Research Focus Areas

Southeast Fisheries

Seamounts

Submarine Canyons

Ocean Observatory

Tectonics

Ireland's Continental Shelf

Deep Coral Habitat

Seafloor Features

Paleo-Shorelines

Bathymetric Methods

 

Southeast Fisheries

Student Posters

2016 Sarah J. Shainker Bathymetric and Backscatter Analyses of Fisheries Habitats Off the Southeast US Coast

2015 Friedrich Knuth, Dr. Leslie Sautter, Dr. Laura Kracker, and Dr. Norman Levine Exploring the Geospatial Relationships Between Fish and the Seascape Along the South Atlantic Continental Shelf Brendan Guthrie Bathymetric Analysis of Marine Environments on the Seafloor using Multibeam Sonar Lisa Diamond Analysis of Marine Protected Areas on the North Carolina Shelf

2014 Friedrich Knuth, Dr. Leslie Sautter, Dr. Laura Kracker, and Dr. Norman Levine Integrating Bathymetric and Acoustic Fish Mapping Data to Identify and Designate Future Marine Protected Areas along the South Atlantic Bight Hunter Miles Bathymetric Comparison of Submerged Headland Features of the U.S. South Atlantic Bight

2013 Friedrich Knuth, Dr. Leslie Sautter, and Greg McFall Geomorphic Characterization of Seafloor Classification: Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

2012 Alicia Raimann and Kat Johnson Multibeam Sonar Analysis of Marine Habitats in the Dry Tortugas Cooper Smith and Kayla Johnson Bathymetric Analysis of Important Shelf-Edge Fish Habitats off the Coast of Charleston, South Carolina Jennifer Kist and Emily Osborne Shallow Marine Lionfish Habitat Characterization of Onslow Bay, NC Ralph Morris and Christian Hartmann Bathymetric Analysis of Pterois volitans Shelf-Edge Habitats, Onslow Bay, N.C. J. Ryan Rembert, Jim Niergarth, Greg McFall, and Dr. Leslie Sautter Temporal Variations in Bathymetry and Morphology at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

2010 Morgan Shuman Bathymetric Analysis of Coral Reef Habitat in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Allison Stone Bathymetric Survey of Lionfish Habitat at a Mid-Shelf Rocky Ledge, Onslow Bay Greg Goldberg and Amber Onufer Bathymetric Analysis of Lionfish Habitats Along the Continental Shelf Edge off Onslow Bay, NC Kristen Hughes Multibeam Sonar Analysis of Dry Tortugas National Park

2009 Caroline Broderick and Justin Sparta Multibeam Sonar Mapping of Coral Reefs off the Coast of Vieques, Puerto Rico Stephen Long and Christy Fandel Multibeam Sonar Analysis of Areas Adjacent to Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

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Seamounts

Student Posters

2016 Howard Meyers Submarine Channel Association with Seamount Chain Alignment on the Ontong Java Plateau Abigail Owens Seamount Chain Geomorphology West of the Mariana Trench Subduction Zone Using High Resolution Sonar William Hefner Geomorphic Analysis of Seamounts Adjacent to the Mendocino Fracture Zone

2015 Garth Groshans Slope Failure Potentiality within the New England Seamount Chain: Analyzing Bathymetric Profiles for Potential Submarine Landslides

2014 Caitlyn Coker Mayer A Bathymetric Analysis Comparing the Geomorphology of Two U.S. New England Seamounts

2013 Robin Banner An Exploration into Crustal Subsidence Recorded on the San Juan Seamount

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Submarine Canyons

Student Posters

2016 Homer Hiers Geomorphic Charcaterizaton of Submarine Canyons within Glovers Reef Cameron Troilo Submarine Canyon Variability on the Northern Slope of Puerto Rico Miranda Carruth Geomorphology of the Kroenke Canyon on the Ontong Java Plateau Rebekah Gossett Submarine Canyon Geomorphology of Turneffe Atoll, Belize

2015 Daniel Luttrell Bathymetric Analysis of Two Type 1 Canyons Located on the West Florida Escarpment Evalynn Barbare Geomorphology of Two Puerto Rico Protected Habitats

