{"id":26,"date":"2018-02-03T18:45:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T23:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/uril\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:08:13","slug":"research-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/uril\/research-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &amp; Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/URIL-Group?tab=repositories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">URIL GITHUB REPOSITORY<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Research Themes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Deep-sea biology, sensing and exploration,<\/b> which motivates all of our research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Lightweight, low-cost technology<\/b> to reduce operational complexity, improve efficiency of innovation, and expand global capacity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Distributed fiber optic sensing<\/strong>, for high spatiotemporal resolution observations of temperature and acoustics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Low-light imaging<\/b>, to reduce biological disturbance to and to observe bioluminescence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Manipulator and sampling systems<\/b>, to make delicate and novel biological collections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1511 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/753\/covers-1024x440.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"368\"><\/figure><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Patents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US11303797B1\/en?oq=16%2f920%2c577\">US Patent #16\/920,577 \u201cMiniaturized Underwater Camera and Computer System\u201d<\/a> (Inventor: <strong>B. Phillips<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US12124097B1\/en?oq=%2317%2f677%2c651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Patent #17\/677,651 \u201cFiber Optic Reel System\u201d<\/a> (Inventors: <strong>B. Phillips<\/strong>, J. Owens)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications (lab members in <strong>bold<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Runyan, A.T; Motsenbocker, B.; Roman, C.N.; Shomberg, R.;\u00a0<b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Phillips, B.T<\/b>. A low-cost underwater stereo-camera system for quantitative imaging.\u00a0<i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">J. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology,\u00a0<\/i>accepted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sapiie, R.M., Freeman, L.; Roman, C.; Casagrande, D.;\u00a0<strong>Phillips, B.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cHarnessing the potential of a silent mesopelagic observation system integrated with active acoustics for mesopelagic faunal studies.\u201d\u00a0Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, ASA Ottowa May 2024, V. 54: 3aAOb3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1121\/2.0001988\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1121\/2.0001988<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Noel, J.<\/strong>; Wood, J.; <strong>Leong, B.<\/strong>; Yin, A.; Runyan, A.;\u00a0<b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Phillips, B<\/b>. (2024) Advances in Fiber Optic Microtethered Systems for Deep-Sea Sensing and Exploration.\u00a0<i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">IEEE Oceans Halifax 2024 Conference Proceedings<\/i>, September 2024.\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/OCEANS55160.2024.10783481\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/OCEANS55160.2024.10783481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1109\/OCEANS55160.2024.10783481<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wood, J. F; <strong>Noel, J.<\/strong>;\u00a0<b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Phillips, B.<\/b>; Slagter, H.; Est\u00e9vez, R.M.; Licht, S. (2024) Design and Testing of a Light-Weight ROV for Deep-Sea Research and Exploration.\u00a0<i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">IEEE Oceans Halifax 2024 Conference Proceedings<\/i>, September 2024.