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Question 11 transcript:
"To take the most difficult courses they can in their high school. To take everything that their high school has to offer. College courses can be barriers to success and what you have to do is to get up a head of steam and get some momentum to break through those barriers. And taking the hardest courses in your high school, math, physics, chemistry and all the other courses, science courses-is to just break through those barriers, get some head of steam up and break through those courses."

1. How did you first become interested in science?
2. What is the focus of your research and why did you choose this field of study?
3. What have been some of the recent discoveries in obstacle avoidance and navigation?
4. How do you use acoustics to detect and avoid underwater obstacles?
5. What challenges have you faced in studying obstacle avoidance?
6. What has most surprised you about avoiding obstacles and navigating?
7. What skills are important in your area of research?
8. What are the opportunities in ocean engineering? Can people without PhD's participate in some way in this type of research?
9. What is the greatest impact/relevance of your research?
10. What continues to inspire you about your work?
11. What advice would you give a high school student who expressed an interst in pursuing a career in your field?