Acknowledgements 2004
Contributors to Explorations and Projects
George R. Sedberry
Senior Marine Scientist
Marine Resources Research Institute
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Mark A. Mitchell
Assistant Professor and Director
Louisiana State University Wildlife Hospital
Kelly Filer
Graduate Student
College of Charleston
Fred Andrus
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Alabama
Taylor Heyl
Vent Biologist
Ken MacDonald
Professor, Marine Geophysics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Jason Meyer
Graduate Student
University of South Carolina
Joe Resing
Chemical Oceanographer
Paul Schroeder
Chief Engineer
RV Thompson
Sharon Walker
Oceanographer
NOAA Vents Program, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Sarah White
Undergraduate Student
University of California, Santa Barbara
Scott “Captain Magneto” White
Marine Geologist and Magnetic Personality
Florida Coast Deep Corals 2004
Sandra Brooke, Ph.D.
University of Oregon
R. Grant Gilmore, Jr., Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Estuarine, Coastal and Ocean Science, Inc.
Jerry Harasewych, Ph.D.
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Charles Messing
Professor Oceanography
Oceanographic Center
NOVA Southeastern University
Cheryl Morrison
Biologist
USGS-BRD, Leetown Science Center, Aquatic Ecology Branch
Julie Olson
University of Alabama
Valerie Paul, Ph.D.
John Reed
Senior Scientist
Division of Biomedical Marine Research (DBMR)
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI)
Cindy Renkas
Web Coordinator
Raphael Ritson-Williams
Will Schroeder, Ph.D.
Professor, Marine Science
Senior Marine Scientist
University of Alabama/Dauphin Island Sea Lab
James Thomas, Ph.D.
Professor; Fulbright Scholar,
AAAS Science Fellow
Invertebrate Biology/Biological Oceanography
Nova Oceanographic Center
Doug Weaver, M. Sc.
Research/GIS Specialist
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Tara L. Casazza
Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Reneé Green
Educator at Sea
Barb Lubinski
Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Leetown Science Center
Jennie McClain
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Dr. Cheryl Morrison
Biologist
USGS-BRD, Leetown Science Center, Aquatic Ecology Branch
Martha Nizinski, PhD
Zoologist
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service
National Systematics Laboratory
Melissa L. Partyka
Ecologist, GIS-Specialist
Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina – Wilmington
Research Technician
Andrea M. Quattrini
Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington
J Murray Roberts
Marine Biologist
Scottish Association for Marine Science
Steve W. Ross,
Chief Scientist/Lead PI Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington and US Geological Survey
Bob Schwartz
Web Coordinator
NOAA Public Affairs
Aric Anderson
Captain - R/V Seward Johnson
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Jon Cohen, Ph.D.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Tamara Frank, Ph.D.
Biological Oceanographer
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Lee Frey
Ocean Engineer
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Susan Gottfried
Planning Systems, Inc./NOAA Coastal Data Development Center
Sönke Johnsen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Duke University
Karen Konzen
Research Assistant
University of Florida
Justin Marshall, Ph.D.
Marine Biologist
Vision Touch and Hearing Research Centre
QBI, University of Queensland
Australia
Mikhail V. Matz, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Erika Heine Raymond
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Ocean Research and Conservation Association, Ft. Pierce, FL
Dan Speiser
Duke University
Edith A. Widder, PhD
Senior Scientist
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
North Atlantic Stepping Stones 2004
Jess Adkins
California Institute of Technology
Peter Auster
Fish Biologist
University of Connecticut
Mercer Brugler
Graduate Student
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Paula M. Carlton
Teacher at Sea
Hickory Middle School
Chesapeake, VA
Scott C. France
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Allen Gontz
University of Massachusetts
Sarah L'Heureux
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Susan Mills
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Brennan Phillips
Institute for Exploration
Dan Scheirer
US Geological Survey
Timothy Shank
Co-Principal Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Anne Simpson
Graduate Student
University of Maine - Darling Marine Center
Les Watling
Benthic Ecologist
University of Maine
Rhian Waller
Postdoctoral Fellow
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Pete Wiley
Web Coordinator
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Robert Ballard, PhD
University of Rhode Island
Co-Chief Scientist
William (Billy) J. Brazelton
Ph.D Oceanography Student
University of Washngton
Kate Buckman
Graduate Student
WHOI/MIT Joint Program in Oceanography
David A. Butterfield
JISAO, University of Washington
Dwight F. Coleman
Director of Research
Institute for Exploration
Mystic Aquarium
Gretchen Früh-Green
Senior Research Scientist
ETH-Zürich. Switzerland
Dr. Peter Girguis
Geomicrobiologist
Deborah Glickson
Geologist
Ph.D Student
Jeffrey Karson
Professor
Duke University
Deborah Kelley, PhD
University of Washington
Co-Chief Scientist
Dr. Marvin Lilley
Professor
University of Washington
School of Oceanography
Kristin Ludwig
Graduate student
University of Washington
Dr. Tim Shank
Marine Biologist
Deb Zeyen
Bodil Bluhm
Research Assistant Professor
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Joe Caba
ROV Pilot
Elizabeth Calvert
Ice Diver
LT Kenneth Eller
Healy Helicopter Pilot
Kelley Elliott
Web Coordinator
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Rolf Gradinger
University of Alaska Fairbanks
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Russ Hopcroft
Associate Professor
Institute of Marine Science
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Katrin Iken
Assistant Professor and scientific diver
University of Alaska Fairbanks
LTJG Taggart Irwin
Damage Control Assistant
Ian MacDonald
Professor of Environmental Science
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi
Mette Nielson
Sea-Ice Biologist
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Jeremy Potter
Mission Coordinator
NOAA Ocean Exploration
Jenny Purcell
Western Washington University
Shannon Point Marine Center
Kevin A. Raskoff
Biologist
California State University, Monterey Bay
Michael Vecchione
NMFS National Systematics Lab.
Smithsonian Institution
Terry Whitledge
Chemical and Biological Oceanographer
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Dr. Edward Baker, Supervisory Oceanographer
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA
Dave Butterfield, Chemical Oceanographer
JISAO Program, University of Washington
NOAA Vents Program, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Bill Chadwick, Geologist
CIMRS Program, Oregon State University
NOAA Vents Program, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Cornel E.J. de Ronde, Geologist
Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences (GNS)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
John Dower, Fisheries Oceanographer
University of Victoria, Canada
Bob Embley, Chief Scientist
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
NOAA Vents Program
Kim Juniper, Biologist
University of Quebec, Montreal
John Lupton, Oceanographer
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), NOAA
Susan Merle, Geological Research Assistant
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA
Anna Metaxas, Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography
Dalhousie University
Craig L. Moyer, Associate Professor, Biology Department
Western Washington University
Bob Stern, Professor, Geosciences Department
University of Texas at Dallas
Verena Tunnicliffe, Canada Research Chair in Deep Oceans
Professor, University of Victoria, Canada
Rick Yorczyk
Archaeological Program Analyst
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Deep Water Macroalgal Meadows 2004
Heather Spalding
Chief Scientist
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sadie Mossman
Biology Teacher
King Kekaulike High School
Rick Yorczyk
Archaeological Program Analyst
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
