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This is the circuitboard that operates the glider and runs the programs the scientists send it. It's basically a computer without the plastic case, keyboard, or monitor. Eli spotted a suspicious bubble of liquid next to the tiny transparent jar in the center of the upper board. This is the attitude sensor, which tells whether the glider is tilted side to side or front to back. Dr. Kohut is looking at it a bit more closely to see if it's the cause of the problem.

Josh Kohut Elected as Vice President of Education for Marine Technology Society

About Josh Josh Kohut, PhD, MTS Fellow, graduated cum laude in 1997 with a B.S. in physics from the College of Charleston and earned his Ph.D. in physical oceanography from…

RUCOOL Celebrates the 500th Glider Deployment

This week, RUCOOL deployed the RU30 glider in support of work by Dr. Grace Saba to study ocean pH in the New York Bight. On board the R/V Rutgers for…

Improving Hurricane Intensity Forecasts Using Ocean Gliders

The need for the improvement of the hurricane intensity forecasts has been recognized by groups within the National Weather Service (NWS) and US Navy. Hurricane forecasting models require accurate ocean…

NJ Universities Launching Sea Robots to Learn About Hurricanes

Underwater robot gliders are measuring air and sea interaction during hurricanes in the mid-Atlantic region. The little yellow submarines are part of a collaborative effort between Rutgers and Monmouth universities. Rutgers…

Is Theory on Earth’s Climate in the Last 15 Million Years Wrong?

Rutgers-led study casts doubt on Himalayan rock weathering hypothesis A key theory that attributes the climate evolution of the Earth to the breakdown of Himalayan rocks may not explain the…

Robert Chant Named Recipient of the Pritchard Award – Physical Oceanography Paper

Pritchard Award - Physical Oceanography Paper This award was established to honor Dr. Donald W. Pritchard, whose insightful research on the physical dynamics of coastal systems set the stage for…

Marine Science Family Night at McKinley Community School

In New Brunswick, Rutgers scientists teamed up with the local school district to develop a series of Science Family Nights. Funded by Rutgers’ 4-H Department of Youth Development and Cooperative Extension,…

Rutgers RIOS Student Deploys an Ocean Glider in the US Virgin Islands

This glider was deployed on the 2nd international mission from the US Virgin Islands and is transiting to the British Virgin Islands in order to study heat flow through the…

RU26 In Support of NASA SWOT CALVAL Program

Sea Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) is a radar interferometry mission making SSH measurements over a swath 120 km wide. There is a nadir gap of 20 km where the error…

Grace Saba Awarded NOAA Project for Ocean Acidification Monitoring on the U.S. Northeast Shelf

Optimizing Ocean Acidification Observations for Model Parameterization in the Coupled Slope Water System of the U.S. Northeast Large Marine Ecosystem Lead by Grace Saba, Rutgers University The U.S. Northeast Shelf…