Ocean and Polar Updates 2009

• Manganese Nodules, Crusts, Gas Hydrates, Sulphides and Ocean Energy: Experts Met in Chennai, India at ISOPE OMS-2009 Symposium (September 30, 2009)

• Underwater Radioactive and Chemical Waste Objects: Monitoring System Based on Autonomous Devices (September 21, 2009)

• First ISOPE Sloshing Dynamics & Design Symposium Earned The 2009 Session Organizers of the Year Award; Frederic Dias, Ray Kuo, Yonghwan Kim and Masashi Kashiwagi (August 28, 2009)

• 2009 ISOPE Best Student Paper Award Presented to an Outstanding Student at Kyushu University, Japan (August 28, 2009)

• 2009 C H Kim Award Presented to: Prof. Shigeru Naito, Osaka University, Japan (August 28, 2009)

• 2009 Jin S Chung Award & Lecture: Green Growth: The Right Approach to Multiple Energy Sources by Dr. Jayoung Koo, President, SK Energy, Seoul, Korea (Augutst 28, 2009)

• The 2009 ISOPE Awards Presented to: Professors Naito and Osawa, Osaka University (August 28, 2009)

• Three Outstanding Graduate Students Received Offshore Mechanics Scholarships (August 28, 2009)

• ISOPE Elected in May; New President and New Board Members (June 16, 2009)

• Ocean, Arctic and Energy Experts Gather at Annual ISOPE-2009 Osaka Conference, June 21-26 (March 26, 2009)