\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/OCEANS55160.2024.10753689\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/OCEANS55160.2024.10753689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10.1109\/OCEANS55160.2024.10753689<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shipley, O.N.; Delaney, D.; De Silva, C.; Dixon, O.F.; Giddens, J.; Gray, S.; Harris, D.; Long, G.I.; M\u00fcller-Karger, F.E.; Munroe, R.;\u00a0<b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Phillips, B.T.;<\/b>\u00a0Richards, T.; Gallagher, A.J. (2024) Community composition and organic carbon flux in twilight zone communities of The Tongue of the Ocean and Exuma Sound, The Bahamas\u00a0<i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Deep-Sea Research I<\/i>, V. 212, 104373.\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr.2024.104373\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr.2024.104373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr.2024.104373<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gallagher AJ, de Silva C, Delaney D, Harris SD, <strong>Phillips BT<\/strong>, Shipley ON, Sulikowski JA, Duarte CM and Giddens J (2024) Novel behavioral observations and body scarring for the bluntnose sixgill shark (<em>Hexanchus griseus<\/em>) offer clues to reproductive patterns and potential mating events.\u00a0<em>Front. Mar. Sci.<\/em>\u00a011:1305487. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/marine-science\/articles\/10.3389\/fmars.2024.1305487\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi: 10.3389\/fmars.2024.1305487<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aldridge SE, Dixon OFL, de Silva C, Kohler JK, Shipley ON, <strong>Phillips BT<\/strong>, Fernandes TF, Austin T, Ormond RF, Gore MA, et al. Depth Range Extension for the Misty Grouper\u00a0<em>Hyporthodus mystacinus<\/em>\u00a0Documented via Deep-Sea Landers throughout the Greater Caribbean.\u00a0<em>Fishes<\/em>. 2024; 9(4):114. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/fishes9040114\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/fishes9040114<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dixon, O. F., De Silva, C., <strong>Phillips, B. T<\/strong>., &amp; Gallagher, A. J. Expanded vertical niche for two species of pelagic sharks: depth range extension for the dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus and novel twilight zone occurrence by the silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis. (2024)\u00a0<em>Environmental Biology of Fishes<\/em>, 1-6. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10641-024-01527-0\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10641-024-01527-0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burns, J.; Becker, K.; Casagrande, D.; Daniels, J.; Roberts, P.; Orenstein, E.; Vogt, D.; Teo, Z.E.; Wood, R.; <strong>Yin, A<\/strong>.; Baptiste, G.; Gruber, D.; Katija, K.; Wood, R.; <strong>Phillips, B.T.<\/strong> \u201cAn in situ digital synthesis strategy for the discovery and description of ocean life.\u201d (2024) <em>Science Advances<\/em>, 10:3 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.adj4960\">DOI: 10.1126\/sciadv.adj4960<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burns, J.; Becker, K.; Casagrande, D.; Daniels, J.; Roberts, P.; Orenstein, E.; Vogt, D.; Teo, Z.E.; Wood, R.; <strong>Yin, A<\/strong>.; Baptiste, G.; Gruber, D.; Katija, K.; Wood, R.; <strong>Phillips, B.T.<\/strong> \u201cTranscriptome sequencing of deep marine invertebrates\u201d (2024) <em>Sci. Data<\/em> 11, 679. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41597-024-03533-4\">DOI:10.1038\/s41597-024-03533-4<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Motsenbocker, B. E.;<\/strong> Noyes, T.J.; <strong>Runyan, A.T.; Shomberg, R.; Phillips, B.T.<\/strong>\u00a0 PresTo: A liquid-filled camera for low-cost imaging in the deep sea.\u00a0 (2024)<em> Deep-Sea Research I,<\/em> V.206 104263.\u00a0 DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr.2024.104263\">10.1016\/j.dsr.2024.104263<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Karp, M<\/strong>.; Edie, S.; <strong>Phillips, B.