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Aberdeen pupils are wired for sound thanks to Kongsberg Maritime Ltd

A group of primary pupils from an Aberdeen school found out all there is to know about sound last week (Wednesday 25 May 2011) when Kongsberg Maritime Ltd visited as part of a city Science Week initiative.

Ian Florence and Craig Wallace, from the company’s Subsea division, spent time with primary 6 and 7 at Stoneywood School in Dyce to shed some light on the subject. The talk by Kongsberg Maritime formed part of a week of presentations from various science based organisations, covering a range of topics including electricity, astronomy and nature.

Subsea engineer Ian Florence, started the talk by introducing the class to sound energy, using a ‘Slinky’ toy to demonstrate the basic principles of sound waves. He then spoke about sound in water and how it’s used at Kongsberg Maritime to map sea beds and identify objects underwater.

With help from some willing volunteers, Craig Wallace, also a subsea engineer at Kongsberg Maritime, then took over to show the children a fly-through of an empty Loch Ness, the largest loch in Scotland and home to the mysterious ‘Loch Ness Monster’. The pupils enjoyed taking control of the fly-through and exploring the loch bed and walls. The presentation finished with a short talk and video on the application of hydrographic equipment on ROV’s and AUV’s.

Kongsberg Maritime’s visit was part of an ongoing initiative by the company to support and contribute to the local community at all levels, from school projects like this through to collaboration with the Aberdeen universities.

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