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ll is m> understanding that the purpose ol these hearings is to search lor wa\s to 

 make oceanographic research and development more efficient. In other words, 

 are there ways in which the various and diverse elements of the oceanographic 

 communitx can be encouraged to work together to increase their o\erall research 

 and development objccti\es at a time of shrinking federal, state and local funding. 



For the last .^S thirty years, 1 have participated in or led more than 110 

 oceanographic expeditions spanning the spectrum of purpose. .As a Naval Officer 

 1 ha\c conducted highh classified militar> missions. As a scientist with a Ph.D. in 

 marine geologN and geophysics, I have participated in numerous expeditions that 

 ha\e resulted in new discoveries about the natural historj beneath the sea. As an 

 explorer, 1 have found the TITANIC and c\en more important sites of true 

 archaeological importance. As an educator and Chairman of the Jason 

 loundaiion (or l;ducaiion, I have sought to prepare the next generation of 

 s( leniists, engineers, and naval officers for the challenges that face them in the 

 next millennium, and as a private entrepreneur, I created private businesses that 

 are now beginning to make the future 1 spoke of possible. 



With this di\erse background and interest, I have been able to forge alliances in 

 rescan h and development between the militan., the academic world, and the 

 priNJle sector. 



ihis \ear, for example, the JASON Foundation for hducaiion will conduct its 

 se\enih educational field program off the coast of Florida. Here, research 

 scientists: the U.S. Na\>; NOA.A, educational organizations including museums, 

 resean h laboratories. Universities, schools s\ stems; and private industry will work 

 tugc'iher for a common goal but with different ultimate objectives in mind. 



llicir (ommon goal is to motivate the next generation of American youth to 

 ((insider careers in science and technolog\ - whether that is in the militar\, 

 a( ademia. or school s>stems or private industr>. Their separate goals include the 

 testing of new electronic s>stems aboard the submarine, specific research 

 ()b)e( tives. the education of our youth, and the development and testing of new 

 telecommunications technologies. 



The vast majoritx of the funds needed to carr> out this program comes from the 

 private sector: from the EDS Corporation, the Bcchtel (iroup. Sprint. Lasiman 

 kodak, and Sun Micro-s\ stems. The U.S. Nav> . through the Office of Naval 

 Research, endorsed this research and educational program and provided unique 

 militan. assets to make the program possible. NOAA has made its undersea 

 habitat AQUARIUS available to this imponant program. 



Ixist summer, a similar collaboration between the private sector, the U.S. Navy, 

 and academic communit\ look place in the Mediterranean Sea. Under the 

 auspices of the Institute of hxploration in Mystic Connecticut, a comprehensive 



