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Five Minutes With 20 Barbara Fogarty The OTE ‘11 Keynote speaker shares insights on technologies and partnerships in the subsea space. by Greg Trauthwein *OceanTech Expo Preview starts on page 47 SeaPerch 25 National Challenge Set for Philadelphia Next-generation science and engineering talent take centerstage. Market Report 28 Expanding Use of Piezoelectric Ceramics Traditionally used in military applications, the trend is shifting to commercial use. by B.L. Gupta & Dr. Thomas Abraham, iRAP, Inc. Subsea Defense 38 Controlling the Subsea Battlespace Commercially developed products find homes in subsea battlefields. by Karl Kenny, CEO, Marport 42 UPSIDE Potential Rhode Island’s RIEDC brings together commercial entitites to develop an innovative subsea First Responders system. Pictured on the Cover is Rockland Scientific’s the microRider-1000-6, a small instrument package for turbu- lence microstructure measurements, designed to integrate with a variety of instrument carriers, such as Ocean Gliders, AUV, ROV, CTD rosettes, and profiling floats. microRider- 1000-6 features include: Internal Data Recording; 1000 m pressure rating; Up to five tur- bulence sensors; 2x SPM-38-1 microstructure turbulence shear probes; 2x FP07-38-1 microstructure fast thermistors; and more. (Photo Courtesy Rockland Scientific) Pictured in the background: A Hydroid REMUS AUV on the docks and ready for demo at the recent Ocean Business 2011 in Southamptong. (Photo: Greg Trauthwein) May 2011 contents Marine Technology Reporter • Volume 54 • Number 4 (Phot 2 MTR May 2011
