Seen in Woods Hole

Student artwork celebrating Alvin’s 50th year decorated a utility pole in Woods Hole this summer. From 2011 to early 2014, a dedicated group of people worked to completely rebuild the submersible, adding a new, larger personnel sphere and greatly improving its other systems. Today, the sub continues the mission it began half a century ago: to transport scientists and engineers into the deep ocean to explore, to learn, and even to expand our understanding of life on Earth. (Photo by Ken Kostel, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)