Study Team
Dr. Evelyn Brown - Flying Fish Limited
Dr. Brown is an expert in fisheries, oceanography and the ecology of herring in Prince William Sound. She is the founder of Flying Fish Limited which specializes in aerial surveys, visual and remote sensing for fisheries and marine ecology applications. The company partners include NOAA research labs and several other academic organizations.
Dr. Dale Kiefer - System Science Applications, Inc.
Dr. Kiefer who obtained his doctorate in biological oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is a Professor of Biology at USC. He has published over 75 papers in the fields of marine microbiology and optics and has obtained 3 U.S. patents for inventions in optical instrumentation and wave damping floats. He has worked extensively on water quality monitoring, plankton models, remote sensing, and marine conservation.
Frank O'Brien - System Science Applications, Inc.
Frank, who obtained his master's degree in Mathematics specializing in Statistics from the University of Vermont, is the Director of Software Engineering for System Science Applications. He is software architect and designer with over 45 years experience in the field of software analysis and design. He collaborated in the development of the first version of EASy software. In addition to this, he provides a continuous supply of elegant tools for the analysis and visualization of geographic information for use in SSA's many environmental and engineering projects.
Dr. E. Vincent Patrick
Dr. Patrick received his doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Maryland. He has extensive experience in the study of the effects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill on the herring population. He was a founding collaborator of the Prince William Sound Fisheries Research Applications and Planning, Cordova, Alaska, a grassroots and distributed collaboration of fishermen and scientists, established to tackle through direct program participation the unresolved status of restoration of Prince William Sound following the Exxon Valdez oil spill.