Design Committee and Advisory Committee
The design of the Alaska Region Research Vessel was undertaken under the auspices of a joint University of Alaska Fairbanks and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Oversight Committee. This committee consists of the following individuals:
The University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Denis Wiesenburg
- Vera Alexander
- Terry Whitledge, Chair
- Robert Elsner
- Thomas Smith
- Thomas Weingartner
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Robert Detrick
- Robertson Dinsmore
- Al Suchy
- Peter Weibe
Prior members who contributed greatly to the design project:
- Richard Pittenger
- Joe Coburn
In addition to the committee, specialized guidance was provided by:
- Dale Chayes, Columbia University, Science Instrumentation
- Bernard Coakley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysics Outfitting
Additional consulting regarding fisheries outfitting was provided by the following NOAA\personnel:
- Gary Stauffer, Division Director NOAA Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering
- Dan Twohig, Instrument Chief
- Edward Cokelet, Oceanographer
A Science Users Advisory Committee consisting of the following individuals, representing a broad cross section of the user community, provided further project review:
- Knut Aagaard, Polar Science Center, University of Washington
- Larry Atkinson, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, Old Dominion University
- John Christensen, Bigelow Laboratory
- George Hunt, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine
- Suzanne Strom, Western Washington University
- James Meehan, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
- Mike Prince, UNOLS
National Science Foundation Program Managers:
- Mike Reeve
- E.R. (Dolly) Dieter
