Director, NOAA's Undersea Research Program

Dr. Prager is a well-respected marine scientist and author, widely recognized for her expertise and ability to bring science to the laymen. She is the chief scientist for the Aquarius Reef Base program in Key Largo, FL, which includes the ...

Dr. Ammerman is an Associate Research Professor and Science Director of the Mid-Atlantic Bight National Undersea Research Center. His research interests include microbial phosphorus cycling in marine and estuarine systems, molecular biology of phosphorus assimilation in marine microorganisms, enzymatic and ...

Dr. Marr holds a Ph.D. in Zoology and Physiology from the University of Wyoming with training in environmental sciences and wildlife ecology. He has published articles on marine and freshwater ecosystem management, fish physiology and environmental toxicology. Additionally he completed ...

Dr. Boswell is an Assistant Professor at Florida International University, in the Biological Sciences Department. He a fisheries ecologist whose research focuses on the ecology of coastal and marine nekton with specific interest in the role of habitat (physical and ...

Director Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Mike Carron graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968 with a B.S. in Oceanography and subsequently earned both a M.A. and Ph.D. in Marine Science from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg ...

Dr. Highsmith was the executive director of the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology at the University of Mississippi. He died on July 10, 2013. Dr. Highsmith founded and directed the West Coast and Polar Regions Undersea Research Center ...

Dr. Steve Gittings is Science Coordinator for NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program. He facilitates research in the nation's twelve marine sanctuaries, with emphasis on strategic planning, program development for regional and system-wide monitoring and research, and partnership-building. Between 1992 and ...

My current research focus is on coral reef monitoring to assess changes in community structure throughout the Florida Keys. The program started in 1998 and includes multiple habitat types and no-take marine reserves in its design. Sample design statistics are ...