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.
Leadership
President
Mark Smits, Geospatial Program Director – Maritime Solutions, Woolpert
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Vice-President
Vacant
Treasurer
Richard “Dick” Crout, Ph.D.
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228-688-5268
Secretary
Alexandria Grimes, Naval Oceanographic Office
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Student Liaison
Tom Wissing, Naval Oceanographic Office
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Oceans in Action Chair
Katharine Weathers, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information
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Corporate Sponsor
C&C Technologies, Inc. in Lafayette, LA
Fugro Chance, Inc.
Institutional Sponsors
Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Gulf Coast Research Lab
Archived Webinars
MTS Gulf Coast Section Webinar: CruisePack - A tool to facilitate packaging, submission and archiving of cruise-based data
(January 26, 2022)
Speakers:
- 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
MTS Gulf Coast Section Webinar: Wave Killer Systems - New Innovation For Port Protection
(October 21, 2021)
Speaker:
- Destino Rivera, CEO and sole proprietor of Atlantean Technologies
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