MIT/Marine Industry Collegium.

• A new underwater communication system
• Computer models for environmental engineering and research in near-coastal environments
• Deep ocean mineral mining
• Dynamic response of marine risers, tension legs, cables and moorings
• Electron irradiation, sewage sludge and aquaculture
• Oil spills
• Protection of materials in the marine environment
• Some federally sponsored research programs for unmanned underwater vehicles
• Telemanipulators for underwater tasks
• The economics and engineering of large-scale algae biomass energy systems