2014 Kristine Rollings and Sonja Tyson Geomorphology of Submarine Canyons and Related Slope Features along the Western New England Continental Margin, USA Isadora Kratchman and Seema Shah Geomorphology of Submarine Canyons and Related Slope Features along the Eastern New England Continental Margin, USA Nicholas Damm and Robert Rivers The Mississippi Margin: A Comparison of Continental Margin Geomorphologic Feaures Brendan Guthrie, Skylar Hurley, and Matt Platt Relationship of Submarine Canyon Morphology and Tsunami Propagation for the Northeast Pacific Continental Margin

2013 Savannah Norvell Bathymetric Study of Four Submarine Canyons on the Southern Edge of Georges Bank Samantha Bruce Geomorphologic Analysis of Baltimore and Wilmington Canyons on the United States Mid-Atlantic Slope Neah Baechler and Matt Christie Multibeam Analysis of the De Soto Valley Formation in the Gulf of Mexico Charles McHugh Bathymetric Analysis of the Monterey Canyon Using Multibeam Sonar Per Lorentzen and Samir Younes Bathymetric Analysis of the Southern Portion of the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Continental Margin

2012 Megan Arnett and Veronica Holton Comparison of Submarine Canyon Morphology off the U.S. East Coast

2010 Emily Allen and Karen Black Bathymetric Analysis of Submarine Canyons to Assess Morphological Variations and Their Possible Origins

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Ocean Observatory

Student Posters

2015 Anna DeGeorge Bathymetric Analysis of Axial Seamount's Southeastern Flank, Juan De Fuca Ridge

2012 Ahmed Nayel and Willie Edwards Bathymetric Analysis of Axial Seamount, Juan De Fuca Ridge

2009 Tim McClinton, Lauren Ferrigni, and Timmon Drumm Multibeam Mapping of Axial Seamount and Hydrate Ridge Regional Scale Node Sites on the Juan De Fuca Plate, Northeast Pacific Ocean

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Tectonics

Student Posters

2016 Gregory Crenshaw Geomorphology of the Sumatra Subduction Zone: Expressions of Tectonic and Seismic Activity William Hefner Analysis of Gorda Escarpment Geomorphology, Mendocino Fracture Zone Abigail Owens Seamount Chain Geomorphology West of the Mariana Trench Subduction Zone Using High Resolution Sonar Elizabeth Watkins Various Modes of Faulting Associated with Mid-Ocean Ridges: Cleft Segment

2015 Mary Eaton and Monica Steele Divergent Ridge Features on the Juan De Fuca and Gorda Ridges

2013 Taylor Intaphan Bathymetry of Cayman Trench, Between the Cayman Ridge and Nicaragua Rise

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Ireland's Continental Shelf

Student Posters

2016 J. Ryan Hawsey Geomorphology of Killary Harbour, Ireland: Potential Effects of Rocky Outcrops on Surrounding Sediments Logan Crouse Bathymetric Terrain and Substrate Characterization in Killary Harbour, Ireland Shelby Bowden, Rachel Wireman, Dr. Leslie Sautter, Dr. Erin Beutel, and Dr. Norman Levine Structural Mapping and Geomorphology of Ireland's Southwest Continental Shelf Using High Resolution Sonar

2015 Hannah Yates, Dr. Leslie Sautter, and Dr. Erin Beutel Geomorphology of the Continental Margin off the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland Shelby Bowden, Rachel Wireman, Dr. Leslie Sautter, and Dr. Erin Beutel Geomorphology of the Southwest Coast of County Cork, Ireland: A Look into the Rocks, Folds, and Joint Systems Victoria Houston Bathymetric and Geomorphologic Characterization of the Mouth of Shannon, Ireland

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Deep Coral Habitat

Student Posters

2016 Lance Foxworth Deep Coral Habitat Characterization of the North End of Raita Bank, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Julia Gorton Bathymetric Analysis of St. Croix Ridge, U.S. Virgin Islands Hayley Brashier Analysis of Potential Deep Coral Habitats within Submarine Canyons on the Northeastern Portion Glover's Reef Atoll, Belize Caroline R. Cooper Geomorphic Analysis of Deep Coral Habitat in the Kaiwi Channel, Hawaiian Islands

2015 Kori Ktona Geomorphologic Analysis of Eastern Slope of Glover's Reef: A Coral Atoll on the Continental Margin of Belize Kristin Hughes Geomorphology of Lighthouse and Turneffe Fore-Reefs: Exploration Using Backscatter

