Jason is a Mechanical Engineer for the ROPOS team, with Highland Technologies/Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. During the cruise, he will be providing technical support and configuration, operation, and maintenance of the ROV. He will also be acting as a pilot and manipulator operator. Jason completed his B.Eng in mechanical engineering, and has been a registered … Continued
Jonathan (Jon) is an Electrical Engineer for the ROPOS System with Highland Technologies/Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. During the deployment, he will be acting as both a pilot and electrical technician for the ROV. He has over four years of experience with the ROPOS system, primarily in supporting its electrical systems. A graduate of the University … Continued
Raymond (Ray) is an Electrical and Imaging Technician with the ROPOS Team. His responsibilities on the cruise involve supporting the ROV’s electrical systems, and integrating information technologies, as well as providing navigation and imaging design. Ray has completed an education in Technology in Electronics, and holds trade qualifications as a Power Engineer 2nd Class. He … Continued
Peter is a Mechanical Technician with Highland Technologies/Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. During the cruise, he will be performing routine maintenance upon the vehicle, mainly focusing on mechanical and hydraulic systems. He will also be operating the winch for deploying and recovering the ROV, as well as acting as a pilot and manipulator operator. A Mechanical … Continued
Kyle is a ROPOS subsea navigation technician with Highland Technologies/Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. His position on the cruise involves providing navigation assistance to pilots, and technical assistance to the crew. While providing communications between the ship’s bridge and pilots, Kyle is also responsible for plotting waypoints, noting subsea features, and assisting with mobilization/demobilization of the … Continued
Myriam is a Ph.D student at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) working under the supervision of Dr. Anna Metaxas in the Department of Oceanography. Her research focuses on the distribution of the animals living on the seafloor–in particular cold-water corals, sponges, anemones, brittle stars and seastars–in the deep waters of the eastern Gulf of Maine. Myriam … Continued
Myriam is a Ph.D student at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) working under the supervision of Dr. Anna Metaxas in the Department of Oceanography. Her research focuses on the distribution of the animals living on the seafloor–in particular cold-water corals, sponges, anemones, brittle stars and seastars–in the deep waters of the eastern Gulf of Maine. Myriam … Continued
Dr. S. Kim Juniper is Science Director for the Ocean Networks Canada undersea cabled observatory. He is also a Professor in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences and the Department of Biology at the University of Victoria, and holder of the BC Leadership Chair in Ocean Ecosystems and Global Change. The primary focus of … Continued
Dr. Maia Hoeberechts is a member of the Ocean Networks Canada science team based at the University of Victoria. In her role as Staff Scientist for Engineering and Computational Research, she serves as the key liaison for external researchers working with Ocean Networks Canada in the areas of Computer Science and Engineering. Her responsibilities include … Continued
James Nestor has written for Outside Magazine, Men’s Journal, Dwell Magazine, National Public Radio,The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, and more. His science/adventure book, DEEP: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Eamon Dolan Books) was released in the US and UK on June 24, 2014. Within … Continued
