R/V Gulf Stream 1970

The Gulf Stream was lost at sea in 1975 with all hands aboard, read more on the "The mysterious disappearance of Nova University's research vessel Gulf Stream" written by Robert Bogorff and Bettie Jacobs here.

R/V Gulf Stream 1970

The Gulf Stream was lost at sea in 1975 with all hands aboard, read more on the "The mysterious disappearance of Nova University's research vessel Gulf Stream" written by Robert Bogorff and Bettie Jacobs here.

The mini buoys shown in the photographs are used to track ocean currents. The buoys drift with the current and transmit, via satellite, data on their positions as well as data on air temperature, wind velocity and the temperature and salinity of sea water

A Ph.D. oceanographic student learns how to use the dual-beam oscillator. The oscillator has a counter/timer for testing and analyzing electronic equipment for voltage and frequency

Steve McQueen visits the Oceanographic Center

Actor Steve McQueen consults Dr. William Springer Richardson, Director Nova University Oceanographic Center, on the development of submersibles for a movie produced by McQueen's production company Solar Productions To read the proposal...

A graduate student performs an experiment in one of Nova University Oceanographic Center's laboratory, 1970

Mayor Robert (Bob) Osborne Cox

Mayor Robert (Bob) Osborne Cox of Fort Lauderdale in the boat at the Nova University Oceanographic Center, 1960.

Dr. Moed examines seaweed found in the Atlantic Ocean

A scenic view of Nova University Oceanographic Center, 1973

Abraham S. Fischler, second President of Nova University (1970-1992), on board one of Nova University Oceanographic Center's boats

Dr. Richard Dodge, Associate Director of Nova University Oceanographic Center in Port Everglades sectioning coral skeletons, circa 1980

An office worker on board the houseboat that housed the library and administrative offices of the Nova University Oceanographic Center in the 1960s and early 1970s

An unidentified worker inside the oceanographic warehouse located in the Forman Research Center building at the Nova University Oceanographic Center

Dr. Clarice M. Yentsch, graduate of Nova University Oceanographic Center and currently adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University

Technician De Campbell, (seated in photograph), takes notes for graduate student Bruce Burgener as he collects water samples for a nutrient pollution study

Henry White and Bruce Pitcairn, team members of the Oceanographic research group, bring an instrument back on board Nova's research vessel the Gulf Stream

Photograph of a twenty-four foot water tower used for water testing oceanographic instruments. This tank facilitates the evaluation of instruments in an environment approximating that of the ocean

Associate Professor, Dr. Pat Blackwelder engaged in coccolith research at the Nova University Oceanographic Center

The house boat shown in the photograph was the original home of the Nova University Oceanographic Center. It also housed the library and administrative offices

A loggerhead turtle breaks free of its shell on Hollywood Beach, Florida (1975) where the Broward County Florida Sea Turtle Conservation Program is based

Aerial view of the Nova University Oceanographic Center, circa 1973

Photograph of a current meter at the Nova University Oceanographic Center. The current meter provides scientists with information on the direction and speed of currents

Dr. Russell Snyder, Associate Professor of Physical Oceanography works on adjusting a current meter that measures ocean current, speed and direction

Current meters at the Nova University Oceanographic Center

Current meters are used for measuring ocean current speed and direction. The meters also give information on the variation of ocean currents with time and the effects of wind, waves and tides. The meters are tethered to the bottom of the...

Photograph of a dual-beam oscillator. The oscillator has a counter/timer for testing and analyzing electronic equipment for voltage and frequency

An Oceanographic scientist works inside the Scripps Institute mobile laboratory

The Scripps Institute mobile laboratory was used by Nova University Oceanographic Center scientists to deploy instruments in an international cooperative experiment in the Mediterranean Sea

Exterior of the Scripps Institute mobile laboratory at the Nova University Oceanographic Center, circa 1970

The Scripps Institute mobile of Oceanography mobile lab was used by Nova Oceanographic scientists to deploy instruments in an international cooperative experiment in the Mediterranean Sea.

Dedication ceremony in the 1970s for the Charles and Hamilton Forman Building Center for Oceanographic Research, Port Everglades. In photo left to right: Hamilton Forman, Abraham S. Fischler, second President of Nova University 1970-1992, and Dr. Charles Forman

An adult loggerhead turtle returns to the ocean after laying its eggs on the beach in Hollywood, Florida, 1980

In the photograph, a Nova employee is shown guiding a turtle back into the Atlantic Ocean

A team from Nova University Oceanographic Center makes a boat run up the South Fork of the New River near Fort Lauderdale checking nutrient pollution by collecting specimens

Dr. William Springer Richardson, Director of Nova University Oceanographic Center (far left), talks to television personality and Tonight Show host Johnny Carson (photographed with sunglasses on), Johnny Carson's three sons Richard, Christopher, and Cory (far right), and other Nova staff members in an oceanographic laboratory, 1969

TV personality and Tonight Show host Johnny Carson (second from right), and his three sons are given a tour of the physical Oceanographic Laboratory by Dr. William Springer Richardson, Director of the Nova University Oceanographic Center, 1969

William Springer Richardson (1928-1975), Director of the Nova University Oceanographic Center

William Springer Richardson (1928-1975), Professor and Director of Nova University Oceanographic Center, was also active as a scientist, inventor, sailor, flier and author. Dr. Richardson was head of a team on board Nova's research vessel...

Nova University's research vessel Gulf Stream

The Gulf Stream was lost at sea with all hands on board (crew of five) in January 1975. At the time of its disappearance, the ship was performing experiments off the coast of Maine. The crew consisted of the following five men: William...

Sea turtle's first view of the world

Sea turtle populations have been seriously reduced worldwide through a number of human influences. Overdeveloped coastal areas have reduced their natural nesting habitats. Capture of adult turtles for eggs, meat, leather, and tortoise...