Oceanography and ocean engineering

The view from below: a rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) swimming in between vortices (revealed here with bubbles) shed by a cylinder placed in an experimental flow tank.

Scientists pinpoint how fish save energy by swimming in schools

December 1, 2003

Aboard the R/V Knorr

August 14, 2003

Professor Penny Chisholm (center) and post-docs Erik Zinser and Debbie Lindell survey a plankton sample.

Microbes' 'blueprints' promise insights into oceans, more

August 13, 2003

MIT designed systems navigate and map shipwrecks in deep seas

July 16, 2003

How EXACT works

July 16, 2003

The U.S. Navy bathyscaphe Trieste under tow, en route to a deep water dive in the Pacific on Sept. 15, 1959. Commander Walsh said the vessel flew both the American and Swiss flags to symbolize the joint venture.

Deep-sea pioneer dives into history

March 19, 2003

Mattie Thomson (center, in white jacket), skipper of the F/V Striker, took school children out on his fishing boat to teach them about marine ecology and a fisherman's life, as part of Adopt-a-Boat, a program coordinated by MIT Sea Grant.

'Adopt-a-Boat' links fishermen and educators

December 18, 2002

Ocean engineering graduate student Joshua Wilson (left) and Associate Professor Nicholas Makris display a hydrophone that can be used to record sound associated with high winds.

MIT team hopes to listen for hurricanes from the sea floor

October 30, 2002

Adopt-a-Boat links fishermen and educators

October 11, 2002

Nominations open for Doherty Professorship

October 2, 2002

Schmidt to act as head of ocean engineering

September 11, 2002

The six-foot-long ORCA-V has two main thrusters at the side and two vertical thrusters at the bow and stern. There are two main dry compartments in the sub; the top one contains a computer that controls the sub, while the bottom one contains the batteries and the motor drivers.

Student sub waves aside competition

September 11, 2002

Deep sea conference begins Friday

April 24, 2002

Oceans at risk if policy tool not restricted, researcher says

October 24, 2001

MIT prof: Oceans at risk if policy tool not restricted

October 18, 2001

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