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Advisory Committee

  • James Austin, The University of Texas/Austin
  • John Kreider, Oceaneering International
  • Lance Towers, The Boeing Company
  • Richard Rikoski, Hadal Inc.
  • Shirley Pomponi, Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, & Technology (CIOERT) and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University
  • Frank Herr, Office of Naval Research
  • Alan Leonardi, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
  • Victoria Tschinkel, 1000 Friends of Florida
  • Jerry Schubel, Aquarium of the Pacific

Forum Co-conveners

  • Jesse Ausubel, The Rockefeller University
  • Paul Gaffney, Monmouth University

List of Registrants

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A

  • Lori Adornato – SRI International
  • Maria Ardila-Jimenez – Monmouth University
  • James Austin – The University of Texas/Austin
  • Jesse Ausubel – The Rockefeller University

B

  • Steven Bachrach – Monmouth University
  • Benjamin Ballard –
  • Robert Ballard – Ocean Exploration Trust & COE GSO
  • Chris Beaverson – NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research Program
  • Sandor Becz – Hydroid, Inc.
  • James Bellingham – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Ruth Blake – Yale University
  • Gregory Boland – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
  • Beth Brody – Monmouth University
  • Paul Brown – Monmouth University
  • Mercer Brugler – American Museum of Natural History and NYC College of Technology (CUNY)
  • William Burnett – Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command

C

  • Russell Callender – NOAA
  • Merry Camhi – Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Frank Cantelas – NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research
  • Marian Carlson – Simons Foundation
  • Eamon Carrig – Autonomous Marine Systems
  • Thomas Chance – ASV LLC
  • Andrew Clark – Marine Technology Society
  • Lisa Clough – National Science Foundation
  • Dwight Coleman – URI-GSO
  • Terry Collins – Terry Collins & Associates, Inc.
  • Erik Cordes – Temple University
  • Jim Costopulos – Global Oceans
  • Katy Croff Bell – Ocean Exploration Trust
  • Tom Curran – Lockheed Martin
  • Alan Curry – The Rockefeller University
  • Thomas Curtin – University of Washington

D

  • James Delgado – NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
  • Amanda Demopoulos – US Geological Survey
  • Taylor Donovan – Monmouth University

E

  • Kelley Elliott – NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
  • Kathy Ellis – Monmouth University

F

  • Jason Fahy – US Naval War College
  • Stuart Feldman – Schmidt Ocean Institute
  • Vicki Ferrini – Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
  • Joan Fishman – Monmouth University
  • David Fries – Institute for Human Machine Cognition
  • Allison Fundis – Ocean Exploration Trust
  • Peter Furze – Teledyne Marine

G

  • David Gadsby – The Rockefeller University
  • Paul Gaffney – Monmouth University
  • Terry Garcia – National Geographic Society (retired)
  • Yogesh Girdhar – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Peter Girguis – Harvard University
  • Mary Beth Griggs – Discover Magazine

H

  • Stephen Hammond – NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
  • Jon Haslem – Bridgewater Associates
  • Frank Herr – Office of Naval Research
  • Kris Hoellen – The National Aquarium
  • Jeremy Hsu – sciencehsu.com
  • Cameron Hume – Ocean Exploration Advisory Board

J

  • Don Jagoe – Liquid Robotics
  • Marcus Jarrett – Naval Oceanographic Office
  • Kylie Johnson – Monmouth University

K

  • Carl Kaiser – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Brian Kennedy – Deep Submergence Consulting
  • Eric King – Schmidt Ocean Institute
  • John Kloske – SRI International
  • Anthony Knap – Texas A&M University
  • Jonathan Knowles – Autodesk
  • Jason Kroll – Monmouth University
  • Erin Krozek – National Geographic Studios

L

  • David Lang – OpenROV
  • Daniel Lawrence – Riptide Autonomous Solutions LLC
  • Alan Leonardi – NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
  • Darlene Lim – Bay Area Environmental Research Institute/NASA Ames Research Center
  • David Lovalvo – Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration

M

  • Tony MacDonald – Monmouth University
  • Bruce Martin – Dalhousie University and JASCO Applied Sciences
  • Jeremy Mathis – NOAA PMEL
  • Larry Mayer – University of New Hampshire
  • John McDonough – NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
  • Lindsay McKenna – NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
  • David McKinnie – NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
  • Craig McLean –NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
  • Sharon Mesick – NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
  • Jennifer Miksis-Olds – University of New Hampshire
  • Allison Miller – Schmidt Ocean Institute
  • Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb – International Union for Conservation of Nature

N

  • Sossie Najarian – Monmouth University
  • Tavit Najarian – Najarian Associates
  • Amanda Netburn – NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research

O

  • Kelly Oskvig – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Gulf Research Program

P

  • Leonard Pace – Schmidt Ocean Institute
  • Ravijit Paintal – Autonomous Marine Systems
  • Russell Pennoyer – Brittany Capital Group, Inc.
  • Emil Petruncio – U.S. Naval Academy
  • Vincent Pieribone – John B. Pierce Laboratory
  • Shirley Pomponi – Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, & Technology (CIOERT) and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University
  • Kenneth Pringle – Pringle Quinn Anzano, P.C.

R

  • Nancy Rabalais – Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and Louisiana State University
  • Nicole Raineault – Ocean Exploration Trust
  • Steven Ramberg –Penn State University
  • Richard Rikoski – Hadal Inc.
  • Dominique Rissolo – University of California, San Diego
  • Howard Rosenbaum – Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Craig Russell – NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research
  • Melissa Ryan – Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration

S

  • Mark Schrope – Schmidt Marine Technology Partners
  • Jerry Schubel – Aquarium of the Pacific
  • David Score – NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
  • Bob Sculthorpe – MU/RU Coastal and Ocean Advisory Panel
  • Timothy Shank – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Danica Simmons – Monmouth University
  • Dan Spillane – Bridgewater Associates
  • Mark Stoeckle – The Rockefeller University
  • Cayla Sullivan – Monmouth University
  • Christina Symons – Pentarius Deep Sub LLC

T

  • Jim Thomson – University of Washington
  • Lance Towers – The Boeing Company
  • Kevin Traver – Marine Technology Society
  • Victoria Tschinkel – 1000 Friends of Florida

V

  • Scott Van Buskirk – Oceaneering International
  • Jyotika Virmani – XPRIZE

W

  • Jon White – Consortium for Ocean Leadership

Y

  • Dana Yoerger – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution