IMT is giving a four-week summer school in Ocean Engineering for 13 japanese students and engineers. The school is a part of an initiative by Nippon Foundation to strengthen the competence in ocean engineering in Japan. The summer school is organized by prof. Torgeir Moan, and many of the staff of the department are contributing with lectures and instruction. The students are offered a varied program, with lectures, exercises, laboratory, field trip with R/V Gunnerus, and a trip to NTNU Ålesund with Hurtigruten. The school is intended to be the first in a series of summer schools in cooperation with Nippon Foundation. The picture shows the students and some of the teachers in front of the Marine Technology Centre.

Professors from IMT in cooperation with Runde Miljøsenter, NGU, Kartverket, Maritime Robotics, and Havforskningsinstituttet carried out a research campaign at the West Coast of Norway – Søndre Sunnmøre and Runde bird island. The objective of the research campaign was to investigate the reasons for the decline in sea birds at Runde in conjunction to access on food in the water column and seabed. In addition, new sea bed mapping technology was tested out using Unmanned Surface Vehicles, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Remotely Operated Vehicles and ships.

Media coverage

• NRK Dagsrevyen 21 (TV): "Runde forskning" (31 August 2017)
• Sunnmørsposten: "300.000 snøfugl er forsvunnet fra Runde" (1 July 2017)
• Mareano: "Tester autonom kartlegging" (30 June 2017)
• Fiskeribladet: "Havrommet gull verd som vekstnæring" (26 June 2017)

The 36th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2017) took place 25-30 June 2017 at the Clarion Congress hotel in Trondheim, Norway.

The department of marine technology (IMT) and Sintef Ocean contributed to the organisation of the conference in the local organizing committee and with volunteer work.

Almost 1100 researchers and industry representatives participated.

Find out more on the conference series' website

Autonomy in ship operations was one of the main topics at a conference in Fosnavåg this June where NTNU AMOS participated.

In conjunction with the conference, Prof. Asgeir J. Sørensen gave some interviews:

• Sunnmørsposten: "Må ikke løpe løpsk" (24 June 2017)
• Sunnmørsposten: "Vil ha førarlaus ferje i Vågen" (23 June 2017)

Media coverage:

• Universitetsavisa: "Han er en av tre NTNUere blant de ti med flest publiseringspoeng i landet" (9 June 2017)
• Khrono: "Her er de 100 forskerne som topper tellekantene" (8 June 2017)

NTNU and the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) hold a seminar where researchers both from NTNU as well as from the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) give many interesting presentations.

Agenda

Two years ago, Adj. Prof. Claudio Lugni was involved, together with Georgia Tech and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the National Transportation Safety Board, in the investigation of the accident of the ElFaro Ship. In particular, their investigation was about the occurrence of rogue waves by using the results of Lugni's HOS model and the relevant theoretical knowledge by Francecso Fedele from Georgia Tech. 

Now, their research article was accepted by the renowned journal "Scientific Reports" - see the references below.

References:

• Fedele, F.; Lugni, C.; Chawla, A.: The sinking of the El Faro: predicting real world rogue waves during Hurricane Joaquin. Scientific Reports, accepted 2017.
• Fedele, F.; Lugni, C.; Fucile, F.; Campana, E.F.: On the prediction of rogue waves during Hurricane Joaquin. Report for the National Safety Transportation Board, January 2017.

Media coverage:

• BBC: Terrifying 20m-tall "rogue waves" are actually real (12 May 2017)

Over 400 pupils participated in the Ocean Space Race 2017 on 10 March, which is the largest recruiting event of the Department of Marine Technology.

The competition is part of the high school course “Technology and Research” . The pupils competed in three different groups: The Young Ship Designer, Wind Turbines and Open Class. They also participated in guided tours and lectures at campus Gløshaugen and the Marine Technology Centre.

The pupils showed a high level of interest in technology and delivered impressive models and design reports.

The goal of the event is to recruit pupils to technology studies and marine technology, and we hope to see many of them again as students in a couple of years.

Visit the event's website

Media coverage:

• Video and article on Gemini.no: "Kaprer smarte elever gjennom båtrace" (13 March 2017) 
• Teknisk Ukeblad: "Kampen om hodene: Færre vil studere marine fag – slik vil de snu trenden" (13 March 2017)

Find more information about the talk

See pictures form the talk

Read the Kon-Tiki2 expedition's scientific cruise report

Thirty-three students got the possibility to learn about aquaculture on a very efficient excursion to Hitra.

They visited both a hatchery plant and a marine fish farm from Lerøy by three fast RIB boats. The students had fun travelling with more than 50 knots between Sandstad on Hitra, Belsvika and Ringholmen.

The hatchery plant is one of the world’s most advanced ones with an efficient water recirculation system. The fish farm operators demonstrated how a modern fish farm is controlled and stressed the increased focus on problems like salmon lice and other environmental issues.

IMT arranged the excursion together with the Coastal Museum of South-Trøndelag. Industry representatives from Lerøy assisted. The excursion was organized in connection with the Expert in Team-courses Aquaculture, Aquaculture in Marine Biology and Marine Systems Design.

On 24 January 2017 at the Hotel New Otani in Tokyo, IMT signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Nippon Foundation.

The signing was held in conjunction of the Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Mæland’s visit to Japan.

Media coverage:

4-traders.com: "Nippon Foundation : 2017.01.25 Maritime Development MoU Signed with NTNU" (6 February 2017)

Media coverage

• Teknisk Ukeblad: "Kan bli gjennombrudd for Halefinne-konseptet" (April 2017)
• Teknisk Ukeblad: "Flapping foil - Halefinnebevegelse kan revolusjonere hurtigbåtmarkedet – nå står mulige partnere i kø" (28 March 2017)
• Skipsrevyen: "Fremtidens hurtigbåt har finner" (11 January 2017)
• Teknisk Ukeblad: "Halefinnebevegelse kan revolusjonere hurtigbåtmarkedet" (29 December 2016)
• Gas2: "Dolphin Tail More Efficient Than Propeller For Ships" (29 December 2016)
• Sunnmørsposten: "Bruker hvaler som inspirasjon til nye hurtigbåter" (30 December 2016)
• Ingeniøren: "Norsk opfindelse: Flap med bevægelse som delfinfinne erstatter propel på hurtigbåde" (2 January 2017)