<\/strong> \u201cInvestigations into 3D-printed nautiloid-inspired pressure housings.\u201d (2023) <em>Bioinspiration &amp; Biomimetics<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1748-3190\/acfeb8\"><strong>doi: <\/strong>10.1088\/1748-3190\/acfeb8<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claassens, L.; <strong>Phillips, B.;<\/strong> Ebert, D.A.; Delaney, D.; Henning, B.; Nestor, V.; Iliau, A.; Giddens, J. \u201cFirst records of a sleeper shark <em>Somniosus sp.<\/em> in the Western Tropical Pacific.\u201d (2023) <em>Journal of Fish Biology.<\/em>DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jfb.15487\">10.1111\/jfb.15487<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yin, A.; Shomberg, R.; Noel, J.; Daeffler, M.<\/strong>; Licht, S.; <strong>Phillips, B<\/strong>. \u201cRapid design and production of soft actuators using dynamic modeling and additive manufacturing for underwater soft actuators.\u201d (2023) <em>IEEE American Control Conference<\/em>, San Diego, CA May 31-June 2 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smith, L.M., Cimoli, L., LaScala-Gruenewald, D., Pachiadaki, M., <strong>Phillips, B<\/strong>., Pillar, H., Stopa, J.E., Baumann-Pickering, S., Beaulieu, S.E., Bell, K.L., Harden-Davies, H., Gjerde, K.M., Heimbach, P., Howe, B., Janssen, F., Levin, L.A., Ruhl, H.A., Soule, A., Stocks, K., Vardaro, M.F., Wright, D.J. The Deep Ocean Observing Strategy: Addressing Global Challenges in the Deep Sea Through Collaboration.\u00a0(2022) <em>Marine Technology Society Journal<\/em>,\u00a0<em>56<\/em>(3), pp.50-66. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4031\/MTSJ.56.3.11\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4031\/MTSJ.56.3.11<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capalbo, C.; Tomaino, D.; Bruno, F.; Rizzo, D.; <strong>Phillips, B<\/strong>.; Licht, S. \u201cA soft robotic gripper with neutrally buoyant jamming pads for gentle yet secure grasping of underwater objects.\u201d (2022) <em>IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/stamp\/stamp.jsp?tp=&amp;arnumber=9786564\">doi: 10.1109\/JOE.2022.3156746<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amon, D.J.; Rotjan, R. D.; Kennedy, B.R.C.; Alleng, G.; Anta, R.; Aram, E.; Gjerde, K.; Gobin, J.; Edwards, T.; Ford-Creary, M.; Henderson, L.; Hinds, R.; Hope, A.; <strong>Phillips, B<\/strong>.; Khan Ali, R.; Lanser, S.; Lewis, K.; Lochan, H.; MacLean, S.; Mwemwenikarawa, N.; Rimon, B.; Sarjursingh, S.; Tekiau, A.; Teemari, T.; Turchik, A.; Vall\u00e8s, H.; Waysang, K.; Bell, K.L.C. \u201cMy Deep Sea, My Backyard: A pilot study to build capacity for global deep-ocean exploration and research.\u201d (2022) <em>Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. B.<\/em> <strong>V.377:1854<\/strong>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rstb.2021.0121\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rstb.2021.0121<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sparks, J.S.; Chaloux, N.; Schelly, R.C.; Gruber, D.F.; Sparks, T.S; <strong>Phillips, B.T.<\/strong> \u201cDescription of a New Species of Rariphotic <em>Parapercis<\/em> (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from the Solomon Islands.\u201d (2021) <em>American Museum Novitates<\/em> <strong>3978<\/strong>, 1-12.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1206\/3978.1\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1206\/3978.1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Krechmer, J.; <strong>Phillips, B.<\/strong>; <strong>Chaloux, N.; Shomberg, R.<\/strong>; Daube, C.; Manchanda, G.; Murray, S.; McCarthy, A.; Fonseca, R.; Thakkar, J.; Loose, B.; Herndon, S.; Jayne, J.; Worsnop, D.; Canagaranta, M. \u201cChemical emissions from cured and uncured 3D-printed ventilator patient circuit medical parts.\u201d \u00a0( 2021) <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1021\/acsomega.1c04695\"><em>ACS Omega<\/em>, 6, 30726-30733<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phillips, B.T<\/strong>; <strong>Chaloux, N.; Shomberg, R.; Mu\u00f1oz-Soto, A<\/strong>.; Owens, J. \u201cThe Fiber Optic Reel System: A compact deployment solution for tethered live-telemetry deep-sea robots and sensors.\u201d (2021) <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/s21072526\"><em>MDPI Sensors, <\/em><strong>21(7), <\/strong>2526<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chaloux, N.<\/strong>; <strong>Phillips, B.T.<\/strong>; Gruber, D.F; Schelly, R.C.; Sparks, J.S. (2021) &#8220;A novel fish sampling system for ROVs.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0967063720302156\"><em>Deep-Sea Research I<\/em>\u00a0 v. 167.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phillips, B.T.<\/strong> (2020) \u201cNew Techniques in Applying Additive Manufacturing to Deep-Sea Ocean Exploration.\u201d (Invited Editorial) <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/uril\/v15n1-spindrift-reverberations-hr\/\"><em>The Journal of Ocean Technology<\/em> 15:1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phillips, B.T.<\/strong>; Allder, J.; Bolan, G.; Nagle, R.S.; Redington, A.; Hellebrekers, T.; Borden, J.; Pawlenko, N.; Licht, S. \u201cAdditive manufacturing aboard a moving vessel at sea using passively stabilized stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing.\u201d (2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.addma.2019.100969\"><em>Additive Manufacturing<\/em>, 31:100969<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phillips, B.T.;<\/strong> Licht, S.; <strong>Haiat, K.; Bonney, J<\/strong>.; Allder, J.; <strong>Chaloux, N.; Shomberg, R<\/strong>.; Noyes, T.\u00a0 \u201cDEEPi: a miniaturized, robust, and economical camera for deep-sea exploration.\u201d\u00a0 (2019) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0967063719302821?via%3Dihub\"><em>Deep-Sea Research I,\u00a0<\/em>153:103-106. <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gruber, D.F.; <strong>Phillips, B.T<\/strong>.; O\u2019Brien, R.; Boominathan, V.; Veeraraghavan, A.; Vasan, G.; O\u2019Brien, P.; Pieribone, V.; Sparks, J. \u201cBioluminescent flashes drive nighttime schooling behavior and synchronized swimming dynamics in flashlight fish.\u201d (2019) <em>PLoS ONE <\/em>14(8):e0219852 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0219852\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0219852<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phillips, B.T.;<\/strong> Shipley, O.N.; Halvorsen, J.; Sternlicht, J.K.; Gallagher, A.J. (2019) &#8220;First in situ observations of the sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo), from the Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.2539708\"><strong><em>J. Ocean Science Foundation <\/em>32:17-22.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phillips, B.T.<\/strong>; Becker, K.P.; Kurumaya, S.; Galloway, K.C.; Whittredge, G.; Vogt, D.; Teeple, C.; Rosen, M.H.; Pieribone, V.A.; Gruber, D.F.; Wood, R.J. (2018) &#8220;A dexterous, glove-based teleoperable low-power soft robotic arm for delicate deep-sea biological exploration.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/rdcu.be\/8oKD\"><strong><em>Scientific Reports<\/em> <\/strong>8:14779.<\/a><strong><br><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vogt, D.M.; Becker, K.P.; <strong>Phillips, B.T<\/strong>.; Graule, M.A.; Rotjan, R.D.; Shank, T.M.; Cordes, E.E.; Wood, R.J.;\u00a0Gruber, D.F. (2018) \u201cShipboard design and fabrication of custom 3D-printed soft robotic manipulators for the investigation of delicate deep-sea organisms.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0200386\"><em><strong>PLOS One<\/strong><\/em>, 0200386.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teoh, Z.E.; <strong>Phillips, B.T<\/strong>.; Becker, K.P.; Weaver, J.; Gruber, D.; Hoberman, C.; Whittredge, G.; Wood, R. (2018) \u201cRotary-actuated folding polyhedrons for midwater sampling.\u201d <strong><em>Science Robotics<\/em><\/strong>, Vol. 3, Issue 20, eaat5276. <a href=\"http:\/\/robotics.sciencemag.org\/content\/3\/20\/eaat5276\">DOI: 10.1126\/scirobotics.aat5276<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gruber, D.F.; <strong>Phillips, B.T.<\/strong>; Marsh, L.; Sparks, J.S. (2018) <em>In situ<\/em> observations of the meso-bathypelagic scyphozoan, <em>Deepstaria enigmatica<\/em> (Semaeostomeae: Ulmaridae). <em><strong>American Museum Novitates<\/strong><\/em>, n.3900. