Transforming Seagoing Science with Robotic Platforms, Innovative Software Engineering, and Data Analytics On August 25th and 26th, 2015 Schmidt Ocean Institute convened an international group of 27 collaborating experts including young researchers and those with decades of experience in ocean sciences, marine operations, and technology research and development from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, … Continued
Last November, Research Vessel Falkor discovered a seamount (an underwater mountain). It was during this expedition focused on the biology and geology of the deepest part of the planet, the Mariana Trench, that the feature was exposed in waters off of Guam. The seamount is likely millions of years old, but went undiscovered until the Exploring the … Continued
Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor recently arrived in Honolulu after a 21 day expedition across the equator looking at small-scale mixing in the central Pacific Ocean. She is now undergoing scheduled upgrades before heading off in early October to map the world’s largest underwater volcano, Tamu Massif. While some of the projects during the upgrade … Continued
Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor arrived into Guam yesterday after a 36 day expedition mapping the world’s largest single volcano, Tamu Massif. HAGANTA, GUAM – Tamu Massif is a volcano the size of New Mexico and lurks 6,500 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. During their 36 day expedition, the science team undertook … Continued
An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa arrive into Honolulu after studying small scale ocean mixing under El Niño conditions aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor. The timing could not have been more perfect for this expedition, as Dr. Kelvin Richards, oceanographer at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, … Continued
This year marks the 10th anniversary for Marine Technology Reporter’s annual Top 100. As a relative newcomer, Schmidt Ocean Institute is honored to be included in this list alongside with many recognized innovators in maritime industry. Not only does Schmidt Ocean Institute appear on the list for the first time, but it was distinguished as … Continued
Even in this modern age, the world below the waves remains mostly unexplored. We routinely hear about scientists discovering new species in all depths of the oceans, yet it can easily be overlooked that many of these study locations have names more precise than the broad title of Ocean. Thousands of geographic features under the … Continued
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Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor has just completed a two week coordinated robotics expedition in the remote Timor Sea. Falkor is now returning to the same location for a new month-long cruise investigating ecological processes that shape coral reef communities. It was a quick swap for Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor, who just completed her third … Continued
Scott Reef may be extremely remote—some 400 kilometers north from Broome in the Timor Sea, but now anyone can view the reef and sea floor on their phone, iPad or computer. On Schmidt Ocean Institute’s March-April research cruise, the team, led by Dr. Oscar Pizarro from the University of Sydney’s Australian Centre for Field Robotics, … Continued
