Acknowledgements
This Web site is the product of the combined efforts of hundreds of contributors,
from very diverse backgrounds. The following list was developed to recognize
their contributions. They are listed in alphabetical order, according to
exploration or topic.
Production Team
Contributors to Other Site Content
Oversight Committee
Site Awards & Accomplishments
Contributors to Explorations and Projects
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001
Michael Shelby, Web Site Manager (2004-2005), Program Manager (2005-present)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Joe Flood, Web Site Manager (2005-present)
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA
Kyle Carothers, Production Manager (2003-present)
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA
Brian Johnson, Web Site Manager (2001-2004), Program Manager (2004)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Davida Remer, Production Manager (2001-2005)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Jerry Lau, Production Assistant (2002-present)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Gini Kennedy, Graphic Designer (2002-present)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Georgia Shao, Production Assistant (2002-present)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Lawrence Charters, Web Site Statistics (2001-present)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Susan Holliday Buda, Production Assistant (2001-2005)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Valarie Thorpe, Production Assistant (2002-2005)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Marina Kline, Production Assistant (2003-2005)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
James Connors, Production Assistant (2003-2006)
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA
Caritta Lee, Gallery Section Lead (2001),
Production Assistant (2001-2007)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Pam Rubin, Senior Web Site Editor (2001-2004)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Wendy Sera, Assistant Editor (2004)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Michael Shelby, Production Assistant (2001-2003)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Colleen Labbe, Assistant Editor, Production Assistant (2001-2003)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Bruce Moravchik, Production Assistant, Technology Section Lead (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
John Paul Tolson, Production Assistant (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Lisa Butler, Production Assistant (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
David Lott, Web Site Designer (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Contributors to Other Site Content
Robert Aguirre, GIS and Mapping, Writer (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Dorothy Anderson, Librarian (2001)
NOAA Central Library, NOAA
Mary Lou Cumberpatch, Library Section Lead
NOAA Central Library, NOAA
Steve Gittings, Remotely Operated Vehicles, Writer (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Paula Keener-Chavis, National Education Coordinator (2001-present)
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA
Tish Krieg, Educator (2003-present)
NASA Oceanography Program
Andrea McCurdy, Program Consultant (2003-present)
NASA Oceanography Program
Rick Stumpf, Remote Sensing, Writer (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Albert Theberge, History Section Lead (2001-present)
NOAA Central Library, NOAA
Ocean Challenge Puzzle, For Fun Section
NOAA thanks Chevron Corp. for use of their sofware application, and Orange Design of San Francisco, CA, creator of the software application, for assisting NOAA in reconfiguring the application for use as the Ocean Challenge Puzzle.
Oversight Committee
Daniel Basta, Director
National Marine Sanctuary Program, NOAA
Steve Hammond, Chief Scientist
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA
Paula Keener-Chavis, National Education Coordinator
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA
Thomas La Pointe, Web Site Producer
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Craig McLean, Director
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA
Michael Shelby, Program Manager
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Andy Shepard, Associate Director
National Undersea Research Center, NOAA
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Web
Site Awards & Accomplishments
Since its inception in April 2001, NOAA Ocean Explorer has been featured on hundreds of Web sites and print media sources, and received several awards and special recognitions. Highlights are listed below.
2007
- American Scientist: Online Site of the Week (12/03)
- Exploring the Inner Space of the Celebes Sea: MSNBC, USAToday.com, ABCnews.com, The Manila Star
- Webby Award Honoree (Science and Education)
- Kids.gov: Site of the Month (October)
- Wikipedia:Picture of the day (April 14, 2007) RMS Titanic's Bow
2006
- Finalist, Government Web Managers' Best Practice Award.

- Yahoo Pick of the Week (05/30)
- Christian Science Monitor, "Beyond and below the blue horizon," June 28, 2006.
- Ring of Fire Expedition: Nature, NPR, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, FOX News, CNET, Astrobiology, Oregonlive.com
- "NOAA's Okeanos Explorer & Telepresence Technology," (PDF) Marine Technology Reporter, March 2006.
