Three images showing the R/V GulfSurveyor from above, a bathymetric map of the ocean floor with colors showing depth, and the courtyard of Chase Ocean Eng. Bldg.
CCOM is Hiring!

We are looking for a Program Support Assistant for our offices on the main UNH campus in Durham, NH (working remotely to start). This full-time position is part of the CCOM Administrative Team responsible for supporting the Center’s administrative functions and office operations. Use the link to learn more about the position and how to apply.

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Time for a Sea Change

The environmentally-friendly, crewless Saildrone Surveyor will use CCOM-developed software to collect data and compress it for transmission to researchers back on shore. If successful, the vessel's upcoming maiden voyage from San Francisco to Hawaii will mark a quantum leap in ocean mapping.

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Underwater photo of corals in shades of orange.
Habitats at Risk

A study led by CCOM research assistant professor Jenn Dijkstra concluded that foundational species of deep-sea corals and sponges are affected by climate change differently, and some are threatened by rising ocean temperatures.

Photo courtesy of NOAA.

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black and white photo of a beach dune with grasses
How a Sand Beach Moves

Research Associate Professor Larry Ward joins the conversation in this NHPR podcast about beach movement to explain how beaches form, erode, and reform. Listen here>>

Graph showing responses to the question of how the pandemic has affected students.
How Are ASA Students Being Impacted by the Pandemic?

Hilary Kates Varghese and Liz Weidner joined with two students from other universities to publish an Acoustics Today article about the impact of the pandemic on students. Although their focus is on the Acoustical Society of America's student community, their findings surely apply to students across all disciplines. 

 

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CCOM/JHC in the News

Rochester Public Schools Students Selected for International Aquatic Engineering Competition
Rochester School News
May. 12, 2021

Fourth and fifth-grade students at Maple Street Magnet School will represent the Seacoast SeaPerch Program in the 2021 International SeaPerch Challenge.

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UNH Software Helps Collect Seafloor Data from Remote-Controlled Sailboat
Granite Geek
Apr. 26, 2021

The Saildrone Surveyor, a 72-foot uncrewed vessel, will make its maiden voyage from San Francisco to Hawaii this spring, collecting environmental data and mapping the ocean floor along the way using software developed by CCOM researchers.

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Researchers to Return to Lake Huron as COVID-19 Ebbs
The Alpena News
Apr. 28, 2021

CCOM researchers will return to Lake Huron this summer with a mission to map the bottom of the lake.

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Upcoming and Recent Seminars

Towards Automated Compilation of Electronic Navigational Charts
Tamer Mohamed Samy Nada
Dissertation Proposal Defense

Oceanography

Friday, May. 28, 2021, 11:00am
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Sediment Transport and the Temporal Stability of the Seafloor in the Hampton-Seabrook Estuary, NH: A Numerical Model Study
Kate von Krusenstiern
Master's Defense

Oceanography

Friday, May. 7, 2021, 11:10am
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Challenges in Marine Autonomy
Dr. Stefan B. Williams

School of Aerospace, Mechanical, and Mechatronic Engineering
University of Sydney

Friday, May. 7, 2021, 3:10pm
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Spotlight on...

URGE (Unlearning Racism in GEosciences)
URGE (Unlearning Racism in GEosciences) is a curriculum (8 sessions) focused on providing tools and resources to help Geoscientists develop policies that improve accessibility, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and community. In response to URGE, members of CCOM/JHC, the Center for Ocean Engineering, and SMSOE have formed an URGE pod called the Ocean Mapping and Engineering (OME) pod.
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