Best Auvs Podcasts (2024)

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Pod 84 - Julie Angus - Ocean Adventurer and CEO of Open Ocean Robotics 31:16

6M ago31:16

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This week we spoke with Julie Angus. As well as being Co-founder and CEO of Open Ocean Robotics, Julie was also the first woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean from mainland to mainland. Click to learn more about Open Ocean Robotics and connect with Julie on LinkedIn. Click to see our host, Martin Stemp, RS Aqua, OceanTechJobs on LinkedIn. Find ou…

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Pod 83 Peter Girguis - Professor of Marine Sciences at Harvard University 27:38

7M ago27:38

27:38

This week we speak with Pete Girguis, Professor of Marine Sciences at Harvard University, and the 2023 winner of the SUT’s Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration. Find Pete on LinkedIn here, and follow Pete on Twitter X. Click to find out more about the Girguis Lab at Harvard University. Click to see our host, Martin Stemp, RS Aqua, OceanTec…

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Pod 82 Dan Hook - Consultant Marine Technologist 48:51

7M ago48:51

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This week we're speaking with Dan Hook - Consultant Marine Technologist, qualified Naval Architect, and Chartered Engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in the unmanned marine industry. Find Dan Hook on LinkedIn here. Click to find out more about RAD Propulsion, L3 Harris, and Ocean Infinity. Click to see our host, Martin Stemp, RS Aqua, Ocean…

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Pod 81 - Professor Susan Gourvenec on Offshore Geotechnical Engineering 32:54

8M ago32:54

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This week we’re speaking with offshore geotechnical engineer Professor Susan Gourvenec about her life and work in Perth and the UK. Susan is Professor of Offshore Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Southampton, and the Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies - specialising in Intelligent & Resilient Ocean Engineering.…

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Pod 80 - Matt Allen on Building Artificial Reefs 43:07

8M ago43:07

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This week we’re speaking with Perth-based offshore engineer, Matt Allen who has pioneered reef engineering globally. He and his team have built 40 massive reefs for tourism, fisheries enhancement, decommissioning and habit enhancement, and will be telling us how he’s used underwater technology to design, construct and monitor the reefs. Find out mo…

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Pod 79 - Rusty Jehangir, CEO of Blue Robotics 21:45

2y ago21:45

21:45

In this episode we talk with Rustom “Rusty” Jehangir, founder of Blue Robotics and winner of this year's SUT Gwyn Griffiths Award for Underwater Robotics. Rusty speaks about his appreciation of receiving the award, and how he founded Blue Robotics to be a forward-looking, innovative supplier of robotics components enabling the future of ocean explo…

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Pod 78 - Tidal Range Energy with David Kerr 38:41

2y ago38:41

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In this episode, we talk with David Kerr, Director with Tidal Engineering and Environmental Services Ltd. David speaks about tidal range initiatives and the benefits that this can bring to the energy mix of the UK national grid. Check out the Tidal Engineering and Environmental Services website at https://tidalengineering.co.uk Find out more about …

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Pod 77 - Ashtead Technology's Optical Chain Measurement System with Tyler de Gier 37:58

2y ago37:58

37:58

In this episode, we talk with Tyler de Gier, Engineering Manager for Ashtead Technology’s inspection and integrity engineering business. Tyler speaks about development and operation of their optical chain measurement system, and why it is critical to be able to provide accurate, reliable, and repeatable monitoring of mooring chains. Watch the Chain…

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Pod 76 - The Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund (SMEEF) with Sarah Brown 24:01

2y ago24:01

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In this episode, we talk with Sarah Brown, manager of the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund (SMEEF). SMEEF is a fresh new opportunity and approach to funding projects in the marine and coastal environment. The fund will enable users benefiting from marine ecosystem services to voluntarily re-invest in the health and biodiversity of our…

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Pod 75 - Fugro's Vertical Boring Machine (not boring at all!) 28:05

2y ago28:05

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This week we talk with Fugro's Peter Richards, Designer and Chief Engineer and James Amos Business Development Manager for Marine Infrastructure Solutions. Peter and James talk about Fugro's development of a vertical boring machine (VBM™), a tool that accelerates the subsea construction phase of fixed wind turbines. Find out more about Fugro at www…

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Pod 74 - Dave Shaw, Making Underwater Movies 1:08:07

