We hate to brag, but…
The employees here at Skidaway Institute of Oceanography were just honored with a very nice recognition. Skidaway Institute won Georgia’s “Governor’s Cup” which is awarded annually to five state agencies… Read more »
Algae could be key to new energy source
by James Sanders Director, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Biofuel from algae has re-emerged in the news as a promising alternative to traditional sources of energy. Many experts believe that algae… Read more »
Skidaway scientist is published in prestigious journal
Mike Sullivan writes: One of our professors, Jay Brandes, just had an article published in the journal “Science.” That is one of the “big ones.” Here is the full information,… Read more »
Waves, currents and radar
One of our scientists, Dana Savidge, recently received a $180,000 grant from the Georgia Research Alliance to continue with the development of a coastal radar system. This high frequency radar… Read more »
Great day on Ossabaw Island!
We took a trip to Ossabaw Island yesterday, and it was a very memorable experience. I am posting some photos. As you probably know, you can click the photos to… Read more »
We have a new boat!
Our new research vessel (boat) arrived yesterday. Pretty cool! The 28-foot fiberglass boat was specially designed for rapid surveys of shallow water environments. It is powered with twin Yamaha 250… Read more »
Building a living lab on a barrier island
We are involved with several other organizations in a cool project to establish a network of environmental sensors on Ossabaw Island, south of Savannah. Ossabaw Island is owned by the… Read more »
Windom: Get used to a warmer planet
The following op-ed piece by Herb Windom, professor emeritus at Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, was published in the Savannah Morning News on January 16, 2008. A marine geochemistry expert says… Read more »
New building underway!
We broke ground on our long-awaited new laboratory building this morning. This is actually pretty exciting. The $5 million, 11,000 square foot facility will provide us some much-needed space to… Read more »
Cruise Blog From Eastern Pacific
Mike Sullivan writes: One of our scientists is off on a cruise in the Eastern Pacific. He sent us this link to a blog-site on the cruise. Interesting.