Ned Forrester
Emeritus Research Scholar
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering
Contact Information:
Work: 508-289-2226
nforrester@whoi.edu
Building: Bigelow 302
Mailing Address:
266 Woods Hole Road, MS #10
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Research Interests
Power, analog and digital electronics, signal processing, control systems, programming, simulation, electromagnetic compatibility, electric batteries, electric power transmission, and electrophysical devices.
Experience
Digital Equipment Corporation: Student, 1973-1976; Engineer, 1976-1978; Senior Engineer, 1978-1979; Principal Engineer, 1980-1982; Consulting Engineer, 1982-1985
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Research Engineer, 1985-1995; Senior Engineer 1995-2015, (retired 7/31/2015), Oceanographer Emeritus 2015-present
Hydroid, Inc.: Co-founder, engineer, 2001-2008; engineer (casual) 2008-2022
Education
B.S.E.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976
M.S.E.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976