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AUV Sentry revealed new view of Bermuda’s seamounts

Louis Whitcomb, a professor in the JHU department of mechanical engineering and an adjunct scientist at WHOI, has lead #NSFfunded @ NSF_Geo studies on the navigation, dynamics, and control of robotic systems in seafloor with many seamounts, including the shallow Challenger seamount (located at a depth of 164 feet, or 50 meters) to the southwest…

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ROV Jason is ready to reveal the microbial mysteries of Lost City!

ROV Jason is completing mobilization effort at its home port Woods Hole this afternoon. The cruise AT42-01 on R/V Atlantis has a science mission to reveal microbiology ecosystem that is hosted by Lost City hydrothermal field. This effort is  lead by Dr. Susan Lang of University of South Carolina and Dr. Billy Brazelton of University…

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AUV Sentry finishing the cruise AE1824 today (with an old sailing mate at BIOS)

The AUV Sentry Team is completing a cruise on R/V Atlantic Explorer (Cruise AE1824) today. This is an NSF-funded science and engineering research expedition lead by Professor Louis Whitcomb (Johns Hopkins University) and Dr. James Kinsey (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) to test a novel directional sensing device and innovative acoustic communication methods. Like any UNOLS…

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LA Times features: HOV Alvin and Jason Jr.

LA Times features ” Taking the Kids — What’s new at museums for families”, including ongoing exhibition “Titanic – Untold Story” at National Geographic Museum in Washington D.C.  (~ January 2019). At this exhibition, HOV Alvin‘s old sphere, sail, and story about Jason Jr. (predecessor vehicle of current ROV Jason), a critical player during the…

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Washington Post features: HOV Alvin dives

NDSF, supported by National Science Foundation, has been following a wide spectrum of news media covering the science discovery from current expedition on R/V Atlantis (Voyage #AT41) using HOV Alvin. The science team lead by the Chief Scientist, Prof. Erik Cordes of Temple University, realizes the discovery of coral reef off South Carolina “….. is…

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