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View from the Top

July 15, 2014

On board the research vessel Atlantis in March, Bruce Strickrott works at the communications station during one of Alvin‘s first dives following an extensive, three-year upgrade. As Alvin Expedition Leader, Strickrott helped guide the overhaul and expansion of the nation’s sole deep-sea research submersible. The 12-day Science Verification Cruise ensured that the upgraded computer systems, new deep-sea cameras and lighting, and larger viewports provide scientists with world-class tools for research. “We had conversations about all these upgrades for years, but everything was conceptual,” Strickrott said. “Now that they are all here, it’s awesome. It’s a great machine.”(Photo by Lonny Lippsett, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)