Ocean Engineering Experience 2011

For immediate release: July 6, 2011Contact: Nancy Adams, nadamsx@mit.edu, 617 253-9305OCEAN ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE July 9 ¤ July 16stOEX Public Events, Friday, July 15:Project Demonstration: 1 PM - 3 PM, MIT Sailing PavilionStudent Presentations:…

Ocean Engineering Experience

Teenagers Swap Free Time for ScienceThe MIT Sea Grant Ocean Engineering Experienceby Katrina Phillips, NOAA Sea Grant Knauss FellowJuly 8, 2011 -- It¡s early July, and school is out for the summer ¤ for most students. But for a dedicated group…

Adam Doroski Wins 2011 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research

Cambridge, MA -- MIT Sea Grant announces the winner of the 2011 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research. This year¡s award goes to Adam Doroski, a graduating senior in the MIT Mechanical Engineering Department for his…

Tech Assistance for Lobstermen

MIT Sea Grant announces the launch of a USDA Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's lobster industry. The program consists of a series of free workshops and cash benefits for eligible Massachusetts…
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150 fascinating, fun, important, interesting, lifesaving, life-altering, bizarre and bold ways that MIT has made a difference [including MIT Sea Grant’s AUV, Sea Squirt, #111]

"Some were invented at MIT. Others were simply inspired by time spent at MIT. But all of them (well, maybe not #150) have had a profound impact, in one way or another, on society, culture, politics, economics, transportation, health, science,…
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MIT Sea Grant AUV Lab’s first vehicle, Sea Squirt, now on view at the MIT Museum as part of the MIT 150 Exhibit, through December, 2011.

Many know of Alvin or Jason Jr., two of the great underwater exploration vehicles of the past half-century. Both have deep ties to MIT, where researchers and alumni have been pioneers in the rapid development of robotic underwater vehicles.…

Nominations for Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research due at MIT Sea Grant May 20.

The MIT Sea Grant College Program is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research, an award that honors Horn's ideals: service, creativity, pursuit of excellence and tireless application…

Sea Perch Institute 2011

On May 6, MIT Sea Grant College hosted the Sea Perch Institute Challenge at MIT¡s Zesiger Athletic Center pool. Over 300 middle and high school students worked in teams to analyze and remediate a simulated deep-water oil spill resulting from…

Sea Perch Institute Challenge

MIT Sea Grant College Program AnnouncesTHE 2011 SEA PERCH INSTITUTE CHALLENGE WITHHIGH SCHOOL & MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROMBROOKLINE, STONEHAM & SWAMPSCOTT, MA & NEWPORT, RIMay 6, 2011, 9:30 AM ¤ 1 PM, MIT Zesiger Center PoolCambridge, MA,…