Date: Wednesday 28 August 2024 Location: UTAS Centre for the Arts, Hunter Street, Hobart Time: 9am – 5pm Join the Centre for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Technology (CAST) for a one-day conference focused on Antarctic and Southern Ocean (A&SO) technologies. This event will bring together the Tasmanian A&SO community to tackle key challenges and explore new opportunities […]
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One of the most ingenious additions to the RSV Nuyina’s scientific capability is a sampling space known as the ‘wet well’. This unique watertight space, below the waterline of the ship, is connected to the ocean by large inlets in the hull. Water can also be piped from the moon pool and trawl deck. Seawater
Seamless transition from the Southern Ocean to Research Facility Read More »
Nine leading STEM students have begun a year of exceptional research and collaboration as part of their Centre for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Technology (CAST) Undergraduate Engagement Program. The studentship program, a joint initiative between the University of Tasmania and CSIRO’s Engineering and Technology Program, was developed to nurture the next generation of STEM leaders.
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In a world first, two unique aquariums for Antarctic krill are being deployed on Australia’s new icebreaker, RSV Nuyina. An Australian Antarctic Division team designed the aquaria, and mechanical plant needed to run them, to fit inside 20-foot shipping containers that can be attached to Nuyina’s deck and plugged directly into the ship’s services. The end result is
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The latest CAST Newsletter is an update on what has been occurring in recent months. We hope you enjoy it.
CAST Newsletter – 2023 in review Read More »
Deep ocean systems on board Australia’s new icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, are enhanced with data transfer speeds up to 120 times faster than current fibre to the premises technology, thanks to four new fibre optic tow and instrument cables installed on the ship Boasting speeds of at least 12 Gigabits per second, the fibre optics will provide
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The Seaglider® funded by UTAS and managed by CSIRO was successfully deployed during the SWOT voyage in the Southern Ocean. The Seaglider® is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) used to collect ocean data in remote locations, even under sea ice, safely and at low-cost relative to ship-based observations. These small AUVs can be equipped with
First successful deployment of the Hydroid Seaglider! Read More »
The Hydrobox is a portable, containerised hydrochemistry laboratory which will support ship-based and land-based oceanographic research in Australian, Southern Ocean and Antarctic waters. The custom-built facility is funded by the Australian Research Council, with the support from the CAST members as well as the Australian National University. The facility will deliver accurate and precise measurements
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Future of the work and workforces in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean On Antarctica Day 2022 the one-day Future of Work and Workforces in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean conference held in Hobart explored potential futures for the science, research, engineering, tourism, policy and artistic work conducted in, or related to, the Antarctic and Southern
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