Science
Dr. Jorge Ahumada (Ph.D., Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, 1996)
Conservation International, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Field of Expertise: Population and Community
Ecology
Areas of Expertise: biodiversity, climate
change, disease ecology, mathematical modeling, population
biology, ecological monitoring
Dr. Lihini Aluwihare (Ph.D., Chemical
Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1999)
Assistant Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
University of California, San Diego, California, USA
Field of Expertise: Chemical Oceanography
Areas of Expertise: compositional and isotopic
approaches to studying organic matter cycling in the marine
environment
Dr. Sean M. Callahan (Ph.D., Biological
Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1999)
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, University
of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Genetics
and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois,
USA (1999–2002)
Field of Expertise: Molecular Genetics
of Cyanobacteria
Areas of Expertise: molecular genetics,
physiology of nitrogen fixation by cyanobacteria, roles
and interactions between genes that influence pattern formation
and cellular differentiation of heterocysts
Dr. Pulchérie Gueneau (Ph.D., Molecular
Biology, University of Paris 5, 1999)
MatexBT, Harstad, Norway
Field of Expertise: Microbial & Molecular
Biology
Areas of Expertise: phytoplankton, microbial
pathogens, PCR diagnostics, cell banks
Dr Frithjof Kuepper (Ph.D., Plant Physiology
and Pathology, Ecology, Inorganic Biochemistry, Universität
Konstanz, Germany and Université de Paris-Sud XI
/ Orsay, France, 2001)
Head of Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP)
Dept. of Microbial & Molecular Biology, The Scottish
Association for Marine Science
Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Argyll, Scotland, United
Kingdom
Field of Expertise: Marine Primary Producers
and Chemistry
Areas of Expertise: inorganic biochemistry,
chemical ecology, biogeochemical cycles, natural products
chemistry, physiology of stress and defense marine primary
producers, biodiversity, culture collections
Dr. Patrick M. Miller (Ph.D., Biological
Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution, 2000)
Senior Research Fellow, School of Biology, University of
St Andrews, Scotland, UK
Field of Expertise: Communication in Marine
Mammals
Areas of Expertise: acquisition and function
of marine mammal sounds, impacts of human sounds on marine
mammals, acoustics of marine mammal sounds in water
Dr. Nicole J. Poulton (Ph.D., Biological
Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 2000)
J. J. MacIsaac Aquatic Cytometry Facility, Bigelow Laboratory
for Ocean Sciences, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USA
Field of Expertise: Harmful Algal Bloom
Detection & Management
Areas of Expertise: harmful algal blooms,
flow cytometry development, techniques, & education,
algal culturing, molecular biology, monoclonal antibodies,
cell lines
Dr. Anne Sell (Ph.D., Hydrobiology, University
of Technology, Dresden, Germany, 1996)
Institut für Seefischerei (Institute for Sea Fisheries)
Bundesforschungsanstalt für Fischerei (Federal Research
Centre for Fisheries), Hamburg, Germany
Field of Expertise: Functional Ecology
& Trophodynamics of Freshwater and Marine Zooplankton,
Habitats
Areas of Expertise: Zooplankton: predator-prey
interactions, functional response, behavior, adaptations
to changes in the biological and physical environment; Fish:
species assemblages of bottom fish, biodiversity, habitat
characteristics
Dr. Paula Suárez (Ph.D., Aquatic
Microbiology, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 1999)
Aquatic Microbiology Laboratory, Departamento de Biología
de Organismos, Universidad Simón Bolívar,
Caracas, Venezuela
Field of Expertise: Marine Microbiology
(Petroleum Industry)
Areas of Expertise: marine bacterial pathogens,
hydrocarbons degradation, hygiene and environmental safety,
oil industry environmental impact studies
Dr. Matthew B. Sullivan (Ph.D., Biological
Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution, 2004)
Assistant Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Field of Expertise: Ocean Virus Ecology,
Diversity, & Genomics
Areas of Expertise: ecology, diversity,
physiology, structural virology, and comparative (meta)genomics,
transcriptomics, and proteomics of oceanic viruses (particularly
focused on cyanobacterial viruses)
Dr. Andreas P. Teske (Ph.D., Microbial
Ecology, Max-Planck-Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen,
Germany, 1995)
Associate Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Field of Expertise: Microbial Ecology &
Systematics
Areas of Expertise: natural diversity,
