Jen Miksis-Olds stands at the coast with a research vessel sailing in the background.
In Her Own Words

In this video, meet Jen Miksis-Olds, CCOM professor and associate director of research at UNH’s School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering. Jen is a bioacoustician who listens to the ocean for clues about life there.

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Calendar showing vessel names and dates with colored bars indicating length of cruises.
Summer Research Cruise Schedule

The CCOM 2017 field season is in full-swing! In addition to all of the work taking place in the lab, at the coast, and in Great Bay, we are participating in 15 research cruises this summer. Check out our summer cruise schedule to see where in the world we'll be!

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Photo of engineering tank at water level showing water below and the highbay above.
Over and Under the Engineering Tank

Research Technician Jon Hunt recycled a discarded dome from the front of an ROV to create this over-under photo of our 20' deep engineering tank. Pretty cool!

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Underwater photo of a fish among pink fan corals.
Charting and Exploration of the Southern California Borderlands

Hydrographic analyst Juliet Kinney is aboard the NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. The expedition will study the condition of deep-sea corals and monitor water chemistry to assess the ecosystem's vulnerability to ocean acidification, mapping as they go.
 

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Photo of colorful seaweeds and fish.
Sea Habitats Altered by More Invasive Seaweed

Research assistant professor Jennifer Dijkstra has published a study of how invasive species of seaweed are changing the ocean floor and affecting the marine food chain.
 

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CCOM/JHC in the News

Sea Habitats Altered by More Invasive Seaweed-Study
Marine Technology News
May. 4, 2017

Jennifer Dijkstra, a CCOM research assistant professor, is studying how invasive species of seawood are changing the ocean floor and affecting the marine food chain.

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Hall of Fame
UNH Today
Mar. 22, 2017

Hydrographic society inducts Larry Mayer into the Hydrographer Hall of Fame at the annual Hydro 2017 conference in Galveston, TX.

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Faultlines, Black Holes and Glaciers: Mapping Uncharted Territories
The Guardian
Feb. 7, 2017

Explorers are mapping the unknown and unseen in our world using new technology.

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Upcoming and Recent Seminars

High Speed, High Resolution Seabed Mapping Using Commercial Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar
David Shea
Vice President of Engineering

Kraken Sonar, Inc.

Friday, Apr. 28, 2017, 3:00pm
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HydrOffice QC Tools: Enhancing the Coast Survey Workflow
Matt Wilson
Physical Scientist

NOAA Office of Coast Survey

Friday, Apr. 21, 2017, 3:00pm
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Numerical and Statistical Approach to Survey System Analysis and Consequences Before, During and After Survey
Nicole Bergersen
Marine Geophysicist

Acoustic Imaging, Pty. Ltd.

Thursday, Apr. 20, 2017, 10:00am
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Spotlight on...

Manage Your Sound Speed
Sound Speed Manager streamlines the use of sound speed profiles in survey acquisition and data processing. The app provides support for commonly-used formats, model-based profile enhancement, and database management with built-in functionalities for analysis and visualization. Sound Speed Manager is an open-source project jointly developed by CCOM and NOAA Coast Survey Development Laboratory.
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