- Davidson Seamount Expedition: The New York Times, USAToday.com, The Monterey Herald, The Mercury News, Science News Online, Divenews.com, SFgate.com, MSNBC.com, Newsday.com, the Ely Times, Washington Post, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Forbes, Houston Chronicle, SiliconValley.com, Kentucky.com, Times Picayune, Biloxi Sun Herald, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Centre Daily Times, Akron Beacon Journal, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Fort Wayne News Sentinel, Belleville News-Democrat, Jackson News-Tribune, Olberlin, The Kindred Times, Herald News Daily, Brocktown News, KUSP radio
- Galapagos Expedition: Nature magazine (registration required), feature (Feb. 23, 2006)
2005
- National Association of Government Communicators, a Gold Screen first place award for Websites produced primarily in-house (May 12, 2005)
The
Gateway to Educational Materials online, lesson plans added
to their index (April) and featured on their Home page as a lead
news story (April 5, 2005)
- The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) online, Web site and lesson plans added to their index of educational resources (April 2005)
- Operation Deep Scope: Nature
2004
National
Geographic Magazine online, Arctic feature (Feb. 5, 2004) - Pacific Business News, Magic Mountain Virtual Site feature
- Voice of America, Web Site of the Week (Apr. 26, 2004)
- Providence Journal, Mountains in the Sea feature (May)
- Linksgiving.com, Weekly Link Award (June 20 - 26, 2004)
- USNews.com, U.S. News and World Report, The Blue Planet (August 16, 2004)
- The American Association for the Advancement of Sciences' Science Magazine (ScienceMag.org) (Vol. 305, Number 5692, Issue of 24 September 2004), favorable review (Sept. 24, 2004)
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Picks of the Week (Nov. 1 - 8, 2004), OceanAGE featured in their weekly pick of Web sites
- National Geographic Magazine, Why is Titanic Vanishing? (December 2004)
2003
- Kick'em Jenny Volcano Mission: Nature
- National Science Teacher Association, Recommended Web Site, SciLinks Award (Jan. 21, 2003)
- Education-World.com, Recommended Web Site (Apr. 2003)
- Coexploration.org, Recommended Web Site (Apr. 2003)
Scientific
American, Recommended Web Site, Sci/Tech
Award, Top 5 Earth & Environment Category (May 27,
2003) - WorldCat Worldwide Library Catalog (Jun. 2003)
- NewsDay.com, Mountains to the Deep feature (Jul. 23, 2003)
- Onefish.org Resource Directory, Recommended Web Site (Jul. 23, 2003)
- Science Magazine (ScienceMag.org), NetWatch:Best of the Web, Recommended Web Site (Aug. 22, 2003)
- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC.org), Picks of the Week, Life on the Edge feature (Aug. 25, 2003)
- ScienceMaster.com, Recommended Web Site (Oct. 2003)
2002
- Society of Environmental Journalists, Four Stars (Feb.)
- ScienceMaster.com, Recommended Web Site (Mar. 2002)
- San Jose Mercury News, Davidson Seamount feature (May 30, 2002)
- BayArea.com, Davidson Seamount feature (May 30, 2002)
- ABCnews.com, Davidson Seamount feature (Sci/Tech, Jun. 26, 2002)
- ScienceMaster.com, Recommended Web Site (Jun. 2002)
- CNN.com homepage, Monitor feature (Aug. 5, 2002)
- Washingtonpost.com, Monitor feature (Aug. 6, 2002)
- Los Angeles Times, Monitor feature (Aug. 6, 2002)
- Wall Street Journal, Monitor feature (Aug. 6, 2002)
- New York Times, Monitor feature (Aug. 6, 2002)
- Baltimore Sun, Monitor feature (Aug. 6, 2002)
- NewsDay, Monitor feature (Aug. 6, 2002)
- Yahoo.com, Monitor feature (Aug. 6, 2002)
- CNN.com, Monitor feature (Oct. 21, 2002)
National
Science Teacher Association, Recommended Web Site, SciLinks
Award (Nov. 25, 2002)
- ABCnews.com, Monitor feature (Jun. 29, 2001)
- CNN.com, Pioneer Seamount feature (Sci-Tech, Sep. 7, 2001)
- Discover Magazine, Recommended Web Site (Nov. issue)
- NPR Radio Expeditions, Recommended Web Site (Nov. program)