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Ship to Shore with Schmidt Ocean Institute - Tuesday December 8th
Spend some quality time with Hydrographer (and former MATE Intern!!) Deborah Smith live from aboard Research Vessel Falkor:
New $53 Million Grant to Create a World-Wide Fleet of Robotic Floats to Monitor Ocean Health
MOSS LANDING, CA - On October 29, 2020 the National Science Foundation (NSF) approved a $53 million grant to a consortium of the country’s top ocean-research institutions to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health. Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), University of Washington, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Princeton University will use this grant to build and deploy 500 robotic ocean-monitoring floats around the globe.
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ROVs at Sea with Schmidt Ocean Institute
This awesome opportunity is coming up THURSDAY (8 Oct) at 3PM PDT from Schmidt Ocean Institute.
Two New Regional Managers Join the MATE ROV Competition
The MATE ROV Competition is excited to welcome Robin Bradbeer and Anneliese Moffitt to its team as Regional Managers. These positions are key and needed in supporting the expanding regional competitions across the world.
KICK-OFF WEEK 2021!!
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The Marine Technology Society Announces Its 2020 Award Recipients
See the list & profiles of awardees at: https://www.mtsociety.org/2020/08/18/the-marine-technology-society-announces-its-2020-award-recipients/
RECOGNIZING ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS, TECHNOLOGISTS, POLICY-MAKERS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS WHO HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PROFESSION OR IN THEIR COMMUNITY
2019 MATE ROV Competition Impact Study Released! **UPDATED** with 2020 Alumni Survey Results
Solving Real-Life Problems with Underwater Robots
Solving Real-Life Problems with Underwater Robotics: The MATE ROV Competition with Jill Zande
Learning Unboxed - Hosted by Annalies Corbin, President & CEO of the PAST Foundation
MATE ROV Competition Coordinator, Jill Zande features on Season 5, Episode 60 of Learning Unboxed with Annalies Corbin:
2020 MATE ROV Competition - REFUND INFORMATION
Dear MATE ROV Competition Community – students, mentors, and parents,