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MS Plan A Defense: Detecting spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) clicks in noisy and low sampling rate hydrophone recordings
https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/97451743079Kei Manabe Master's Student Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Zoom Meeting Link: Meeting ID: 974 5174 3079 Passcode: OREdefense https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/97451743079 Development of automated detection algorithms for cetacean vocalizations is important to facilitate marine mammal research. This thesis focuses on click train detection in cases in which sampling rates are too low to capture the full bandwidth of the clicks, and in which impulsive noise confounds current detection methods. We develop an algorithm to detect/classify odontocete click trains based on the regular timing of clicks; the method relies on the slowly- varying nature of Inter-Click
Seminar: Flood and Erosion Hazard Mitigation for North Shore, O’ahu
https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/93596087383Jonathan Chapman, John Melve & Andrew Storey Graduate Students Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Zoom Meeting Link: Meeting ID: 935 9608 7383 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/93596087383 The ORE 783 Capstone Design course invited detailed proposals from engineering students for FEL-1 and -2 level studies. The aim is to assess technical, economic, and regulatory feasibility of engineering measures that can reduce flood and erosion hazards on Oʻahu’s North Shore while taking into consideration climate change. We present three preliminary design solutions to mitigate three respective challenges experienced along
Seminar: Observing the Ocean and Earth with SMART Subsea Cables
Holmes 247 2540 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United StatesDr. Bruce Howe Chair, Joint Task Force for SMART Subsea Cables Research Professor, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Location Information: **this seminar will be held both in person (Holmes Hall 247) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 960 4654 5799 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96046545799 JTF SMART Subsea Cables (Joint Task Force, Science Monitoring And Reliable Telecommunications, 1) is working to integrate environmental sensors for ocean bottom temperature, pressure and seismic acceleration into submarine telecommunications cables. The purpose of SMART Cables is supporting climate and ocean observation, sea level monitoring, observations of Earth structure, and tsunami and earthquake early warning and disaster risk
Seminar: Martin Defense Group Overview
Holmes 247 2540 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United StatesCharlie Field Senior Engineer Martin Defense Group Location Information: **this seminar will be held both in person (Holmes Hall 247) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 960 4654 5799 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96046545799 The mission of Martin Defense Group (MDG) is to convert research into products by leveraging emerging technologies and applying them to National problem sets with speed, trust, and expertise. We are built upon core engineering expertise that utilizes the latest design tools including: CFD analysis, finite element analysis, sea-keeping analysis, mechanical systems design, hydro-mechanical simulation, and concept design. This presentation will dive into MDG’s technology portfolio of Platform Design
Seminar: Science Communication: Developing an Impactful Message
Holmes 247 2540 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United StatesMarcie Grabowski Outreach Coordinator School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Location Information: This seminar will be held in person only in Holmes Hall 247 Unlike previous seminars this semester, this will be more of a workshop/information session, than a technical presentation. In this session, we’ll talk about why, where and how to communicate with broad audiences about a field of study or the findings of your particular research. Considering the perspective and priorities of your audience is key to successfully and meaningfully communicating. We will discuss a couple tools and several guidelines to help distill
Seminar: The Hadal Water Column Profiler
Holmes 247 2540 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United StatesDr. Glenn Carter Associate Professor Department of Oceanography University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Location Information: **this seminar will be held both in person (Holmes Hall 247) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 960 4654 5799 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96046545799 The deep ocean trenches, or hadal zone, are amongst the most poorly studied regions on the planet. This is particularly true of the hadal water column, as most of the hadal research to date focused on the geology, biology, and ecology of the seafloor. Existing observations suggest that rather than being quiescent and isolated from the ocean above, the hadal zone is ventilated
Seminar: The Resilient and Sustainable Engineering (RiSE) Team at Oceanit and Combatting Hawai’i Shoreline Erosion
Holmes 247 2540 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United StatesDr. Michael Foley Senior Coastal Engineer, Principal Investigator, & Project Manager Resilient and Sustainable Engineering Team Oceanit Location Information: **this seminar will be held both in person (Holmes Hall 247) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 960 4654 5799 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96046545799 Dr. Michael Foley is a senior coastal engineer, principal investigator, and project manager for the Resilient and Sustainable Engineering (RiSE) team at Oceanit. He has worked on a diverse range of projects including beach restoration, artificial reefs, shoreline erosion, harbor protection, flood risk evaluation/mitigation, and repair of coastal structures, drainage systems and reservoirs/dams. His practice aims to design and
Seminar: Science Communication: Student Practice Presentations
Holmes 247 2540 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United StatesJonathan Chapman, Lauren Heslop, Tyler Inkley & John Melve Graduate Students Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Location Information: **this seminar will be held both in person (Holmes Hall 247) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 960 4654 5799 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96046545799 Student presenters previously attended a workshop on effective science communication where they learned why, where and how to communicate with broad audiences about a field of study, with a particular focus on considering the perspective and priorities of a target audience, which is key to successfully and meaningfully communicating. After learning tools and guidelines to
Seminar: Makai Ocean Engineering’s Subsea Technology Expertise
Holmes 247 2540 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United StatesHermann Kugeler Vice President of Business Development Makai Ocean Engineering Location Information: **this seminar will be held both in person (Holmes Hall 247) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 960 4654 5799 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96046545799 Makai Ocean Engineering is a local high tech company, based in Waimanalo, HI for nearly 50 years, that has been a global pioneer for several technologies. In this lecture Makai will present on its work within the submarine cable, ocean renewable energy, and subsea research and development industries. Makai will also share its recent work on the development of an offshore seaweed farm design, and involvement
Seminar: Sounds, Signals, Spectra: Splash to Buzz
Holmes 247 2540 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United StatesDr. John S. Allen Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Location Information: **this seminar will be held both in person (Holmes Hall 247) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 960 4654 5799 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96046545799 Acoustics is an extensive inter-disciplinary research area that encompasses topics in diverse fields such as music, science and engineering. The areas of acoustic share a common core with respect to the governing equations for wave propagation in gaseous (air), liquid (water) or solid materials. Bubbles play an important role in sound generation in the ocean as well physical and biomedical acoustic
Seminar: Decision Making for Marine Robotics
Holmes 247 2540 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United StatesDr. Geoff Hollinger Associate Professor Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CoRIS) Institute Oregon State University Location Information: **this seminar will be held both in person (Holmes Hall 247) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 960 4654 5799 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96046545799 Underwater gliders, propeller-driven submersibles, and other marine robots are increasingly being tasked with gathering information (e.g., in environmental monitoring, offshore inspection, and coastal surveillance scenarios). However, in most existing scenarios, human operators must carefully plan the mission to ensure completion of the task. Strict human oversight not only makes such deployments expensive and time consuming but also makes some tasks impossible due to the requirement for heavy cognitive
MS Plan A Defense: Seasonal wave climate anomalies on the North Shore indicative of erosion conditions
https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/98606638344Andrew Storey Master’s Student Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Zoom Meeting Link Meeting ID: 986 0663 8344 Passcode: ORE https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/98606638344 Sea level rise and seasonal wave climate have beset the Sunset Beach shoreline community with several episodic erosion events that have impacted local infrastructure. In support of the local community, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Honolulu District has employed a series of remote sensing technologies at Sunset Beach to generate a regional sediment budget to better inform the community of their situation. The objective of this study is to explain the more