environmental tolerance, and physiology of prokaryotes in
extreme marine environments, biogeochemistry, genomics
Dr. Cindy L. Van Dover (Ph.D., Biological
Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1989)
Director, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Chair, Division of Coastal Systems Science and Policy
Nicholas School of the Environment & Earth Sciences
Faculty, Division of Marine Science & Conservation
Professor of Marine Biology, Duke University, Durham, North
Carolina, USA
Field of Expertise: Ecology of Chemosynthetic
Ecosystems
Areas of Expertise: biodiversity, biogeochemistry,
conservation biology, ecology, marine science
Dr. Rhea K. Workman (Ph.D., Marine Geology,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, 2005)
Research Faculty, Department of Geology and Geophysics,
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Field of Expertise: Trace Element and Isotope
Geochemistry
Areas of Expertise: ocean island and mid-ocean
ridge volcanism, uranium series geochemistry, composition
of the earth's crust and mantle, radiogenic heavy isotopes,
mass spectrometry
Technology
Engineering
Christopher D. Barry, P.E. (WA 27127, CA 18536)
(BSME, Mechanical Engineering/Naval Architecture –
Marine Engineering, University of California, Berkeley,
1974)
Senior Naval Architect, United States Coast Guard Engineering
Logistics Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Winner of Hann Award in Ship Production, two patents in
high speed marine craft
Chair of Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
(SNAME) Small Craft Technical and Research Committee
Co-chair of ad hoc Technical Panel on Ocean Renewable Energy
Field of Expertise: Naval Architecture
and Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ship Construction
Areas of Expertise: ship, small vessel,
and offshore system concept, contract and detail design;
ship mission analysis and requirements development; hydrodynamics;
ship and platform model and full scale testing; icebreaking;
stability; ship and secondary structure design and analysis;
propulsion systems; ship auxiliary systems; ship production;
shipyard estimating, change, claims and cost negotiation;
and marine accident investigation.
Matthew C. Heintz (B.S., Mechanical and
Ocean Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 1992)
Research Engineer, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts,
USA
DSV ALVIN Pilot & Engineer, Deep Submergence Group,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts,
USA (1992-2000)
Field of Expertise: Mechanical and Ocean
Engineering
Areas of Expertise: mechanical design,
construction, and operation of crewed and uncrewed deep
diving research submersibles, including ROVs, AUVs, HOVS,
and vehicle instrumentation
Energy
Dr. Leo D. DiDomenico (Ph.D., Electrical
Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1999)
President, CTO, and founder of Xtreme Energetics, Inc.,
Livermore, California, USA
Senior Staff Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),
Pasadena, California, USA (1999-2005)
Field of Expertise: Electrical Engineering
and Physics
Areas of Expertise: alternative energy
technologies, advanced solar energy systems, optical &
electronics engineering, applied theoretical physics, and
adaptive control of electromagnetic radiation
Law
Intellectual Property
Dr. Alexander Cohen, Ph.D.
Senior Inventor and Intellectual Property Consultant, Intellectual
Ventures, Seattle, Washington, USA
Field of Expertise: Intellectual Property
& Venture Capital
Areas of Expertise: software patents, managing
patent portfolios
Education & Public Outreach
Daniella M. Scalice
Education, Outreach, and Communications Lead, NASA Astrobiology
Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, California, USA
Field of Expertise: Science Education &
Outreach
Areas of Expertise: astrobiology, multidisciplinary
science, cross-cultural projects, professional development
for educators, curriculum design, film production
Devrin D. Weiss (M.A., International Relations,
American University, Washington, D.C., USA)
The World Bank Group, Washington, D.C., USA (1997-2006)
Field of Expertise: Global Learning Networks
Areas of Expertise: World Bank Global Development
Learning Network (Europe and Central Asia Region), international
personnel training initiatives in education and cross-cultural
leadership, program development in extremely challenging
work environments
Private Expeditions & Speaking Engagements
Larry G. Newsome, Senior Tour Director
Tauck World Discovery, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Field of Expertise: Global Travel Industry
(35 Years)
Areas of Expertise: Western United States
& Canada, Australia, Asia, Pacific Islands
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