Acknowledgements 2003
Contributors to Explorations and Projects
Dr. Edward Baker, Supervisory Oceanographer
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA
Bill Chadwick, Volcanologist
Oregon State University
Robert Dziack, Seismologist
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA
Bob Embley, Geophysicist
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA
Matt Fowler, Hydroacoustics
Oregon State University
Geoff Lebon, Educator
Gary Massoth, Marine Chemist
Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, New Zealand
Susan Merle, Geological Research Assistant
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA
Joe Resing, Marine Chemist
University of Washington
Sharon Walker, Educator
Mountains in the Sea
Dr. Peter Auster, Fish Biologist
National Undersea Research Center, University of Connecticut
Ivar Babb, Director
National Undersea Research Center, University of Connecticut
Dr. Tina Bishop, Vice President and Academic Director
The College of Exploration
Mercer R. Brugler, Graduate Student
Grice Marine Laboratory, College of Charleston
MJ Brush, Scientific Illustrator
University of Connecticut
Maya Crosby, Teacher
Lincoln Academy
Nick Forfinski, Survey Technician
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, NOAA
Dr. Scott France, Deep Sea Biologist
College of Charleston
Pat Frisketti, Teacher
Hamden High School, Hamden, CT
Catalina Martinez, Physical Scientist
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Susan Mills, Research Associate II
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Jon Moore
Florida Atlantic University, Wilkes Honors College
Diana Payne, Biologist and Education Coordinator
Connecticut Sea Grant
Laura Rear, Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Sea Grant Fellow
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA
Melissa Ryan, Education Coordinator
The College of Exploration
Anne Simpson, Graduate Student
University of Maine
Peter Tuddenham, President/Executive Director
The College of Exploration
Les Watling, Benthic Ecologist
Darling Marine Lab, University of Maine
Windows to the Deep
John Braxton, undergraduate student
Savannah State University
Marjorie S. Curtis, Associate Professor
College of William and Mary
Jennifer Dreyer, Graduate Student
College of William & Mary
Bill Gilhooly, Ph.D. student
University of Virginia
Taylor Heyl, Graduate Student
Department of Biology, College of William & Mary
Matthew Hornbach, PhD Student
Department of Geophysics, University of Wyoming
Catalina Martinez, Mission Coordinator
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Heath J. Mills, PhD student
Georgia Tech University
Margaret Olsen, Education Specialist
SouthEast Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (SECOSEE)
Taconya Piper, Web Coordinator
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Carolyn Ruppel, PhD, co-Chief Scientist, Associate Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Cindy Van Dover, PhD, co-Chief Scientist
College of William and Mary
Charleston Bump
Fred Andrus, Geologist
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia
Frank Helies, Graduate Student
University of South Carolina
Brian Helmuth, Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Sciences Program, University
of South Carolina
Dara Hooker, Graduate Student
University of South Carolina
Connie Leverett, Educator-at-sea
Burke High School, Charleston, SC
John McDonough, Expeditions Coordinator
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Jerry McLelland, Associate Professor, Research Associate
Department of Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi
Jeremy Potter, Web Coordinator
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA
Leslie Sautter, Geologist
College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
George R. Sedberry, Senior Marine Scientist
Marine Resources Research Institute, South Carolina Dept. of Natural
Resources
Stephen E. Stancyk, Professor
Dept. of Geological Sciences and Marine Science Program, University of
South Carolina
Rich Styles, Assistant Professor
Dept. of Geological Sciences and Marine Science Program, University of
South Carolina
Susan Thornton-DeVictor, Laboratory Assistant
Southeastern Regional Taxonomic Center
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Phil Weinbach, Fish Biologist
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Elizabeth Wenner, Research Marine Scientist
Marine Resources Center, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
David M. Wyanski, Fish Biologist
Marine Resources Research Institute
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Life on the Edge
Doni Angell, Educator at Sea
Heritage Middle School, Valdese, NC
Liz Baird, Educator
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Jim Berg, Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Margot Bohan, Web Coordinator
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA
Allen Brooks, Research Benthic Ecologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Tara L. Casazza, Research Biologist
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
Ann Marie Necaise, Research Biologist
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
Martha Nizinski, Zoologist
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Systematics Laboratory
Jeremy Potter, Expedition Coordinator
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA
Steve W. Ross, Director
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
Kenneth J. Sulak, Fisheries Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Deep Sea Medicines
Shirley Pomponi
Vice President and Director of Research
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Alan Duckworth
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Tamara Frank, Biological Oceanographer
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Tara Pitts
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Shirley Pomponi, Vice President & Director of Research
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
John Reed, Senior Research Specialist
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Jane Thompson
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Edie Widder, Senior Scientist
Bioluminescence Department, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Gary Keith Wolfe
(MS, Florida Institute of Technology)
Amy E. Wright, Director
Division of Biomedical Marine Research
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Steamship Portland
Ivar Babb
Director
National Undersea Research Center at the University of Connecticut
Avery Campus, Groton, CT.