3y ago1:08:07

1:08:07

In this episode, we talk with Dave Shaw, owner of Diving Services UK, and designer of the Underwater Stage, now managed by Dave on behalf of Pinewood Studios, London. Dave speaks about some of the complexities and technologies involved in setting up and capturing underwater scenes for TV and film, and more, giving us a fascinating insight into what…

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Pod 73 - Michele Stanley from SAMS talks Seaweed Farming 47:40

3y ago47:40

47:40

In this episode we talk with Michele Stanley, Associate Director for Science, Enterprise and Innovation at SAMS - the Scottish Association for Marine Science. Michele talks about the work of SAMS in the field of seaweed farming and research, how seaweed can be cultivated as a sustainable energy and food source and its benefits for absorbing Carbon …

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Pod 72 - Jill Zande, President of MATE Inspiration for Innovation on their International ROV Competition 1:02:15

3y ago1:02:15

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In this episode, we talk with Jill Zande, president of MATE Inspiration for Innovation. Jill speaks about her 20-year involvement in the MATE ROV competition, how this has grown to an internationally recognised competition with global participation, and how it is actively inspiring the next generation of marine and subsea engineers. Find out more a…

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Pod 71 - Tyler De Gier of Ashtead Technology, on Remote Inspection Operations 44:20

3y ago44:20

44:20

In this episode, we talk with Tyler de Gier, General Manager of Welaptega, Ashtead Technology’s inspection and integrity engineering business. Tyler speaks about their best-in-class asset integrity inspection technology and how they have innovated to provide inspection as a remote operation. Find out more about Ashtead at www.ashtead-technology.com…

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Pod 70 - Aleksandra Tomaszek - SUT's Gwyn Griffiths Underwater Robotics Award Winner and Co-founder & COO at 1CSI 24:02

3y ago24:02

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In this episode, we are pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural SUT Gwyn Griffiths Award for Underwater Robotics. Alex Tomaszek, COO and co-founder of 1CSI speaks about the recognition of the Gwyn Griffiths award, how she arrived at a career in underwater robotics and gives an insight into the work of 1CSI. Alex also speaks about women in e…

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Pod 69 - Martin Sayer from Tritonia Scientific on Scientific Diving 39:10

3y ago39:10

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In this episode, we talk with Martin Sayer, Managing Director of Tritonia Scientific and interim chair of the SUT's Diving and Manned Submersibles Special Interest Group. Martin speaks about the work of Tritonia Scientific in development of diving survey techniques and his extensive background in diving and marine science. Find out more about Trito…

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Pod 68 - The Underwater Acoustic Network with Jeff Neasham 36:01

3y ago36:01

36:01

In this episode, we talk with Jeff Neasham, senior lecturer at Newcastle University and principal of the SEALab research group. Jeff speaks about a range of exciting developments in acoustic technology including an acoustic listening project which led to findings of quietening in the oceans during COVID lockdown. Jeff also speaks about involvement …

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Pod 67 - Dr Atmanand M A on a Career in Subsea Technologies in India 45:34

3y ago45:34

45:34

nIn this episode we talk with Dr Atmanand from the Indian Institute of Technology. Atmanand speaks about involvement in the forthcoming IEEE/MTS Oceans 2022 conference held in India, and an extensive career in subsea technology developments including deepsea mining, manned submersibles, ROVs, water desalination, coastal protection, tsunami warning,…

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Pod 66 - Ross MacFarlane from Fugro introduces MASSPeople international working group for remote and autonomous training standards 22:26

3y ago22:26

22:26

Welcome to Season 3 of the Underwater Technology Podcast! In this episode, we talk with Ross MacFarlane, USV Policy and Public Affairs Advisor with Fugro. Ross speaks about the MASSPeople programme, intended to improve regulation and people competencies in the fast-growing field of autonomous and uncrewed surface vessels. The MASSPeople working gro…

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Bonus Episode! We relive some of our favorite Subsea Facts from season 2! 33:36

3y ago33:36

33:36

We're back with a special bonus episode to tide you over between seasons 2 and 3! We relive some of our favorite subsea facts from season 2 and give you some interesting stats about the podcast. We have had an amazing variety of facts, but also a variety of types of facts, from understanding the scale and size of various subsea tech, and those brea…

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Pod 65 - Paul Cook, Proserv - Condition Monitoring for Offshore Wind 31:52

3y ago31:52

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In this episode, we talk with Paul Cook, Senior Product Manager for Renewables at Proserv. Paul speaks about their ECG™ development, Electro Cable Guard, in collaboration with Synaptec and BPP Cable Solutions, a game-changing technology for real-time health monitoring of critical offshore wind subsea cables. Find out more about Proserv at www.prose…

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Pod 64 - Stephen de Mora, IMarEST Ambassador for UN Decade of Ocean Science 35:06

3+ y ago35:06

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In this episode, we talk with Professor Stephen de Mora, IMarEST ambassador for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Stephen, who is an SUT Oceanography Award winner, talks about his career in ocean science, and key messages, initiatives, and goals for the UN decade. Find out more about the UN Ocean Decade here www.oceandecad…

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Pod 63 - Marine Environmental Science with Katie Cross, Lucy Shuff and Nathan Formosa 31:06

3+ y ago31:06

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In this episode we talk with Katie Cross, Lucy Shuff and Nathan Formosa from the SUT's Marine Environmental Science Special Interest Group, a newly-created forum for professionals from industry, academia, and government to discuss and share ideas, technologies, applications, concepts, and policies for marine environmental science. We learn what wor…

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Pod 62 - Nicolas Droushiotis of the Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company on the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Market 31:17

3+ y ago31:17

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In this episode, we talk with Nicolas Droushiotis of CHC (Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company). Nicolas talks about the Eastern Mediterranean energy market, subsea tieback developments, and how Cyprus fits in with the European Energy Strategy both for today and for the future. Nicolas also talks about development of a new Eastern Mediterranean branch of th…

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Pod 61 - James Ives, CEO of XOCEAN, Using Uncrewed Surface Vessels to Deliver Ocean Data 24:47

3+ y ago24:47

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How do you complete a survey operation in Norway and deliver real-time survey data to the US without stepping out the door of your facility in Ireland? We find out how with James Ives, CEO of XOCEAN. James talks about offering ocean data collection as a turnkey service, and how XOCEAN achieves this using uncrewed surface vessels to provide remotely…

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Pod 60 - Oliver Wragg of Orbital Marine Power on their O2 Tidal Turbine, the most powerful tidal turbine in the world 40:46

3+ y ago40:46

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In this episode we talk with Oliver Wragg, Commercial Director at Orbital Marine Power Ltd. Oliver talks about the development of their O2 tidal turbine, the world's most powerful tidal turbine, and how this can help in the path towards the goal of clean energy. Find out more at orbitalmarine.com or find them on YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook. Find…

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Pod 59 - Tricia Hill - SUT US Branch Chair on her Life in the Subsea Industry and SUT US Activities 31:37

3+ y ago31:37

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In this episode, we talk with Tricia Hill, Chair and President of the SUT US branch. Tricia talks about her background in the subsea industry, her involvement in the SUT, and what work the SUT US branch is doing to promote the subsea industry. Find out more about the SUT US branch at https://sut-us.org/ Find out more about SUT at www.sut.org, conta…

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Pod 58 - Andrew Connelly, Product Line Manager at Imenco, SUT Council Member and our Podcast Host! 30:18

3+ y ago30:18

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This week we speak with Andrew Connelly, our Underwater Technology Podcast host! Andrew is an active SUT Member serving on SUT Council and the SUT Aberdeen branch, but also has a day job working as the Product Line Manager at Imenco, providing smart solutions to the ocean industries. Find out more about Imenco at imenco.no Find out more about SUT a…

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Pod 57 - Teo van der Kammen of ORE Catapult on TIGER, the Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project 32:48

3+ y ago32:48

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In this episode, we talk with Teo van der Kammen from ORE Catapult. Teo talks about his background in tidal energy developments and the work that ORE Catapult is doing with the TIGER project to promote the development of tidal energy technology. Find out more about the TIGER Project at https://interregtiger.com/ Find out more about ORE Catapult at …

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Pod 56 - Fraser Milne, Balmoral Engineering and Projects Director 20:42

3+ y ago20:42

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In this episode, we talk with Fraser Milne, Engineering and Projects Director at Balmoral. Fraser talks about the Balmoral product line past, present, and future, and how they are adapting to keep up with changing markets in the offshore world. Find out more at www.balmoraloffshore.com Find out more about SUT at www.sut.org, contact us via info@sut…

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Pod 55 - Oliver Steeds of Nekton on Protecting Our Ocean to Protect the Planet 37:15

