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Gulf Coast Section

The Gulf Coast is a hub for marine technology with professionals working in the military, private sectors, and government agencies along with many strong university programs in marine sciences. The Section hosts Oceans in Action (view photos from our 2019 conference), along with other meetings with speakers throughout the year.

Learn more about Oceans in Action

Leadership

  • President: Mark Smits, Geospatial Program Director – Maritime Solutions, Woolpert | [email protected]
  • Vice-President: Vacant
  • Treasurer: Richard “Dick” Crout, Ph.D. | [email protected] | 228-688-5268
  • Secretary: Alexandria Grimes, Naval Oceanographic Office | [email protected] 
  • Student Liaison: Tom Wissing, Naval Oceanographic Office | [email protected]
  • Oceans in Action Chair: Katharine Weathers, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information | [email protected]

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Institutional Sponsors


Archived Webinars

MTS Gulf Coast Section Webinar: CruisePack - A tool to facilitate packaging, submission and archiving of cruise-based data | January 26, 2022

  • Speaker: Chuck Anderson, Senior Data Manager, University of Colorado, Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
  • Moderator: Katharine Weathers, MTS Gulf Coast Section Chair
  • Webinar Recording >>>


MTS Gulf Coast Section Webinar: Wave Killer Systems - New Innovation For Port Protection | October 21, 2021