MIT Professor Caroline Uhler is awarded the Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization
The 2015 Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization was presented to Professor Caroline Uhler in an award ceremony on November 20, 2015. Professor Uhler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science…
Now accepting applications for the 2018 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Applications Due by February 21st, 2017 to MIT Sea Grant.
The 2018 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship competition is now open. The Federal Funding Opportunity announcement is attached and instructions…
MIT Sea Grant Now Accepting Applications for NOAA’s Coastal Management Fellowship
Applications are due January 20th, 2017 This two-year fellowship is intended to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to…
Technology meets Learning Research – MIT Sea Grant Seminar Friday September 16th at 11:00
MIT Sea Grant Seminar Friday September 16thE38- 3rd floor conference room11:00-12:00 The Cyberlab: Technology meets Learning Research Will automating data collection of human subjects change the learning research field? Dr. Shawn Rowe and Mark…
Cranberry bog farm to coastal wetland
Tidmarsh Farms is the largest wetland restoration in the state of Massachusetts with over 200 acres in Plymouth, MA. Once a functioning cranberry bog farm, the Living Observatory is working to restore the area back to its original state as a…
Coastal Resilience, Invasive Species, and Carbon Cycling in Coastal Dune Habitat
A coastal storm in 2008 caused extensive erosion at the Cape Cod National Sea Shore¡s Coast Guard Beach exposing an odd black woody deposit at the base of the eroded dune. Scientists identified these deposits as peat, buried long ago at a time…
Gain hands-on field experience in new MechE course: Coastal Ecology for Engineers 2.S993
Combining lectures and hands-on experiences in labs and field, participants will examine the ecology of coastal systems and explore technological challenges for studying them. With climate change, sea level rise, and the continued growth of…
Facing the Surge: Screening of new sea level rise documentary on September 22nd from 12:00-1:30
Facing the SurgeThursday, September 22ndE38-3rd Floor Conference Room12:00-1:30Facing the Surge documents the tangible costs of sea level rise for the people of Norfolk, VA. Norfolk is home to the largest naval base in the country and to thousands…
MIT Sea Grant UROP students build an ROV – Alicia Cabrera-Mino and Kyubin Lee
Alicia Cabrera-Mino, a senior at MIT in mechanical engineering, and Kyubin Lee, a sophomore at MIT, applied to intern at the MIT Sea Grant College Program to learn more about ocean engineering. Both students were drawn to MIT Sea Grant's Autonomous…
MIT Sea Grant UROP student teaches underwater robotics – Jorlyn LeGarrer
Jorlyn wanted to spend her last summer of college in Boston doing something she hasn¡t done before, so applied to do research at MIT Sea Grant. Jorlyn LeGarrer, a senior at MIT in mechanical engineering, is working with Dr. Tom Consi, the education…
