Second Annual GlobalSpec Great Moments in Engineering Award Presented to Engineering Team Behind Deep Water Vehicle Jason Jr.TROY, N.Y. -- Team from Deep Submergence Laboratory of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, at Woods Hole, Mass.; est. 1930. In addition to oceanographic research, it conducts important work in meteorology, biology, geology, and geophysics. Honored for Accomplishments in Undersea Discovery, Remotely Operated Vehicle Remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) is the common accepted name for tethered underwater robots in the offshore industry. ROVs are unoccupied, highly maneuverable and operated by a person aboard a vessel. Development A team of engineering professionals from the Deep Submergence Laboratory of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, whose work in developing a remotely operated vehicle (ROV ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle ROV Real Options Valuation ROV Return on Value ROV Range of View ROV Rostov, Russia - Rostov (Airport Code) ROV Roll-Over Valve (automotive fuel tanks) ROV Range of Value ) prototype resulted in the first detailed deep-water video images of the sunken luxury ocean liner R.M.S. Titanic, was presented with the 2006 GlobalSpec Great Moments in Engineering award today, July 14. Recipients of the award were members of the 1986 Jason Jr. engineering team, who proved that operations by human-occupied submersibles near deep-water wrecks could be carried out safely and effectively, and a ROV could approach and investigate wreckage with the submersible remaining at a safe distance. The team has never been singled out and honored for its achievement on a national or international level. The behind-the-scenes technical accomplishments of this team resulted in the design and prototyping of a tethered robotic "video vehicle" 12,000+ feet deep in the North Atlantic, where it took stunning color video images of R.M.S. Titanic that were later seen by millions on television. Unknown to the public, Jason Jr. also was developed for potential use by the U.S. Navy in obtaining detailed video of submarine wreckage of the U.S.S. Thresher and Scorpion, with the R.M.S. Titanic expedition designed to divert public attention. GlobalSpec, the leading specialized search engine See vertical search engine. , information resource and e-publishing company for the engineering, industrial and technical communities, was host to a breakfast and award ceremony on the 20th anniversary of this event at the New England Aquarium The New England Aquarium, located in Boston, Massachusetts is one of the most prominent and popular public aquariums in the United States. Founded in 1969 on the city's waterfront, it is considered one of the first modern public aquariums and is credited with revolutionizing the in Boston. Jeff Killeen, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of GlobalSpec, presented the award. "Twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. ago, this talented team of engineering professionals embarked on a project that would result in countless other advancements in the areas of applied robotics, videography vid·e·og·ra·phy n. The art or practice of using a video camera. vid  e·og and deep sea forensics," said Killeen. "Jason Jr. helped open doors to a new understanding of our subsea Subsea is a general term frequently used to refer to equipment, technology, and methods employed to explore, drill, and develop oil and gas fields that exist below the ocean floors. This may be in "shallow" or "deepwater". world through the use of ROVs, with uses ranging from undersea oil and gas exploration, to marine archeology, to the national defense and homeland security. GlobalSpec is honored to recognize this team for their engineering ingenuity and their positive impact on people, science and industry." Christopher J. von Alt, Jason Jr. principal engineer (1986) and president and CEO of Hydroid, Inc., accepted the award on behalf of the Jason Jr. engineering team. Also addressing attendees was Dr. James Luyten, acting president and director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The GlobalSpec Great Moments in Engineering award is presented annually to a person or group whose singular moment of engineering ingenuity produced a significant turning point for the application of technology and resulting benefits to people, science and industry. The 2005 award was presented to NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. engineers from April 1970 responsible for saving the lives of crew members during the harrowing flight of Apollo 13. 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