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Archived Webinars
Engaging with the Blue Economy: Offshore Wind
(June 30, 2022)
Speakers:
- Serpil Guran, Director - Rutgers EcoComplex 'Clean Energy Innovation Center'
- Crystal Pruitt, External Affairs Lead, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind
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Deep Sea Mining in Norway’s EEZ - When Will it Become a Reality?
(June 22, 2022)
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- Dr. Alex Barnard, Chair, MTS Marine Minerals Resources Committee
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Ferromanganese crusts: An Overview and a Dive into Pacific Crusts
(May 18, 2022)
Speaker:
- Coralie Rodriguez, PhD student, University of Rhode Island
Moderator:
- Dr. Alex Barnard, Chair, MTS Marine Minerals Resources Committee
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Science and Sensibility: Deep-Seabed Minerals and the Need for Science in Decision Making
(April 27, 2022)
Speaker:
- Dr. Samantha Smith, Director, Blue Globe Solutions Inc. Head of Sustainability & External Relations, Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR)
Moderator:
- Dr. Alex Barnard, Chair, MTS Marine Minerals Resources Committee
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Women Leadership in Marine Technology and Science: Wage Gap
(April 13, 2022)
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Marine Sensing Devices Presented by Sofar Ocean
(April 6, 2022)
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Engaging with the Blue Economy: Shipping Decarbonization
(March 30, 2022)
Speakers:
- Andrew Moffat, U.S. Department of State
- Natalia Mykhaylova, CEO of WeavAir
- David Cummins, President of Blue Sky Maritime
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Walter Munk Commemorative Lecture: Development of Novel pH Glider Technology
(March 29, 2022)
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Laura J. Lawson, Interim Executive Dean, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University; Interim Executive Director, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station; Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
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Diversifying the Marine Technology Workforce. How Can I Help?
(March 23, 2022)
Speakers:
- Ashley Peiffer
- Isabella B. Arzeno Soltero, PhD
- Itzel Rodriquez
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Mapping and Characterizing Seafloor Minerals
(March 9, 2022)
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MTS Gulf Coast Section Webinar: CruisePack - A tool to facilitate packaging, submission and archiving of cruise-based data
(January 26, 2022)
Speakers:
- Chuck Anderson, Senior Data Manager, University of Colorado, Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
Moderator:
- Katharine Weathers, MTS Gulf Coast Section Chair
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Women Leadership in Marine Technology and Science: Implicit/Unconscious Bias
(January 12, 2022)
Speakers:
- Grace Duke, PhD Candidate, Washington University in St. Louis
- Jenny Saul, Professor, Waterloo Chair in Social and Political Philosophy of Language
Moderator:
- Liesl Hotaling, MTS VP of Publications & Communications
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Engaging with the Blue Economy: Medicines and Therapeutics from the Sea
(December 1, 2021)
Speakers:
- Dr. Shirley Pomponi, CEO, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution at FAU
- Thomas Manning, Professor of Chemistry, Valdosta State University
Moderator:
- Dain Dunston, Executive Coach and Communicator
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Engaging with the Blue Economy: Fisheries and Aquaculture
(November 3, 2021)
Speakers:
- Christian Brayden, Project Manager, Maine Aquaculture Association
- Kortney Opshaug, CEO & Founder, Blue Ocean Gear
Moderator:
- Dain Dunston, Executive Coach and Communicator
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Wave Killer Systems - New Innovation For Port Protection (Gulf Coast Section Webinar)
(October 21, 2021)
Speaker:
- Destino Rivera, CEO and sole proprietor of Atlantean Technologies
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Women Leadership in Technology & Science: We Don't Need Rescuing, We Need Allies
(October 13, 2021)
Speakers:
- Dr. W. Brad Johnson - Professor of Psychology in the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the United States Naval Academy, and a faculty associate in the Graduate School of Education at Johns Hopkins University.
- Dr. David Smith - is Associate Professor of Sociology in the College of Leadership and Ethics at the United States Naval War College.
- Brian McComak – Founder, Hummingbird Humanity, is a diversity & inclusion consultant, speaker, author and facilitator with over 25 years of experience.