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bioone.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1206\/3900.1\">http:\/\/www.bioone.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1206\/3900.1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carey, S.; Wishner, K.; Siebe, C.; Kelley, K.; <strong>Phillips, B.<\/strong>; Roman, C.; Lubetkin, M.; Dominguez, E.M. (2018) Exploring and mapping the Revillagigedo Archipelago World Heritage Site in Mexico. In New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration. Editors: Raineault, N.; Flanders, J.; Bowman, A.<em><strong> Oceanography<\/strong><\/em> 31:1. <a href=\"https:\/\/tos.org\/oceanography\/issue\/volume-31-issue-01-supplement\">doi:10.5670\/oceanog.2018.supplement.01<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salinas de Leon, P.; <b>Phillips, B.T<\/b>.; Ebert, D.A., Shivji, M.; Cerutti-Pereyra, F.; Ruck, C.; Fisher, C.; Marsh, L. (2018) Deep-sea hydrothermal vents as natural egg-case incubators at the Galapagos Rift. <strong><i>Scientific Reports <\/i><\/strong>8:1788.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-018-20046-4\"><abbr title=\"Digital Object Identifier\">doi<\/abbr>:10.1038\/s<strong>41598-018-20046-4<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kurumaya, S.; <strong>Phillips, B.T<\/strong>.; Becker, K.P.; Rosen, M.H.; Gruber, D.F.; Galloway, K.C.; Suzumori, K.; Wood, R.J. (2018) A modular soft robotic wrist for underwater manipulation. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/753\/Kurumaya_et_al_2018.pdf\"><strong><em>Soft Robotics<\/em>,<\/strong> April 2018 issue.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T.;<\/b> Gruber, D.F., Vasan, G., Pieribone, V.A., Sparks, J.S., Roman, C.N. (2016) \u201cFirst evidence of bioluminescence on a \u2018black smoker\u2019 hydrothermal vent\u201d <i><b>Oceanography,<\/b><\/i><b> 29:2 <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.5670\/oceanog.2016.27\">doi:10.5670\/oceanog.2016.27<\/a><\/b><u><b> <\/b><\/u><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T.<\/b>; Dunbabin, M.; Henning, B.; Howell, C.; DeCiccio, A.; Flinders, A.F.; Kelley, K.A.; Scott, J.J., Albert, S.; Carey, S.; Tsdadok, R.; Grinham, A. \u201cExploring the \u2018Sharkcano\u2019: Biogeochemical observations of the Kavachi submarine volcano (Solomon Islands.\u201d <i><b>Oceanography<\/b><\/i><b> 29:4 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5670\/oceanog.2016.85\">doi: 10.5670\/oceanog.2016.85<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T. <\/b>\u201cBeyond the vent: new perspectives on hydrothermal plumes and pelagic biology.\u201d <i><b>Deep-Sea Research II <\/b><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr2.2016.10.005\"><b>doi:10.1016\/j.dsr2.2016.10.005<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T.<\/b>, Gruber, D.F., Vasan, G., Roman, C.N., Pieribone, V., Sparks, J.S. (2016) \u201cObservations of in situ deep-sea marine bioluminescence with a high-speed, high resolution sCMOS camera.\u201d <i><b>Deep-Sea Research I, <\/b><\/i><b>111<\/b><i><b>.<\/b><\/i><b> 102-109 <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr.2016.02.012\">doi:10.1016\/j.dsr.2016.02.012<\/a> ,*cover image*<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Galloway, K.C.; Becker, K.; <b>Phillips, B.T<\/b>.; Kirby, J.; Licht, S.; Tchernov, D.; Wood, R.J.; Gruber, D.F. (2016) \u201cSoft robotic grippers for biological sampling on deep reefs.\u201d <i><b>Soft Robotics<\/b><\/i>, 3:1 <a href=\"http:\/\/online.liebertpub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1089\/soro.2015.0019\">doi:10.1089\/soro.2015.0019<\/a><u> <\/u><b>,*cover image*<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carey, S., Ballard, R., Bell, K. L., Bell, R. J., Connally, P., Dondin, F., Fuller, S., Gonbin, J., Miloslavish, P., <b>Phillips, B.T.,<\/b> Roman, C., Seibel, B., Siu, N., Smart, C. (2014). Cold Seeps associated with a submarine debris avalanche deposit at Kick\u2019em jenny volcano, Grenada (Lesser Antilles).\u00a0<i><strong>Deep Sea Research Part I:<\/strong> Oceanographic Research Papers<\/i>. