News
Deep-sea Streaming
Friday, July 11, 2014
In Ars Technica: 500-mile NEPTUNE Canada cabling brings Internet to the ocean floor
"University of Washington Oceanography Professor John Delaney first proposed the idea for NEPTUNE in the mid-1990s, sensing the Internet’s then-rapid proliferation would have larger implications than simply connecting home and office PCs. He suggested "distributed robot-sensor networks throughout the oceanic environment" would soon observe the seas continuously in ways that researchers on boats with precious little sea time could scarcely imagine or afford."
Full story here...
Underwater Observatory Unlocks Ocean Secrets
Friday, May 16, 2014
Michael Werner of PBS Quest reports on the cabled observatory and the OOI. Full story here.
New Generation of Ocean Technology
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
The University of Washington this fall will complete installation of a massive digital ocean observatory. Dozens of instruments will connect to power and Internet cables on the seafloor, but the observatory also includes a new generation of ocean explorers: robots that will zoom up and down through almost two miles of ocean to monitor the water conditions and marine life above. Story by Hannah Hickey of UW News and Information, here.
Blue Marvel Ocean Mysteries Webinar
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
On Thursday, February 20, 2014, at 12:00 EST, John Delaney will present a 1-hour webinar as part of the Blue Marvel Ocean Mysteries series. Title of his presentation is: Understanding Our Planetary Life Support System: Next Generation Science in the Ocean Basins.
Registration and more information here.
OOI Participation at Fall 2013 AGU
Monday, December 16, 2013
Members of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program participated in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting this month with a variety of sessions, videos and information sharing opportunities. Full story here.
Rutgers Gliders Featured in NYT
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
OOI partner institution Rutgers is featured in a video about using gliders to explore the oceans. Posted here on the New York Times website.
Student Project: High Definition Video From The Deep Sea
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
VISIONS '13 student participant, Caitlin Russell, produced a video, Creatures of the Deep, for her final project. Katie Campbell at EarthFix writes about Caitlin's project and about VISIONS '13. Full story here.
When the Ocean Comes to Your Living Room
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
OOI RSN Director and Principal Investigator, John R. Delaney, will be speaking Thursday evening, October 3, at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. Follow the live web stream here, beginning at 7 pm Pacific Daylight Time. Lecture will be archived for later viewing. Short interview is posted here.
High-tech mission explores the ocean floor
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
KGO-TV in San Francisco interviews the Exploratorium's Mary Miller about her experiences during Leg 3 of VISIONS '13. Video here.
University of Washington Team Completes Successful VISIONS ’13 Expedition
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
The OOI website highlights accomplishments on VISIONS '13. Full story here.
GeekWire: Underwater lab: UW researchers install 14 miles of cables, cameras, sensors on ocean floor
Friday, September 20, 2013
GeekWire reports on the VISIONS '13 accomplishments here.
Cables, instruments installed in the deep sea off Pacific Northwest coast
Friday, September 20, 2013
Cables, instruments installed in the deep sea off Pacific Northwest coast. Recap of VISIONS '13 expedition by Hannah Hickey, UW News and Information, here.
John Delaney interview on UW360
Friday, August 16, 2013
OOI cabled observatory Director and Principal Investigator, John Delaney, is interviewed by UW360 about the history and significance of the NSF-funded, UW-led program that is constructing the first U.S. regional cabled observatory. Video here.
OOI to Deploy First Global Site
Monday, July 15, 2013
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program this month will deploy the first global site of the OOI infrastructure at the Station Papa location in the Gulf of Alaska. Full story here.
John Delaney radio interview about the OOI
Monday, July 08, 2013
John Delaney, of the University of Washington and Director and Principal Investigator of the OOI regional cabled ocean observatory, was interviewed on KNPT AM 1310 by Kiera Morgan of Yaquina Bay Communications.
Podcast of interview is available here.
OOI Updates Installation Plan for Cabled Observatory
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program has made some changes to plans for installation of the secondary infrastructure on cabled observatory component of the program in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Full story here.
Work this summer extends reach of cabled deep-ocean observatory
Monday, July 01, 2013
A story on the UW website by Hannah Hickey describes work this summer that extends reach of the OOI regional cabled ocean observatory. Full story here.
Live video from Endeavour hot vents
Friday, June 14, 2013
Ocean Networks Canada is streaming live video from the Endeavour hot vents on the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Full story and video links here.
New lab to give scientists underwater access
Monday, May 20, 2013
Preparing for OOI cabled observatory deployments this summer is featured in an article by AP's Donna Blankinship, with photos by Elaine Thompson. Full story here.
Marine Science, Music, and Video Event in Brussels
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
John Delaney, Director and Principal Investigator of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Regional Scale Nodes (RSN) and Professor of Oceanography at the University of Washington, will take part this month in an innovative marine science public literacy event in Brussels, The Longest River, which involves the arts, music and marine sciences. More information here.
Engineers Prepare for Summer 2013 Deployments
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
RSN engineers at the UW Applied Physics Laboratory who are busy preparing for the cabled observatory deployments in summer 2013. Full story by Hannah Hickey of UW News and Information is here.
UW Student ROV Team
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
UW School of Oceanography Professors John Delaney and Deborah Kelley have contributed funding support and UW-APL engineers are mentoring the UW student ROV team headed to the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center’s international competition to be held in Federal Way, Washington, in June 2013. Video story is here.
Optical Instruments – SPIKR, OPTAA, & FLOR – Selected for Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)
Thursday, January 03, 2013
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership, with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), has selected Satlantic LP of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, to provide Spectral Irradiance Radiometer (OOI instrument class SPKIR) Instruments and WET Labs Inc., of Corvallis, OR to provide seawater Optical Attenuation and Absorption (OPTAA) and Fluorometer (FLOR) instruments for the measurements of optical backscatter, chlorophyll a and colored-dissolved-organic-matter (CDOM) for the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). Full story here.
John Delaney Honored with AGU Spilhaus Award
Friday, November 16, 2012
OOI RSN Director and Principal Investigator, John Delaney, has been named the recipient of the 2012 American Geophysical Union’s Athelstan Spilhaus Award. The Award is given for contributions to the enhancement of public understanding of the Earth and space sciences. Full story here.
