Elise Hugus
Elise Hugus is a writer and video producer with UnderCurrent Productions. She grew up in the backyard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and from a young age, reveled in the stories she would overhear from scientists returning from sea.
The ocean beckoned Hugus to travel far and wide, first to the communications and journalism program at Concordia University in Montreal, and later to study at the Danish School of Journalism in Aarhus, Denmark. After a stint freelancing as a radio stringer and blogger from Eastern Europe, the ocean called her back home to share her fascination with the blue planet by founding UnderCurrent Productions.
Five ways to make every day Earth Day
What better way to help our ocean planet than reducing our impacts on land? Members…
The hypoxic reef
Scientists say a lack of oxygen might be stressing tropical reefs even more than warming…
OCIA: Accelerating the pace of ocean-climate research
The first five projects funded by the Ocean Climate Innovation Accelerator (OCIA) are set to…
How to speak “Ocean”
Major communications initiative aims to bridge gaps in ocean literacy and awareness
Amy Phung: Automating Exploration
For MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Amy Phung, virtual reality and robotics are a natural pairing…
Extreme Measures
THE OCEAN DOESN'T REVEAL ITS SECRETS EASILY. By observing natural phenomena, throwing instruments over the…
The teacher who never misses the chance to Dive & Discover
Middle-school classroom participates in every Dive & Discover expedition since 2000
Data with a side of sass
The name “data dollies” was a tongue-in-cheek way of calling attention to the essential yet…
WHOI builds bridges with Arctic Indigenous communities
NSF program fosters collaboration between indigenous communities and traditional scientists, allowing WHOI's autonomous vehicles to…
Smart cameras keep lookout for endangered whales
A ship-mounted thermal imaging system provides real-time detection of whales, which could reduce the number…
A checkup for the oceans reveals threats to human health
The health of the world’s ocean is in serious decline—and human health is suffering as…
Wave Glider provides gateway to remote exploration
WHOI geochemist Chris German pairs an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) called a Wave Glider with…
Finding answers in the ocean
The test being used to diagnose the novel coronavirus—and other pandemics like AIDS and SARS—was…
Gift enables new investments in ocean technologies
A grant from the Coleman and Susan Burke Foundation has allowed WHOI to make crucial…
Listening to fish with passive acoustics
Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and NOAA Fisheries combine forces to adapt technologies…
Gift enables new investments in ocean technologies
A grant from the Coleman and Susan Burke Foundation has allowed WHOI to make crucial…
Teaming up for right whales
Researchers from WHOI and NOAA combine underwater gliders with passive acoustic detection technology to help…
Finding medical answers in the ocean
The test being used to diagnose the novel coronavirus—and other pandemics like AIDS and SARS—was…
To Tag a Squid
How do you design a tag that can attach to a soft-bodied swimming animal and…
Illuminating the Ocean with Sound
WHOI’s new research vessel Niel Armstrong is equipped with an EK80 broadband acoustic echo sounder. Using a…
The Hotspot for Marine Life
The continental shelfbreak in the waters off New England is an area where a spectacular…
HABCAM
A towed underwater vehicle equipped with cameras, sonar, and sensors paints vivid portraits of life…
TurtleCam
WHOI scientists create a robotic bloodhound to track and watch sea turtles in their inaccessible…
