More Ocean Careers
Learn what it's like at sea with this collection of interviews from participants in Ocean Explorer research expeditions. We have organized on this single page all interviews conducted over the years to introduce you to other professions that may not have been covered in as much detail in our OceanAGE Careers section. Click on the links below for an interview with these ocean explorers.
NOTE: You may need to scroll down the page in order to locate the interview.
Captain William Hugo Amaru
Commercial Fisherman
Owner/Captain, F/V Joanne All
Dr. Peter Auster
Science Director
National Undersea Research Center
University of Connecticut at Avery Point
Ivar G. Babb
Director
National Undersea Research Center
North Atlantic and the Great Lakes Regions
Wayne Allen Bailey
Bosun
R/V Atlantis
Bobbie Bixler
Chief Steward
R/V Seward Johnson
Mercer Brugler
Graduate Student
College of Charleston
Captain Gary Chiljean
Master, R/V Atlantis
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Tom Cole
Videographer
PBS, Ecology Channel
Mitzi Crane
Chief Mate
R/V Atlantis
Mark Doerries
Undergraduate Student
College of William and Mary
Holly Donovan
5th-grade Teacher
Robert Hunter Elementary, Flemington, New Jersey
Gavin Eppard
Mechanical Techniciann
Alvin Group, R/V Atlantis
Phil Forte
Graduate Student
University of South Carolina
Dudley Foster
Expedition Leader/Senior Alvin Pilot
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Barun Sen Gupta
Henry V. Howe Professor of Geology
Louisiana State University
Dr. Barbara Hecker
Marine Ecological Consultant and Lecturer
Boston University Marine Program
Erika Heine
Graduate Student
Johns Hopkins University / Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Ralph van Hoek
Captain
R/V Seward Johnson
Katie Knick
Graduate Student, Biology Program
The College of William and Mary
Wesley Knight
Chief Engineer
R/V Seward Johnson
Grant Law
Graduate Student, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Rutgers University
Ilya Nikanorov
Senior Marine Technician, Marine Technology Group
University of Miami
Rose Petrecca
Benthic Ecologist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Tara Peterson Pitts
Research Specialist
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Shana Rapoport
Graduate Student, Biology Program
The College of William and Mary
Laura Rear
Knauss Sea Grant Marine Policy Fellow
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Christie Robinson
Undergraduate Student
University of South Carolina Honors College
Mary Scranton
Chemical Oceanographer
State University of New York at Stony Brook
George Silva
Captain, R/V Atlantis
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Dave Sims
SSSG Technician
R/V Atlantis
LaVern Taylor
Senior Marine Technician
University of Miami
Joe Vitale
Senior Marine Technician, Marine Technology Group
University of Miami
Les Watling
Chief Scientist, Darling Marine Research Center
University of Maine
Dr. Robin Willoughby
Research Scientist
Division of Biomedical Marine Research Invertebrate Laboratory
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
