LABUST has taken part in many scientific research projects relating to underwater systems and technologies in various roles. This includes numerous international (FP7, H2020, ONRG, INTERREG,...) as well as national projects.
Laboratory for Underwater Systems and Technologies (LABUST), CoE MARBLE, and IEEE OES University of Zagreb Student Branch Chapter invite you to a talk "Monitoring temperature from rocky shores for decades and over an entire ocean: technological and logistical implications" held by Dr. Rui Seabra, marine biologist and post-doc researcher at the CIBIO-InBIO (University of Porto, Portugal), and co-leader of the CCTBON research project, as part of the MARBLE project.
The lecture will take place on Tuesday, December 16th, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. in the Grey Hall (UNIZG-FER). The lecture will be held in person in English language and is estimated to last 60 minutes, including questions.
A short biography of the lecturer and summary of the lecture can be found below.
Summary:
The CCTBON is a growing network aiming to monitor in-situ rocky shore temperatures across the Atlantic, from Pole to Pole, at low cost and over more than a decade. It relies on the permanent embedding on the rocks of purposedly-designed small, rugged temperature loggers that can record hourly temperatures autonomously for 15 years, all while surviving the extreme forces of wave impacts and ice scour. In this talk I will provide an overview of the technical and logistical challenges we’ve faced to ensure a cost-effective, robust and pragmatic platform that can deliver high quality data.
Short biography:
Rui Seabra is a marine biologist who researches the impact of Global Warming on intertidal ecosystems across very large spatiotemporal scales. He is the co-leader of the CCTBON research project, which is implementing a network to monitor rocky shore temperatures and biodiversity patterns during the next 15 years at more than 300 sites across the entire Atlantic. Over the last two years, Rui has been deeply involved in the establishment of new CCTBON sites, having led dozens of expeditions to remote islands, arctic shores, and desert coastlines. Rui is also a co-founder of ElectricBlue.eu, a tech co-op developing instruments for environmental monitoring and biologging.