Press room
General information for the press
The Monterey Bay 2006 experiment welcomes inquiries from members of the press who would like to find out more about this exciting and wide-ranging project. For background information about the individual experiments, please see the links at left. Please contact one of the individuals below to inquire about specific elements of the research or interviews with researchers.
Media contacts
- General program information
Jennifer Huergo, Office of Naval Research
703-696-0950; HuergoJ@onr.navy.mil - On-site activities, interviews, and fieldwork
Kim Fulton-Bennett, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
831-775-1835; kfb@mbari.org - Specific information on ASAP experiment
Teresa Riordan, Princeton University
609-258-9754; triordan@princeton.edu
News releases and advisories
- Aug 24, 2006 News story on adaptive sampling from Princeton University
- Aug 23, 2006 MBARI News release and photos for the media
- Aug 23, 2006 ONR News release
- Aug 21, 2006 Media advisory regarding Aug 23 media briefing
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Aug 1, 2006 News release on ASAP experiment
Media coverage
- NASA Computer Systems Help Explore Ocean Depths and Beyond (NASA Ames research)
- Avast ye robots! (KUSP radio; entire 1-hour program on MB06)
- Scientists Using Robots To Study Ocean (KSBW TV)
- Undersea realm of the robofish (Monterey Herald)
- Project maps ocean secrets (Salinas Californian)
- Underwater 'gliders' monitor ocean health (New Scientist Magazine)
- Underwater Robots Work Together Without Human Input (SpaceDaily.com)
- Autonomous robots go swimming (Arstechnica.com)
- Underwater autonomous robot fleets (ZDNet.com)
- PU computers remotely guide under-water robots a continent away (Princeton Packet)
- Underwater Robots Deployed for Discovery (Mid-County Post)
Media events timeline
| Date(s) | Event |
| Jul 14 - Aug 3 | Fieldwork for LOCO experiment | Aug 1 - Sept 15 | Fieldwork for ASAP experiment | Aug 3 - Sept 10 | Fieldwork for AESOP experiment | Aug 12 - Aug 28 | Fieldwork for UPS experiment | Aug 21 | MB 06 media advisory | Aug 23 | MB 06 media briefing and demonstrations at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (directions) |
Sources of background information
- List of MB 06 Institutions and researchers
- Previous experiments in the Monterey Bay area
- News release and detailed background information on the 2003 AOSN experiment
- Live data from the MB 06 experiment through the Collaborative Ocean Observatory Portal (A work in progress). See "Links" tab for data.
- Live Central-Coast oceanographic data from other sources
Last updated: Sep. 23, 2008