Our mission is to use state of the art ocean technology to study massive waves beneath the sea.  We are a collection of scientists and engineers, led by Senior Oceanographer and Associate Professor Matthew Alford.  We strive to both improve our collective understanding of the complex physical processes in the ocean, primarily through observations, and to develop new techniques for better measuring these processes. We achieve the latter largely through advancements in the capabilities of oceanographic research moorings---such as never-before-used instrumentation, expanded capabilities of specific instruments, and novel mooring "systems" that combine technologies and instruments to achieve unprecedented observations.  This site is intended to be an informative and entertaining look at the work we do.

Find out who's on our team.