No, they are not sculptures!
We have some weird looking structures on our campus these days. Whereas our carpenter, Harry Carter, may consider them works of art, that is not their real purpose. These “mock… Read more »
Research
Hot summer internships
We have a group of five interns from Clark-Atlanta University and Spelman College just finishing up a two-month internship with Dick Lee’s aquaculture project. Here you can see research tech… Read more »
Summer activities at Skidaway
Things are fairly busy around the Skidaway Institute campus this summer. The most obvious activity is the construction on our new laboratory building. The state general assembly approved $5 million… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »