J a ke S te inb e r g

ENERGY IN THE OCEAN G r a d u a te S t u d e n t

/ Re s e a r c h
Assistant

University of Washington
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE OCEANS?

! Big
! VERY BIG (71% of the Earth’s surface)
! Salty
! Dark
! Cold
! Home to the most interesting life on Earth ( i n my o p i n i o n )
! Unexplored (95% !!!)

! What questions do you have?

! Which questions are most important?
! How do we answer questions we have?
! Boats
! Satellites
! Robots
! Computers
 From: Philadelphia
BACKGROUND School: University of Maryland
Civil and Environmental Engineering

! University of Washington (2013 - )

! Physical Oceanography and Applied Mathematics
! Four Disciplines within Oceanography
! Biology
! Chemistry
! Physics
! Geology
 A QUESTION FOR YOU

! Swimming in the Ocean: What would you like to know before jumping in?
! The Atlantic vs. The Pacific

July in
New Jersey
= 740 F
July in LA
= 680 F
 A QUESTION FOR YOU

! Swimming in the Ocean: What would you like to know before jumping in?
! The Atlantic vs. The Pacific
WHERE DO THESE CURRENTS COME
FROM?
 WHY DOES THIS MATTER?

understanding circulation reveals processes

that give meaning to what we observe

Tagging of Pelagic
Predators
gtopp.org
 SO I USE ROBOTS

! Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

! SEAGLIDER

What might this robot measure?

 HOW DO THEY WORK?

! Seagliders can change their buoyancy

! What determines if something will float or sink?
! Can you tell me how the cartesian diver works?
! You can make one at home and think about buoyancy
more!
! What else works like this?
! Submarines
! Sea turtles
! Fish
INTERESTING RESULTS
 EXPLORE!

! NANOOS.org (Northwest Observing Systems)

! GTOPP.org (Tracking of Marine Predators)
! NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
! NASA.gov (earth observing efforts – pictures from space!)

! Remember that studying the ocean involves almost every field

of science!

! What interests you?

! Ask me any question you can think of about my job "