Commander Nicole Manning, Commanding Officer of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer; Derek Sowers, expedition mapping lead, NOAA Ocean Exploration; and Allen Collins, biology science lead, NOAA Fisheries National Systematics Laboratory Director participate in a virtual event from the control room of Okeanos Explorer during Windows to the Deep 2021. The event, which took place on November 5, was hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and NOAA in order to highlight the importance and value of the ocean. Part of the event included this live conversation with explorers on the ship.
Explorers Participating in Live Event
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Commander Nicole Manning, Commanding Officer of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer; Derek Sowers, expedition mapping lead, NOAA Ocean Exploration; and Allen Collins, biology science lead, NOAA Fisheries National Systematics Laboratory Director participate in a virtual event from the control room of Okeanos Explorer during Windows to the Deep 2021. The event, which took place on November 5, was hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and NOAA in order to highlight the importance and value of the ocean. Part of the event included this live conversation with explorers on the ship.