Contact the editors with your submissions Electrical Engineer: https://www.mbari.org/electrical_engineer-2/ The engineering department at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) develops underwater sensors, vehicles, and…
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OCEANS 2022 Chennai – A brief report
Nidhi Varshney on behalf of LoC, Photographers G. Pannerselvam and A. Ranjan Introduction OCEANS 2022 Chennai was the most sought-after event after long COVID…
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The Student Poster Competition at OCEANS 2022 Chennai
Dr. A Malarkodi, SPC Chair OCEANS 2022 Chennai, Dr. Shyam Madhusudhana, OES Student Poster Competition Chair The Student Poster Competition (SPC) is a flagship event…
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Continue to Broaden Your Horizons – An Experience of Attending OCEANS 2022 Chennai Virtually
Yang Weng (The University of Tokyo), OCEANS 2022 Chennai SPC winner The OCEANS Conference is a worldwide event for maritime professionals to share their research…
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OTC 2022 Distinguished Awards Celebration
Jerry Carroll, IEEE/OES PAST PRESIDENT: IEEE/OES OTC BOARD REP Both OTC 2022 and OTC Asia were a great success this year because of the hard…
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Offshore Technology Conference Showcases the Energy Evolution
Brandy Armstrong, VP for Professional Activities and OTC Marketing IEEE OES Senior past president and OTC board director Jerry Carol, President Christopher Whitt and Vice…
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OTC Asia 2022 Report
Mal Heron, OTC Asia Oversight Committee Member OTC Asia 2022 was held as a hybrid event in Kuala Lumpur on 22-25 March on the theme…
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Townhall on connecting ECOPs with Academia, Industry and Best Practices
Hari Vishnu and Venugopalan Pallayil The IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) organized a Town Hall at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2022. The event, “TH04: Connecting…
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A Report on the IEEE OES Sponsored Sessions at Oceans Sciences Meeting 2022 (OSM22)
Venugopalan Pallayil, Jay Pearlman, René Garello OES has been a technical sponsor for the OSM22 Meeting held during Feb 27th to Mar 4th. This is…
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Technology Committee on Underwater Acoustics: standard OCEANS technical topics
Kenneth G Foote, Chair of Underwater Acoustics As a reminder, standard OCEANS technical topics for the Technology Committee on Underwater Acoustics are the following. UNDERWATER…
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A Blast from the Past! . . . A Look to the Future!
Bob Wernli – Beacon Co-Editor-in-Chief and Photographer Stan Chamberlain OCEANS 2012 Hampton Roads provided a “springboard” from the east coast to OCEANS 2013 San Diego…
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Who’s Who In The IEEE OES – Manu Ignatius
Manu Ignatius, IEEE OES Member, OES Singapore Chapter Chair; CEO, Subnero Having spent my entire childhood in the coastal state of Kerala, southern India, I…
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First Call for OES Distinguished Lecturers 2023-25
Nominations close on July 31, 2022 Venugopalan Pallayil, Vice President for Technical Activities, IEEE OES The IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) invites nominations for OES…
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Welcome to our YP BOOST and WIE PROPEL Laureates
Brandy Armstrong, VP Professional Activities Roberto Petroccia, YP Liaison Hari Vishnu, Earthzine Editor As I begin my second term as your VP of Professional activities,…
From the Vice President for Workshops & Symposia (March 2022)
Fausto Ferreira, Vice President for W&S As mentioned in the last Beacon, the Guidelines for Workshops & Symposia Organization have been updated and approved. Thanks…
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OCEANS Conferences 2022
John Watson, OES Vice-President for OCEANS By the time you read this OCEANS 2022 Chennai (https://chennai22.oceansconference.org ) will, in all probability, be over. The impact…
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From the Journal Editor’s desk: IEEE Journal of Engineering Early Access Papers (March 2022)
Mandar Chitre, Journal Editor-in Chief Congratulations to the authors of our most recently approved papers for the IEEE JOE. The following papers were published as…
From the OES Webmaster -New IEEE OES Wikipedia Site
Steve Holt, OES Webmaster The IEEE OES has now had its presence on Wikipedia updated with the latest information. It begins with a description of our…
Hanumant Singh – Elevation to IEEE Fellow in 2021
Milica Stojanovic, OES Distinguished Lecturer When not on the ocean for work, Hanu enjoys the ocean for kitesurfing. We are delighted to announce that a…
Request for Nominations for OES Awards 2022
Jerry Carroll, Chair of IEEE/OES Nominations and Appointments Committees Each year at the beginning of January, the Oceanic Engineering Society is proposing a call for…
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From your Chapter Coordinator (March 2022)
Gerardo “Gerry” Acosta, OES Chapter Coordinator Good to get in touch with you to tell you about the recent Chapters Chairs meetings we have recently…
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Chapter News (March 2022)
Submit Chapter news to Beacon Co-Editors and OES Chapter Coordinator Providence Chapter Technical Talk “General Overview of Offshore Wind” Reported by David Leslie, Chapter Secretary…
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University of Victoria Submarine Racing Club
Josh Fernandes (OES student member), and team members The members of the University of Victoria submarine racing club (UVSRC) are a diverse bunch, ranging from…
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Underwater Robot Competition @ Techno-Ocean2021
Co-chairs: Masakazu Arima (Osaka Prefecture University) and Kazuo Ishii (Kyushu Institute of Technology) Introduction The Underwater Robot Competition was held at Kobe Port Island Sports…
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2021 International Symposium on Ocean Technology (SYMPOL 2021)
Supriya M.H., Chairperson, SYMPOL 2021 Arun A. Balakrishnan, Coordinator, SYMPOL 2021 Introduction The 2021 International Symposium on Ocean Technology (SYMPOL 2021), addressing the Global Oceans,…