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Question 5 transcript:
"Clearly the development of the technology to such as these floats has been a major challenge. Not using them, but to getting them to work or to exist in the first place. But, when you say it like that, it sounds like that's a, not so much a necessary evil, but a necessary you have to go through in order to use them. But, for someone who grew up with a strong engineering interest, such as myself, that was actually to a large extent what motivated us. It was the development of the instrumentation; it was a lot of fun. We had some major headaches to deal with, failures in the beginning and we continue to have headaches. So, that makes it a real challenge, but a challenge in a fun sense. I sometimes worry that when we pursue our science we have a tendency to think of the instrumentation as a little necessity that has to be dealt with but it's the big science that is the one and only thing, but in fact, the methodology and the research that you do with it are extremely tightly interwoven. The methodology that we use or have is what defines our science. We tend to forget that sometimes. The shape of our science is really shaped by the tools that we have available."

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?