NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI) Webinar Series (2021)

Part of the 2021 NOAA Science Seminar Series

TitleDate Recorded (at 3pm ET)Speakers/topics
NOAA OECI: Introduction to the NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: Exploring the US’ Blue FrontierAug 11, 2021Craig McLean (NOAA Research)Bob Ballard (Ocean Exploration Trust)
Genene Fisher (NOAA Ocean Exploration)
Adam Soule (OECI; University of Rhode Island)
Aurora Elmore (NOAA Ocean Exploration)
NOAA OECI: Seek and Discover: Shipwrecks of the Past inspiring Ocean Explorers of the Future (presented live from aboard the R/V Point Sur)Sept 1, 2021Jessie Kastler (University of Southern Mississippi)
Leila Hamdan (University of Southern Mississippi)
Leonardo Macelloni (University of Southern Mississippi)
Rachel (Rae) Quadara (University of Southern Mississippi)
Darrielle Williams (Tuskegee University)
NOAA OECI: With our powers combined… Innovative multi-vehicle CONOPS (presented live from aboard  the E/V Nautilus)Sept 29, 2021Megan Cook (Ocean Exploration Trust) 
Jason Fahy (Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute)
Andy Bowen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Casey Machado (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
NOAA OECI: Mapping and Exploring the Ocean with the Next Generation of Uncrewed Surface VesselsOct 20, 2021Larry Mayer (University of New Hampshire)
Val Schmidt (University of New Hampshire)
NOAA OECI: AUV Orpheus- Enabling New Exploration and New Questions in the Deep Ocean and BeyondNov 17, 2021Tim Shank (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Casey Machado (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
NOAA OECI: Exploring Volcanoes Under the Sea (presented live from aboard the E/V Nautilus)Dec 15, 2021Paula Bontempi (University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography)
Adam Soule (OECI; University of Rhode Island)
Dwight Coleman (Inner Space Center, University of Rhode Island)
Coralie Rodriguez (University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography)
Katherine Kelley (University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography)