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Authors & Contributors

Laursen Moniz Strachan directors for the Northeastern Regional

Laursen Moniz

Association of Coastal Ocean Observing

Wendy Laursen has 20+ years of Rhonda J. Moniz is host of MTR’s DEEP

Systems (NERACOOS). experience as a journalist. In that time, she DIVE podcast. She is an underwater has written news and features for a range forensics expert specializing in diving of maritime, engineering and science technologies and subsea systems. She

Strachan publications. She has completed a Master has more than 25 years of experience

David R. Strachan is a defense analyst of Science research degree in marine as a ROV pilot, master dive instructor, and founder of Strikepod Systems, a ecology as well as diplomas in journalism, scienti? c diver, and dive safety of? cer. research and strategic advisory focusing communication and subediting. She is the president of the board of 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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