- Andrea G. Tatum –Founder, AGT Diversity Consulting, is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant, facilitator, and public speaker. She's had a wide range of experiences from the arts to tech and has held roles at Tableau, Salesforce, and most recently, Catalyst Inc., a non-profit with the mission of creating workplaces that work for women.
Moderators:
- Liesl Hotaling, MTS VP of Publications & Communications
- Dr. Dick Crout, MTS VP of Section Affairs
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Engaging with the Blue Economy: Workforce Development
(October 6, 2021)
Speakers:
Dr. Mildred Coyne, Senior VP Workforce Education, Broward College Liesl Hotaling, Founder and President, Eidos Education
Moderator:
Dain Dunston, Executive Coach and Communicator
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MTS Technology Forum: Intelligence and Observations: The Nexus of Undersea Technology
(September 30, 2021)
Opening speakers:
- Phil Beierl, Senior Vice President of the Aerospace and Defense Technologies segment (ADTech) within Oceaneering International, Inc.
- Jake Sobin, Chair of the Washington, D.C. section of MTS and Sales Manager at Kongsberg Maritime
Panelists:
- Vice Adm. Jeff Trussler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare
- Craig McLean, Assistant Administrator, NOAA's OAR Office
- Dr. Leigh McCue, Associate Professor, George Mason University
Panel Moderator:
- Zdenka Willis, CEO, Veraison Consulting & MTS President
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Engaging with the Blue Economy: Market Disruption & New Business Models
(September 8, 2021)
Speakers:
- Jacqueline (Jax) Kirtley, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- Jim Costopulos, CEO and Founder, Global Oceans
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Engaging with the Blue Economy: New Blue Economy
(August 4, 2021)
Speakers:
- Carl Gouldman, U.S. Ocean Integrated Observing System
- Kellie Keller, Sofar Ocean
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Opportunities in Spain: Blue Tech and the Canary Islands
(July 28, 2021)
Speakers:
- Zdenka Willis - Marine Technology Society
- Maryanne Burke - Global Marine Technology Team Leader
- Linda Caruso - CS Spain
- Dacil Dominguez - Managing Director at PROEXCA
- Javier Hidalgo - Delegate at PROEXCA
- Javier Perez - Blue Tech Specialist at PROEXCA
- Andy Ziegwied - Vice President of Ocean Data at Saildrone Inc
- Carlos Barrera - PLOCAN
- Elba Bueno Cabrera - Manager of the Maritime Cluster of the Canary Islands
- Andres Alonso-Martirena Tornos - Qualitas Artificial Intelligence and Science SA
Moderator:
- Jim Hanlon - Marine Technology Society
- Angela Turrin - CS Madrid
- Delia Valdiva - CA LA
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Engaging with the Blue Economy: Tourism-Recreation
(July 14, 2021)
Speakers:
- Chris Maxey - Founder of The Island School
- Danica Reinicke - Smartfin
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Engaging with the Blue Economy - Offshore Energy
(June 2, 2021)
Speakers:
- Jeff Andreini
- Elias Greenbaum
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Engaging with the Blue Economy - Bioenergy (May 5, 2021)
Speakers:
- Martin Koehring
- Brian Wilcox
- Cindy Wilcox
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Discussion of policies and practices to promote a more diverse, equitable, inclusive and just marine technology workforce (April 21, 2021)
Speakers:
- Kenneth M. Bailey (He, Him, His), v/r Kenny
- Lonnie Gonsalves Ph.D.
