Pod37 - Nick Swift, Chair of SUT Defence Special Interest Group
11/27/20 • 25 min
Podcast episode 37a, 27th November 2020 - in a change to the advertised schedule, this week we're using an edited audio version of the webinar that Nick Swift, chair of the Society for Underwater Technology's Defence Special Interest Group, gave on 16th November 2020. You can view the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/mpRxaoFT1QM
Nick talks about the role of the SIG, the projects that it is engaged in such as producing a position paper on the legal and policy aspects of armed autonomous underwater vehicles, and the rapidly changing technology that will impact how opponents contest the underwater battle space.
Find out more about SUT at www.sut.org, you can contact Nick at [email protected] or via [email protected]
Well be back next week with the interview with Professor Ralph Rayner that was originally scheduled for 26th November.
Please note that it's our AGM on 14th December, if you'd like to attend please register here.
Podcast episode 37a, 27th November 2020 - in a change to the advertised schedule, this week we're using an edited audio version of the webinar that Nick Swift, chair of the Society for Underwater Technology's Defence Special Interest Group, gave on 16th November 2020. You can view the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/mpRxaoFT1QM
Nick talks about the role of the SIG, the projects that it is engaged in such as producing a position paper on the legal and policy aspects of armed autonomous underwater vehicles, and the rapidly changing technology that will impact how opponents contest the underwater battle space.
Find out more about SUT at www.sut.org, you can contact Nick at [email protected] or via [email protected]
Well be back next week with the interview with Professor Ralph Rayner that was originally scheduled for 26th November.
Please note that it's our AGM on 14th December, if you'd like to attend please register here.
Previous Episode
Pod36 - Vahid Walker of Walker Subsea Ltd
Podcast 36, 19th November 2020 - this week SUT CEO Steve Hall speaks to member Vahid Walker, founder & CEO of Walker Subsea engineering about the innovative subsea engineering sector in North East England, where an industry that was once dominated by heavy engineering such as shipbuilding has adapted to the requirements of technology-driven innovation, support for emerging industries, and where innovation in the region's automotive sector is able to feed technology into subsea systems too.
Steve & Vahid also talk about the need to encourage the next generation into subsea engineering, science and technology and the value of SUT as a Society able to nurture and support individuals in their career journey.
Find out more about Walker Subsea at www.walkersubsea.com
Find out more about SUT at www.sut.org
Contact SUT at [email protected]
Thanks to Emily Boddy for creating the podcast artwork, composing & performing podcast theme music, and her intro & outro narration.
Next Episode
Pod38 - Ralph Rayner on his career in ocean science, policy & industry
Podcast episode 38, 3rd December 2020 - this week SUT CEO Steve Hall interviews Professor Ralph Rayner, who has served the global ocean science and technology community in many capacities since the late 1970s. Ralph's unusually broad career has included periods in research, industry, policy, and supporting international sustained ocean observing at governmental level on both sides of the Atlantic. Initially fascinated with the technology of diving and training as a scuba diver as a student, Ralph found his way into a career in underwater technology via a biology Bachelor's degree, then after a Masters in Underwater Science and Technology he undertook PhD work in the remote Chagos islands of the Indian Ocean. Ralph then entered industry, working in a variety of fields connected by a common thread of ocean technology, data and an ever-deepening understanding of the broad ocean science picture, eventually attaining senior level in several well-known companies. He first joined SUT in 1978 thanks to his interest in underwater technology and marine science education, and has served several times on Council, most recently as SUT's President. Ralph is Chair of Sonardyne Group, as well as supporting the US Integrated Ocean Observing System through his role in the NOAA IOOS Program Office. He serves on the advisory Boards of the Schmidt Ocean Institute and the Trustee Board of Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
Ralph's influence in our community has been very much a result of his keen interest in a broader than usual range of subjects, and he's still learning, exploring, and eager to spread the word about the value of ocean science and technology for the benefit of our global community, including supporting the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and encouraging closer ties between SUT and the Marine Technology Society Find out more about SUT at www.sut.org If you'd like to attend our AGM on 14th December, see https://www.sut.org/event/sut-agm/ to register. Thanks to Emily Boddy for creating the podcast artwork, and composing & performing the podcast theme music. Contact SUT at [email protected] - especially if you'd like to feature in a future podcast episode. We'll be back next week with an interview with open-source intelligence specialist H.I.Sutton
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