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Nick Michel-Hart
Principal Engineer |
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Expertise |
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- Scientific and naval instrumentation
- Autonomous undersea vehicles
- Moorings, underwater structures and towers
- Harsh environment packaging (polar, shipboard, and airborne systems)
- Finite element analysis
- Acoustic transducers
- Corrosion and abrasion analysis and control
- Low-power, battery operated, embedded systems
- High-speed data acquisition systems and signal processings
- Custom analog and digital board design, PCB layout
- Complex system design, electro-mechanical systems
- Custom and OEM sensor integration
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- Embedded systems
- Remote/autonomous operation
- TCP/IP instrumentation
- Linux, Windows, and DOS systems
- C++, Visual Basic, Labview, Matlab, and web-based languages
- Deployment, operation, and recovery of equipment at sea and in the Arctic
- Logistics and operations support in the Arctic, at sea, and remote locations
- Diving — open water and under-ice (divers certified by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences and by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration for nitrox mixed gas diving)
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Persistent Environmental Monitoring Near an Operational Wave Energy Converter |
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A New Research Vessel for the APL-UW Fleet |
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Riding Waves to Generate Electricity |
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The first demonstration of oceanographic sensors powered only by wave energy.
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The R/V Russell Davis Light entered service in summer 2018.
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Projects |
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Media Coverage |
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Publications |
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Connecting to the Ocean's Power: Marine Energy Research at APL-UW
Chris Bassett, Brian Polagye
5 July 2023
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Using a Wave Energy Converter for UUV Recharge
Curtis Rusch, Morteza Derakhti, Brian Polagye, Dana Manalang, Jim Thomson
11 April 2022
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MuST Multi-Sensor Towbody
Kevin Williams, Timothy Marston, Tim McGinnis, Ben Brand, Nick Michel-Hart
7 March 2022
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Research buoy gets refresh on Bellingham Bay
Cascadia Daily News
Hailey Hoffman
20 August 2024
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How can we measure gases dissolved in seawater?
futurum
7 March 2023
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Plainsight and MarineSitu Using 'Computer Vision' to Protect Sea Creatures
Forbes
Jeff Kart
28 January 2023
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APL-UW Field-Scale Axial Flow Turbine: Design and Specifications
Bassett, C., J. Burnett, K. Van Ness, H. Wood, J. Dosher, B. Cunningham, J. Noe, and T. Tran
29 August 2024
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Acoustic observations of walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) migration across the USRussia boundary in the northwest Bering Sea
Levine, R.M., A. De Robertis, C. Bassett, M. Levine, and J.N. Ianelli
19 June 2024
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Statistics of bubble plumes generated by breaking surface waves
Derakhti, M., J. Thomson, C. Bassett, M. Malila, and J.T. Kirby
17 May 2024
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