- Camila Ramos Vilches
- Angela Christie
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Engaging with the Blue Economy: Mobile Power Generation (April 7, 2021)
Speakers:
- Carrie Schmaus
- Robert Cavagnaro
- Yi Chao
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Engaging with the Blue Economy Kickoff
(March 3, 2021) Blue Economy, Global and US Perspectives:
- Claire Jolly
- Monica Grasso
Panel of Experts:
- Michael Olson – Wind Energy
- Lynette Cardoch – Coastal Infrastructure
- Roger Strevens – Decarbonization of Shipping
- Erika Feller – Marine Living Resources
- Barbara Ryan – Geospatial Data
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From Collecting Samples for Water Quality Analysis to Calibrating HF Radar Antennas and Saving Lives: The Marine Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems, Part III
(February 24, 2021) Presentation: Eduardo Romero, Research Specialist, the Marine Science Institute at the University of California Santa Barbara; Teresa Updyke, Project Scientist, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography at Old Dominion University; and Dr. Hugh Roarty, Research Project Manager; Center for Ocean Observing Leadership at Rutgers University
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An Offshore Energy Perspective on Managing HSE During the Age of COVID
(December 11, 2020) Presentation: Robert Sheninger
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From Managing River Silt to Coordinating Communication Amongst Platforms and Energizing Industry-Education Partnerships: The Marine Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems, Part II
(December 9, 2020) Presentation: Joshua Baghdady, Clint A. Coleman, Zackary Nicklin
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Powering the Blue Economy™ Ocean Observing Prize Q&A Session
(December 2, 2020) Presentation: Ben Maurer, Jenny Wiegele, Carl Gouldman, Michelle Harris, Save Hume, Molly Grear, Rob Cavagnaro, Carrie Schmaus
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The Ocean Enterprise Study: Changes Within the Last Five Years
(November 18, 2020) Presentation: Carl Gouldman, Charles Colgan, Ralph Rayner
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Scientific Exploration of the Indian Ocean: Nekton & Teledyne Marine Requiring a Long Calibration Lifetime
(November 11, 2020) Presentation: Oliver Steeds, Simon Barchard, Lucy Woodall
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Accelerometers: Latest Advances for High-Accuracy Positioning and Guidance Applications Requiring a Long Calibration Lifetime
(November 4, 2020) Presentation: Max Goodman, Sean Murphy, Mike Grimmer
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM): Update on Federal Offshore Renewable Activities & Future Outlook
(October 30, 2020) Presentation: Annette Moore
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Offshore Diversity and Technology
(October 27, 2020) Presentation: Fernando Hernandez, Vice Chair MTS Houston Section
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Umbilicals: Brownfield Problems and Solutions
(October 16, 2020) Presentation: Frank Svejda, Technical Sales Manager, Deep Down Inc.
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Challenging Convention: In-line Inspection of Unpiggable Subsea Systems
(October 2, 2020) Presentation: Colum Holtam, Principal Engineer, Quest Integrity
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The Marine Applications of Unmanned Systems
(September 23, 2020) Presentation (in order of presentation): Jill Zande, President/Executive Director at MATE Inspiration and Innovation (MATE II); Dr. Gary Wick, Acting Deputy director, NOAA UAS Program; Hydrometeorology Observations and Processes Team, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL); Aaron Bottke, Founder and Director of Research & Design, Hybrid Robotics, Inc.; Ryan Mater, Founder and Operations Manager, Hybrid Robotics, Inc.; Dr. Iain Kerr, CEO, Ocean Alliance
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Price of Oil: Global and Local Impacts to the Offshore Industry
(September 18, 2020) Presentation: Mark Rosanno, CEO of C6 Capital Holdings
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MTS Technology Forum – Technology Trends and Challenges
(September 17, 2020) Presentation (in order of presentation): Jake Sobin, MTS DC Section Chair and Kongsberg Maritime; Zdenka Willis, President, Marine Technology Society and CEO of Veraison Consulting; Philip Beierl, Senior Vice President, Oceaneering ADTECH; Lisa Blodgett, Sector Head, Force Projection Sector, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D., Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); RADM William J. Houston, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Director, Undersea Warfare Division (N97); Dr. Peter deMenocal, Incoming President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
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Halo Battery Storage: A Gateway for Subsea Asset Life Extension
(September 4, 2020) Presentation: Paul Slorach, Business Development Director, EC-OG
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An Independent’s Perspective on 2020 Deepwater
(August 21, 2020) Presentation: Joe Leimkuhler, Chief Operating Officer, Beacon Offshore Energy
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Challenger Deep Dive: From the Heights to the Depths
(August 19, 2020) Presentation: Dr. Kathryn Sullivan
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Modern Hydrographic Workflow
(August 11, 2020) Presentation: Evan Martzial, QPS
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Field Development Planning in Mexico: A Safe Path for an Oil Price Reduction Scenario after COVID-19
(August 7, 2020) Presentation: Dr. Efrain Rodriguez Sanchez, Senior Project Manager, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
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Teledyne CARIS: Leveraging AI Technology On The Cloud For The Future of Ocean Mapping
(August 5, 2020) Presentation: Burns Foster (Teledyne CARIS), Tami Francksen (Teledyne CARIS), and Maryam Jameela (York University)
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Sidescan Data – Making the Perfect Mosaic in SonarWiz
(July 29, 2020) Presentation: Harold Orlinsky, Chesapeake Technology, Inc.
