ACC Marine Technology

Ocean Exploration Trust is now accepting applications for and to participate in the 2023 . Gain exposure and experience in the application of , , , and in aboard Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus. Paid science and engineering are available for community college, undergraduate, graduate students, and recent graduates in , ROV (remotely operated vehicle) engineering, or video engineering. Additionally, classroom and informal or anyone with a passion for may apply to be a Science Communication Fellow. Application deadline is December 31, 2022!

Learn more: https://nautiluslive.org/education

Today, the R/V Lake Guardian, the largest research vessel in the Great Lakes made a stop in Alpena.
https://www.epa.gov/great-lakes-monitoring/lake-guardian

Some amazing ROV footage...

5 Unexpected Deep Ocean ROV Findings With more cameras being sent into the deep ocean than ever before in human history, both for the purposes of marine expeditions and for oil rig surveillance,...

Giving Tuesday is finally here! We’re starting the morning off with our Machine Tool Technology students accepting drive-by donations. The first 20 donors here at ACC will also receive a travel mug that students in our Industrial Technology programs designed and made!

ACC is proud to partner with Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union to wrap up our Healthy Futures Start Here campaign. All donations made today at ACC, online at https://discover.alpenacc.edu/donate.php or at any AAACU branch will be matched by AAACU up to $10,000! In a hurry? Drive-by donations will be available outside of the Besser Tech Center. Together, we can achieve more!

Register today to become a student in the upcoming Dive class at Alpena Community College starting mid March. PEH104

Northern Michigan in Focus: B.E.N. - 9 & 10 News The bottom of Lake Huron is massive and a lot of it still holds many secrets. Over the last two weeks the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary has teamed up with Dr. Bob Ballard’s team to help unlock some of those mysteries. Corey Adkins explains in this week’s Northern Michigan in Focus. Over ...

We are so excited to have the Remote group from Nautilus Live here in Alpena and Roger City working with NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Alpena Community College Instructor David Cummins (who was a SCF on the E/V Nautilus in 2016) will be working with the group.

Sanctuaries Live: 2019 Nautilus Expedition | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries This spring, summer, and fall, NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is teaming up with Ocean Exploration Trust to explore the marine ecosystems of the West Coast and Pacific Islands Regions.