BIO 170: Taking the Pulse of the Ocean: Innovative Technologies for the Blue Planet (OCEANS 170, OCEANS 270)

Course Description

This will be an interdisciplinary course focused on the intersection of ocean science, marine biology, engineering and computer science. Students will develop an in-depth understanding of the quantitative and field challenges involved in collecting ocean data and designing ocean instruments. Participants will have the opportunity to work with existing ocean technologies such as autonomous underwater and surface vehicles, biologging devices, drones, echosounders, environmental DNA samplers, ocean buoys, ocean drifters, and remotely operated vehicles that will be housed in the 'Ocean Garage'. They will deploy these instruments to study the interplay between physical, chemical and biological oceanography.