The R/V Gulf Surveyor

Get to know the R/V Gulf Surveyor! Lee Alexander gives a tour of the vessel, talks about what went into its design, build, and journey to NH, and shares how we will use it to further our mission.

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Logo for Ocean Discovery Day (blue waves and orange fish)
Ocean Discovery Day

The annual Ocean Discovery Day event was held on Sept. 16 and 17. Friday was student day, then we opened our doors to the public on Saturday. More than 2,000 people came to Chase Ocean Engineering Lab to learn first-hand about marine science and ocean engineering.

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Big yellow construction vehicle with the yellow ASV on its front skids.
The ASV Arrives

CCOM's new ASV has arrived—all the way from England. We filmed its "unboxing," and you can watch the video here>>

New Students

Sixteen new students have begun their coursework at the Center, including six scholars from the Nippon Foundation/GEBCO program. Egypt and Madagascar are represented for the first time—welcome to the family!

Kevin and Evgenia pose on the ice in front of the Oden holding US and Russian flags.
On Top of the World

Research Scientist Kevin Jerram and GEBCO scholar Evgenia Bazhenova made it to the North Pole! As part of the international polar research expedition Arctic Ocean 2016, they are aboard the Swedish I/B Oden which is working in tandem with Canada's Louis S. St-Laurent.
 

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CCOM/JHC in the News

Faculty Kudos
UNH Magazine
Aug. 30, 2016

Congratulations to Jennifer Miksis-Olds for her presidential award and Larry Mayer for his presidential appointment.

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A Hole By Any Other Name…
UNH Magazine
Aug. 30, 2016

Gulf of Mexico basin now bears UNH oceanographer’s name.

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Polar Explorers
UNH Today
Aug. 25, 2016

Halfway through their six-week research cruise of the Arctic Ocean, UNH researchers Kevin Jerram and Evgenia Bazhenova visited the North Pole.

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What's in Your BAG?
BAG Explorer is a light application to explore the tree-like structure of a BAG file, to visualize and validate its XML metadata content, to inspect the tracking list, to plot the elevation and the uncertainty layers, and much more. The application is based on HDF Compass and the HydrOffice BAG tools.
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