The VISIONS’16 Team onboard the R/V Sikuliaq includes nine members of the ROV Jason group, and a contingent of scientists, engineers, technicians, and students that total 23. Staffing requirements are determined for each Leg based on the tasks to be performed.
Brendan Philip
Brendan Philip is a recent graduate oif the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington and will be expanding on his thesis research during the VISIONS '14 cruise. ...
Deborah Kelley
Deborah Kelley is a long-time active contributor to the planning and development of the scientific programs and experiments associated with the Ocea ...
Orest Kawka
Orest is a Project Scientist with the OOI Cabled Array program. He is an organic geochemist with a strong background in hydrogeology and sediment geochemistry. As part of the Cable Array team he is oversees several of the instruments installed on ...
Skip Denny
Skip Denny is part of the OOI Cabled Array engineering team at APL's Electronic System Department and has a particular niche for ocean sensors. He has developed sensor systems and signal processing schemes for commercial and military systems ...
Eric Boget
Eric Boget specializes in the operation of research vessels. He is licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard as a vessel operator and engineer. He is also experienced in rigging and deploying oceanographic equipment and is certified by the University as ...
Trina Litchendorf
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Tim McGinnis
Tim McGinnis's main interest and expertise are in deep ocean engineering and equipment design. ...
Eric Olson
I have been an Oceanographer at the University of Washington for almost 27 years. I have a technical position working with Dr. Marv Lilley on a number of chemical and oceanographic instrumentation projects. One focus has been the study of dissol ...
Chris Siani
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Nick Michel-Hart
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Mitch Elend
Mitchell Elend is an Oceanographer in the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington. He spent several years in the Coast Guard ...
Julie Nelson
My name is Julie Nelson. I am a full time faculty member in the Math/Science Division Grays Harbor College, a small community college located in Aberdeen WA. ...
Katie Bigham
This will be my third year at the University of Washington, where I am majoring in Oceanography. Last year I participated on VISIONS'14 and am excited to be back out for VISIONS'15. ...
Mike Kenney
Michael Kenney is a Software Engineer specializing in embedded system and Unix/Linux software development. As a member of the Ocean Engineering Department, he has worked on a wide range of projects from small autonomous drifters to moorings and ...
James Tilley
James Tilley is working on the electronic subsystems that will interface the OOI Cabled Array secondary nodes to the sensor networks. Prior to joining the OOI Cabled Array team, James was a Senior Electrical Engineer with Alaska Native Technologie ...
Patrick Waite
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Eric Strenge
Eric Strenge uses standard drafting procedures to produce technical drawings that conform to military standards and specifications and that are u ...