HOV Alvin
To sea—without leaving the dock
Alvin pilot Danik Forsman (right) was joined by pilots-in-training Nick Osadcia and Kaitlyn Beardshear for a simulated dive on emergency air during the sub’s ongoing sea trials. (Photo by Ken Kostel © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Atlantis hasn’t left the dock in Woods Hole yet and Alvin hasn’t touched the water since the completion of…
Read MoreNDSF user spotlight: Shawn Arellano on cold seep larvae and science with all three NDSF vehicles
Shawn Arellano is a larval biologist and deep-sea ecologist and an associate professor at Western Washington University. Arellano has recently used all three NDSF vehicles as part of a collaborative project that focuses on the larvae of cold seep animals on both the Atlantic and Gulf sides of Florida. The lead principal investigator on this project…
Read MoreMeet the Alvin 6500 Team: Lisa Smith
Alvin certification coordinator on a dream that was decades in the making. Read the whole story.
Read MoreSeeker: Reengineering An Iconic Sub To Explore Alien Worlds
Deep sea submersible Alvin reveals mysteries hiding on the ocean floor. Watch on Seeker.
Read MoreON&T: Exploring the undiscovered country: the deep ocean
How the National Deep Submergence Facility’s fleet—HOV Alvin, ROV Jason, and AUV Sentry—provides essential equipment for reaching the deep ocean, enabling important science to be conducted, and making discoveries. Read the whole story here.
Read MoreAlvin: Pioneer of the Deep
A co-production of WHOI and WPBT2/South Florida PBS in Miami, this episode of the award-winning program Changing Seas takes a close-up look at Alvin and the extraordinary places it has taken researchers for more than 50 years. Now, Alvin is poised to continue its revolutionary scientific work with a new set of upgrades that will…
Read MoreNational Geographic UK: He found the Titanic, but for Robert Ballard the search never ends
“Ballard doesn’t let setbacks—or anything else really—slow him down. But after 157 expeditions, the man who introduced the public to deepwater exploration is taking stock. This spring he’s publishing a memoir and releasing a documentary, both with National Geographic.” Read the preview story here.
Read MoreNew Chief Scientist for National Deep Submergence Facility
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), a world leader in ocean exploration, discovery and education, has named a new Chief Scientist for Deep Submergence (CSDS) for its National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF). Dr. Anna Michel, an associate scientist in the Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, will be the first woman to serve in this…
Read MoreLA Times: Bob Ballard–the story behind the man who found the Titanic
Read a profile about former NDSF Director and WHOI Emeritus Research Scholar Bob Ballard in the LA Times.
Read MoreLaunching NDSF News
NDSF has a new quarterly newsletter for the deep-submergence community to share regular updates about the Facility’s people, projects, and vehicles. We’ll feature updates from the Alvin, Jason and Sentry Teams, as well as news articles, original stories, expedition photos (we’d love to include yours!), and more. Read Summer 2021 and Fall 2021. Subscribe here.
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