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr.2014.08.002\">doi:10.1016\/j.dsr.2014.08.002<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carey, S., Bell, K. L., Sparks, S., Stinton, A., Ausubel, J., <b>Phillips, B. T<\/b>., &#8230; &amp; Rodrigue, K. \u201cImpact of Volcanic Eruptions on the Seafloor Around Montserrat, West Indies.\u201d In Bell, K.L.C., M.L. Brennan, and N.A. Raineault, eds. 2014. New\u00a0frontiers in ocean exploration: The E\/V <i>Nautilus<\/i> 2013 Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean field season. <strong><i>Oceanography<\/i><\/strong> 27(1), supplement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dover, C.V.; Bell, K.L.C.; Marsh, L.; German, C.; John, B.; Cheadle, M.; Vecchione, M.; Amon, D.; Ball, B.; Copley, J.; Smart, C.; Fuller, S.A.; <b>Phillips, B.T.;<\/b> Cantner, L.; Auscavitch, S.; Ballard, R.D. (2014) \u201cExploration of the Mid-Cayman Rise\u201d, in Bell, K.L.C., M.L. Brennan, and N.A. Raineault, eds. 2014. New frontiers in ocean exploration: The E\/V Nautilus 2013 Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean field season. <strong><em>Oceanography<\/em><\/strong> 27(1), supplement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T<\/b>.; Newman, J.; Gregory, T.S. (2011) &#8220;E\/V Nautilus Vehicles&#8221;, in Bell, K.L.C., and S.A. Fuller, eds. 2011. New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E\/V Nautilus 2010 Field Season. Oceanography 24(1), supplement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T.<\/b> (2012). \u201cPractical Techniques to Increase Fiber-Optic Performance.\u201d (Editorial) <strong><i>Sea Technology<\/i><\/strong>,\u00a0<i>53<\/i>(7), 7-7.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T<\/b>.; Kremer, P.; Madin, L.P. (2009) \u201cThe contribution of <i>Salpa thompsoni <\/i> to vertical flux in the Southern Ocean.\u201d <em><strong>Marine Biology<\/strong><\/em> 156:455\u2013467 <a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00227-008-1099-4\">doi:10.1007\/s00227-008-1099-4<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T<\/b>. and Bonavenia, A.J. \u201cAn MTS Student Chapter Hosting a High School ROV Competition: A Model for Technology Education\u201d Proceedings of The Marine Technology Society Oceans Meeting, 2005. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1109\/OCEANS.2005.1639857\">doi:10.1109\/OCEANS.2005.1639857<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference Presentations &amp; Posters:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Yin, A.; Shomberg, R.; Noel, J.; Daeffler, M.<\/strong>; Licht, S.; <strong>Phillips, B<\/strong>. \u201cRapid design and production of soft actuators using dynamic modeling and additive manufacturing for underwater soft actuators.\u201d (2023) <em>IEEE American Control Conference<\/em>, San Diego, CA May 31-June 2 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becker, J.; Beinart, R.; Soule, A.; <strong>Phillips, B.<\/strong> \u201cHigh Spatiotemporal Observations of Temperature Variability at a Diffuse-Flow Hydrothermal Vent Field using Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing\u201d AGU Annual Meeting, December 2022, Oral Presentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phillips, B.T<\/strong>.; Teoh, Z.E.; Becker, K.P.; Whittredge, G.; Weaver, J.; Hoberman, C.; Gruber, D.; Wood, R.J. \u201cThe RAD Sampler: Rotary-actuated folding polyhedrons for midwater investigation of delicate marine organisms.\u201d AGU\/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 2020, oral presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bell, K.C.L; Rotjan, R.; Amon, D.; Kennedy, B.; <strong>Phillips, B.;<\/strong> Turchik, A.\u00a0 \u201cMy Deep Sea, My Backyard: building deep sea capacity in big ocean developing states.\u201d Poster, <em>AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting<\/em>, February 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phillips, B.T.; <\/strong>Salinas-de-Leon, P.; Ebert, D.A., Shivji, M.; Cerutti-Pereyra, F.; Ruck, C.; Fisher, C.; Marsh, L.\u00a0 \u201cDeep-sea hydrothermal vents as natural egg-case incubators at the Galapagos Rift.\u201d Deep Sea Biology Meeting 2018, oral presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phillips, B.T.; <\/strong>Salinas-de-Leon, P.; Ebert, D.A., Shivji, M.; Cerutti-Pereyra, F.; Ruck, C.; Fisher, C.; Marsh, L.