2008 Michael Reed Mapping Pulley Ridge: One of America's Deepest Known Hermatypic Coral Habitats

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Seafloor Features

Student Posters

2016   Mary Eaton Analysis of Complex Sand Waves in Raccoon Strait, San Francisco Bay Elizabeth Watkins Various Modes of Faulting Associated with Mid-Ocean Ridges: Cleft Segment

2015 Megan Jackson Comparison of Salt Withdrawn Basin on the Louisiana Continental Shelf, Northern Gulf of Mexico Monica Steele Sinuosity and Sand Waves of the Cooper River, SC

2014 Hunter Miles Bathymetric Comparison of Submerged Headland Features of the U.S. South Atlantic Bight Kyle Schultz Arctic Basin Characterization for United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

2013 Harris Pantlik and Matthew Hughes Bathymetry and Morphologic Analysis of the Mississippi Slope Taylor Intaphan Bathymetry of Cayman Trench, Between the Cayman Ridge and Nicaragua Rise Willie Edwards Geomorphic Analysis of the Galapagos Spreading Center Christina Hefron and Tyler Wheelus Geomorphologic Impact on the Climate Record of Santa Cruz Basin, CA Kyle Ford, M. Montgomery Taylor, Dr. Leslie Sautter, and Dr. Scott Harris Bathymetric Analysis of Continental Shelf-Edge Marine Habitat off the Coast of Charleston, SC

2012 M.G. Smythe, P.J. Bierce, L.R. Sautter, and M.S. Harris Bathymetric Analysis of a Complex Promontory Extending into the Gulf Stream off Charleston, SC: Benthic Habitats of Bulls Scarp Nick Guzzardo and Gabrielle Byrd Multibeam Analysis of U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin Slump and Submarine Landslide Morphology

2010 Alex Nuechterlein and Daniel McCartha Possible Submarine Landslide Locations Along the Continental Slope, East of Georges Bank

2009 Jeffrey Schwindaman and Martha Fisher Multibeam Sonar Analysis Comparing Shelf-Edge Sites off South Carolina

2008 Bob Hairston-Porter and Jimmy Skinner Multibeam Mapping of the Transect Meanders on the South Carolina Continental Shelf off Charleston, SC Stephanie James, Keith Meany, Gabby Munn, and Katrina Wyllie Multibeam Sonar Analysis of the South Carolina Shelf Edge Andrew Kennedy and Josh Mode Analysis and Comparison of Geologic Features at the Miami Terrace off the Southeast Coast of Florida Andrew Kennedy Characterization of Geologic Feaures at the Miami Terrace off the Southeast Coast of Florida

2007 Alison Deary and Brian RC Kennedy Sonar Characterizatoin of a Relict Meandering River Channel in the Mid-Continental Shelf Josh Mode and Chris Stubbs Triple Ledges: Sonar Characterization of Rocky Continental Shelf-Edge Exposures off Charleston, South Carolina Loren Danese and Ransom White Biogenic Sediments Associated with Two Hard-Ground Areas Along the charleston Transect Zach Briggs Sonar and Sediment Analysis of Outcropping Hardground Strata on the Continental Shelf Edge off of Charleston, South Carolina Dylan Murphy Multibeam Exploration of the Trifecta Terrain on the Mid-Continental Shelf off Charleston, SC Keith Meany Analysis of the Highly Sinuous Mean Meanders of the Transects River Channel Michael Reed Analysis of Shelf-Edge Using Multibeam Sonar and Sedimentology Chris Stubbs, Dr. Leslie Sautter, and Dr. Scott Harris The Transect river Channel: Sonar and Scuba Exploration of an Ancient River

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Paleo-Shorelines

Student Posters

2016 Caroline R. Cooper - Geomorphic Analysis of Deep Coral Habitat in the Kaiwi Channel, Hawaiian Islands Louisa Jolly Goodfella - Analysis of Bedforms in a Tropical Setting with Margaritas

2009 Kristen Hughes and Brittney Marshall Multibeam Sonar Analysis of Paleo-Coastline Features off of Charleston, South Carolina

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Bathymetric Methods

Student Posters

2013 Matthew Rittinghouse, Dr. Leslie Sautter, and Dr. Peter Etnoyer Predictive Habitat Modeling of a Submarine Ridge off of the West Florida Escarpment

2012 Jennifer Kist and Dr. Jeff Royal Use of an EM3002 Multibeam Sonar in underwater Archaeological Research

2008 Brian RC Kennedy Pushing the Operational Sea State Limits in the Collection of Multibeam Sonar Data

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