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Dr Russell Wynn, new Chief Scientist for MARS

The first Chief Scientist for the national facility developing and providing autonomous vehicles for UK marine research has been appointed.

Dr Russell Wynn will act as the focal point between the Marine Autonomous and Robotics Systems (MARS) group – which went live in April 2012 at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) – and its user community.…

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Autosub6000 at sea (courtesy of Dr Russel Wynn)

Two projects investigating the use of robot submarines to map and monitor the seas around the United Kingdom – collecting data that will inform future government policy on the protection of the marine environment – have received £720,000 in funding.

The research programmes, led by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have been contracted by…