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The Sentinel Mission: A global mission of community and exploration

The Sentinel Mission will try to circumnavigate the global ocean following nautical rules by an underwater robot. The goal is to demonstrate new technology developed by Teledyne Marine Inc and promote curiosity of the ocean planet. The mission will use the newly developed Teledyne Marine’s Sentinel autonomous underwater vehicle. Our our goal is to build global unity, contribute scientific discoveries, and inspire a sustainable relationship with our world’s oceans.

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Understanding the Mysterious Loop Current

The amazing science behind understanding mysterious but critical ocean currents. And specifically, understanding the current in our backyard, the Gulf’s Loop Current. We talk with scientists leading a huge multi-country research collaboration that is going to great lengths and depths to understand the especially unknown Loop Current. We talk about...

Cloned company: A Stockton seabird

Nestled at the dock at the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) next to the mighty Arabella is Stockton University’s flagship research vessel, the R/V Petrel. Like its namesake, the Petrel is smaller and a bit more nimble, but the striking similarity in design is a testament to the capability...

Rutgers Says Goodbye to Visiting Scholar from Canary Islands

Rutgers University recently concluded a highly productive 2.5-month visit by PhD student Jonay Suárez-Ramírez, who joined the university as a visiting scholar this fall. Jonay, from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, returns home tomorrow after an impactful period of research collaboration and academic exchange. During his time...