This month, MTS welcomes new Small Business member Terradepth. The company’s mission is to increase human interaction with the ocean by sending high-tech autonomous submersibles further than ever before. According to its website, “Immersive, virtual marine information can assist with projects in sectors such as global telecom, clean energy, national security and many more. By turning Earth’s oceans into an immersive and accurate virtual world, we can connect humanity with the last unexplored frontier on our planet.”

The company was recently in the news for raising $20 million in funds to map the ocean floor. According to the article published in Tech Crunch the company is working on its data visualization platform and recharging capabilities of AUVs which collect the data.

Nominations for 2022 MTS Awards are now open. Award applications are due by May 31, 2022 and can be submitted online HERE.

Learn more about the awards HERE. The awards include:
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award, Compass International Award, Compass Industrial Award, John P. Craven Mentor Award, Walter Munk Scholar Award and Commemorative Lecture, Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration, Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering, Ocean News and Technology Young Professional Award, MTS Fellow, MTS Outstanding Service Award, MTS Outstanding Section Award, MTS Outstanding Committee Award, MTS Outstanding Student Section Award, and the MTS Special Commendation and Award.

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Team ‘PLUZ ULTRAZ’ from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology and ‘Team Hustlers’ from the Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology (ZHCET), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) were declared the joint winners of the ‘Aligarh Muslim University Remotely Operated Vehicles Challenge’ AMUROVc, a national level underwater robotics challenge, an event of Marine Technology Society and Aligarh Muslim University, which was organized by the MTS AUV-ZHCET student section in collaboration with IEEE Student Branch of AMU.

They received certificates and cash prizes of Rs 20, 000 each from Prof. Pervez Mustajab, Dean, Faculty of Engg. & Tech. One-year free MTS student membership will also be given to five members of the winning teams from MTS India Section. Siddhant Vajpayee (Founder and CEO of Andromeidia), Anuj Batra (Co-founder, Andromeidia), Thomas (Chief Robotics Engineer, Andromeidia) and Dr Azhar Jamil (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, AMU) were the judges of the competition.  Members of the Team ‘BIT-MAL-ROV’ from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology collected a cash prize of Rs 10, 000 and a certificate for finishing second in the contest.  Team DTU AUV (Delhi Technological University, Delhi) was awarded by Andromeidia Wonder Sub award for being the most technically equipped vehicle. 

Eric King of Schmidt Ocean Institute shares information about SOI's ship RV Falkor (too) at a MTS Puget Sound section event at University of Washington on April 21. Does your section have news to share? Submit photos and information to [email protected]. 

Attention ECOPs – Your Input Needed! 

We need your help in gauging interest in variety of training topics offered at OCEANS 2023 Gulf Coast.

Complete the survey HERE to vote for seminars of interest to you and your career. Full-day, half-day, and 2-hour seminars on various topics will be available. This survey is anonymous and should only take 5-10 minutes to complete.

Potential training topics include: project management; Microsoft Project for beginners; cloud migration, cybersecurity, basics of Federal contracts; Federal contract management, leadership essentials; organizational problem solving; metadata; negotiation techniques; importance of keeping a network; job search tools; the broadening workforce; the basics of ship-riding; how to get the most out of conferences; how to navigate communications platforms; machine learning and artificial intelligence; and allyship training.

Take the survey HERE to vote for the topics of most interest.

We are partnering with Rutgers University to offer summer camp experiences for undergraduate and high school students. The Marine Technology Camps offer students a chance to learn about several technologies and to deploy equipment to gather data applied to various investigations. Scholarships are available for the camps. Complete the form HERE. 

The next Blue Economy webcasts will take place on June 29 (Offshore Winds), September 28 and December 14. Each event features one or more established industry experts and an innovative new entrant. 

The series kicked off with a focus on “Shipping Decarbonization” on March 30 from 11 am – 12 pm (EDT), featuring Andrew Moffat, Office of Global Change, U.S. Department of State; Natalia Mykhalova, Co-founder and CEO of WeavAir; and David Cummins, President of the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition. Dain Dunston once again emceed the webcast.

“These well-attended webcasts provide an ideal way to discuss solutions to important issues. Each program leverages the points of view of respected industry veterans and developers of the next generation of technology solutions. We are grateful for their participation and also for the support of our partner, MTS, in presenting these informative and though-provoking events,” noted Millicent Pitts, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of the Ocean Exchange.

On April 13, MTS held a webinar in its Women Leadership Series. This webinar addressed Wage Gap issues in STEM fields. Dr. Jackie Bichsel, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR); Dr. Andrea Liebl, University of South Dakota; Dr. Sarah Small, Rutgers University; and Dr. Zoe Spencer, Virginia State University discussed these issues with webinar guests and Liesl Hotaling, Vice President, Publications & Communications, Marine Technology Society, moderated the session. A recording of the webinar is HERE.

SeaState Season 3, Episode 4: Jack Rowley: Unmanned Technology for Defense & Security

This entertaining and educational podcast covers a broad range of topics and features a leading line-up of industry experts as guests. Jack Rowley, Chief Technology Officer for Maritime Tactical Systems Incorporated, discusses unmanned technology for defense and security.
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Virtual & In-Person Workshop with Option to Present Virtually

Join us September 19-22, 2022 for the MTS Buoy Workshop, a UN Decade endorsed event. The conference theme is "Moored Systems for the Future Buoy and Mooring System Developments and Advancements to Address the Needs of a Changing World". The event will be held at The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Coastal Ocean Research & Monitoring Program (CORMP).

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