Nancy Hann, NOAA Vice Admiral and Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, named CCOM Research Project Engineer Val Schmidt NOAA’s January Team Member of the Month! Val has been instrumental in developing NOAA’s ability to operate Uncrewed Marine Systems for ocean mapping and surveys and driving dramatic increases in the efficiency of NOAA’s ocean mapping activities. 

Congratulations to Brian Calder for his induction into THSOA's Hydrographer Hall of Fame. Brian is being recognized for his significant contributions to the science of hydrographic surveying, for his distinguished academic career in ocean mapping, and for his contributions to the education of hydrographers.

Cover of UNH Magazine showing the DriX ASV in the water at sunset.

CCOM research is the cover story of the Winter 2025 issue of UNH Magazine.

Scenes from Chronicle's visit: sit-down interview, VisLab large display, ASV Lab

Chronicle's Anthony Everett recently visited CCOM to interview Larry Mayer about the Center's participation in the GEOEO24 expedition to Northern Greenland. Click through to watch the segment.

Larry Mayers stands in front of the VisLab's multi-panel, large display which is showing a bathymetric image of the seafloor.

CCOM Director Larry Mayer has been appointed chairperson of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC). USARC is an independent federal agency that advises the President and Congress on Arctic research. Larry was previously appointed to the USARC in 2016.

CCOM/JHC in the News

Chronicle, WCVB
Feb. 21, 2025

Anthony Everett interviews Larry Mayer about the GEOEO24 expedition to Northern Greenland in the summer of 2024.

Maritime News
Dec. 14, 2024

USCGC Healy returned to Seattle after 73-days of supporting scientific research missions, search and rescue operations, and training exercises in the Arctic. CCOM grad students Andrew Niedbala and Kaan Cav sailed during one of the three legs of the deployment.

Science
Dec. 12, 2024

Larry Mayer comments on the most detailed global map of the sea floor yet, created with radar data from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite.

Upcoming and Recent Seminars

Val Shmidt & Avery Muñoz

CCOM/JHC

Friday, Apr. 4, 2025, 3:10pm
Longhuan Zhu
Research Scientist

Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems 
UNH School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering

Friday, Mar. 28, 2025, 3:10pm
Yuri Rzhanov
Research Professor

CCOM/JHC

Friday, Mar. 7, 2025, 3:10pm

Recent Publications

Kindrat Beregovyi; Jennifer A. Dijkstra; Thomas Butkiewicz
Megan S. Ballard; Dante D. Garcia; Kevin M. Lee; Gabriel R. Venegas; AndrewR. McNeese; Preston.S. Wilson; J.D. Chaytor

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The 2023 Executive Summary provides an overview of the Center's accomplishments and includes links to individual task narratives for a more in-depth descriptions of each task.