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DISCOVRE Investigators

2009 CRUISE 3 SCIENCE CREW (14-25 Sept 2009). Front row left to right: Michele Grinar, Andrea Quattrini, Christina Kellogg, Amanda Demopoulos, Furu Mienis, Martha Nizinski, Kaitlin Kovacs. Second row left to right: Adela Roa-Varon, Sandra Brooke, Cheryl Morrison, Lorendz Boom, Steve Ross, Jennie McClain, Cheryl Lewis Ames, Tara Casazza, Mike Rhode. - click to enlarge

2009 CRUISE 1 SCIENCE CREW (6-17 Aug 2009). Front row left to right: Leslie Wickes (in middle - leaning over), Cheryl Morrison, Steve Ross, Julie Galkiewicz, Amanda Demopoulos, Cheryl Ames. Second row left to right: Tara Casazza, Mike Rhode, Stacey Harter, John Reed, Sandra Brooke, Murray Roberts, Jenny McClain, Martha Nizinski, Liz Baird, Art Howard. - click to enlarge

2008 SCIENCE CREW (5-13 Oct 2008). Front row left to right: Steve Ross, Amanda Demopoulos, Martha Nizinski, Adela Roa-Varon, Andrea Quattrini, Mike Carlson, Furu Mienis. Second row left to right: Gerard Duineveld, Andy Davies, Tjeerd van Weering, Steve Artabane. Unfortunately another crew member, Mike Gray, had to leave early and missed this photo. - (photo credit: USGS DISCOVRE Expedition) - click to enlarge

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Amanda W.J. Demopoulos (Co-P.I.), Benthic Ecologist, Gainesville Lab
Christina Kellogg (Co-P.I.), Environmental Microbiologist
Cheryl Morrison (Co-P.I.), Geneticist, Leetown Science Center
Mike Gray, Florida Integrated Science Center
Julie Galkiewicz, Research Technician
Markus Springman, Research Technician

University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNC-W)

Steve W. Ross (Chief Scientist, Co-P.I.), Research Professor, Fish Ecologist
Adela Roa-Varon, Research Technician
Stephen Artebane, Research Technician
Mike Carlson, Research Technician
Jennifer McClain, Graduate Student
Tara Casazza
Mike Rhode
Lance Horn

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Martha Nizinski (Co-P.I.), NOAA/NMFS Systematics Laboratory, Invertebrate Biologist
Denise Gordon, NOAA Data Management
Cheryl Ames, Research Technician
Andy David, Collaborator and PI for NOAA Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program
Bryan Costa, GIS and multibeam mapping
Chris Imhof, NOAA educator at sea
Stacy Harter, Fishery Biologist

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)

Harvey Seim, Collaborator, Physical Oceanographer
John Bane, Collaborator, Physical Oceanographer

Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)

Gerard Duineveld, Collaborator, Marine Ecologist
Tjeerd van Weering, Collaborator, Geologist
Furu Mienis, Collaborator, Geologist

Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)

J. Murray Roberts, Collaborator, Marine Ecologist
Andrew Davies, Collaborator, Ecosystem Modeler

North Carolina Museum of Natural Science (NCMNS)

Liz Baird (Co-PI), Education/outreach specialist

Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI)

Sandra Brooke, Collaborator, Coral Biologist

Florida Atlantic University (FAU)

John Reed, Collaborator, Coral Ecologist

ARTWORK

Art Howard, Professional Videographer and Photographer

Temple University (TU)

Leslie Wickes, Research Technician
Andrea Quattrini, Collaborator and Graduate Student

Media Inquiries:

Gary D. Brewer, Ph.D.
Coastal and Ocean Science Coordination
U.S. Geological Survey
11649 Leetown Road
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Phone: (304) 724-4507
Fax: (304) 724-4505
Reston: (703) 648-6511 (usually Tue & Thu)