Research Highlights
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Dept.
April 9, 2013
Timothy Kling
A series on the people reassembling the iconic sub
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
March 12, 2013
Robert Waters
A series on the people reassembling the iconic sub
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
March 8, 2013
Geoffrey Ekblaw
A series on the people reassembling the iconic sub
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
February 22, 2013
The Synergy Project, Part II
More videos on collaborations among artists and scientists
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
February 15, 2013
The Synergy Project
A co-laboratory experiment among scientists and artists
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
January 11, 2013
Jefferson Grau
A series on the people reassembling the iconic sub
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
September 14, 2012
Deep-sea Vents Yield New Species
Scientists explore the Mid-Cayman Rise in the Caribbean
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 2, 2012
Shifting Tactics in Shifting Shoals
Enterprising scientist jury-rigs kayak into research vehicle
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
July 19, 2012
WHOI Scientists and Engineers Partner with World-Renowned Companies to Market Revolutionary New Instruments
SOURCE: News Release
June 19, 2012
The Boy in the Alvin Sphere
Testing the sub's personnel sphere—then and now
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
May 9, 2012
In Search of the Pink and White Terraces
WHOI vehicles help find landmarks lost in 1886 eruption
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
September 5, 2011
Up From the Seafloor Came a Bubbling Brew
Scientists use a novel method to measure rate of Deepwater Horizon oil spewing into the Gulf
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
September 1, 2011
Shifting Sands and Bacteria on the Beach
Does ever-moving sand transport microbes along with it?
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
July 21, 2011
Four Men. Twelve Hours. One Crucial Sample.
In a tense overnight mission, scientists grab oil from the deep
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
July 18, 2011
A Plume of Chemicals from Deepwater Horizon
Some hydrocarbons from the oil spill lingered in the depths
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
June 24, 2011
From Pac-Man to the Seafloor
Graduate student seeks ways to build a better robot
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
March 30, 2011
Engineer Par Excellence: Donald Koelsch
A pioneer who helped revolutionize seagoing seismic instruments
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
February 8, 2011
The Music of Sound
Audio slideshow: WHOI researcher mixes work and pleasure
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
October 29, 2010
The Icebot
A video documents expedition to use robots under Arctic ice
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
October 8, 2010
Will More Acidic Oceans Be Noisier?
Acousticians quiet warnings that sounds will travel farther
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
September 2, 2010
A Titanic Tale
A former Alvin pilot recalls his 1986 dives on the shipwreck
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
May 5, 2010
A Robot Is Resurrected at Sea
Engineers rebuild damaged deep-sea vehicle and complete mission
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
March 19, 2010
R.I.P. A.B.E
The pioneering Autonomous Benthic Explorer is lost at sea
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
February 22, 2010
A Robot Starts to Make Decisions on its Own
Scientists give more autonomy to autonomous underwater vehicles
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
February 19, 2010
The Squid, the Whale, and the Grad Student
A young scientist deciphers meaning embedded in sonar signals
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
December 31, 2009
The Mysterious Movements of Deep-Sea Larvae
How do the tiny progeny of seafloor animals disperse through the ocean?
