The Innovative Marine Technology Laboratory (IMT Laboratory) is a research group of the Marine Physical Laboratory. As part of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, the IMT Laboratory maintains facilities in several locations on the campus. Directions and contact information is available here >>

Through the process of answering basic science question in ocean research, the IMT Laboratory's research spans numerous fields. The development of innovative instrumentation and technology plays a big part in obtaining accurate measurements to solve these questions. Field deployments play in big part in oceanographic research and likewise, play a big part in utilizing the instruments which have been developed in the IMT Lab and gathering necessary measurments and data. The final data analysis of the information obtained from the field deployments is performed.

After ending in full circle, often the tasks of completing a project lead to new questions and new projects. To read further about our current research, please see the Research section, which provides a preview of some of our projects.