Ocean Technology and Observatories



OT002
Advances in understanding of ocean surface waves at the coast: evidence from new observations and models
Primary Chair:  Ben Timmermans, National Oceanography Center, Soton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Jennifer M. Brown1, Chris Banks2 and Lucy Bricheno2, (1)National Oceanography Center, Liverpool, United Kingdom(2)National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom


OT003
Advancing Ocean Science with Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Technologies
Student/Early Career Chair:  Halleh Balch, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
Primary Chair:  Anna Michel, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Co-chairs:  Carlos Barrera, Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands, Underwater Vehicles, Telde, Spain and Christoph Waldmann, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany


OT004
Autonomous observing technologies and methods for sustained ocean carbon observations and climate mitigation research
Primary Chair:  Dariia Atamanchuk, Dalhousie University, Department of Oceanography, Halifax, NS, Canada
Co-chairs:  Lucia Gutierrez-Loza, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway, Socratis Loucaides, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom and Tobias Steinhoff, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany


OT005
Autonomous ocean platform applications in biological oceanography and wildlife ecology
Student/Early Career Chair:  Maxime Daviray, University of Caen Normandy, Caen, France
Primary Chair:  Kimberley Davies, University of New Brunswick, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Saint John, NB, Canada
Co-Chair:  Erin Meyer-Gutbrod, University of South Carolina, School of the Earth, Ocean & Environment, Columbia, United States


OT006
Building an Integrated Coastal Ocean Observing System for Global Ocean, Weather and Climate Prediction
Primary Chair:  Saviour Udo-Akuaibit, University of Calabar, Department of Physical Oceanography, Calabar, Nigeria
Co-Chair:  Mairéad O'Donovan, CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Lecce, Italy; CMCC Foundation, Italy


OT007
Co-designing the synergistic ocean observing Network for ocean and climate monitoring and predictions
Primary Chair:  Yosuke Fujii, Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tsukuba, Japan
Co-chairs:  Ann-Christine Zinkann, NOAA, Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing, Silver Spring, United States, Tamaryn Morris, South African Environmental Observation Network, Cape Town, South Africa and Melanie Juza, Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (SOCIB), Palma, Spain


OT008
Emerging technologies to enhance Southern Ocean and Antarctic observations
Primary Chair:  Andreas Marouchos, CSIRO, National Collections and Marine Infrastructure, Hobart, TAS, Australia and Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Polar Technology Task Team
Co-Chair:  Alyce Hancock, Southern Ocean Observing System, Hobart, Australia and Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Polar Technology Task Team


OT009
Imaging and Image Analysis Needs in Ocean Science
Student/Early Career Chair:  Hana Hasan, University of Haifa, Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Haifa, Israel
Primary Chair:  Derya Akkaynak, University of Haifa, Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Haifa, Israel
Co-chairs:  Tom Shlesinger, Tel Aviv University, School of Zoology, Tel Aviv, Israel and Erika Heine Montague, Schmidt Marine, Palo Alto, United States


OT010
Innovating Ocean Observing for Earth System Prediction and Societal Benefit
Student/Early Career Chair:  Audrey Miniere, Ecole normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL, Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique – IPSL, Paris, France
Primary Chair:  Joao Marcos Souza, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, United States
Co-chairs:  Dr. A Miguel Piecho Santos, PhD, DSc, IPMA-Portuguese Institute for the Sea and the Atmosphere/CCMAR-Center of Marine Sciences Univ. Algarve, Lisboa, Portugal, Hassan Moustahfid, NOAA/NOS/US Integrated Ocean Observing System, Silver Spring, United States and Mr. Patrick Gorringe, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden


OT011
Innovative autonomous and robotic systems for persistent ecosystem intelligence
Student/Early Career Chair:  Ashley Hann, NOAA Uncrewed Systems Operations Center, Silver Spring, United States
Primary Chair:  Emlyn Davies, SINTEF Ocean, Trondheim, Norway
Co-chairs:  Martin Ludvigsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, Alex Nimmo-Smith, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom and Brett Hobson, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States


OT012
Low-cost and Scalable, Accessible Ocean Technology Enabling New Ocean Insights
Primary Chair:  Brian Kennedy, Ocean Discovery League, Saunderstown, United States
Co-chairs:  Anahita Laverack, Oshensail.Com, Plymouth, United Kingdom and Whitney Goodell, National Geographic Society, Pristine Seas, Washington, United States