3+ y ago37:15

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In this episode, we talk with Oliver Steeds from Nekton. Oliver talks about what Nekton is doing to drive creation of ocean conservation areas, ensuring that local authorities are involved in conservation and research initiatives and how technology can play a part in the protection of the ocean. Find out more about Nekton at https://nektonmission.o…

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Pod 54 - Toby Powell, Subsea 7 on Geotechnics and Site Investigation 39:03

3+ y ago39:03

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In this episode, we talk with Toby Powell, SUT Fellow and Engineering Manager for Geotechnics, Pre-Commissioning & Technical Safety with Subsea 7. Toby talks about what is involved with a role in geotechnics and site investigation and how energy transition is affecting this. He also talks about his involvement with the SUT, the OSIG committee, and …

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Pod 53 - Steve Sasanow, Founding Editor of Subsea Engineering News 33:34

3+ y ago33:34

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In this episode, we talk with Steve Sasanow, the founding editor of Subsea Engineering News and author of the Subsea Watcher blog. Steve talks about how Subsea Engineering News was founded and what subsea engineering and technology was like in the 1980's. Read subsea news articles on Steve's Subsea Watcher blog here - www.keltd.co.uk Find out more …

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Pod 52 - Paul Slorach, EC-OG on subsea power and their Halo Battery Technology 29:00

3+ y ago29:00

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In this episode we talk with Paul Slorach, Business Development Director at EC-OG, a subsea technology solutions provider based in Aberdeen, UK. We talk about EC-OG’s technology developments in the arena of subsea power including their Halo battery technology and how this can make a difference to offshore operations. https://ec-og.com/ paul.slorach…

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Pod 51 Dr Cheryl Burgess SUT's new CEO 27:59

3+ y ago27:59

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Welcome to season 2 of the Underwater Technology Podcast! To kick us off, Andrew speaks to the SUT’s new CEO, Dr. Cheryl Burgess. We find out about her background in the subsea industry, her love for the underwater world, her future plans for the SUT, and how she thinks we can inspire the next generation to get excited about careers in the ocean. F…

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The Underwater Technology Podcast Season 2 Trailer & Season 1 Highlights 5:46

3+ y ago5:46

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Join us for Season 2 of the Underwater Technology Podcast on 1st April 2021. So far we’ve had 50 episodes covering a huge range of topics, such as Ocean Exploration, the Blue Economy, and numerous Subsea Innovations. We've put a small handful of highlights in this trailer; there were so many great clips we would have loved to include! Catch up on S…

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Pod 50 - Anna Lambert, SubSea Craft on their revolutionary VICTA Class Diver Delivery Unit 43:02

3+ y ago43:02

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In this episode, SUT council member Andrew Connelly speaks with Anna Lambert – Head of Programme Delivery at SubSea Craft based in Havant UK. Anna talks about SubSea Craft's background and their current development of 'VICTA', a specialist submersible craft that delivers divers discreetly. She focuses on the building blocks of such a project's deve…

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Pod 49 - Joe Nicolette on Net Environmental Benefit Analysis based Comparative Assessment 49:01

3+ y ago49:01

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This week SUT Council Member Andrew Connelly speaks with Joe Nicolette from Montrose/EPS in Georgia, USA about how Net Environmental Benefit Analysis based Comparative Assessment (NEBA-CA) can be applied to offshore and subsea decommissioning projects, potentially resulting in long-term benefits to ecological, social, and economic values. A 13-minu…

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Pod 48 - Dr Ed Steele on Role of the Met Office in Supporting the Offshore Industry 22:52

3+ y ago22:52

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This week SUT Council Member Andrew Connelly speaks to Dr Ed Steele from the UK Met Office in Exeter about the range of ocean and weather data products that the Met Office is able to provide to offshore industry users including ship operators, offshore hydrocarbons platforms, helicopter ops, and marine renewables. Ed is also active in the South Wes…

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Pod 47 - HR Wallingford Sediment Dynamics & Physical Modeling of Monopiles & Seabed Structures with Richard Whitehouse 35:58

3+ y ago35:58

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Professor Richard Whitehouse is a long-serving SUT member who has been involved with our special interest groups on Environmental Forces & Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics. His specialist area is understanding sediment dynamics around seabed structures such as wind farm monopiles. In this interview, with our former CEO, Steve Hall, Richa…

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Pod 46 - Unexploded Ordnance Risk Mitigation with Marco Gilissen, Fugro 22:36

