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Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies
Pages 117-124

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From page 117...
... He is the author or coauthor of some 60 papers on nuclear resonance, nonlinear optics, the photon statistics of lasers, picosecond pulse measurements, the multiphoton spectroscopy of atoms, the management of research in industry, and issues of science and technology policy. As a result of his contributions in nonlinear optics, quantum physics, and technical leadership in advanced very-large-scale integration technology, Dr.
From page 118...
... He chairs the Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling Science Committee and recently co-chaired the Dynamics of Earth and Ocean Systems Steering Committee. He has served on many other panels, such as the NRC Committee on Sea Floor Observatories and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution New Alvin Design Advisory Committee.
From page 119...
... Her publications cover areas in gas hydrates, fluid flow paths, oceanic minerals, and hydrothermal deposits. She is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, Geochemical Society, and the American Assocation for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
From page 120...
... Dr. Negahdaripour's projects involve underwater vision and imaging; they include three-dimensional shape recovery from image shading for automatic computer recognition of underwater objects, realtime PC-based vision system for seafloor image mosaicing, automatic optical station keeping, navigation of underwater robotic vehicles, adaptive optical sensing for vision-based three-dimensional target recognition from underwater images, and motion-based video compression for underwater application.
From page 121...
... He is a fellow of AAAS and the California Academy of Sciences. He received the Marine Technology Society's Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering and was a recipient of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Science/Research Award.
From page 122...
... Since joining the Ocean Studies Board in 1995, he has directed a number of studies including Environmental Information for Naval Warfare (2003~; Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects (2002~; Clean Coastal Waters: Understanding and Reducing the Effects of Nutrient Pollution (2000~; Science for Decisionmaking: Coastal and Marine Geology at the U.S. Geological Survey (1999~; Global Ocean Sciences: Toward an Integrated Approach (1998~; and The Global Ocean Observing System: Users, Benefits, and Priorities (1997~.
From page 123...
... Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning, was the project manager for Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises, and has worked on a number of other reports including Environmental Informationfor Naval Warfare and Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects.


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