Under the sea
MIT senior Grace Young’s love of marine robotics will lead her to spend up to a month underwater this semester, collecting data and teaching classes over Skype to help save the oceans.
Q&A: Engineering professors on America’s Cup
Doug Hart, Paul Sclavounos and Jerome Milgram discuss the science behind the international sailing competition
Ocean engineering students set stage for a smarter fleet
New data redefines the operational profile for class of U.S. Navy ships
Wind power — even without the wind
Innovative storage system could enable offshore wind farms to deliver power whenever it’s needed.
Bringing life to computer models of marine microbes
Biogeochemical modeler Mick Follows named tenured associate professor in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Chisholm, Langer receive nation’s highest honors for scientists and inventors
President Obama presented the two MIT professors with the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation on Friday.
Tackling a global warming conundrum
MIT professor and colleagues address major issue in climate science: greenhouse gases versus aerosols.
Remembering ‘Papa Flash’
MIT Professor Harold Edgerton’s high-speed photography and sonar devices revolutionized ocean exploration.
3 Questions: Engineering hurricane barriers of the future
Oceans at MIT interviews MIT's Chiang C. Mei about the possibility of protecting East Coast cities from future storms.
Three from MIT named Marine Microbiology Initiative investigators
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards given to pursue high-risk research in marine microbial ecology.
Ocean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice
Discovery of feedback between sea ice and ocean improves Arctic ice extent forecast.