3+ y ago22:36

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In this episode, SUT council member Andrew Connelly speaks with Marco Gilissen – Global UXO Marine Risk Mitigation Director and Offshore Wind Site Appraisal and Design Array Solution Owner at Fugro. Marco talks about UXO risk mitigation and the processes involved to deal with UXO issues that are experienced by different markets around the globe. co…

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Pod 45 - The International Hybrid Electric/Human-Powered Submarine Racing Series with Professor William Megill, Matt Silver-Vallance, Dr Björn Backeberg and Nick Cunningham-Moorat 39:02

3+ y ago39:02

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In this interview, our former CEO Steve Hall speaks to Professor William Megill, Matt Silver-Vallance, Dr Björn Backeberg & Nick Cunningham-Moorat about their proposed international hybrid electric/human-powered submarine racing series. It brings together science, diving, engineering, and endurance sports for an exciting future race that would take…

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Pod 44 - Leigh Storey, NOC, on the Future of Net Zero Carbon Oceanographic Research 35:12

3+ y ago35:12

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In this episode, our former CEO Steve Hall speaks to Leigh Storey from the NOC. Leigh is an ex-RN submariner now Associate Director of National Marine Facilities at the UK's National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. Leigh is heading up a new programme about net zero carbon oceanographic research capability and talks about the challenges of devel…

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Pod 43 - David Todd, HR Wallingford, on Solving the World's Most Complex Water Challenges 37:10

3+ y ago37:10

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In this episode, our former CEO Steve Hall talks to David Todd, Laboratory Manager at HR Wallingford. David introduces the work of HR Wallingford including how they build massive scale models of real-world ports, harbours and estuaries to physically model water flow, turbulence, behaviour of ships and platforms for a variety of global customers. Th…

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Pod42 - Captain Don Walsh, Part 2 - on his Antarctic Work, the US Navy and Working with James Cameron 1:19:08

3+ y ago1:19:08

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This is part 2 of a discussion between our former CEO Steve Hall and oceanographer Don Walsh. Don back at University, sponsored by US Navy 02:24 Back in regular US Navy service 08:20 On secondment to State Department, UN law of the Sea 18:50 Hanging out with Arthur C Clarke in Sri Lanka 23:15 Antarctic work 25:35 Leaving the navy, policy work in Wa…

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Pod41 - Captain Don Walsh, Part 1 - Don's Early Career and First Deep Dives 1:12:26

4y ago1:12:26

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This is part 1 of a discussion between our former CEO Steve Hall and oceanographer Don Walsh. How did Don end up on submarines? 16:42 Don sees the bathyscaphe for the first time (check out how he pronounces it too - I’ll use his pronunciation as the default from now on, it’s scaphe with an ‘a’ like cat) 19:20 Taking USS Rasher to 300 feet, before l…

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Pod40 - We answer your questions on the Underwater World 45:08

4y ago45:08

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Episode 40, 17th December 2020 - This week former SUT CEO Steve Hall, SUT Publications & Communications Officer Emily Boddy, and SUT Council Member Andrew Connelly answer the listeners' questions on the underwater world with the expert help of SUT friends in various marine industries. How much of the seabed have we mapped? What are the records for …

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Pod39 - H I Sutton on 'Covert Shores', OSINT and Narcosubs 40:49

4y ago40:49

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Episode 39, 10th December 2020 - This week SUT CEO Steve Hall interviews acclaimed author and specialist in open source intelligence 'H I Sutton' about his work documenting and illustrating via his books & Covert Shores website http://www.hisutton.com the secretive world of swimmer delivery vehicles, AUVs, military submarines and a particular niche…

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Pod38 - Ralph Rayner on his career in ocean science, policy & industry 34:40

4y ago34:40

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Podcast episode 38, 3rd December 2020 - this week SUT CEO Steve Hall interviews Professor Ralph Rayner, who has served the global ocean science and technology community in many capacities since the late 1970s. Ralph's unusually broad career has included periods in research, industry, policy, and supporting international sustained ocean observing at…

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Pod37 - Nick Swift, Chair of SUT Defence Special Interest Group 25:30

4y ago25:30

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Podcast episode 37a, 27th November 2020 - in a change to the advertised schedule, this week we're using an edited audio version of the webinar that Nick Swift, chair of the Society for Underwater Technology's Defence Special Interest Group, gave on 16th November 2020. You can view the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/mpRxaoFT1QM Nick ta…

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