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Question 10 transcript:
"I mean the quick answer is very simple, its fun. I love working with the people around me. Everybody in the lab has pretty fantastic skills of different kinds. Jim Fontaine, George Schwartze. Sandy Fontana, Mark Prater, Davey Hebert- all great, unique talents and skills to the things we're involved with. The students are equally crucial. I haven't said anything about the students, but we are after all an academic institution and working with the students. Ok, once in a while that can be a bit frustrating, but most of the time it's actually quite a lot of fun. Especially those who are keen on the give and take of the science and most of them really are. That helps motivate. You don't think about it as motivation, you just realize that's part of the total package of enjoying what your doing. It's an enormous privilege to be in this kind of position, working with people like this."

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 recent discoveries in the study of ocean currents?
4. How do you use acoustics to study ocean currents?
5. What challenges have you faced in studying ocean currents?
6. What has most surprised you about studying ocean currents?
7. What skills are important in your area of research?
8. What are the opportunities in the study of ocean currents? Can people with out PhDs 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?