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
December 18, 2009
Shipwrecks Offer Clues to Ancient Cultures
Modern deep-sea vehicles expand vistas to see into the past
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
July 22, 2009
Buoys Help Avert Whale-Ship Collisions
Specially engineered mooring system detects whales and warns ships
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
July 15, 2009
Turning a Toy into a Scientific Tool
Engineer exploits model airplane hobby to invent flying research camera
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
July 1, 2009
Floating Without Imploding
A conversation with WHOI engineer Don Peters
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
June 15, 2009
Let There Be Light in the Dark Depths
A conversation with WHOI engineer Jonathan Howland
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
June 11, 2009
Armed and Dexterous
A conversation with WHOI engineer Matt Heintz
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
June 5, 2009
2,000 Batteries Under the Sea
A conversation with WHOI engineer Daniel Gomez-Iba?ez
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
June 4, 2009
Nereus Soars to the Ocean's Deepest Trench
New hybrid deep-sea vehicle descends 6.8 miles in the Challenger Deep
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
June 4, 2009
Miles Under the Sea, Hanging on by Hair-Thin Fiber
A conversation with WHOI engineer Andy Bowen
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
April 3, 2009
Jason Meets the Carnivorous Sea Squirt
Expedition to the Tasman Fracture finds unknown species
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
December 30, 2008
A Deep-sea Chemical-Sniffing Bloodhound
WHOI engineer develops a small, tough mass spectrometer to work in the ocean
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
December 19, 2008
The Turtle and the Robot
An old sea turtle teaches a young engineer about swimming
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
November 13, 2008
A Tag Fit for a Porpoise
Grad students surmount big hurdles to build a device for a small marine mammal
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
November 10, 2008
Building the Next-Generation Alvin Submersible
Plan offers a roadmap to extend sub's diving capacity to reach 98 percent of the seafloor
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
September 23, 2008
Historical Formulas Sealed Behind a Wall
... and other news around the WHOI campus
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 14, 2008
Deeply Submerged Volcanoes Blow Their Tops
Telltale rocks reveal evidence of a phenomenon scientists thought was impossible
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 8, 2008
Researchers Successfully Forecast 2008 Red Tide
New tool provides early warning of harmful algal bloom along New England coast
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 8, 2008
New Robot Sub Surveys the Deep off the Pacific Northwest
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Maps Sites for Future Ocean Observatory
SOURCE: News Release
May 19, 2008
Pilot Whales the 'Cheetahs of the Deep Sea'
Researchers reveal first glimpse of whales' high-speed, deep-diving hunts for squid
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
May 9, 2008
Can't Bring Deep-sea Samples Up? Send a Lab Down.
Engineers develop instruments to analyze materials that only exist in the depths
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
April 24, 2008
Researchers See Potential for Significant 2008 "Red Tide" Season
Conditions are ripe for another large bloom in New England waters; weather and ocean conditions will determine outcome
SOURCE: News Release
April 15, 2008
DNA in Shipwrecked Jars Reveals Clues to Ancient World
New tool offers a way to find out what past civilizations were shipping and trading
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
April 15, 2008
Arctic Voyage Tests New Robots for Ice-covered Oceans
Putting untethered vehicles under the ice cap is one thing. Getting them back is another.
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
April 10, 2008
Happy as a (Newly Discovered) Clam
Want to find something on the seafloor? Engineer Tom Crook's your man.
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
February 1, 2008
Dennis McGillicuddy Receives 27th Annual Rosenstiel Award
Oceanographer Shines Light on Plankton Dynamics
SOURCE: News Release
December 13, 2007
Robot Paints Stunning Map of Deep-sea Volcano
Sonar images reveal submerged Pacific Ocean volcano in glorious detail
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
October 11, 2007
Put the D-tag on the Manatee
Digital device is enlisted to help prevent boat collisions with endangered species
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 2, 2007
A 3-D Underwater Soundscape
A large-scale experiment sheds light on sound in the coastal ocean
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
July 3, 2007
The Deepest Divers
D-tags give scientists in-depth records of whales in the depths
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
June 21, 2007
Explorers to Use New Robotic Vehicles to Hunt for Life and Hydrothermal Vents on Arctic Seafloor
Researchers will probe the Gakkel Ridge during expedition that begins on July 1
SOURCE: News Release
April 12, 2007
A Ridge Too Slow?
WHOI team collaborates on Chinese discovery expedition in Indian Ocean
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
February 21, 2007
Young Pup Teaches an Old Robot New Tricks
MIT/WHOI graduate student improves the Autonomous Benthic Explorer's ability to hunt for seafloor vents
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
February 7, 2007
Jim Ledwell Awarded Agassiz Medal by National Academy of Sciences
Senior Scientist Specializes in the Use of Chemical Tracers to Observe Currents in the Ocean
SOURCE: News Release
November 9, 2006
Four WHOI Researchers Recognized for Contributions to Science and Engineering
SOURCE: News Release
October 16, 2006
Harmful Algal Bloom (Red Tide) Models and Forecasts to be Expanded in Gulf of Maine
New Program Could Reopen Valuable Offshore Shellfish Beds
SOURCE: News Release
September 27, 2006
Listening for Telltale Echoes from Fish
Sound waves resonating off swim bladders offer a new way to count fish
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 10, 2006
Gone Fish Assessing
Undersea robot swims over rocky road where trawls dare not go
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 4, 2006
Jason Versus the Volcano
Undersea robot provides a rare close-up view of a deep-sea eruption
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
July 25, 2006
Ocean Microscope Reveals Surprising Abundance of Life
Widespread bacterial colonies may play crucial role in ocean ecosystem
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
June 26, 2006
New Hybrid Deep-sea Vehicle Is Christened Nereus
Unique underwater vehicle is named in nationwide student contest
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
June 19, 2006
A Laser Light in the Ocean Depths
Graduate student works to adapt laser technology to detect chemicals on the seafloor
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
May 31, 2006
Building a Computer Model to Forecast Red Tides
A variety of variables goes into the mathematical mix that simulates harmful algal blooms
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
April 19, 2006
ABE—The Autonomous Benthic Explorer
WHOI's deep-diving vehicle makes Wired magazine's robotic hall of fame
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
March 15, 2006
New Sonar Method Offers Window into Squid Nurseries
Technique provides a way to monitor the health of squid fisheries
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
March 8, 2006
Dust Busters for the Oceans
A new instrument seeks answers that are blowing in the wind
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
January 11, 2006
Going Wireless in the Deep Blue
Deploying instruments to monitor the ocean is one thing. Getting daily reports from them is another.
