Research Focus Areas

 

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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