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Question 9 transcript:
"I think just understanding how dolphins utilize sonar and what kind of signals they use, what kind of capabilities they have. I think that these provide baseline or basic information that eventually, as we get smarter as a society, we'll begin to be able to tap into that informational pool, the knowledge base, and do things better, especially in terms of developing better sonar."

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 echolocation by marine mammals?
4. How do you study echolocation?
5. What challenges have you faced in studying the echolocation of dolphins?
6. What has most surprised you about the echolocating abilities of dolphins?
7. What skills are important in your area of research?
8. What are the opportunities in the studying echolocating abilities of dolphins? 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 interest in pursuing a career in your field?