Ralph Rayner is a Professorial Research Fellow in the Centre for the Analysis of Time Series at the London School of Economics, is Chairman of Sonardyne International, and has responsibility for industry advocacy and outreach for the US Integrated Ocean Observing System at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Ralph plays an active part in a number of professional bodies concerned with marine science and technology and is a fellow of the IMarEST, the Society for Underwater Technology, the Marine Technology Society, the Royal Meteorological Society, the Oceanic Engineering Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the Royal Institution.
He is currently President of the Society for Underwater Technology and is co-chair of the IMarEST Operational Oceanography Special Interest Group. He is Editor in Chief for the Journal of Operational Oceanography and serves on the editorial boards of International Ocean Systems and the Journal of Underwater Technology.
