Meet Our Scientists

Martin O'Connell
Research Area: Ocean Exploration
Dr. Martin O'Connell is a Sea Grant Researcher and the Director of the Nekton Research Laboratory, Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences at the University of New Orleans.

Shirley Pomponi
Research Area: Marine Science, Ocean Exploration
Shirley Pomponi, director of NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology (CIOERT), thrives on exploration and being at sea. She has made more than 300 dives in submersibles.

James Delgado
Research Area: Marine Science, Ocean Exploration
James Delgado, director of maritime heritage for the NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Program, has explored numerous shipwrecks.

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