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Life Extension Considerations for Steel Catenary Risers Versus Top Tensioned Risers
(July 24, 2020) Presentation: Dyhan Deka, Senior Engineering Specialist, 2H Offshore Inc.
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HYPACK Playback with Multibeam Auto Processing
(July 15, 2020) Presentation: Caryn Zacharias, HYPACK Technical Support
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Optime Subsea: Novel Technologies for the Gulf of Mexico
(July 10, 2020) Presentation: Thor Arne Lovland, Co-founder and CCO of Optime Subsea
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Facts to Consider: Material Selection for Long Term Marine Applications
(July 8, 2020) Presentation: Dr. R. Venkatesan, Scientist G & Programme Director, Ocean Observation Systems, National Institute of Ocean Technology – Chennai, Ministry of Earth Sciences, India
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Offshore Offshore Hydrate Deposition Detection & Characterization for effective remediation before and after Shut-Ins
(June 26, 2020) Presentation: Jim Bramlett, North America Commercial Manager, Tracerco
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LakeBed 2030
(June 24, 2020) Presentation: Tim Kearns, Chief Information Officer, Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS); Brandon Krumwiede, Great Lakes Regional Geospatial Coordinator, CSS employee as part of Lynker/CSS Team on contract to NOAA Office for Coastal Management; Jocelyn Sherwood, Geospatial Analyst, Great Lakes Ecosystem Management, Environment, and Climate Change Canada
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Technology and Opportunities in the Marine Industry
(June 16, 2020) Presentation: Vince Capone, Principal of Black Laser Learning, Inc.
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Virtual Conference: Industry Role in Seabed 2030
(June 11, 2020) Presentation (in order of presentation): Jake Sobin, MTS DC Section Chair, Kongsberg Maritime; Capt. Craig McLean, Assistant Administrator for NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Acting NOAA Chief Scientist, and Head of US Delegation to the IOC; Mathias Jonas, Secretary-General IHO; Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary of IOC-UNESCO, Assistant Director General of UNESCO; Jamie McMichael Phillips, Seabed 2030 Project Director; Shepard M. Smith, NOAA, Director, Office of the Coast Survey; Jyotika Virmani, Executive Director, Schmidt Ocean Institute; Rick Spinrad, MTS Immediate Past President; David Millar, Government Accounts Director, Americas- Fugro; Bjorn Jalving, Senior Vice President Technology Sensors & Robotics, Kongsberg Maritime; Mike Read, President Teledyne Marine
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Underwater Mateable Connector History: The Agony and Euphoria of Their Development
(June 3, 2020) Presentation: James L. Cairns, Ph.D., Owner, Abyssal Systems; Executive Director, Cairns Foundation, Inc.; Founder, inventor, Ocean Design, Inc.
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Applications of Bioluminescence in Marine Technology
(May 27, 2020) Presentation: Edie Widder CEO, President, and Senior Scientist at the Ocean Research and Conservation Association (ORCA)
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Industry Role in SeaBed 2030 – Innovative Technology, Platforms, Operations, and a Broad Coalition Will be Needed to Map the Global Seabed by 2030 and Update the Public General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO)
(May 20, 2020) Presentations: Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO; Assistant Director General, UNESCO Jamie McMichael-Phillips, Project Director, Seabed 2030 Rear Admiral Shepard M. Smith, Director, NOAA Coast Survey
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Supporting Students in the Age of COVID-19
(May 13, 2020) Presentations: Marlene Kaplan, Deputy Director of STEM Education, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) Kris Ohleth Senior Manager, Stakeholder Engagement, Ørsted US Offshore Wind Greg Rocheleau, CEO, Makai Ocean Engineering
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The Triton 36,000/2: Building the World’s Most Extreme Ocean Exploration Tool
(March 9, 2020) Presentation: Patrick Lahey, President and Co-founder of Triton Submarines
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Automatic Identification System Presentation
(June 5, 2019) Presentations: Jeff Anderson of Harris Corporation
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