on the Cover
Pictured on this month's cover is a drilling derrick at dawn. The hunt for valuable minerals is expanding rapidly under the world's oceans. (Photo Credit: Neptune Minerals)
the Authors
Maggie Linskey Merrill is the founding editor and publisher of Marine Technology Reporter. She has 20 years experience communicating marine science, technology, environmental and engineering news and information. She has held positions at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, HA Perry Foundation and Sea Data Corporation. (Story on page 22) Ken Du Vall has served as President and COO of Lighthouse R & D Enterprises (www.lighthousehouston.com) since January 2005. He came from Cal Dive International to assist in the development of international operations. From 1991 - 2002, Du Vall was operations manager for Oceaneering International. His background at OI concentrated on international vessel and project management with an emphasis on international project development and business relations. From 1989 - 1991 he was a marine scientist/engineer at Texas A & M University in support of the Ocean Drilling Program, an international consortium of universities for ocean research. Prior to 1989, Du Vall worked for the National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS, in Alaska and a participant in the Tropical Oceans Global Atmospheres (TOGA) project. Du Vall graduated from the University of Washington, with a degree in Oceanography. (Story on page 34)
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