Institutional Seminar Series
Wednesday, March 31
via Zoom (Link to be sent morning of)
1:00 p.m. Talks begin w/ Q&A
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Matthew Dzieciuch - Acoustics in the Arctic
It is well known that the Arctic is changing rapidly. Underwater acoustic signals are uniquely able to sample the under ice environment. The travel-time of the signals measures the heat content of the water, but there are other acoustic properties that are affected as well. The changing ice cover has implications for the transmission loss, the signal coherence, and the ambient sound field. Over the past dozen years, our group has participated in several Arctic experiments. The most recent was an trans-Arctic acoustic propagation experiment that was conducted jointly with colleagues at the Nansen Center in Bergen, Norway. Measurements made during the experiment are to be compared to ones made at the end of the cold war.
Sophia Merrifield - Advancements in Marine Robotics
Robotic systems are dramatically changing the way that we observe the ocean providing important advancements in topics such as climate and ecosystem monitoring, national security, and extreme event forecasting. I’ll cover recent work to expand the capabilities of these systems touching on collaboration across diverse platforms, environmentally aware planning, and machine learning. I will also discuss efforts to integrate robotics and data science into educational opportunities at SIO for students in middle school through graduate education.