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NOAA Ocean Exploration Advisory Board

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OEAB Alumni

*Alumni affiliations are shown as held during term of membership.

James A. Austin, Jr., PhD

Senior Research Scientist
University of Texas Institute for Geophysics

Amanda W. J. Demopoulos, PhD

Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey

Jacqueline Eaby Dixon, PhD

Dean, College of Marine Science
University of South Florida 

Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II

President Emeritus Monmouth University and Fellow, Urban Coast Institute
Monmouth University 

Christopher R. German, PhD

Senior Scientist, Geology and Geophysics
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cameron Hume

Consultant

John R. Kreider

Consultant

David Lang

Co-founder and Vice President of Business Development and Outreach
Sofar Ocean Technologies 

Darlene Lim

Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center

Nicolette Nye

Vice President for Communications and External Relations
National Ocean Industries Association

Ellen Prager, PhD

President, Earth2Ocean Inc.

Richard J. Rikoski, PhD

CEO/Chief Scientist
Hadal, Inc. 

Dominique Rissolo, PhD

University of California, San Diego

Lance M. Towers

Consultant