MA - New England Regional
The MATE ROV Competition New England Regional is designated for SCOUT, NAVIGATOR, and RANGER class competition, hosted at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, and serves as the regional hub for team development in New England. Registration opens soon!
2025 Regional Date: TBD
Location: Buzzards Bay, MA
Classes: SCOUT/NAVIGATOR/RANGER
Regional Host Organization: Case Ocean Services
Other Resources: FAQ
Need help registering? Let us guide you through the registration process. Step-by-step tutorials are available here.
Technical Task Coordinator
Seth McCammon | seth.mccammon@gmail.com
Seth McCammon is a scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with a background in Computer Science and Robotics. At WHOI he puts the "autonomous" in Autonomous Underwater Vehicles by developing new algorithms to make AUVs smart assistants that can help oceanographers study important questions related to climate change, coral reef ecology, and much more.
Logistics and Team Coordinator
Meghan Abella-Bowen | abellabowen@gmail.com
Meghan Abella-Bowen is a Senior Program Manager at the Center for Advanced Manufacturing at MassTech where she focuses on advanced manufacturing workforce initiatives. She has over 20 years of experience working in STEM education from managing state and federal initiatives in advanced technology education, to supporting and growing robotics competitions in Southeastern Massachusetts and New England. Meghan has been engaged with the New England Regional MATE ROV Competition for over 15 years, first as a mentor to Bristol Community College’s ROV team, then as a volunteer, and finally becoming the Regional Co-Coordinator in 2018.
Volunteer Coordinator
Christina Lam
Regional Coordinator
Jim Case | case@oceanz.org