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UNOLS Council

Members

Dr. Debbie Bronk / Bigelow / Chair
Dr. Bruce Appelgate / Scripps / Chair-Elect
Dr. Dennis Hansell / RSMAS / Past-Chair
RDML Anita Lopez NOAA/Ret. / UH / Operator
Dr. Maureen Conte / BIOS / Operator
Dr. Amy Wagner / MLML / Non-Operator
Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor / FSU / Non-Operator
Dr. Elisabeth Sikes / Rutgers / At-Large
Dr. Maureen Walczak / OSU/ At-Large
Dr. Joan Bernhard / WHOI / At-Large
Dr. Lindsay Lowe-Worthington / UNM / Committee-Rep MSROC
Dr. Laurie Juranek / OSU / Committee-Rep AICC
Dr. Kipp Shearman / OSU / Committee-Rep FIC
Dr. Jules Hummon / UH / Committee-Rep RVTEC
Dr. Christopher Zappa / LDEO / Committee-Rep SCOAR
Dr. Andrew Thurber / OSU/ Committee-Rep DeSSC
CAPT Doug Baird NOAA/Ret. / UAF / Committee-Rep RVOC
Emily Shimada / OSU/ Committee-Rep MERAS

UNOLS Council Webpage

2023 Meetings:

4 & 5 May 2023 - Portland, ME

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Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee

Members

Dr. Laurie Juranek / OSU / Chair
Dr. Sam Laney / WHOI / Past-Chair
Dr. Emily Eidam / OSU / Member
Dr. Eric Klein / UAA / Member
Dr. Miguel Goni / OSU / Member
Dr. Jim Thompson / UW / Member
Dr. Bernard Coakley / UAF / Member
Dr. Christopher Cox / NOAA / Member
Dr. Seth Danielson / UAF / Member
Ethan Roth / UAF / Committee-Rep RVTEC
Dr. Kipp Shearman / OSU / Committee-Rep FIC
CAPT Doug Baird NOAA/Ret / UAF / Committee-Rep RVOC
Dr. Maureen Walczak / OSU / Ex-Officio Council

UNOLS AICC Webpage

2023 Meetings:

11 & 12 JAN 2023 - Seattle, WA

19 & 20 July 2023 - Alexandria, VA

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Deep Submergence Science Committee

Members (five new in 2023)

Dr. Andrew Thurber / OSU / Chair
Dr. Roxanne Beinart / URI / Vice-Chair
Dr. Leila Hamdan / USM / Member
Dr. Jill McDermott / LHU/ Member
Dr. Jeff Marlow / BU / Member
Dr. Andrea Quattrini / SI / Member
Dr. Jason Sylvan / TAMU / Member
Dr. Jeff Karson / SU / Member
Dr. Nicole Raineault / USF / Member
Dr. Ashley Burkett / OKS / Member
Dr. David Caress / MBARI / Member
Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor/ FSU / Ex-Officio
Dr. Timothy Shank / WHOI / Ex-Officio
Dr. Anna Michel / WHOI / Ex-Officio
Dr. Debbie Bronk / Bigelow / Ex-Officio Council

UNOLS DeSSC Webpage

2023 Meetings:

28 FEB 2023 - Woods Hole, MA

10 & 11 May 2023 - Woods Hole, MA

2023 New User Program:

1 & 2 MAR 2023 - Woods Hole, MA

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Fleet Improvement Committee

Members

Dr. Kipp Shearman / OSU / Chair
Dr. Steve D’Hondt / URI / Operator
Dr. Angelicque White / UH / Operator
Dr. James Austin / UT-Austin/ Non-Operator
Dr. Joseph Montoya / GA Tech / Non-Operator
Dr. Qing Wang / NPS / Non-Operator, New Member
CAPT Zoltan Kelety USN/Ret. / SIO / At-Large, New Member
Dr. Masako Tominaga / WHOI / At-Large
Ethan Roth / UAF / Committee-Rep RVTEC
Dr. Doug Ricketts / UM-Duluth / Committee-Rep RVOC
Dr. Debbie Bronk / Bigelow / Ex-Officio/Council
Dr. Elisabeth Sikes / Rutgers / Ex-Officio/Council

