How Ian Church and UNB became a world leader in ocean mapping

Kelly Anderson

Posted: February 21, 2018 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Engineering, Inspiring Stories, UNB Fredericton

We know very little about our ocean floors; in fact, only 10-20% of the terrain is mapped to modern standards. Dr. Ian Church (BSCEng‘06, MScEng’08, PhD’14), head of UNB’s Ocean Mapping Group, says “we know more about the surface of Mars than our oceans.” Mapping the shape of the ocean floor – which includes dramatic mountains and gorges greater...

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