Scientists and engineers from MBARI and the University of Hawai’i deployed a trio of autonomous vehicles from the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor to investigate phytoplankton communities in an ocean eddy north of the Hawaiian Islands. The team is deploying an AUV on leg one of the mission. Photo by Thom Hoffman/courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute.Taking the lab into the ocean: A coordinated fleet of robots successfully tracks and monitors microbial communities
Scientists and engineers from MBARI and the University of Hawai’i deployed a trio of autonomous vehicles from the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor to investigate phytoplankton communities in an ocean eddy north of the Hawaiian Islands. The team is deploying an AUV on leg one of the mission. Photo by Thom Hoffman/courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute.
January 13, 2021 – Researchers recently enabled a trio of self-driving robots to locate, follow, and sample a layer of microbes as they drifted in an open-ocean eddy.
Monitoring ocean acidification in the coastal ocean
November 17, 2020 – Underwater gliders carrying pH sensors can monitor ocean acidification over large areas and long periods of time.
New $53 million grant to create a world-wide fleet of robotic floats to monitor ocean health
Oct 29, 2020 – The National Science Foundation has approved a $53 million grant to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health around the world.
MBARI participates in 2020 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM virtual conference
Oct 27, 2020 – Last week, MBARI staff joined students, scientists, and engineers from across the country for the 2020 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM virtual conference.