OT013
Monitor the future ocean: Applications of OneArgo in science and operational models.
Primary Chair:  Birgit A Klein, BSH Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Hamburg, GERMANY
Co-chairs:  Claire Gourcuff, Euro-Argo ERIC, Plouzané, France, King Brian, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom and Elisabeth D Remy, Mercator Ocean, Ramonville Saint Agne, France


OT014
New scientific insights and technological advancements in marine time series
Primary Chair:  Helmke Hepach, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Biological Oceanography, Kiel, Germany
Co-chairs:  Sebastiaan van de Velde, Department of Marine Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand and J. Alexander Brearley, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom


OT015
Observational Strategies for Improving Ocean Predictions
Student/Early Career Chair:  Mr. Sakib Mahmud, PhD, Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), College Station TX, United States
Primary Chair:  Steven L Morey, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, School of the Environment, Tallahassee, FL, United States
Co-chairs:  Amy S Bower, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Steven Francis DiMarco, Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), College Station TX, United States and Eric Chassignet, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States


OT016
Plankton and particle imaging: moving beyond classification towards ecosystem understanding
Student/Early Career Chair:  Dr. Cecilia Mary Liszka, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Primary Chair:  Sophie Pitois, Centre of Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Elaine Fileman, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom, Dick van Oevelen, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, Yerseke, Netherlands and Cornelia Jaspers, Technical University of Denmark, Centre for Gelatinous Plankton Ecology & Evolution, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark


OT017
Revolutionising the Next Wave of Scaled and Standardised Uncrewed Ocean Observing Technologies for Global Ocean Science Data Collection
Student/Early Career Chair:  Johan Edholm, University of Gothenburg, Department of Marine Sciences, Gothenburg, Sweden
Primary Chair:  Ruth Patterson, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, Australia
Co-chairs:  Grant Rawson, NOAA/OMAO/UxSOC, Silver Spring, United States, Justin James Henry Buck, National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom and Ashley Hann, NOAA Uncrewed Systems Operations Center, Silver Spring, United States


OT018
Sensing of the Ocean and Seafloor Using Fibre-Optic Cables: Technologies, Techniques and Applications
Primary Chair:  Emma P M Gregory, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Carl Spingys, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom, Ethan F Williams, University of California Santa Cruz, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Santa Cruz, United States and Hannah Glover, Oregon State University, Civil and Construction Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States


OT019
Sound Insights: Advancing Understanding of Mid- to High-Trophic Dynamics through Acoustic Observations
Student/Early Career Chair:  Annebelle C.M. Kok, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
Primary Chair:  Wu-Jung Lee, Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Seattle, United States
Co-Chair:  Sven Gastauer, Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries, Thünen, Germany


OT020
Sustained Ocean Observing for Extremes, Tipping Points and Climate: Emerging Opportunities with New Remote Sensing Instruments and Platforms
Primary Chair:  Christine Gommenginger, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom and ARIA AEROSTATS
Co-chairs:  Samantha Lavender, Pixalytics Ltd, Plymouth, United Kingdom, Adrien Martin, NOVELTIS, Labège, France and ARIA AEROSTATS


OT021
The Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON): Part II- Enhancing Ocean Science for a Sustainable Future
Student/Early Career Chair:  Dr. Eric Raes, CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, TAS, Australia; Minderoo Foundation, Perth, Australia
Primary Chair:  Hassan Moustahfid, NOAA Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States
Co-chairs:  Margaret Leinen, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, UCSD, Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Dean of the School of Marine Sciences, La Jolla, United States and Sophie Seeyave, Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO), Plymouth, United Kingdom


OT022
The Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network: Part I - Advances in biomolecular science, methodology and technology
Student/Early Career Chair:  Kathleen Pitz, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States
Primary Chair:  Sophie Seeyave, Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO), Plymouth, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Julie Robidart, National Oceanography Centre, Ocean Technology and Engineering, Southampton, United Kingdom, Kathleen Pitz, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States and Nicolas Pade, European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC-ERIC), Central Office, Paris, France


OT023
Tools in Harmony: Integrating Observations and Models for Improved  Understanding of a Changing Ocean
Primary Chair:  Heather M Benway, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Program, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Co-chairs:  Erica Hudson Ombres, NOAA, OAR Ocean Acidification Program, Silver Spring, United States, Alyse Larkin, Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA, Department of Commerce, Washington DC, United States and Elizabeth Wright-Fairbanks, NOAA OAR Ocean Acidification Program, Silver Spring, United States