Advisory Committee

This project has seven independent experts on the advisory committee. They include experts in monitoring (Drs. Derek Manzello, Katie Shamberger, and Kimberly Yates), modeling (Dr. George Xue), natural resource management (Dr. Michelle Johnston), and infrastructure management (Dr. Barbara Kirkpatrick).

Below are the affiliations of the advisory committee members:

Michelle Johnston - Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Barbara Kirkpatrick - Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System

Derek Manzello - Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab

Katie Shamberger - Texas A&M University

George Xue - Louisisana State University

Kimberly Yates - United States Geological Survey

These experts will guide the progress and direction of this field-intensive project and ensure that the outputs and outcomes of this project will meet the long-term goal of optimizing OA monitoring in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico and will provide documentation of methodology that can be used in similar efforts in the future.