\u00a0 \u201cDeep-sea hydrothermal vents as natural egg-case incubators at the Galapagos Rift.\u201d Deep Sea Biology Meeting 2018, oral presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sasson, K.H.; <strong>Phillips, B.T.<\/strong>; Carey, S.; Kelley, K.; Roman, C.N.; Siebe, C.; Dom\u00ednguez, E.M.; Marsh, L.; Wishner, K.F. \u201cOxygen minimum zones and vertical zonation of benthic fauna in the Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico.\u201d Deep Sea Biology Meeting 2018, poster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T.<\/b>; Vogt, D.; Whittredge, G.; Kurumaya, S.; Becker, K.P.; Teeple, C.; Galloway, K.C.; Gruber, D.F.; Wood, R.J. \u201cA soft robotic manipulator system for deep-sea biological sampling.\u201d New England Manipulation Symposium, June 9, 2017; Northeastern University, Boston, MA (Oral presentation).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T.;<\/b> Vasan, G.; Pieribone, V.; Sparks, J.; Berkenpas, E.; Henning, B.; Turchick, A.; Wood, R.; Gruber, D. \u201cAdvancements in observing light-stimulated bioluminescence in the deep-sea water column.\u201d ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 2017 (Oral presentation).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T.<\/b>; Galloway, K.C.; Becker, K.P.; Wood, R.J.; Gruber, D.F. \u201cSoft robotic grippers: a new technology for delicate sampling of deep-sea coral reefs.\u201d 6<sup>th<\/sup> International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals, September 2016. Oral Presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T. \u201c<\/b>Lightweight deep-sea exploration in the Solomon Islands.\u201d National Geographic Explorers Symposium 2016. <b>(Invited speaker).<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T. <\/b>\u201cHydrothermal plumes and deep-sea pelagic biology: insights, challenges, and a new\u00a0bioluminescence-based method for observing zooplankton distribution\u201d Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology Seminar, February 2016. (<b>Invited speaker) <\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T. <\/b>\u201cHydrothermal plume biology: assimilating 30 years of independent observations of microbiology, zooplankton, and tertiary consumers associated with hydrothermal plumes.\u201d VentBase 2016 Workshop, Horta, Portugal, Oral presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T.; <\/b>Gruber, D.F.; Vasan, G.; Roman, C.N.; Pieribone, V.A. \u201cTurn up the lights: Deep-sea <i>in situ<\/i> application of a high-speed, high-resolution sCMOS camera to observe marine bioluminescence.\u201d AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016, Oral presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T.<\/b>; Albert, S.; Carey, S.; DeCiccio, A.; Dunbabin, M.; Flinders, A.F.; Grinham, A.R.; Henning, B.; Howell, C.; Kelley, K.A.; Scott, J.J. \u201cExploring the \u2018Sharkcano\u2019: Biogeochemical observations of the Kavachi submarine volcano (Solomon Islands) using simple, cost-effective methods.\u201d AGU Fall Meeting 2015, Poster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T. <\/b>\u201cDeep-sea mining and its potential impact on the biology of hydrothermal and volcanic plumes\u201d Deep-Sea Biology Symposium 2015, Oral presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T. <\/b>\u201cScience and Its Publics\u201d, Harvard University: Science, Technology and Society Workshop, April 2015 (<b>Invited panelist)<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kremer, P; Harbou, L v; <b>Phillips, B.T<\/b>.; Madin, L.P. \u201cEstimating grazing rates for the salp <i>Salpa thompsoni<\/i>.\u201d AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting 2010, Oral presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T<\/b>. and Kremer, P. (2007) \u201cThe contribution of salps to vertical flux in the Southern Ocean.\u201d ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2007, Oral presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Phillips, B.T<\/b>.; Kremer, P.; Madin, L.P.; Godfrey, J.; Horgan, E. 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