Agenda
May 24, 2006 10:00am ? 5:00pm |
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Enlarge ImageAccelerator mass spectrometry, or AMS, is a method of radiocarbon analysis where atoms of 14C contained in a sample are directly counted. (Photo by Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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| 10:00 AM
- Welcome by James R. Luyten, Executive Vice President & Director of Research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Introduction
to Massachusetts Business Connect by Ranch C. Kimball, Secretary of
Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
10:30 AM
Technology Briefing 1: Maritime Surveillance and Homeland Security (partial list)
Moderator: John Short, Engineering Fellow, Integrated Defense Systems, Raytheon Company
- REMUS:
An autonomous underwater vehicle developed at WHOI and capable of carrying a
flexible sensor payload. REMUS technology is licensed exclusively to
Hydroid, Inc.
- Underwater
Imaging: By satisfying several industry standards, WHOI has produced a
versatile line of still and motion cameras capable of operating over a
variety of telemetry systems
- Swimming Behavior Spectrometer: A
simple and reliable instrument and method to detect the presence of
toxic chemicals in drinking water supplies
- Robotic System for Marine Applications That Mimic
Animal Behavior in the Natural Environment.
12:00 PM
Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Dr. Richard Falkenrath
Sr. Fellow, Brookings Institution
Dr.
Falkenrath is an expert in homeland and national security, intelligence
policy, and global counterterrorism cooperation. He served in the white
House from 2001-2004 in a variety of roles including Deputy Homeland
Security Advisor and Deputy Assistant to the President.
1:30 PM
Technology
Briefing 2: Deep Water Sensors, Networks and Communications (partial
list). Moderator: Ram Gopalkrishnan, Engineering Manager,
Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc. - Optical
Modem: Underwater instrument and method to send and receive broadband
data via blue-green light between multiple fixed or moving platforms to
a range of 100 meters
- Cabled communication/power network
control with “out of band” time and control signaling for use in
underwater and other remote environments
- Marine Mass Spectrometer: A highly sensitive, self calibrating and reliable chemical sensor for marine applications
- Acoustic-Waveguide
Sonar: A low-frequency sonar system that can survey 10,000
square-kilometer areas of the ocean, and image and continuously monitor
large fish shoals, containing tens of millions of fish and covering
many kilometers
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Networking Reception and Technology Displays
Located at the Rinehart Coastal Research Center on the Quissett Campus
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