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Authors & Contributors

Blough Laursen Moniz Strachan expert specializing in diving technologies

Blough Laursen and subsea systems. She has more than

Scott Blough is a strategic partner. He Wendy Laursen has 20+ years of 25 years of experience as a ROV pilot, is a respected ? gure in national and experience as a journalist. In that time, she master dive instructor, scienti? c diver, and international security circles, actively has written news and features for a range dive safety of? cer. She is the president of contributing to initiatives such as NATO’s of maritime, engineering and science the board of directors for the Northeastern

Combined Joint Operations for the Sea publications. She has completed a Master

Regional Association of Coastal Ocean

Centre of Excellence’s Maritime Security of Science research degree in marine

Observing Systems (NERACOOS).

Information Sharing Working Group. ecology as well as diplomas in journalism,

A renowned speaker and thought leader, communication and subediting.

Mr. Blough has shared his insights at

Strachan prestigious venues, including NATO, DHS

David R. Strachan is a defense analyst

Moniz

Centers of Excellence, and the US Coast and founder of Strikepod Systems, a

Rhonda J. Moniz is host of MTR’s DEEP DIVE

Guard. research and strategic advisory focusing podcast. She is an underwater forensics on autonomous undersea systems.

MTR Editorial Advisors

Gallaudet Hardy

The Honorable Tim Gallaudet, Kevin Hardy is President

PhD, Rear Admiral, U.S. of Global Ocean Design,

Navy (ret) is the CEO of creating components and

Ocean STL Consulting and subsystems for unmanned host of The American Blue vehicles, following a career

Economy Podcast. He serves at Scripps Institution of on several boards, is a fellow Oceanography/UCSD. He at The Explorer’s Club, and holds patents in the ? eld is a strategic advisor for a of ocean landers. He is few dozen startups, research on the academic advisory institutions, and nonpro? ts board of Instituto Milenio in the ocean, weather, de Oceanografía at the climate, and space sectors. Universidad de Concep-

Gallaudet is a former acting ción, Chile. Hardy received

Undersecretary and Assistant an honorary Doctor of Sci-

Secretary of Commerce, acting and Deputy Administrator of the ence degree from Shang-

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and hai Ocean University in 2018. He proposed making thick wall

Oceanographer of the Navy. He has a bachelor’s degree from glass spheres to Nautilus Marine Service/Vitrovex (Germany) the U.S. Naval Academy, and master and doctoral degrees from that opened the hadal depths to routine exploration. He writes

Scripps Institution of Oceanography. for the Journal of Diving History and the MTR.

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