Acknowledgements 2008
Contributors to Explorations and Projects
Lophelia II 2008: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks
Erik Cordes,
Assistant Professor,
Temple University
Andrea M. Quattrini
University of North Carolina Wilmington,
Center for Marine Science, Wilmington, NC
Maria Pia Miglietta
Department of Biology,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, Pennsylvania
Greg Boland,
Minerals Management Service,
U.S. Department Of The Interior
Robert A. Church,
Senior Marine Archaeologist,
C & C Technologies, Inc.
Daniel J. Warren,
Assistant Houston Geoscience Manager,
Senior Marine Archaeologist,
C & C Technologies, Inc.
John Broadwater
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Leslie Wickes
Research Technician
Temple University
Matt Porter
Student
The Pennsylvania State University
Jay Lunden
Graduate Student
Temple University
Michael Robert Kullman
GIS Specialist
TDI-Brooks International
Peter Etnoyer
Doctoral Fellow
Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
William (Bill) Shedd
Geophysicist
Minerals Management Service
Doug Weaver
Marine Biologist, Doctoral Student
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
Morgan Kilgour
Harte Doctoral Fellow
Harte Research Institute,
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Matt Porter
Student
The Pennsylvania State University
Emily Crum
Writer/Editor (Web Coordinator)
NOAA's National Ocean Service
Stephen C. Nold
University of Wisconsin – Stout
Bopaiah A. Biddanda
Annis Water Resources Institute
Scott T. Kendall
Annis Water Resources Institute
Thomas H. Johengen
University of Michigan
Tyrone J. Black, CPG
Senior Geologist
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality – Cadillac District
Gaylord Field Office Office, Office of Geological Survey
Devin A. Bonnie
ROV Operator
University of Connecticut
National Undersea Research Center
Val Klump
Director
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Great Lakes WATER Institute
Thomas R. Novell
Geochemist/Graduate Student
Wayne State University
Emily McDonald
Web Coordinator
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Susan Gottfried
Ocean Explorer Data Manager
NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center
Dr. Nathan Hawley
Oceanographer
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Steve Ruberg
Thunder Bay Sinkholes Principle Investigator NOAA/GLERL
AUVfest 2008: Navy Mine-hunting Robots Help NOAA Explore Sunken History
Frank Cantelas
Maritime Archaeology Program Officer
NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
Denise Crimmins
Engineer and Project Manager
Naval Undersea Warfare Center - Division Newport
Justin Manley
Technology Goal Lead
NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research - Battelle
Christiane Duarte
Computer Scientist
Naval Undersea Warfare Center - Division Newport
D.K. (Kathy) Abbass
Director and Founder
Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project
Rod Mather
Associate Professor of Maritime History and Underwater Archaeology
University of Rhode Island
Colin Babb
Communications Specialist
U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research
Charlotte Taylor
Maritime Archaeologist
Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
Tom Merchant
Naval Undersea Warfare Center - Division Newport
Thomas Austin
Principal Engineer
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jerome Vaganay
Navigation Engineer
Bluefin Robotics Corporation
Charlie Loeffler
Senior Engineering Scientist
Applied Research Laboratories
University of Texas, Austin
LTJG Chris Anastasiou
Reserve Mine Warfare Directorate
Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
Bonaire 2008: Exploring Coral Reef Sustainability with New Technologies
Mark Patterson
Bonaire Expedition Leader
Associate Professor of Marine Science
Director, Autonomous Systems Laboratory
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary
Arthur Trembanis
Project Co-principal Investigator – AUV Operations/Marine Geologist
Assistant Professor
University of Delaware
Jim Leichter
Project Co-principal Investigator –Biological Oceanographer
Associate Professor
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California at San Diego
Dale Stokes
Project Co-principal Investigator – Physical Oceanographer
Associate Research Oceanographer
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Noelle J. Relles
Graduate Fellow
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), College of William & Mary
Daniel Jones
Explorers Club Member Director
Project Serpent National Oceanography Centre
Southampton, United Kingdom
Hilary Stevens
Doctoral Student
University of Delaware
Doug Miller
Associate Professor
College of Marine and Earth Studies
University of Delaware
Nicole Marie Brown Morris
Web Coordinator for Bonaire 2008
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
Chris Coccaro
Undergraduate
University of Delaware
Kathleen (Kat) McCole
Undergraduate
University of Delaware
Cheryn Clark
Paul Grube
Natalie Simon
Krystal Golankiewicz
Ashley Schutt
Ashley Beers
Matthew Kern
Megan Wolters
Maggie Beird
Jonathon Gordon
Laura Hegarty
Nathan Maier
Kenny Bijansky
Sarah Hendrickson
Susan Patterson
Logistics Coordinator and Public Relations
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary
Alex Forrest
University of British Columbia
J. M. Adovasio, PhD, DSc
Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute
Erie, Pennsylvania
Andrew Hemmings, PhD
Texas Archeological Research Laboratory
University of Texas - Austin
Search for the Slave Ship Trouvadore 2008 and the US Navy Ships Chippewa and Onkahey
Donald H. Keith, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist
Toni L. Carrell, PhD
Co-principal Investigator – The Search for Trouvadore, Chippewa, and Onkahye
Ships of Discovery
Fred Gorell
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
