Welcome to PERG - Prof. Alexander H. Slocum
MacVicar Faculty Fellow & Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Alex Slocum demonstrates the principle behind anchoring proposed energy-storage tanks to the seafloor, as President Barack Obama and MIT President Susan Hockfield look on.
Photo courtesy of the White House. MIT News Story
Research Interests
- Medical Devices - Cost effective solutions for clincal care
- Precision Machine Design
- Renewable Energy Systems - MIT Energy Initiaive
- MIT Tata Center for Technology & Design
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Renewable Energy Systems
Example - Underwater Offshore Renewable Energy Storage (ORES) for wind turbines






