To dock at a terminal, large Washington State ferries reverse their powerful engines, generating a lot of turbulence. Doppler sonar instruments are mapping the turbulence field and how it may affect terminal structures and the seabed.

Traffic on Seattle freeways can be a problem nearly any day, but in the wake of major accidents on the I-5 corridor, gridlock can ripple throughout the region. Collaborative research by Sonia Savelli considers technological solutions to mitigate impacts. Read Beyond Incident Response.

MiniWEC is a small Wave Energy Converter test platform. With it, APL-UW researchers are making important contributions to the marine renewable energy community — scalable hydrodynamic WEC models and adaptive computer controls to maximize energy capture.

The latest report by the National Snow and Ice Data Center is based on January 2018 satellite observations. Summer Antarctic sea ice melt has been dramatic, and growth of winter sea ice in the Arctic has been sluggish. A video report by APL-UW polar scientists last spring provides some insight into this global climate trend.

Have a look at this selection of recent scientific discoveries, technological developments, and education and outreach endeavors performed by the talented investigators at APL-UW.

Halibut are caught inadvertently by commercial trawlers. They must be measured, then released back to the sea. APL-UW researchers developed an automated system to make accurate measurements rapidly, achieving science and conservation goals simultaneously.

How does oil spread away from a spill area? Surprising observations from the research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster provide new insight.