Benjamin D. Cowie-Haskell
Primary Investigator, Portland Expedition
Operations Coordinator, NOAAs Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Allen Gontz
Graduate Student
University of Maine
Matthew Lawrence
Maritime Archaeologist
Landfall Archaeological Resource Consultants
Caritta Lee, Log Coordinator
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Deborah Marx
Maritime Archaeologist
Landfall Archaeological Resource Consultants
Anne Smrcina
Education and Outreach Coordinator
NOAA's Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Bruce Terrell
Archaeologist
NOAA, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Gulf of Mexico Habitats
Sarah Bernhardt
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA
John Bratton
U.S. Geological Survey
Woods Hole, MA
Sandra Brooke
University of Oregon
Shelley DuPuy
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA
Peter Etnoyer, Scientist
Sponsored by the Marine Conservation Biology Institute
Suzanne Fredericq
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Emma Hickerson, Research Coordinator
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA
Ron Hill, PhD
Research Fisheries Biologist
NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center-Galveston
Catalina Martinez
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Julie Olson
University of Alabama
Doug Weaver
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA
Mary Wicksten
Texas A&M University
Puerto Rico Trench
Amy Kennedy, Marine Mammal Observer
Center for Coastal Studies
Rebecca Lester, Marine Mammal Observer
Center for Coastal Studies
Uri ten Brink, Research Geologist
U. S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Field Center
Gulf of Mexico Deep Sea Biology
Shawn M. Arellano, Ph.D. Student
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
University of Oregon
Michael S. Berger, Ph.D. Candidate
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
University of Oregon
Craig Everroad, Ph.D. Candidate
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
University of Oregon
Erich Fleming, Ph.D. Candidate
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
University of Oregon
Jennifer Head, Ph.D. Candidate
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
University of Oregon
Ali Helms, Masters Student
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
University of Oregon
Jessica A. Miller, Ph.D. Candidate
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
University of Oregon
Tracey Smart, Masters Student
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
University of Oregon
Jule Schultz, Masters Student
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
University of Oregon
Craig Young, Principle Investigator
University of Oregon
John J. Young, Masters Student
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
University of Oregon
Ahna VanGaest, Undergraduate Student
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
University of Oregon
Kick'em Jenny Volcano
Debby Kay, Web Coordinator
NOAA Research
Titanic
Roy Cullimore, PhD
Droycon Bioconcepts Inc.
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Lori Johnston
Droycon Bioconcepts Inc.
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Laura Rear, Knauss Sea Grant Fellow, Archaeology Program Assistant
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Jeremy B. Weirich, LTJG, Marine Archaeologist
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Black Sea
Jeremy B. Weirich, LTJG, Marine Archaeologist
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Quest for the Gaspee
Rod Mather, co-Chief Scientist
University of Rhode Island
John Jensen, co-Chief Scientist
Mystic Seaport Musesum
Arctic 2003
Larry Mayer, Chief Scientist
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
University of New Hampshire
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Rachel Shackelford, Data Department Manager
Hawai`i Undersea Research Lab
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
U-166
Rob Church, co-Chief Scientist
C & C Technologies
Dan Warren, co-Chief Scientist
C & C Technologies
Aquarius
Various Girl Scouts of the USA