Seaglider Fabrication Center

School of Oceanography

The Seaglider Fabrication Center (SFC) of the University of Washington provides new Seagliders, operator training, and glider refurbishment to both internal (UW) and external customers. It is a division of the School of Oceanography (SOO) and works cooperatively with the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and other units to provide high-quality glider AUVs to discerning oceanographic customers. While it works closely with the research and development groups of Dr. Charlie Eriksen (SoO) and Dr. Craig Lee (APL), it is a separate entity managed by Dr. Fritz Stahr. It is housed in the Ocean Sciences Building on the UW campus.