The Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research awarded a $460,881 Project Grant to the University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography to support the development of Oceanic Microstructure Profilers for Autonomous Vehicles. This grant was awarded on March 29, 2021 with a completion date of March 28, 2023 under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300).
The grant will fund Scripps Institution of Oceanography's work to develop oceanic microstructure profilers, which are autonomous underwater vehicles equipped with sensors to measure small-scale physical properties in the ocean. These profilers aim to advance naval research capabilities by providing data to improve understanding of oceanic microstructure and its effects on naval operations. As the prime awardee, Scripps will leverage its expertise in ocean instrumentation and autonomous platforms to deliver profiling technologies that have the potential to enhance naval research superiority, in alignment with the goals of the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program.
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