Dr. Whitlow Au received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hawaii. He earned a M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Electrical Science from Washington State University. Dr. Au returned to the University of Hawaii and is currently the Chief Scientist for the Marine Mammal Research Program at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and a faculty member of the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He is also on the executive council of the Acoustical Society of America and a member of the National Research Council's Ocean Studies Board.

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?