APPENDIX 



B 



Biographies of Committee Members 



Gerald A. Cann chaired the Committee on Alternative Uses of Naval Technol- 

 ogy. He is senior adviser to the Executive Office of Raytheon Company. Mr. 

 Cann graduated from New York University in 1953 and served two years in the 

 U.S. Army Signal Corps. He is a former assistant secretary of the Navy (Re- 

 search, Development, and Acquisition). Mr. Cann has more than 40 years of 

 experience in senior management, including more than 20 years in industry and 

 20 years in the government specializing in technology application, system devel- 

 opment, and acquisition. He has extensive experience in program development, 

 program execution, and reorganization of major business units. He is a member 

 of the Ocean Studies Board. 



Mary Altalo is associate vice chancellor of marine science. University of CaU- 

 fomia, San Diego, and deputy director for scientific affairs, Scripps Institution of 

 Oceanography. She earned a Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. 

 Altalo has held positions at the Chesapeake Bay Institute at Johns Hopkins, the 

 College of Marine Studies at the University of Delaware, Martin Marietta, the 

 Biological Oceanography program at the National Science Foundation, and the 

 Oceanic Biology program at the Office of Naval Research. Dr. Altalo has re- 

 search interests in phytoplankton bloom formation in nearshore waters and has 

 used acoustic and remote sensing techniques to track bloom formation. She 

 served on the Ocean Studies Board Committee on High-Priority Science to Meet 

 National Coastal Needs and is a former member of the Ocean Studies Board. 



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