Archive for February 2022

On a recent cruise to Guaymas Basin, sensors developed by the Chemical Sensors Lab were used to detect methane in the deep sea. “We’re developing this as a tool for exploration,” says Anna Michel, chief scientist for WHOI’s National Deep Submergence Facility and the expedition. “There are a lot of places where methane is being released in…

The Chemical Sensors Lab helped respond to a massive nurdle spill in Sri Lanka by evaluating the nurldes’ chemical and physical make-up.

Newswise reports on a new peer-reviewed study characterizes how the fire modified the physical and chemical properties of the nurdles and proposes that these properties affected their distribution along the coast. The study, published today in the journal ACS Environmental Au, also provides guidance for the continuing clean-up and monitoring effort and for any potential…

The Chief Scientist for Deep Submergence (CSDS) role places her at the forefront of deep submergence for the academic research community, working as a liaison to connect scientists with the WHOI teams that operate WHOI’s underwater vehicles. Check it out the news release here.

WHOI Chemical Sensors lab PhD student Victoria Preston is featured in MIT News: “This is a really exciting time to be a roboticist who also cares about the environment,” says PhD student Victoria Preston.

WHOI is joining co-development technology company Triple Ring Technologies on the next phase of the project, designing and engineering the field going microplastic sensor.