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  • Dr. David Leslie Bradley recently became the new superintendent of the Acoustics Division of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) of Washington, D.C. NRL's Acoustics Division participates in the Navy's Undersea Warfare Program.

    Dr. Bradley began working for the Federal Government in 1960 at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory (now the Naval Surface Weapons Center) in White Oak, Md. Since then, he has been employed at the Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity and at the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV).

    From 1982 until he received his NRL appointment, he headed the Geophysical Sciences Division at the Office of Naval Research.

    Dr. Bradley holds a B.S. degree in physics from Michigan Technological University, a M.S. degree from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in applied physics (underwater acoustics) from Catholic University. A member of the Acoustical Society of America and the D.C. Chapter of the Acoustical Society of America, Dr. Bradley has written approximately 50 articles for publications.

  • enviable market position, what comes next, and why.Sean Fernstrum is a third-generation owner of R.W Fernstrum & Company. He graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Scientific and Technical Communications. After college, he came home to Menominee, Michigan

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    March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 39

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  • MT Mar-24#32 FEATURE  SEABED MINING  
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    March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32

    FEATURE SEABED MINING by a sea? oor plume from its pilot collection system test. pact, nodule collection system that utilizes mechanical and The Metals Company recently signed a binding MoU with hydraulic technology. Paci? c Metals Corporation of Japan for a feasibility study on The company’s SMD

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    March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 23

    elatively inactive since 2014, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai (HT-HH) submarine volcano began erupting on December 20, 2021, reaching peak intensity on January 15, 2022. This triggered tsunamis throughout the Pa- R ci? c, destroyed lives and infrastructure, and generated the largest explosion recorded

  • MT Mar-24#15 sensor options for longer mission periods.
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    sensor options for longer mission periods. About the Author For glider users working in ? sheries and conservation, Shea Quinn is the Product Line Manager the Sentinel can run several high-energy passive and active of the Slocum Glider at Teledyne Webb acoustic sensors, on-board processing, and imaging

  • MT Mar-24#6 MTR Editorial Advisors
Gallaudet Hardy
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    March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 6

    MTR Editorial Advisors Gallaudet Hardy The Honorable Tim Gallaudet, Kevin Hardy is President PhD, Rear Admiral, U.S. of Global Ocean Design, Navy (ret) is the CEO of creating components and Ocean STL Consulting and subsystems for unmanned host of The American Blue vehicles, following a career

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    offshore wind; and the foreign ? ag Maersk supply WTIV at Seatrium Singapore, together with U.S. ? ag feeder ATBs for transportation and installation of the Empire Wind. Three newbuild SOVs and three conversions/retro? ts were award- ed, too, and 22 CTVs were also announced. The ? rst US rock installa

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    Maritime Safety © Roman/AdobeStock SIRE 2.0: Navigating the New Horizon of Maritime Safety By Captain Aaron Cooper, Programs Director, OCIMF he maritime industry is on the cusp of a signi? cant preparing vessel operators and vessel assurance teams for the transformation with the launch of the Ship

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    Marine News April 2024 Volume 35 Number 4 Marine News (ISSN#1087-3864) (USPS#013-952) Editor’s Note New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271 www.marinelink.com The current period of time is one of swift transition for the maritime industry, CEO as regulatory

  • MR Feb-24#44 Tech Files
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    Tech Files Latest Products & Technologies MarineShaft Yanmar Hydrogen MarineShaft specializes in urgent re- Fuel Cell AIP pair/replacement of damaged rudder and Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. propeller equipment along with many (Yanmar PT), a subsidiary of Yanmar on-site repair services. MarineShaft

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    TECH FEATURE BATTERY SAFETY Images courtesy Engineered Fluids Inc. This experiment has since been replicated with other batteries and cell con? gurations, and demonstrates the inherent ? re safety of SLIC Technology. jacent cells were not affected, and continued to operate nor- Failures) of electronic

  • MT Jan-24#49 “As a WHOI scientist myself 20 years ago, I was 
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    “As a WHOI scientist myself 20 years ago, I was ‘customer number one’ and applied early versions of the NBOSI sensor technology to my ? eets of Webb Research, now Teledyne Slocum, gliders, L3Harris (OceanServer) Iver2 vehicles, and Liquid Robotics Wave Gliders.” Dave Frantantoni, CEO calibration.

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    January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 43

    he world beneath the ocean’s surface remains and extreme environments, including the deepest parts of one of the last frontiers of exploration, where the ocean, venturing into uncharted territories, and discover- the mysteries of the deep beckon to be uncov- ing new species and geological phenomena. ered.

  • MT Jan-24#18 TECH FEATURE WAVE POWER
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    January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 18

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  • MT Jan-24#16 INSIGHTS  SCIENCE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT  
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    INSIGHTS SCIENCE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT Map of NOC vessel operations from April 2022 – March 2023. Green = RRS James Cook, Blue = RRS Discovery Credit: NOC bon output, with an ambition of reaching net zero by 2040. MFP to be able to undertake the same project management and international collaboration.

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  • MT Jan-24#6 MTR Editorial Advisors
Gallaudet Hardy
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    January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 6

    MTR Editorial Advisors Gallaudet Hardy The Honorable Tim Gallaudet, Kevin Hardy is President PhD, Rear Admiral, U.S. of Global Ocean Design, Navy (ret) is the CEO of creating components and Ocean STL Consulting and subsystems for unmanned host of The American Blue vehicles, following a career

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    MEET THE CTO s maritime navigates a ment track record and business sense to tasked with future proo? ng a ? eet had future premised on meeting deliver. “So three weeks later, I started never, in fact, sailed onboard a com- and beating decarboniza- here in Antwerp.” mercial ship. Ation targets

  • MT Nov-23#43 Jonas Wüst, now CEO 
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    SEAFLOOR MAPPING All images courtesy Curtin University Digital 3D model of WA Shipwreck he underwater remains of a ship built in Fremantle in reconstruction,” Professor Woods said. 1876 and which sunk off the coast several years later can “The new 3D model of the Star allows the wreck site to be now be

  • MT Nov-23#24 SEAFLOOR MAPPING & DEEP TREKKER ROVS [SPONSORED]
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    SEAFLOOR MAPPING & DEEP TREKKER ROVS [SPONSORED] ENHANCING SEAFLOOR MAPPING AND 3D MODELING: Images courtesy Deep Trekker THE ROLE OF ROVS IN PHOTOGRAMMETRY PROJECTS eneath the ocean’s surface, a technological revolu- Empowering Ef? cient Data Collection tion is reshaping sea? oor mapping and 3D model-

  • MT Nov-23#20 EYE ON THE NAVY
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    November 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 20

    EYE ON THE NAVY NATO GAINS EXPERIENCE WITH UNMANNED SYSTEMS All photos courtesy NATO By Edward Lundquist allies and partners have taken Messenger is in its second year. Both are conducted at the Navy advantage of recent demon- Operational Experimentation Centre in Tróia, one of two Por- NATO strations

  • MT Nov-23#7 MTR Editorial Advisors
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    November 2023 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 7

    MTR Editorial Advisors Gallaudet Hardy The Honorable Tim Gallaudet, Kevin Hardy is President PhD, Rear Admiral, U.S. of Global Ocean Design, Navy (ret) is the CEO of creating components and Ocean STL Consulting and subsystems for unmanned host of The American Blue vehicles, following a career