Engineering Overview
Engineering Team Members
- Lead Engineer:
- William J. Kirkwood, Senior Research and Development Engineer.
- FOCE Prototype:
- Dale Graves, Technical Support Manager.
- Mike Conway, Marine Support Technician.
- Rachel Dunk, MBARI Post-doctoral Fellow (2004-2006).
- Cheri Everlove, Mechatronic Engineer (2004-1006).
- Megan Fuchs, MBARI Summer Intern (2005).
- Jim Scholfield, Senior Mechanical Technician.
- Peter Walz, Senior Research Technician.
- FOCE Flume:
- Kent Headley, Platforms Group Leader.
- Bob Herlien, Software Engineer.
- Keith Hester, MBARI Post-doctoral Fellow (2007-2009).
- Chad Kecy, Instrumentation Development Engineer.
- Thom Maughan, Embedded Software Engineer.
- Tom O'Reilly, Software Engineer.
- Karen Salamy, Software Engineering Technician.
- Jim Scholfield, Senior Mechanical Technician.
- Farley Shane, Mechanical Engineer.
- Peter Walz, Senior Research Technician.
- Xin Zhang, Graduate Student (2008-2009).
- Science Advisors:
- Jim Barry, Scientist: Benthic Ecology.
- Peter G. Brewer, Senior Scientist: Ocean Chemistry.
- Edward T. Peltzer, Senior Research Specialist.
- Peter Walz, Senior Research Technician.
The gold standard for examining the impacts of elevated CO2 levels on land plants was set in place some 20 years ago by the development of FACE (Free Air CO2 Enrichment) techniques. Over the last 5 years we have argued the case that similar experiments should be carried out in the ocean, and have found a good reception for this message. But the challenge is considerable both for dealing with the cabling, sensor, and permit issues, and for coping with complex and slow hydration rates of CO2 in sea water.
Questions? Comments? Please contact Edward Peltzer.