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Meet the Alvin 6500 Team: Francis Elder

By Hannah Piecuch | December 17, 2020
Francis Elder tests the new hydraulicly powered intensifier pump for Alvin’s variable ballast system. The new pump was designed and built in-house and will be able to withstand the pressure at Alvin’s new depth of 6,500 meters. (Daniel Hentz © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Francis Elder tests the new hydraulically powered intensifier pump for Alvin’s variable ballast system. The new pump was designed and built in-house and will be able to withstand the pressure at Alvin’s new depth of 6,500 meters. (Daniel Hentz © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Lead Mechanical Engineer Francis Elder helps re-draw Alvin’s future. Read the full interview here.

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