The Monterey Bay Aquiarium and Rsearch Institute (MBARI) is a private,
non-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing,
California established by
David Packard in
1987, and is funded almost entirely by the
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
They operate three research vessels (R/Vs): The Point Lobos, Western Flyer and the R/V Zephyr - the primary
support ship for the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) program.
Their R&D projects include biogeochemical cycles, effects of El Niño in Central California offshore waters, gas hydrates and methane venting, oceanic distribution and cycling of greenhouse gases, deep-sea benthic ecology, cold seeps, marine bacteria and viruses, molecular probes for rapid detection of toxic phytoplankton, midwater biological communities, continental margin tectonics and sub-seafloor fluid flow, submarine volcanic processes, in situ chemical analyzers and samplers, and real-time marine geographic information systems. Their sister institute is the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Researchers
- Jim Barry, Benthic Ecologist
- James Bellingham, Marine Engineer, Director of
Engineering
- Peter Brewer, Ocean Chemist
- Francisco Chavez, Biological
Oceanographer
- David Clague, Geologist
- Ed Delong, Marine Microbiologist, Science Chair
- Gary Greene, Geologist
- Steve Haddock, Marine Biologist
- Ken Johnson, Chemist
- Marcia McNutt, Geophysicist, MBARI President & CEO
- Charles Paull, Geologist
- Bruce Robison, Midwater Ecologist
- John Ryan, Oceanographer
- Chris Scholin, Molecular Biologist
- Debra Stakes, Geologist
- Robert Vrijenhoek,
Evolutionary Biologist
Their current research projects are listed at:
http://www.mbari.org/rd/projects/current_projects.html
MBARI
is not open to the public, but they hold on open house each year. The 2002 open house is scheduled for Saturday, June 22nd, 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. They also conduct a limited number of tours.
7700 Sandholdt Road
Moss Landing, CA 95039-0628
USA
Tel:(831) 775-1700 FAX:(831) 775-1620