AOML researchers have taken an innovative approach to studying the changing carbonate chemistry of seawater at shallow coral reef sites. Using 3D printing technology made possible by the new Advanced Manufacturing and Design Lab at AOML, researchers with the Acidification, Climate, and Coral Reef Ecosystems Team, or ACCRETE, have created a water sampler in-house.
Experimental Engineering
Scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) have taken a visionary approach to answering some of our most pressing questions about coral reef health by stepping outside of science and embracing new technology to engineer in-house solutions for studying water chemistry on coral reefs.