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HOV Alvin continues making deep seafloor direct observations within our reach

December 4, 2018

Since the #HOVAlvin marked the 5000th dive milestone, there has been the extensive media coverage celebrating this remarkable achievement. Read more at various news sites! EurekAlter!-AAAS Sea-Technology.com maritime-executive.com  Subsea World…

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Humans in the Ocean 2: when HOV Alvin portholes meet the lens of art-2

November 30, 2018

Rebecca Rutstein, a visual artist who has been inspired by deep sea processes, has set up her art studio in the main lab of R/V Atlantis, and painted several art…

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Humans in the Ocean 1: when HOV Alvin portholes meet the lens of art-1

November 28, 2018

NDSF submersible and vehicle programs exist to be used in their traditional role to serve science, but they are also increasingly called to act in “non-traditional” capacities to satisfy human…

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HOV Alvin is coming to San Diego this winter

November 27, 2018

#HOVAlvin and #AUVSentry are coming to San Diego this December for open house event.  The San Diego Union Tribune features interviews of scientists at Scripps Institute of Oceanography who have…

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On Sunday, November 25th, the HOV Alvin made it’s 5000th dive

November 26, 2018

HOV Alvin marked a significant milestone to the future of deep submergence science and technology. In over 50 years of service to oceanography, HOV Alvin has shown us more about…

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Alvin/Sentry cruise in the calm Guaymas Basin: wind wave height is “nil”.

November 19, 2018

AT42-05 cruise lead by Prof. Andreas Teske of Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has set sail on November 16th. The weather has been very calm so far (win wave heigh…

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The deepest volcanism discovered by AUV Sentry in Mariana back-arc

November 3, 2018

New York Times featured seafloor volcanism discovered by #AUVSentry: “A Vault of Glass and the Deepest Volcanic Eruption Ever Detected”  This volcanism in Mariana back-arc is originally discovered by Dr. Chadwick…

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Three HOV Alvin/AUV Sentry expeditions in this autumn/winter 2018!

October 26, 2018

Currently, HOV Alvin and AUV Sentry are on R/V Atlantis, conducting science program lead by Prof. Erik Cordes of Temple University off Costa Rica (Voyage AT42-03 – see where is…

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500th Sentry Dive (10.16.2018) !!!

October 18, 2018

When we recover AUV Sentry during night time, its strobe highlights the vehicle emerging on sea-surface, ensuring us the vehicle is back after a dive mission. 500th time of “welcome…

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ROV Jason dives at Lost City – Bringing to a close

September 24, 2018

Amazing perseverance of the science team, lead by Chief Scientist Professor Susan Lang (Univ. South Carolina), to conclude the #LostCity 2018 cruise on R/V Atlantis despite of the challenging weather…

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