{"id":22,"date":"2008-05-07T16:57:26","date_gmt":"2008-05-08T00:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etchemendy.com\/rmmblog\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2015-07-07T04:12:05","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T04:12:05","slug":"icebreaker-denizens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etchemendy.com\/rblog\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"Icebreaker Denizens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overwhelmed by the cast of characters? Feel like you’re reading War and Peace<\/i> or Lord of the Rings<\/i>? Here are the Cliff’s Notes. I recommend using your “search” function freely.<\/p>\n

The Research Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nDr. Ken Smith<\/b>, MBARI
Chief Investigator
studying whether icebergs affect global warming, and if so, how.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Bruce Robison<\/b>, MBARI
marine biologist, studying communities of zooplankton, fish & birds living under and around the icebergs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Steve Rock<\/b>, Stanford University
robotics specialist, using high-resolution sonar to map and image the underwater portions of icebergs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Tim Shaw<\/b>, Univ. of South Carolina
environmental chemist, studying nutrients, radioactive isotopes, & trace elements, especially iron, in the water around the icebergs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Benjamin Twining<\/b>, Univ. of South Carolina
coastal oceanographer, also studying iron and other trace elements in seawater, and studies iron from icebergs
and the aquatic microbes that use it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. John Helly<\/b>, UC San Diego
environmental and Earth scientist, studying iceberg dynamics — size, shape, density, movements, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Maria Vernet<\/b>, Scripps, UC San Diego
marine biologist, studying how microscopic plants affect the organic carbon in the water near icebergs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Ron Kaufmann<\/b>, University of San Diego
marine biologist, studying communities of zooplankton in surface waters surrounding icebergs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Sue Lowery<\/b>, University of San Diego
marine biologist, studying gene expression and muscle growth in krill.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nVivien Peng<\/b>, Desert Research Institute
biology research assistant, working with Dr. Alison Murray on organic carbon in seawater and how microscopic marine plants affect it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nStephanie Bush<\/b>, MBARI
research assistant, working with Dr. Bruce Robison on pelagic marine life. Squid are her specialty.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChristine Huffard<\/b>, MBARI
biology research assistant, lending a general hand with sampling and other bio work. Her usual specialty is squids.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDanielle Garcia<\/b>, U. San Diego
undergrad biology research assistant, working with Ron Kauffman, mainly on krill.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCole Hexel<\/b>, U. South Carolina
chemistry research assistant, working with Tim Shaw.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDiane “P.D.” Chakos<\/b>, Scripps
biology research assistant, working with Maria Vernet on phytoplankton and algal mats.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAdrian Cefarelli<\/b>, U. La Plata
Argentine biology research assistant and observer, working with Maria Vernet on microscopy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMarcela Charo<\/b>, Argentine physical oceanographer working with Maria Vernet on iceberg analysis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nKarie Sines<\/b>, Scripps
biology research assistant, working with Maria Vernet on phytoplankton and algal mats.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNicole Middaugh<\/b>, Desert Research Inst.
biology research assistant, working with Alison Murray and Viven Peng on diatoms.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPreston Craig<\/b>, U. South Carolina
chemistry research assistant, working with Tim Shaw and Ben Twining.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHai Lin<\/b>, U. South Carolina
analytical chemist, working with Tim Shaw and Ben Twining.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The Engineers<\/h3>\n

Unsung heroes & heroines, without whom, nothing works. All of the engineers work on whatever needs doing at any particular moment, but here’s a list of their known roles on this voyage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nKim Reisenbichler<\/b>, MBARI
marine biologist and research technician, helped develop and put together the RC airplane for iceberg tagging & reconnaissance and is one of its pilots.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nJake Ellena<\/b>, MBARI
research technician, can keep any piece of machinery working, and knows an Echinocrepis rostrata<\/i> when he sees one, too.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPaul McGill<\/b>, MBARI
electrical engineer, working on the Onscreen Display for the RC airplane, the tiny computer & software that the plane and its pilots to navigate. Also works on the ROV.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRob Sherlock<\/b>, MBARI
research technician and marine biologist, helping with the ROV, sampling mechanisms & cameras. Also an excellent diver.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Alana Sherman<\/b>, MBARI
electrical engineer, working on the ROV & Lagrangian traps.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBrett Hobson<\/b>, MBARI
mechanical engineer, working on the mechanical systems for the Phantom ROV and sonar.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMark Talkovic<\/b>, MBARI
pilot, mainly of ships and remotely operated vehicles. On this voyage, he will pilot the Phantom ROV.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSteve Etchemendy<\/b>, MBARI
marine operations director (and NancyE’s bro-in-law), heading up the RC airplane team and will help keep the ROV working.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nJoanna O’Neill<\/b>, Sonar Technician
working with Steve Rock on multi-beam echosounder.<\/td>\n<\/tr\n\t\n\t\n\n
<\/td>\nAdam Jenkins<\/b>, Raytheon Polar
POC (point of contact), our liaison with Raytheon, handling logistics, which means, basically, everything.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNancy Etchemendy<\/b>
yours truly, ship’s horror writer (hard to pigeon-hole, so I just put myself here in sheer desperation).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Ship’s Officers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nCaptain Mike Watson<\/b>
For the longest time, I didn’t know his last name. His shirt just says “Captain Mike.” Definitely the skipper.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFirst Mate Rachelle<\/b>
Captain Mike’s right-hand woman.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Those on Shore<\/h3>\n

Not everyone is lucky enough to be on the icebreaker. Some will do their part from shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nDr. Alison Murray<\/b>, Desert Research Institute
marine biologist, studying diatoms and marine bacteria. Vivien Peng will be her eyes, ears, and hands.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. David Long<\/b>, BYU
electrical engineer, studies size, shape & movements of icebergs using radar remote sensing techniques.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Henry Ruhl<\/b>, MBARI
marine biologist, will be organizing data for the researchers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAndy Nunn<\/b>, Raytheon Polar
is an expert on the general computer systems and electronic equipment aboard the icebreaker.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Overwhelmed by the cast of characters? Feel like you’re reading War and Peace or Lord of the Rings? Here are the Cliff’s Notes. I recommend using your “search” function freely. The Research Team Dr. Ken Smith, MBARI Chief Investigator studying whether icebergs affect global warming, and if so, how. Dr. Bruce Robison, MBARI marine biologist, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/etchemendy.com\/rblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/etchemendy.com\/rblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/etchemendy.com\/rblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etchemendy.com\/rblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etchemendy.com\/rblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/etchemendy.com\/rblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/etchemendy.com\/rblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}