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Dave Moretti is principal investigator for the Marine Mammal Monitoring on Navy Ranges program. (Courtesy photo)
Listen live on Wed, April 21, 2010, at 2 p.m. EDT, when we will explore ongoing Navy-funded studies into the effects of sonar on marine mammals.
Joining the webcast is Dave Moretti of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, RI, the principal investigator for the Marine Mammal Monitoring on Navy Ranges program sponsored by the Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division.
He will discuss research gathered from Navy ranges where populations of sonar-sensitive whales have been identified. Researchers are analyzing data from prototype passive acoustic tools designed to monitor these animals before, during and after active sonar operations, then combining it with visual and tag data to better understand animals’ reactions to sonar.
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Photo Courtesy of Naval Medical Research Center
U.S. Army Col. Christian Ockenhouse, director of the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) participated in the latest episode of Armed with Science.
Ockehnouse discussed WRAIR’s malaria efforts, which encompass vaccine research, drug development, and diagnostics.
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is the premier biomedical research facility for the Department of Defense, focusing on the health and medical readiness of U.S. military personnel while supporting global health efforts.
WRAIR’s portfolio includes the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience.
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Based on EPA research, a Danbury, CT, building being fumigated with Chlorine dioxide following an Anthrax incident. Photo: EPA.
Joining the program is Dr. Peter Jutro, Deputy Director for Science and Policy at the EPA’s National Homeland Security Research Center. He will discuss how EPA’s research (in collaboration with the Defense Department, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Health and Human Services) provides scientific support to develop detection tools, establish procedures for containing contamination, measuring risks, and evaluating new and promising clean-up technologies and methods, including disposal methods in support of first responders.
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The Air Force Office of Scientific Research
On March 31, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Dr. Joan Fuller, program director, and Maj. Michelle Ewy, program manager, at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Aerospace, Chemical, and Material Science Directorate will discuss how basic research plays a crucial role in the development of future Air Force technologies.
During the podcast, Fuller and Ewy will explain the process of finding the world’s top researchers and some of the breakthrough technologies that have resulted from basic research in their fields. As Women’s History Month comes to a close, they will also share some words of advice for young women interested in pursuing scientific careers.
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