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The global fleet will have to reduce emissions fast to contribute to less global warming.

“This centre will help us achieve the goal of net zero emissions in shipping. There will also be close collaboration between the maritime sector and the land-based energy sector,” said Trond Vikan Johnsen, Centre Director for FME MarTrans and Market Manager at SINTEF Ocean

“Women are still underrepresented both as researchers and PhD candidates in engineering fields and in the marine industries. Therefore, it’s a milestone to have a PhD defense where all roles are held by women,” says Erin Bachynski-Polić.

AUR-Lab was established in 2009 with an underwater robot and facilities at the Trondhjem Biological Station (TBS). Fifteen years later, it has become one of the most active laboratories at NTNU, housing nearly 20 different underwater robots and several surface vessels.

NTNU and The University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to leverage their collective scientific expertise and technology platforms to map and monitor the world’s oceans, lakes and waterways.

The large Norwegian research project “The Nansen Legacy” has studied climate and ecosystem changes in the northern Barents Sea for seven years. Now, the project is soon coming to a close.