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
November 23, 2005
Action, Camera ... Lights
New deep-sea “light post” illuminates the ocean's perpetual night
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
November 18, 2005
Scientists Find a New Twist in How Squids Swim
In real life, squids behave differently than they do in theory
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
September 1, 2005
An Experiment to Dye For
Researchers trace movement of water using airborne laser
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 26, 2005
Double Duty for Ensign/Student Allison Berg
First recipient of Pittenger Fellowship pursues a degree in oceanography while serving her country
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 26, 2005
Meet the Class of 2005-2007
Who are the Navy officers who study at MIT/WHOI?
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 18, 2005
At the River's End
WHOI scientists explore the complex dynamics in estuaries
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 3, 2005
Alvin's Pilots
A tight-knit group with the 'right stuff' to guide a submersible on the seafloor
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
August 3, 2005
What Is the Alvin Training Program Like?
A conversation with former Alvin pilot Anthony Tarantino
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
July 15, 2005
Red Tide—Gone for Now, But Back Next Year?
WHOI researchers extend investigations of the Alexandrium bloom of 2005 and look for signs of future trouble
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
June 1, 2005
Seeing Red in New England Waters
WHOI researchers detect a massive bloom of algae before it hits the coast
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
January 28, 2005
Robo-Sailors
Navy-sponsored research spawns a new generation of underwater vehicles
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
January 25, 2005
Where Are Mines Hiding on the Seafloor?
New research reveals how waves, currents, and swirling sands can bury mines
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
January 6, 2005
The New Wave of Coastal Ocean Observing
Shore stations and seafloor nodes provide connections for long-term studies of coastal processes
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
December 14, 2004
Five WHOI Researchers Recognized for Contributions to Science and Education
SOURCE: News Release
October 4, 2004
Shaping the Beach, One Wave at a Time
New research is deciphering how currents, waves, and sands change our shorelines
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
February 22, 2004
Seeding the Seafloor with Observatories
Scientists extend their reach into the deep with pioneering undersea cable networks
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
October 1, 2003
Timothy Prestero
MIT/WHOI Joint Program, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering
SOURCE: WHOI.edu
April 1, 2003
Erik Anderson
MIT/WHOI Joint Program, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering
SOURCE: WHOI.edu
January 1, 2000
New Coastal Observatory Is Born
Martha's Vineyard offers scientifically exciting site
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
January 1, 2000
Where the Surf Meets the Turf
Scientists explore coastal processes that affect beaches
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
January 1, 2000
Seafloor to Surface to Satellite to Shore
Moored buoys offer potential for continuous, real-time observations anywhere in the ocean
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
January 1, 2000
NEPTUNE: A Fiber-Optic 'Telescope' to Inner Space
The North East Pacific Time-integrated Undersea Networked Experiments (NEPTUNE) project aims to establish an extensive earth/ocean observatory
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
January 1, 2000
Putting H2O in the Ocean
The Hawaii-2 Observatory is the first long-term, mid-ocean seafloor observatory
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
December 1, 1998
ALISS in Wonderland
Imaging ambient light at deep-sea hydrothermal vents
SOURCE: Oceanus magazine
April 1, 1997
"What a Year!"
WHOI's Deep Submergence Lab Brings Together Four Technologies to Serve Three Diverse Expeditions