Underwater Vehicles
Ready, Set, Dive
Before scientists go to work in the morning at the bottom of the ocean in the submersible Alvin, a team of engineers, pilots, and ship’s crew performs a carefully orchestrated choreography.
Rebuilding Alvin: Jonathan Howland
The 25th installment in our series on the people at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who…
Rebuilding Alvin: Phil Forte
A new installment in our series on the team of people at Woods Hole Oceanographic…
Li’l Alvin
Tom Ryder is a professional underwater diver and a radio-controlled model builder. That combination, naturally,…
Rebuilding Alvin: Kakani Katija Young
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Rebuilding Alvin: Elder and Fournier
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Rebuilding Alvin: Carroll & McCartney
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Swimming with Sharks
Amy Kukulya’s clients often have curious requests, but this was among the oddest. As an…
Rebuilding Alvin: Kurt Uetz
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Go Down Jason, Let My Mooring Go
In 2010, an experiment led by physical oceanographer Ruth Curry put six subsurface moorings on…
Rebuilding Alvin: Al Suchy
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Rebuilding Alvin: Dutch Wegman
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Rebuilding Alvin: Patrick Hennessy
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Rebuilding Alvin: Paul Keith
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Rebuilding Alvin: Chris Lathan
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Rebuilding Alvin: Lisa Smith
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Rebuilding Alvin: Hugh Popenoe and Rob Lewis
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Rebuilding Alvin: Phil Santos
From the beginning of 2011 to May 2013, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied…
Rebuilding Alvin: Jeff McDonald
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Loral O’Hara
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Rick Sanger
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Timothy Kling
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Brian Pepin
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Will Sellers
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…