holding a crab, and an image of the Charles River Floating Wetland

Citizen Science, Education & Training, Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, Funded Research, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Advisory Services, Misc, News, Ocean Engineering & Education Lab, Researchers, Resilient Communities & Economies, Science + Art, Social Science, Students, Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture

MIT Sea Grant Announces 2023 STREAM Funded Projects

Six new STREAM Grant projects focus on coastal education, renewable energy, and sea level rise MIT Sea Grant launched a new grants program this past year, open to a diversity of applicants across Massachusetts. STREAM Grants — Solutions…

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Welcoming MIT MechE Assistant Professor Kaitlyn Becker as 2023 Doherty Professor in Ocean Utilization

MIT Sea Grant welcomes MIT alumna and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Kaitlyn Becker as a 2023 Doherty Professor in Ocean Utilization. Assistant Professor Becker was nominated by Ford Professor of Engineering Evelyn Wang, Department…

MIT Arcturus Team with MIT Sea Grant Education Administrator Drew Bennett and their autonomous vessel at the 2023 RoboBoat Competition

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MIT Arcturus Team Excels at RoboBoat Competition

The MIT Arcturus Team traveled to Sarasota, FL March 22-28 with MIT Sea Grant Education Administrator Andrew Bennett for the 16th Annual RoboBoat Competition. RoboBoat is an international competition in which teams build and program autonomous…

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April 18: Science Friday Climate Fair

>>View Event Page via WBUR Attention families! Join Science Friday at CitySpace during Massachusetts school vacation week for a science fair exploring the ways scientists, educators and engineers are inventing solutions to climate change,…

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Nature Photography & Environmental Storytelling Workshop

Nature Photography & Environmental Storytelling Workshop Hosted by: Harvard Natural History Museum + Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (Visit the HMSC website for full details) Thursday, May 4 – Sunday, May 7, 2023 In-person…