Sustainability

Got Fog, Make Water

Got Fog, Make Water

by Melissa Lockwood, Marine Biology with Sustainability minor ’12 Fog rolls in through the mountain forest. Man sets up a big net. Water from the fog collects in a tank. Man has water. Man is happy. [...]

Sustainability: What Words Really Mean

Sustainability: What Words Really Mean

by Melissa Lockwood, Marine Biology with Sustainability minor ’12 Green. Organic. Low carbon output.  Recyclable. Conservation.  Alone, these words can have a variety of meanings. Green might be your favorite color, or it could be a [...]

Ocean Energy at Florida Institute of Technology

Ocean Energy at Florida Institute of Technology

By Dr. Stephen Wood, Ocean Engineering Professor – Did you know that Florida Tech has been researching Ocean Energy for over 7 years? Did you know that Florida Tech’s Ocean Engineering students have deployed three different [...]

Hovercraft at Florida Tech

Hovercraft at Florida Tech

by Dr. Stephen Wood, Ocean Engineering Professor - Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) and now Hovercraft!! Advanced ocean vehicle development is the way of life for Florida Institute of [...]

Cultivating the Navy’s next generation of scientists and engineers

Cultivating the Navy’s next generation of scientists and engineers

by Dr. Stephen Wood, Ocean Engineering Professor - Check out some highlights from a recent press release from the Navy concerning our collaboration. Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is leading the way [...]

Students test remotely controlled underwater vehicles

Students test remotely controlled underwater vehicles

by Dr. Stephen Wood, Ocean Engineering Professor – Project ROSCo The Remotely Operated Sea Crawler (R.O.S.C.o) is the new underwater vehicle concept in development at  Florida Tech. R.O.S.C.o is a high-powered remotely-operated vehicle with the ability [...]

Ocean Energy Research

Ocean Energy Research

by Dr. Stephen Wood, Ocean Engineering Professor - Florida Tech rides the waves off of the coast of Florida with the GECCO ocean energy project. Undergraduate Ocean Engineering Students recently deployed a surface ocean energy system [...]

Climate Researcher Shares $1.35 Million Grant

Ken Lindeman, Department of Education and Interdisciplinary Studies, is part of a research team awarded a $1.35 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Office. The team will make advanced regional predictions [...]