Team Member of the Month

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. 

Hydrographer Hall of Fame

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.
What Lies Beneath

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

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

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.

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Larry Mayers stands in front of the VisLab's multi-panel, large display which is showing a bathymetric image of the seafloor.
Larry Mayer to Chair U.S. Arctic Research Commission

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.

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CCOM/JHC in the News

CCOM’s Brian Calder Elected to Hydrographer Hall of Fame
UNH Today
Apr. 2, 2025

Brian Calder honored for his distinguished career in seafloor mapping technologies.

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Greenland Ice Cap is Now the Largest Contributor to Global Sea Level Rise — But Why?
Chronicle, WCVB
Feb. 21, 2025

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

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Healy Back in Seattle After Three-Phase Arctic Deployment
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.

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Upcoming and Recent Seminars

From Ship to Shore: Engineering New Modalities in USV Operations
Val Schmidt & Avery Muñoz

CCOM/JHC

Friday, Apr. 4, 2025, 3:10pm
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Numerical Modeling of Kelp Farm Systems: Structural Integrity, Whale Safety, & Coastal Protection
Longhuan Zhu
Research Scientist

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

Friday, Mar. 28, 2025, 3:10pm
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Machine Learning Approach to Extraction of Shallow Bathymetry from ICESat-2 Data
Yuri Rzhanov
Research Professor

CCOM/JHC

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

Calculating 3D Rugosity Maps for Complex Habitat Scans
Kindrat Beregovyi; Jennifer A. Dijkstra; Thomas Butkiewicz
Direct measurements of sediment geoacoustic properties in the New England Mud Patch and shelf break
Megan S. Ballard; Dante D. Garcia; Kevin M. Lee; Gabriel R. Venegas; AndrewR. McNeese; Preston.S. Wilson; J.D. Chaytor
Integration of a Kongsberg EM712 aboard a DriX Uncrewed Surface Vehicle
Val Schmidt; Larry Mayer

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Spotlight on...

2023 Progress Report
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.
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