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URI builds new library for undersea research
Tyler Will
Issue date: 11/6/07 Section: Campus
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Ballard said that while the library is geared for the graduate school of oceanography, undergraduate students will also benefit from the advanced technology.
"It's a wonderful way of new discoveries," Ballard said.
Ballard said the library will contribute to "deep-water archaeology," and represents educational outreach. He said the library will excite the "next generation of engineers and scientists." Ballard said that he wants to promote oceanography in schools throughout Rhode Island.
"We want the Ocean State to be the Ocean State," Ballard said. "We want the curriculums to be about the ocean."
Ballard is known for his discovery of the Titanic, a ship that sank in the northern Atlantic Ocean in 1912.
David Farmer, the dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography, called the library an "extraordinary effort" and a "gathering place" for faculty, scientists, and students.
Farmer said the library will research climate changes in Antarctica, taking "climatically significant" measurements. Farmer said other research topics include the carbon cycle, earthquakes and hurricanes.
Reed called the library "a center of creativity, innovation, and excellence," and said the library will be internationally renowned.
"It's a wonderful way of new discoveries," Ballard said.
Ballard said the library will contribute to "deep-water archaeology," and represents educational outreach. He said the library will excite the "next generation of engineers and scientists." Ballard said that he wants to promote oceanography in schools throughout Rhode Island.
"We want the Ocean State to be the Ocean State," Ballard said. "We want the curriculums to be about the ocean."
Ballard is known for his discovery of the Titanic, a ship that sank in the northern Atlantic Ocean in 1912.
David Farmer, the dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography, called the library an "extraordinary effort" and a "gathering place" for faculty, scientists, and students.
Farmer said the library will research climate changes in Antarctica, taking "climatically significant" measurements. Farmer said other research topics include the carbon cycle, earthquakes and hurricanes.
Reed called the library "a center of creativity, innovation, and excellence," and said the library will be internationally renowned.
