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…
MIT Sea Grant is excited to announce the opening of the Katúdysi Art Gallery
The Katúdysi art gallery is located within the new MIT Sea Grant facility, along side an updated biology lab, an expanded ocean engineering lab, and a fully equipped classroom space. The new gallery will be a destination for students, faculty,…
MIT Sea Grant announces three newly funded projects studying ocean acidification
MIT Sea Grant has selected three research projects for funding from our annual request for proposals. The projects focus on developing new ocean acidification sensor technology and using modeling techniques to consolidate historical data to…
MIT Sea Grant bids farewell to renowned scientist Ernst Ray Pariser
Ernst Ray Pariser passed away peacefully on January 20th, 2017, he was 98 years old. Ray was the Associate Director for Education and Training at MIT Sea Grant during the 70's and 80's. His contributions to our program were innumerable. In addition…
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. 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, says Hannigan. Hannigan received funding from MIT Sea Grant to look at how ocean acidification is impacting…
