Oceanography and ocean engineering

Going with the flowBiomimetic pressure sensors help guide oceangoing vessels.

Navigating blindfoldedAdvanced mathematical techniques enable AUVs to survey large, complex and cluttered seascapes.

AUVs: From idea to implementationOne day, researchers predict, these robots will be able to do tasks without a human in the loop.

Blooming ocean frontsStudy finds fronts are hot spots for phytoplankton blooms.

Where the wind blowsHow far can wind power go toward reducing global carbon emissions from electricity production?

Said and Done for September 2011The humanities, arts and social sciences monthly digest

Boston Harbor Islands environmental monitoring effort aided by MIT Sea Grant internsElledge and Matthews collect and contribute to larger effort to observe and define changes on the islands' shores.

Doroski wins 2011 Dean A. Horn AwardGiven for undergraduate study in marine research

MIT Sea Grant holds Sea Perch Institute ChallengeMore than 300 middle and high school students build vehicles to address a simulated deep-water oil spill

Nominations being accepted for undergraduate marine research awardApplications due May 20

Lexington High team wins 14th annual Blue Lobster BowlAdvance to National Ocean Sciences Bowl to compete against 24 other regional winners.

MIT Sea Grant's Pederson honored with Visionary AwardGulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment presented award at Dec. 7 meeting.

Predicting ocean motions and underwater soundsMIT research could help ocean science, naval operations and the control and location of underwater vehicles.

More hurricanes in greener seas?Research suggests ocean color is linked to formation, movement of tropical cyclones

3 Questions: John Marshall on the Gulf of Mexico oil spillAn MIT oceanographer discusses why ‘we have never had a spill like this’ — and what that means for cleanup efforts.

Chisholm receives Agassiz Medal from National Academy of SciencesMIT professor selected for her pioneering studies of marine organisms

Interview: Jerome Milgram on oil spillsAs the oil spill off the Louisiana coast widens, the mechanical engineering emeritus professor discusses floating booms, containment caps and more

Nominations being accepted for undergraduate marine research awardMIT Sea Grant College Program seeks candidates for 2010 Dean A. Horn Award

Weather in a TankA curriculum built around a rotating-tank experiment could improve weather and climate education

CEE’s Janelle Thompson chosen for Doherty Professorship

Hurricanes’ effects on ocean temperature revisitedMixing of ocean layers by tropical cyclones may have less effect on climate than previously thought, new research reveals.

Ecological balancing actPhytoplankton diversity depends on balance between competition and the ocean’s physical dynamics, new research suggests

Travels With Melville: Wyn Kelley's excellent adventureMelville scholarship takes Kelley to Tahiti, the Galapagos, China, and the Middle East

Leonard named new director of Ford-MIT Alliance

Hidden waves pack a big punchThomas Peacock sheds light on an odd but powerful phenomenon of sea and sky

Fish and chipsNew robots mimic fish's swimming and could explore areas where traditional underwater autonomous vehicles can't currently go.

Bras eyes 'intertwined dance' of land, water, plantsProfessor returns to MIT to give annual Killian Award lecture

Team observes genesis of fish shoalsObservations of herring apply to other animals; could impact conservation