New D-Lab course: Water and Climate Change

D-Lab: Water and Climate ChangeEC.719 (Undergrad) EC.789 (Grad) 12 unitsSpring Term 2017, T/TH 1:00 ¤ 2:30pmLocation: N51-350Co-taught by Susan Murcott & Julie Simpson By 2025, two-thirds of the world¡s population could be experiencing water…

MIT Sea Grant Annual Request for Proposals

In 2017 MIT Sea Grant will focus our funding resources on specific areas of marine research. Some elements of the ocean acidification solicitation that was issued in 2016 will be continued, since this is an issue of great interest to our stakeholders.…

Dr. Don Anderson: Using robots to measure toxins in the ocean

Toxic algal blooms that infect shellfish and make people sick are happening more and more along the New England coast. Scientists haven¡t had a way to predict where and when they will cause problems. But now MIT Sea Grant funded researchers…

Dr. Jarrett Byrnes: Using social media to further research

By Morgan O'Hanlon Sea Grant funded scientist uses social media, untraditional methods to promote scienceMarine ecologist, online bon vivant, science crowdfunding curious,Œ reads the description on Jarrett Byrnes¡s Twitter page. A quick…

Dr. Robyn Hannigan: Using Lobster Shells to Understand the Past

Dr. Robyn Hannigan is fascinated by lobsters. But don¡t assume that she actually likes the creatures. Lobsters are just a factory to me,Œ says Hannigan. Hannigan received funding from MIT Sea Grant to look at how ocean acidification is impacting…
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“Digital Ocean” Development through Geospatial Data Visualization

MIT Sea Grant Coastal Resources Program Geospatial Data Analysis and Visualization System Development MIT Sea Grant is developing the “Digital Ocean”, a marine data storage, analysis, and visualization system for use by scientists, resource…

UNVEILING of NEW TECHNOLOGY :SEAWATER WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER – December 14, 2016, 12-1:30p

UNVEILING of NEW TECHNOLOGY: SEAWATER WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERWednesday, December 14, 201612:00 ¤ 1:30pmE38-3rd Floor Conference Room~Presentation PDF available for [ DOWNLOAD ]Presentation Recording available to [ WATCH ONLINE ]~Please join…

MIT Sea Grant Seminar ‘Wave Energy: State of the Art and the ISWEC Case Study’ Monday, December 12th from 11-12

MIT Sea Grant College Program Brown Bag SeminarMonday, December 12thE38-3rd Floor Conference Room11:00 am ¤ 12:00 pm Wave Energy: State of the Art and the ISWEC Case StudyGiovanni Bracco, Giuliana Mattiazzo, Andrea GulisanoPolitecnico di MilanoWave…

Coastal Ecology 2017 IAP course

IAP Course 2.981New England Coastal EcologyWant to learn more about the ocean? Want to visit the beach in January? Come join us as we study the ecology of the New England coast, visit salt marshes and rocky shores and learn about the plants…

Stable Isotope Ecology 2017 IAP course

Ever wonder how energy moves through a system or how food webs are modeled? Then please join us!2017 IAP Course 2.S972 LO1 4-2652.S972 Undergraduate Special Subject in Mechanical EngineeringTuesday and Thursday 10:00 am -12:00 pmJanuary 10 ¤…