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Solveit for Kids with Rosa Leon Zayas

September 21, 2022

Willamette University environmental microbiologist Rosa León Zayas recounts her deep dive in HOV Alvin during the sub’s recent science verification expedition for the podcast Solveit for Kids.

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The little sub that could: Woods Hole tests the limits of science with ‘Alvin’ submersible

September 9, 2022

Swimmers Matt Skorina and Kaitlyn Beardshear prepare Alvin for recovery after a dive. Skilled divers attach lines that allow for the 40,000-pound vehicle to be winched back up to the…

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A look back at Alvin science verification (video)

September 1, 2022

The human-occupied submersible Alvin is ready to return to scientific research at its newly certified maximum depth of 6500 meters (4 miles). That’s the conclusion of a team of scientists who have…

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Alvin Science Verification by the Numbers

August 31, 2022
Members of the Alvin operations team enjoy early-morning coffee and conversation on the aft deck on August 18, 2022. In total, the whole team consumed 140 pounds of coffee. Photo by Marley Parker © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

“The new capabilities of a 6500-meter rated Alvin will continue the tradition of enabling generations of scientists the opportunity to make discoveries that will change the way we view the ocean and our world,” Soule says. “It’s an honor to be a part of that tradition.”

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From deep space to the deep sea

August 30, 2022
Andy Klesh smiles as he climbs out of Alvin after a successful dive on August 13, 2022. Photo by Marley Parker © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Guest post by Andrew Klesh, engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “Exploring the unknown requires creativity, daring, and determination,” Klesh writes in the Alvin Science Verification Blog. “Space and ocean explorers are learning from each other to advance exploration.”

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Pushing back the darkness

August 29, 2022

Members of the scientific and engineering teams on Atlantis align Alvin’s new lights on deck before taking them on their first dive. (Photo ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Below about 200…

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Cayman News Service: DoE staffer first Caymanian to dive the Cayman Trench

August 26, 2022

(CNS): Sabrina Douglas, assistant geographical information systems (GIS) and field support specialist at the Department of Environment, became the first Caymanian to dive the depths of the Cayman Trench inside Alvin,…

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Comiclog: Collect them all

August 25, 2022

Artist Karen Romano Young sailed along with the science team during Alvin‘s Science Verification Expedition and turned her eye to the people around her on the ship and the stories…

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Human-occupied vehicle Alvin successfully completes science verification

August 23, 2022

The human-occupied vehicle (HOV) Alvin at the surface after a dive, during its recent science verification expedition at locations on the Puerto Rico Trench and Mid-Cayman Rise. (Photo by Marley…

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A Conversation with Alvin expedition leader Randy Holt

August 22, 2022

Alvin expedition leader Randy Holt prepares the sub to launch during the science verification expedition. (Photo by Marley Parker, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) I manage the mechanical and electrical teams…

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