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Triton Stories
The Triton Stories dive into Triton’s research and highlights the people behind the Triton Initiative.
Recent Stories
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July 2025
Making Waves in Marine Energy Engineering with Abigale Snortland
August 2024
Triton Explains: Acoustic Particle Motion and Marine Energy
November 2023
Triton Explains: Collision Risk Research
May 2023
Taking Marine Energy Research to New Heights
MArch 2023
Triton Explains: What is Wave Energy?
2022
December 2022
Testing Collision Risk Solutions: Can the Turbine Itself Be the Answer?
September 2022
Considering the Whole Environment
July 2022
Triton Field Trials Special Issue Makes a Splash for Marine Energy
May 2022
Organization is Key! The Role of Project Coordination in Research
April 2022
One Size Does Not Fit All: Environmental Monitoring for Marine Energy
March 2022
Ocean Engineering for a Sustainable Future with Emma Cotter
February 2022
Bringing Science to Life with Creative Science Communications
January 2022
Partners Make Triton’s Research Possible: A Year of Collaborative Research
2021
December 2021
Does Light Affect Underwater
Wildlife?
November 2021
Introducing Triton 3.0: Researching Stressor/ Receptor Interactions
October 2021
The Perspectives of a Triton Intern with Christa Hvidsten
September 2021
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Triton’s Support of DOE-Funded Technology Projects
August 2021
Advancing Triton: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions and Marine Advocacy with Simon Geerlofs
July 2021
Science Isn't Complete Unless It's Well Communicated: Sharing Triton's Research with Cailene Gunn
June 2021
Triton's Genesis: Celebrating World Oceans Month with Genevra Harker-Klimeš
May 2021
Making Waves for Marine Energy: Triton from the Water Power Technologies Office Perspective
April 2021
Building the Triton Initiative with Meg Pinza
March 2021
Safety First! How Triton Conducts Field Operations Safely with Sue Southard
February 2021
Bringing Triton’s Vision to Life: Project Management with Alicia Amerson
January 2021
Creating Ears Under Water: Researching the Effects of Underwater Noise with Joe Haxel
2020
December 2020
Do Fish Swim Around or Through Energy Devices in the Water?
November 2020
How to Measure the Invisible: Quantifying Electromagnetic Fields with Molly Grear
October 2020
Understanding Changes in Ocean Habitats to Remove Barriers to Marine Energy Deployment with Lenaig Hemery
September 2020
Diving into Marine Renewable Energy Research with John Vavrinec
JULY 2020
Envisioning a Future with Marine Energy: How Predictive Modeling Informs Decision Making with Kate Buenau
June 2020
Researching the Ocean Is More Difficult Than Studying Space
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Contact
Cailene Gunn
Earth Scientist and Science Communicator
cailene.gunn@pnnl.gov
(360) 681-4578
Research topics
Marine Energy
Environmental Monitoring for Marine Energy
Water Power