A Step Towards Autonomy: MIT Sea Grant summer UROP Jocelyn Lorrey
By Bayley Connors, BURECS SeaPerch, a remotely operated underwater vehicle, has been used in STEM from classrooms around the world. MIT Sea Grant has trained educators at various levels to construct the underwater robot out of widely available…
Students build and test marine ROV’s as part of the E2@MIT Program
MIT Sea Grant hosted 12 exceptional high school students this past week as part of MIT¡s E2@MIT science and engineering residential camp, MIT Sea Grant hosted the students interested in underwater robotics. Dr. Tom Consi, MIT Sea Grant¡s research…
Automating Counting Fish: 2016 NOAA Hollings Scholars Caleb Perez and Tzofi Klinghoffer
By Bayley Connors, BURECS2016 Hollings Scholars Caleb Perez and Tzofi Klinghoffer are working this summer with researches at MIT Sea Grant, focusing on developing technological solutions that will improve upon current methods used for monitoring…
Mapping Eelgrass with Drones: 2016 NOAA Hollings Scholar Scott Nesbit
By Bayley Connors, BURECSUnmanned aerial systems (UAS), better known as drones, have been making headlines in recent years. Their growing prominence continue to raise questions on seemingly every front, ranging from privacy rights, to Amazon¡s…
Counting fish and mapping eelgrass, MIT Sea Grant’s three 2016 NOAA Hollings Scholars
MIT Sea Grant¡s three NOAA Hollings Scholars will present their research at NOAA¡s headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland this week.The Hollings Scholarship program and MIT Sea Grant provided the students with an opportunity to pursue their…
MIT Sea Grant Ocean Acidification Seminar Tuesday June 27th at 12:00
Please join us Tuesday June 27 at MIT Sea Grant for presentations by six MIT Sea Grant funded researchers on their ocean acidification projects.Tuesday June 27th12:00-3:00NW98-152 MIT Sea Grant Large Conference RoomPlease note that our location…
MIT Sea Grant Celebrates World Oceans Day
By Bayley Connors, BURECSLocal and visiting families took to the New England Aquarium this past Sunday, June 4th, to celebrate World Oceans Day. The aquarium planned an early celebration amidst efforts to promote the awareness, sustainability,…
MIT Sea Grant Open House Thursday June 8th from 2:00-4:00
Interested in learning more about research, education, and outreach opportunities at MIT Sea Grant? Come check out our new offices at MIT Sea Grant's Open House! Thursday, June 8th, 2017 from 2:00pm-4:00pmAt MIT Sea Grant's new location: 12…
Katy Bell presents ‘Into the Deep: The Nautilus Exploration Program’ Wednesday April 12th at 1:30
MIT Sea Grant College Program Brown Bag SeminarTuesday April, 26thNW-98 12 Emily St.1:30-2:30Into the Deep: The Nautilus Exploration ProgramKaty Croff Bell is currently Vice President of Exploration & Research at the Ocean Exploration Trust.…
Dr. Themistoklis Sapsis receives the 2017 Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization
Dr. Themistoklis Sapsis, an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology was awarded the 2017 Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization. Endowed by the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable…
