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Behind the Innovation: Q&A with WHOI Senior Engineer Paul Fucile about his journey from oceanography to space technology
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) senior engineer, Paul Fucile, has spent forty years working in oceanography. His work spans various disciplines, including work on sensors, bioluminescence detection, telemetry, and low-power instrumentation. In one of his latest projects, Fucile collaborated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to study…
Read MoreWomen in the Blue Economy Webinar
Join WHOI’s Office for Technology Transfer and WHOI’s WoGeMS (Women and Gender Minorities) Group on Tuesday, September 17th at 1 pm for our virtual panel discussion, Pioneering Minds: Women in the Blue Economy. OTT Director, Allison Markova, will be joined by four incredible women making a splash in bluetech: Melanie Nadeau – Chief Executive Officer…
Read MoreInterview with Tech Transfer: EIR & WHOI OTT
Earlier this year, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Office for Technology Transfer introduced an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) to help guide the WHOI community in their startup endeavors. Since joining, Michael Hard has had the opportunity to meet and work with the incredible staff at WHOI. We sat down with Michael to learn more about his process and…
Read MoreInterview with Tech Transfer: IP Basics
Intellectual property (IP) is an essential tool for research and development, especially for early-stage, high-risk technologies. Additionally, it can be a strategic business tool to gain marketposition and maintain product or process exclusivity. Whether you are a seasoned entrepreneuror a first-time inventor, understanding IP can help effectively manage the technology throughoutthe development and commercialization processes.…
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution researchers are working to improve seaweed aquaculture scalability.
The fastest-growing aquaculture sector is seaweed farming. It can benefit marine ecosystems, farmers, and local communities by providing jobs and food, combatting ocean acidification’s local impacts, and even serving as an alternative fuel source. On a global scale, seaweed farms in the United States only generate a small percent of global output, and as demand…
Read MoreNew Entrepreneur-in-Residence Joins WHOI Tech Transfer
The Office for Technology Transfer (OTT) is excited to welcome our new Entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR), Michael Hard, to WHOI. Michael will be joining OTT through December 2024. We look forward to having Michael on board to help and guide WHOI innovators and entrepreneurs in their entrepreneurial endeavors. Michael brings 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur,…
Read MoreDigitalReefs founder Anne Cohen discusses entrepreneurship and digital twin application in coral reef management.
Last month, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientist and emerging entrepreneur Anne Cohen kicked off the Office for Technology Transfer’s (OTT) new series Pioneering Minds: Unleashing the Potential of Women Innovators and Entrepreneurs. Cohen discussed her project, DigitalReefs, and entrepreneurship at WHOI and shared how science drives impact in commercial applications. DigitalReefs, a groundbreaking online…
Read MoreEmerging Entrepreneurship in Science Talk on 3/20
Join the Office for Technology Transfer in celebrating the value of diversity and inclusion in driving innovation! The Office for Technology Transfer (OTT) is excited to bring to the WHOI community a new talk series, “Pioneering Minds: Unleashing the Potential of Women Innovators and Entrepreneurs,” showcasing innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders in science, engineering, industry, conservation,…
Read MoreWHOI scientists discuss plastic pollution and academia-industry partnerships in new Nature.com article
In a new article on nature.com, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Associate Scientist Collin Ward, Senior Scientist Chris Reddy, and partners from Eastman Chemical Company discuss how academia-industry partnerships could help overcome challenges in controlling plastic pollution and transitioning away from conventional plastics. Ward, Reddy, and Eastman share insights from their ongoing partnership and how expertise from…
Read MoreOcean Alkalinity Enhancement Project Looks at Pulling Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere
Scientists are looking at a technique known as ocean alkalinity enhancement, or OAE, as a potential way to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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