UNOLS FIC Webpage

2023 Virtual Meetings:

24 April – Fleet Capacity Subcommittee
6 Jun - FIC Meeting
17 Aug - Fleet Capacity Subcommittee
23 Aug – Local/Coastal Subcommittee

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Maintaining an Environment of Respect Aboard Ships

Members

Emily Shimada / OSU / Chair
Dr. Craig Lee / UW / Member
Dr. Kay McMonigal / UAF / Member
Katy Smith / QED / Member
Hannah Delapp / SIO / SSC Committee-Rep
Dr. Brandon Shuck / LDEO / New Member!!!
RDML Anita Lopez NOAA/Ret. / UH / Ex-Officio Council
Dr. Debbie Bronk / Bigelow / Ex-Officio Council

UNOLS MERAS Webpage

2023 Meetings:

12 OCT 2023 - Virtual

19 SEP 2023 - Virtual

22 AUG 2023 - Virtual

15 MAR 2023 - Virtual

2023 Outreach:

Arctic Early Career Program

Sessions at RVTEC, ASLO, & IARPC Field Operations meetings

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MERAS Members

Emily Shimada (OSU) Chair

Dr. Kay McMonigal (UAF) Member

Dr. Craig Lee (UW) Member

Catherine Smith (QED) Member

Hannah Delapp (SIO) SSC Committee Rep

Dr. Brandon Shuck (LDEO) New Member!!!

Agency Reps and Ex Officio/ Council

Rose Dufour (NSF)

Claire Surrey-Marsden (NOAA)

Rob Sparrock (ONR)

RDML Anita Lopez NOAA/Ret. (UH)

Prof. Debbie Bronk (Bigelow)

Email us: meras@unols.org

Extended Community Members are always welcome!

https://www.unols.org/form/contact-us-form

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Marine Seismic Research Operations Committee

Members

Dr. Lindsay Lowe-Worthington / UNM / Chair
Dr. Satish Singh / CNRS / Member
Dr. Andrew Gase / WWU / Member
Dr. Shuoshuo Han / UT-Austin / Member
Dr. Jared Kluesner / USGS / Member
Dr. Helen Janiszewski / UH / Member
Dr. Maria Beatrice Magnani / SMU / Member
Robert Steinhaus / Steinhaus / Member
Lee Ellett / SIO / Committee-Rep RVTEC
Dr. Anne Becel / LDEO / Ex-Officio
Dr. Dan Lizzaralde / WHOI / Ex-Officio
Dr. Debbie Bronk / Bigelow / Ex-Officio Council

UNOLS MSROC Webpage

2023 Meetings:

27 APR 2023 - Virtual

10 DEC 2023 - San Francisco, CA

New User Outreach:

09 DEC 2023 - San Francisco, CA

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Research Vessel Operators Committee

Members

CAPT Doug Baird NOAA/Ret. / UAF / Chair
Dr. Doug Ricketts / UM-Duluth / Chair-Elect
Dr. Debbie Bronk / Bigelow / Ex-Officio Council
Dr. Maureen Conte / BIOS / Ex-Officio Council

UNOLS RVOC Webpage

2023 Virtual Meetings: 5 (Jan, Mar, Jun, Sept, & Oct)

2023 Annual Meeting:

17 & 18 May - Duluth, MN

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Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee

Members

Dr. Jules Hummon / UH / Chair
Andrew Woogen / OSU / Chair-Elect
Dr. Amy Wagner / MLML / Ex-Officio Council
Dr. Debbie Bronk / Bigelow/ Ex-Officio Council

UNOLS RVTEC Webpage

2023 Meetings:

23-27 OCT 2023 - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Aircraft Research (SCOAR)

Members

Dr. Christopher Zappa / LDEO / Chair
Dr. Roni Avissar / Miami / Member
Dr. Britton Stephens / NCAR / Member
Dr. Hanumat Singh / NEU / Member
Dr. Armin Sorooshian / UA / Member
Dr. Michael Starek / TAMU / Member
Andrew Woogen / OSU / Committee-Rep
Anthony Bucholtz / NPS / Ex-Officio

UNOLS SCOAR Webpage

2023 Meetings:

1-2 Nov 2023 – Texas A&M Corpus Christi

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